'Birdman' leads films with 9 Oscar Nominations!

The nominations for the 87th Academy Awards have been announced. The movie ‘Birdman’ leads with nine nominations while Boyhood follows closely with six.

Find out who else made the list after the cut

 BEST PICTURE

"American Sniper"

 "Boyhood"

"Birdman"

"The Imitation Game"

"The Theory of Everything"

"Selma"

"The Grand Budapest Hotel"

"Whiplash"

BEST ACTOR

Steve Carell ("Foxcatcher")

Michael Keaton ("Birdman")

Eddie Redmayne ("The Theory of Everything")

Benedict Cumberbatch ("The Imitation Game")

Bradley Cooper ("American Sniper")

BEST ACTRESS

Julianne Moore ("Still Alice")

Reese Witherspoon ("Wild")

Rosamund Pike ("Gone Girl")

Marion Cotillard ("Two Days, One Night")

Felicity Jones ("The Theory of Everything")

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

 J.K. Simmons ("Whiplash")

Edward Norton ("Birdman")

Ethan Hawke ("Boyhood")

Mark Ruffalo ("Foxcatcher")

Robert Duvall ("The Judge")

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Patricia Arquette ("Boyhood")

Emma Stone ("Birdman")

Meryl Streep ("Into the Woods")

Keira Knightley ("The Imitation Game")

Laura Dern ("Wild")

BEST DIRECTOR

 Richard Linklater ("Boyhood")

Alejandro Gonzalez-Inarritu ("Birdman")

 Bennett Miller ("Foxcatcher")

Wes Anderson ("The Grand Budapest Hotel")

Morten Tyldum ("The Imitation Game")

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

"The Imitation Game"

 "American Sniper"

 "Whiplash"

 "The Theory of Everything"

"Inherent Vice"

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

"Boyhood"

"Birdman"

"The Grand Budapest Hotel"

 "Foxcatcher"

 "Nightcrawler"

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

"Big Hero 6"

 "How to Tame Your Dragon 2"

"The Boxtrolls"

 "The Song of the Sea"

"The Tale of Princess Kaguya"

"The Lego Movie," widely believed to be a favorite in this category, wasn't nominated at all.

 The 87th Academy Awards will take place Sunday, February 22, at Hollywood's Dolby Theatre and will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris..