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- "Birdman" picks up seven Golden Globe nominations
- "Boyhood," "Imitation Game" earn five
- Jennifer Aniston receives a nod
- The Globes will be hosted by Tina Fey, Amy Poehler
(CNN) -- "Birdman" flew high at the nominations for the 72nd Golden Globes.
The film, starring Michael Keaton as a former superhero-playing actor trying to recharge his career with a Broadway play, was nominated for seven Golden Globes on Thursday morning, leading all films.
"Birdman" was nominated for best comedy or musical, best actor in a comedy or musical (Keaton), best supporting actor (Edward Norton), best supporting actress (Emma Stone), best director (Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu), screenplay and score.
Two films earned five Globe nominations: "Boyhood" and "The Imitation Game."
Full list of nominations
The best drama nominees are "Boyhood," "Foxcatcher," "The Imitation Game," "Selma" and "The Theory of Everything."
The best comedy or musical nominees are "Birdman," "Into the Woods," "The Grand Budapest Hotel," "St. Vincent" and "Pride."
The nominees for the 72nd Golden Globe Awards were announced on December 11, and Ava DuVernay's Martin Luther King biopic "Selma" (pictured) is up for best dramatic motion picture. It's competing against "Boyhood," "Foxcatcher," "The Imitation Game" and "The Theory of Everything."
Best actress in a motion picture -- drama: Rosamund Pike, "Gone Girl" (pictured); Jennifer Aniston, "Cake"; Felicity Jones, "The Theory of Everything"; Julianne Moore, "Still Alice"; Reese Witherspoon, "Wild."
Best actor in a motion picture -- drama: Eddie Redmayne, "The Theory of Everything" (pictured); Steve Carell, "Foxcatcher"; Benedict Cumberbatch, "The Imitation Game"; David Oyelowo, "Selma"; Jake Gyllenhaal, "Nightcrawler."
Best motion picture -- comedy or musical: "Birdman" (pictured), "The Grand Budapest Hotel," "Into the Woods," "Pride," "St. Vincent."
Best actress in a motion picture -- musical or comedy: Amy Adams, "Big Eyes" (pictured); Emily Blunt, "Into the Woods"; Helen Mirren, "The Hundred-Foot Journey"; Julianne Moore, "Maps to the Stars"; Quvenzhane Wallis, "Annie."
Best actor in a motion picture -- musical or comedy: Ralph Fiennes, "The Grand Budapest Hotel" (pictured); Michael Keaton, "Birdman"; Bill Murray, "St. Vincent"; Joaquin Phoenix, "Inherent Vice"; Christoph Waltz, "Big Eyes."
Best animated feature film: "Big Hero 6" (pictured), "The Book of Life," "The Boxtrolls," "How to Train Your Dragon 2," "The Lego Movie."
Best foreign language film: "Force Majeure Turist" (pictured), "Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem Gett," "Ida," "Leviathan," "Tangerines Mandariinid."
Best supporting actress in a motion picture: Jessica Chastain, "A Most Violent Year" (pictured); Patricia Arquette, "Boyhood"; Emma Stone, "Birdman"; Meryl Streep, "Into the Woods"; Keira Knightley, "The Imitation Game."
Best supporting actor in a motion picture: J.K. Simmons, "Whiplash" (pictured); Robert Duvall, "The Judge"; Ethan Hawke, "Boyhood"; Edward Norton, "Birdman"; Mark Ruffalo, "Foxcatcher."
Best director: Ava DuVernay, "Selma" (pictured); Wes Anderson, "The Grand Budapest Hotel"; David Fincher, "Gone Girl"; Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, "Birdman"; Richard Linklater, "Boyhood."
Best screenplay: Gillian Flynn, "Gone Girl" (pictured); Wes Anderson, "The Grand Budapest Hotel"; Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, "Birdman"; Richard Linklater, "Boyhood"; Graham Moore, "The Imitation Game."
Best original score: Hans Zimmer, "Interstellar" (pictured); Alexandre Desplat, "The Imitation Game"; Johann Johannsson, "The Theory of Everything"; Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, "Gone Girl"; Antonio Sanchez, "Birdman."
Best original song: "Yellow Flicker Beat," "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part I" (pictured); "Big Eyes," "Big Eyes"; "Glory," "Selma"; "Mercy Is," "Noah"; "Opportunity," "Annie."
Best TV series -- drama: "The Affair" (pictured), "Downton Abbey," "Game of Thrones," "The Good Wife," "House of Cards."
Best actress in a TV series -- drama: Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife" (pictured); Claire Danes, "Homeland"; Viola Davis, "How to Get Away With Murder"; Ruth Wilson, "The Affair"; Robin Wright, "House of Cards."
Best actor in a TV series -- drama: Clive Owen, "The Knick" (pictured); Liev Schreiber, "Ray Donovan"; Kevin Spacey, "House of Cards"; James Spader, "The Blacklist"; Dominic West, "The Affair."
Best TV series -- comedy: "Jane the Virgin" (pictured), "Orange Is the New Black," "Girls," "Silicon Valley," "Transparent."
Best actress in a TV series -- comedy: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep" (pictured); Lena Dunham, "Girls"; Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie"; Gina Rodriguez, "Jane the Virgin"; Taylor Schilling, "Orange Is the New Black."
Best actor in a TV series -- comedy: Jeffrey Tambor, "Transparent" (pictured); Louis C.K., "Louie"; Don Cheadle, "House of Lies"; Ricky Gervais, "Derek"; William H. Macy, "Shameless."
Best TV movie or mini-series: "The Normal Heart" (pictured), "Fargo," "The Missing," "Olive Kitteridge," "True Detective."
Best actress in a mini-series or TV movie: Allison Tolman, "Fargo" (pictured); Maggie Gyllenhaal, "The Honorable Woman"; Jessica Lange, "American Horror Story: Freak Show"; Frances McDormand, "Olive Kitteridge"; Frances O'Connor, "The Missing."
Best actor in a mini-series or TV movie: Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, "True Detective" (pictured); Martin Freeman, "Fargo"; Mark Ruffalo, "The Normal Heart"; Billy Bob Thornton, "Fargo."
Best supporting actress in a series, mini-series or TV movie: Kathy Bates, "American Horror Story: Freak Show" (pictured); Uzo Aduba, "Orange Is the New Black"; Allison Janney, "Mom"; Michelle Monaghan, "True Detective"; Joanne Froggatt, "Downton Abbey."
Best supporting actor in a series, mini-series or TV movie: Bill Murray, "Olive Kitteridge" (pictured); Matt Bomer, "The Normal Heart"; Alan Cumming, "The Good Wife"; Colin Hanks, "Fargo"; Jon Voight, "Ray Donovan."
2015 Golden Globes nominations
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Photos: 2015 Golden Globes nominations
The Globes, put on by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, are one of the many tea leaves awards-season watchers examine in order to determine which way the wind is blowing for the big prize, the Oscars.
It also makes for a dandy TV show, as the alcohol flows freely and the winners are usually fairly loose (and sometimes loose-lipped). Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, who have been highly praised for their sharp hosting of the show in recent years, will return again for the 2015 edition.
Aniston looking strong
Some films were boosted by the Globes' division of films into dramas and comedy/musicals.
"The Grand Budapest Hotel," director Wes Anderson's movie about a high-class European lodge between the world wars, was nominated for four Globes, including nods for best comedy or musical, director, star Ralph Fiennes and screenplay. "St. Vincent," starring Bill Murray as a curmudgeonly old man who takes charge of a 12-year-old boy, earned two nominations, for best comedy or musical and Murray's performance.
And there were surprises. Jennifer Aniston is now looking like an Oscar contender, thanks to a nomination for best actress in a drama for "Cake." She was also nominated for a SAG Award on Wednesday.
Julianne Moore picked up two nominations: one for her performance in the drama "Still Alice" and the other for best supporting actress in "Maps to the Stars." The latter, the new David Cronenberg movie, also earned Moore an honor at the Cannes Film Festival this year.
"Selma," though missing out on a best drama nomination, did earn nods for actor (David Oyelowo), director (Ana DuVernay) and song ("Glory").
"Glory's" songwriters, Common and John Legend, were pleased with the attention.
"We're Golden Globe nominated! @Common and I wrote 'Glory' for @AVAETC's beautiful @SelmaMovie. Now we're nominated for Best Original Song!" Legend exulted on Twitter.
We're Golden Globe nominated! @Common and I wrote "Glory" for @AVAETC's beautiful @SelmaMovie. Now we're nominated for Best Original Song!
— John Legend (@johnlegend) December 11, 2014
Other films fell short.
"Interstellar," Christopher Nolan's polarizing film about a trip to the far reaches of the universe, received just one nomination, for Hans Zimmer's score. "Inherent Vice," the new film by much-lauded director Paul Thomas Anderson, also got just one nomination, for Joaquin Phoenix's lead performance.
And "American Sniper," a Clint Eastwood film starring Bradley Cooper, came up with nothing, as did Angelina Jolie's "Unbroken."
Several directors also found themselves squeezed off the list, including "Foxcatcher's" Bennett Miller, "The Imitation Game's" Morten Tyldum and "The Theory of Everything's" James Marsh.
'Fargo' tops TV shows
The Globes also go out to television shows.
"Fargo" led all nominees with five nominations, followed by "True Detective" with four. "Jane the Virgin" received two.
"Wow! Normally when your phone starts ringing that early in the morning, something bad happened. Honored," tweeted "Fargo's" Colin Hanks.
With "Breaking Bad" now off the air, the drama race seemed open to some new candidates -- but only "The Affair," the Showtime series about a troubled extramarital relationship, squeaked in.
The other nominees -- "Game of Thrones," "Downton Abbey," "The Good Wife" and "House of Cards" -- are familiar, though "Game of Thrones" hadn't made the cut since 2012.
That was "Thrones' " only nomination, however.
The comedy series nominations went to "Girls," "Orange Is the New Black," "Jane the Virgin," "Silicon Valley" and "Transparent." The latter marks Amazon's first Golden Globe nomination.
Perhaps more surprising were the shows that came up empty. "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," last year's best comedy series winner, didn't get a single nomination. Neither did "Modern Family" or "The Big Bang Theory."
"Scandal" was also left out entirely; not even its star, Kerry Washington, who received a nomination last year, nabbed a nomination. However, producer Shonda Rhimes' new show, "How to Get Away With Murder," earned a nomination for star Viola Davis.
Not that "Scandal" star Joshua Malina minded. He puckishly thanked the Foreign Press Association for a nomination he didn't receive.
"Thrilled to have been nominated for my first Golden Globe! Thanks, foreigners! #Scandal #Humbled #WhyArePeopleHumbledByAwards," he tweeted.
Thrilled to have been nominated for my first Golden Globe! Thanks, foreigners! #Scandal #Humbled #WhyArePeopleHumbledByAwards
— Josh Malina (@JoshMalina) December 11, 2014
The 72nd Golden Globes will air January 11 on NBC.
