The complete list of nominees for the 87th Academy Awards, the most prestigious award.  The selection seemed to be quite diverse, with some snubs, but lots of acclaim as well focusing on the excellent films from 2014.

The Academy selected a total of eight Best Picture nominee films,including: Birdman,Boyhood, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Selma (!), Whiplash and American Sniper. The 87th Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, February 22nd at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood with a live telecast airing on ABC starting at 7PM (EST) / 4PM (PST). This year's ceremony is being hosted by entertainer/actor Neil Patrick Harris. 

Nominations (by movie):

“Birdman” – 9

“The Grand Budapest Hotel” – 9

“The Imitation Game” – 8

“Boyhood” – 6

“American Sniper” – 6

“Whiplash” – 5

“Interstellar” – 5

“Foxcatcher” – 5

Actor in a Leading Role

Steve Carell, “Foxcatcher”

Bradley Cooper, “American Sniper”

Benedict Cumberbatch, “The Imitation Game”

Michael Keaton, “Birdman”

Eddie Redmayne, “The Theory of Everything”

Actress in a Leading Role

Marion Cotillard, “Two Days, One Night”

Felicity Jones, “The Theory of Everything”

Julianne Moore, “Still Alice”

Rosamund Pike, “Gone Girl”

Reese Witherspoon, “Wild”

Actor in a Supporting Role

Robert Duvall, “The Judge”

Ethan Hawke, “Boyhood”

Edward Norton, “Birdman”

Mark Ruffalo, “Foxcatcher”

J.K. Simmons, “Whiplash”

Actress in a Supporting Role

Patricia Arquette, “Boyhood”

Laura Dern, “Wild”

Emma Stone, “Birdman”

Keira Knightley, “The Imitation Game”

Meryl Streep, “Into the Woods”

Directing

Alejandro González Iñárritu, “Birdman”

Richard Linklater, “Boyhood”

Bennett Miller, “Foxcatcher”

Wes Anderson, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”

Morten Tyldum, “The Imitation Game”

Animated Feature Film

“Big Hero 6”

“The Boxtrolls”

“How to Train Your Dragon 2”

“Song of the Sea”

“The Tale of the Princess Kaguya”

Cinematography

Emmanuel Lubezki, “Birdman”

Robert D. Yeoman, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”

Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lynzewski, “Ida”

Dick Pope, “Mr. Turner”

Roger Deakins, “Unbroken”

Costume Design

Milena Canonero, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”

Mark Bridges, “Inherent Vice”

Colleen Atwood, “Into the Woods”

Anna B. Sheppard, “Maleficent”

Jacqueline Durran, “Mr. Turner”

Music – Original Song

“Everything Is Awesome” by Shawn Patterson, “The LEGO Movie”

“Glory” by Common and John Legend, “Selma”

“Grateful” by Diane Warren, “Beyond the Lights”

“I’m Not Gonna Miss You” by Glen Campbell and Julian Raymond, “Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me”

“Lost Stars” by Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois, “Begin Again”