British hopes will be riding high for this year's Academy Awards, with actors Eddie Redmayne, Benedict Cumberbatch and Rosamund Pike all getting Oscar nominations for their work.
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Eddie Redmayne's nod follows his triumph at the Golden Globes where he won Best Leading Actor in a Drama for his transformation into scientist Stephen Hawking in the moving drama 'The Theory of Everything'.
Benedict Cumberbatch is also recognised for his work playing a brilliant but challenged scientist, for his part the role of mathematician Alan Turing in 'The Imitation Game'.
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A big week for both Eddie Redmayne and Benedict Cumberbatch
Fellow Brit David Oyelowo missed out on a Best Actor nod for 'Selma', although the Martin Luther King biopic did score a nod in the Best Film category.
These actors will be up against Michael Keaton, celebrated for his sparky comeback turn in 'Birdman'. Michael also walked off with a Golden Globe for his role last week, and will surely be Eddie's biggest competition.
It's not all about the men, though. Former Bond girl Rosamund Pike has been nominated for her career-changing turn as the beautiful but unpredictable Amy Dunne in David Fincher's thriller 'Gone Girl', adapted from Gillian Flynn's bestseller.
Felicity Jones has also been tipped for her role of Stephen Hawking's wife Jane, opposite Eddie Redmayne.
These two will be up against firm favourite for her role in 'Still Alice', Julianne Moore, as well as Marion Cotillard and Reese Witherspoon.
'Birdman' and 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' share leading status for the honours, with nine nominations apiece.
FULL LIST OF NOMINATIONS IN LEADING CATEGORIES BELOW:
BEST PICTURE:
American Sniper
Birdman
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash
BEST DIRECTOR:
Birdman
Boyhood
Foxcatcher
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
BEST LEADING ACTOR:
Steve Carell
Bradley Cooper
Benedict Cumberbatch
Michael Keaton
Eddie Redmayne
BEST LEADING ACTRESS:
Marion Cotillard
Felicity Jones
Julianne Moore
Rosamund Pike
Reese Witherspoon
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Robert Duvall
Ethan Hawke
Edward Norton
Mark Ruffalo
JK Simmons
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Patricia Arquette
Laura Dern
Keira Knightley
Emma Stone
Meryl Streep
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
Birdman
Boyhood
Foxcatcher
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Nightcrawler
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
American Sniper
The Imitation Game
Inherent Vice
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Ida
Mr Turner
Unbroken
The Complete List to follow.
This year's nominations were announced at the crack of dawn in LA by actor Chris Pine, Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs and directors Alfonso Cuaron and JJ Abrams.
The Oscars will be handed out in Hollywood's Dolby Theatre on 22 February.
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Eddie Redmayne's nod follows his triumph at the Golden Globes where he won Best Leading Actor in a Drama for his transformation into scientist Stephen Hawking in the moving drama 'The Theory of Everything'.
Benedict Cumberbatch is also recognised for his work playing a brilliant but challenged scientist, for his part the role of mathematician Alan Turing in 'The Imitation Game'.
Fellow Brit David Oyelowo missed out on a Best Actor nod for 'Selma', although the Martin Luther King biopic did score a nod in the Best Film category.
These actors will be up against Michael Keaton, celebrated for his sparky comeback turn in 'Birdman'. Michael also walked off with a Golden Globe for his role last week, and will surely be Eddie's biggest competition.
It's not all about the men, though. Former Bond girl Rosamund Pike has been nominated for her career-changing turn as the beautiful but unpredictable Amy Dunne in David Fincher's thriller 'Gone Girl', adapted from Gillian Flynn's bestseller.
Felicity Jones has also been tipped for her role of Stephen Hawking's wife Jane, opposite Eddie Redmayne.
These two will be up against firm favourite for her role in 'Still Alice', Julianne Moore, as well as Marion Cotillard and Reese Witherspoon.
'Birdman' and 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' share leading status for the honours, with nine nominations apiece.
FULL LIST OF NOMINATIONS IN LEADING CATEGORIES BELOW:
BEST PICTURE:
American Sniper
Birdman
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash
BEST DIRECTOR:
Birdman
Boyhood
Foxcatcher
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
BEST LEADING ACTOR:
Steve Carell
Bradley Cooper
Benedict Cumberbatch
Michael Keaton
Eddie Redmayne
BEST LEADING ACTRESS:
Marion Cotillard
Felicity Jones
Julianne Moore
Rosamund Pike
Reese Witherspoon
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Robert Duvall
Ethan Hawke
Edward Norton
Mark Ruffalo
JK Simmons
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Patricia Arquette
Laura Dern
Keira Knightley
Emma Stone
Meryl Streep
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
Birdman
Boyhood
Foxcatcher
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Nightcrawler
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
American Sniper
The Imitation Game
Inherent Vice
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Ida
Mr Turner
Unbroken
The Complete List to follow.
This year's nominations were announced at the crack of dawn in LA by actor Chris Pine, Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs and directors Alfonso Cuaron and JJ Abrams.
The Oscars will be handed out in Hollywood's Dolby Theatre on 22 February.
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