'Birdman', 'Grand Budapest Hotel' Lead 2015 Oscar Nominations

BEVERLY HILLS (CBSLA.com) — "The Grand Budapest Hotel" and "Birdman" lead the 87th Annual Academy Awards nominations with nine bids each.

The Oscar nominations were announced Thursday morning from Beverly Hills by actor Chris Pine, Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, and directors Alfonso Cuarón and J.J. Abrams.

The show, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, will air live on ABC from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on Feb. 22 at 4 p.m.

BEST PICTURE
American Sniper
Birdman
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash

BEST ACTOR
Steve Carell, "Foxcatcher"
Bradley Cooper, "American Sniper"
Benedict Cumberbatch, "The Imitation Game"
Michael Keaton, "Birdman"
Eddie Redmayne, "The Theory of Everything

BEST ACTRESS
Marion Cotillard, "Two Days, One Night"
Felicity Jones, "The Theory of Everything"
Julianne Moore, "Still Alice"
Rosamund Pike, "Gone Girl"
Reese Witherspoon, "Wild"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Robert Duvall, "The Judge"
Ethan Hawke, "Boy Hood"
Edward Norton, "Birdman"
Mark Ruffalo, "Foxcatcher"
J.K. Simmons, "Whiplash"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Patricia Arquette, "Boyhood"
Laura Dern, "Wild"
Keira Knightley, "The Imitation Game"
Emma Stone, "Birdman"
Merly Strepp, " Into The Woods"

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
"Big Hero 6"
"The Boxtrolls"
"How To Train Your Dragon 2"
"Song of the Sea"
"The Take of the Princess Kaguya"

BEST DIRECTOR
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, "Birdman"
Richard Linklater, "Boyhood"
Bennett Miller, "Foxcatcher"
Wes Anderson, "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
Morten Tyldum," The Imitation Game"

For a full list of nominees, click here.