December 15, 2014 @ 2:42 pm
By: Rita Kokshanian
Roll out the red carpet! The 2015 Critics’ Choice Awards nominees were announced this morning, and the star-studded list is full of the usual a-list suspects as well as some welcome surprises. Birdman leads the pack of nominees with 13 total, including best picture, best lead actor (Michael Keaton), and best acting ensemble, while The Grand Budapest Hotel came in second place with 11 nods. And thanks to the awards show’s unique young actors/actresses category, some of our favorite budding stars, including Ansel Elgort and Quvenzhane Wallis, are in the running for an award. See some of the nominees below, plus head over to criticschoice.com for the full list!
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Best Picture
Birdman
Boyhood
Gone Girl
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Nightcrawler
Selma
The Theory of Everything
Unbroken
Whiplash
Best Actor
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
Ralph Fiennes, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler
Michael Keaton, Birdman
David Oyelowo, Selma
Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
Best Actress
Jennifer Aniston, Cake
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
Josh Brolin, Inherent Vice
Robert Duvall, The Judge
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
Edward Norton, Birdman
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
Best Supporting Actress
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Jessica Chastain, A Most Violent Year
Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
Emma Stone, Birdman
Meryl Streep, Into the Woods
Tilda Swinton, Snowpiercer
Best Young Actor/Actress
Ellar Coltrane, Boyhood
Ansel Elgort, The Fault in Our Stars
Mackenzie Foy, Interstellar
Jaeden Lieberher, St. Vincent
Tony Revolori, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Quvenzhane Wallis, Annie
Noah Wiseman, The Babadook
Best Acting Ensemble
Birdman
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Into the Woods
Selma
Best Director
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Ava DuVernay, Selma
David Fincher, Gone Girl
Alejandro G. Inarritu, Birdman
Angelina Jolie, Unbroken
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
For the full list of nominees, head over to criticschoice.com, and don’t forget to tune into the awards show when it airs Jan. 15 at 9 p.m. ET on A&E!
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