The 2015 BAFTA nominations were announced on Friday, where Wes Anderson’s Grand Budapest Hotel established itself as a leading contender. The film received a total of 11 nominations — more than any other film — including nods in the Best Film, Best Director and Leading Actor (for Ralph Fiennes) categories.
The Stephen Hawking biopic The Theory of Everything also fared well with ten nominations, as did the black comedy Birdman. Somewhat surprisingly, the civil rights film Selma, which stars British actor David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King Jr., failed to receive a single nomination.
The awards, which will be hosted by comedian Stephen Fry, will take place on Feb. 8. All the nominees in the five main categories are:
Best Film:
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Theory Of Everything
Birdman
The Imitation Game
Boyhood
Leading Actress:
Felicity Jones — The Theory Of Everything
Julianne Moore — Still Alice
Reese Witherspoon — Wild
Amy Adams — Big Eyes
Rosamund Pike — Gone Girl
Leading Actor:
Eddie Redmayne — The Theory Of Everything
Ralph Fiennes — The Grand Budapest Hotel
Benedict Cumberbatch — The Imitation Game
Jake Gyllenhaal — Nightcrawler
Michael Keaton — Birdman
Supporting Actress:
Keira Knightley — The Imitation Game
Imelda Staunton — Pride
Emma Stone — Birdman
Patricia Arquette — Boyhood
Rene Russo — Nightcrawler
Supporting Actor:
J.K. Simmons — Whiplash
Mark Ruffalo — Foxcatcher
Steve Carell — Foxcatcher
Edward Norton — Birdman
Ethan Hawke — Boyhood
Best Director:
Alejandro G. IñáRritu — Birdman
Wes Anderson — The Grand Budapest Hotel
James Marsh — The Theory Of Everything
Richard Linklater — Boyhood
Damien Chazelle — Whiplash
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