The Nominations for the 87th annual Academy Awards have been announced in Beverly Hills.
"Birdman" and "The Grand Budapest Hotel" led this year's class of Oscar films, with nine nominations each, including nods for Best Picture and Best Director.
"The Imitation Game", staring Benedict Cumberbatch, who is up for Best Actor, was close behind with eight nominations.
"American Sniper", Clint Eastwood's movie about Chris Kyle, tied with Richard Linklater's "Boyhood", with six nominations each.
Meryl Streep extended her seemingly unbreakable record with her 19th Oscar nomination for her Supporting Actress work in t
