Golden Globe Awards: Boyhood, The Imitation Game and Birdman lead nominations

Alejandro González Iñárritu film nominated seven times, while The Grand Budapest Hotel earns nods for best actor and best director 

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  Michael Keaton and Edward Norton in Birdman. Photograph: Alison Rosa/AP

  Birdman, Alejandro González Iñárritu’s quirky film starring Michael Keaton, took the lead for the 72nd Golden Globe awards with seven nominations.
  Boyhood and The Imitation Game trailed with five nods apiece, and led a best drama category that also included Foxcatcher, Selma and The Theory of Everything.
  In the best picture, comedy or musical category, Birdman was joined by St Vincent, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Into the Woods and – in a surprise – the independent British film Pride.
  The Grand Budapest Hotel was one of the surprise winners of the day. Along with a best picture nod in comedy, it earned nominations for Ralph Fiennes as best actor, and Wes Anderson for screenplay and director.
  Actors normally associated with lighter fare also received best actor nominations for their work in dramas, such as Steve Carell for Foxcatcher and Jennifer Aniston in Cake. Carell’s competition for best actor in a drama included Benedict Cumberbatch in The Imitation Game, Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler, David Oyelowo in Selma and Eddie Redmayne in The Theory of Everything.
  Fines’ best actor nod fell in the comedy movie category, which he shared with Michael Keaton in Birdman, Bill Murray in St. Vincent, Joaquin Phoenix in Inherent Vice and Christoph Waltz in Big Eyes.
  Joining Aniston is Felicity Jones in The Theory of Everything, Julianne Moore in Still Alice, Rosamund Pike in Gone Girl and Reese Witherspoon in Wild.
  In the comedy category, best actress nominees included Amy Adams in Big Eyes, Emily Blunt in Into the Woods, Helen Myrin in The Hundred Foot Journey, Moore in Maps to the Stars and Quvenzhané Wallis in Annie.
  Fiennes’ best actor nod fell in the comedy movie category, which he shared with Keaton in Birdman, Bill Murray in St Vincent, Joaquin Phoenix in Inherent Vice and Christoph Waltz in Big Eyes.
  Best television actress in a drama nominees included new series such as Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder, and longer running shows such as Julianna Margulies in The Good Wife. Claire Danes in Homeland, Ruth Wilson in The Affair and Robin Wright in House of Cards were also nominated.
  Similarly, actors nominated for the best work in a television drama included newcomers such as Clive Owen in The Knick, while joining other awards shows regulars such as House of Cards starring Kevin Spacey. Liev Schreiber in Ray Donovan, James Spader in The Black List and Dominic West in The Affair were also nominated.
  HBO scored in best actress in television comedies, where Lena Dunham was nominated for her work in Girls and Julia Louis-Dreyfus was nominated for Veep. Nurse Jackie, starring Edie Falco was also nominated, as was Gina Rodriguez in the new comedy Jane the Virgin.
  In best television actor in comedy nominees streaming and cable shows also ruled, including Louis CK in Louie, Don Cheadle in House of Lies, Ricky Gervais in Derek, William H Macy in Shameless and Jeffrey Tambor in Transparent.
  The announcement was split into two segments, the first live online at 5.20am PT, before moving to NBC’s Today show at 5.38am for the most anticipated categories.
  The awards, which have 25 categories, honor the best in film and television, and kick off the annual entertainment awards season. They’ll be presented at the Beverly Hilton hotel on January 11. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are hosting the show.
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