Academy begins announcing Oscar nominations

Academy begins announcing Oscar nominations
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Summary Oscars organizers on Thursday began announcing names of nominees for the 87th Academy Awards.

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Oscars organizers on Thursday began announcing the names of the nominees for the 87th Academy Awards, starting with minor technical categories.

Nominations for the major prizes were expected towards the end of the roughly 15-minute announcement.

The following are the nominees for the best supporting actor Oscar, which will be handed out on February 22:

Robert Duvall, "The Judge"

Ethan Hawke, "Boyhood"

Edward Norton, "Birdman"

Mark Ruffalo, "Foxcatcher"

J.K. Simmons, "Whiplash"

The following are the nominees for the best supporting actress Oscar, which will be handed out on February 22:

Patricia Arquette, "Boyhood"

Laua Dern, "Wild"

Keira Knightley, "The Imitation Game"

Emma Stone, "Birdman"

Meryl Streep, "Into the Woods"

The following are the nominees for the best supporting actress Oscar, which will be handed out on February 22:

Patricia Arquette, "Boyhood"

Laura Dern, "Wild"

Keira Knightley, "The Imitation Game"

Emma Stone, "Birdman"

Meryl Streep, "Into the Woods"

The following are the nominees for the best picture Oscar, which will be handed out on February 22:

"American Sniper"

"Birdman"

"Boyhood"

"The Grand Budapest Hotel"

"The Imitation Game."

"Selma"

"The Theory of Everything."

"Whiplash."

The following are the nominees for the best actor Oscar, which will be handed out on February 22:

Steve Carell, "Foxcatcher"

Bradley Cooper, "American Sniper"

Benedict Cumberbatch, "The Imitation Game"

Michael Keaton, "Birdman"

Eddie Redmayne, "The Theory of Everything"

The following are the nominees for the best director Oscar, which will be handed out on February 22:

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, "Birdman"

Richard Linklater, "Boyhood"

Bennett Miller, "Foxcatcher"

Wes Anderson, "The Grand Budapest Hotel"

Morten Tyldum, "The Imitation Game"
The following are the nominees for the best actress Oscar, which will be handed out on February 22:

Marion Cotillard, "Two Days, One Night"

Felicity Jones, "The Theory of Everything"

Julianne Moore, "Still Alice"

Rosamund Pike, "Gone Girl"

Reese Witherspoon, "Wild"

The following are the nominees for the best foreign language film Oscar, which will be handed out on February 22:

"Ida" (Poland)

"Leviathan" (Russia)

"Tangerines" (Estonia)

"Timbuktu" (Mauritania)

"Wild Tales " (Argentina)