Oscar Nomination Breakdown: How Many Each Movie Has
The Oscars are this weekend, and you may still be poring over the nominations. As usual, it's a long, long list — but never fear! We've broken down the nominations by movie, for your convenience. Find out how many nominations each film has earned, plus what those nominations are. If you want a broader scope of award season, take a look at our scorecard, which details how many nominations and wins each movie has received so far from all the major shows, plus see who's a first-time nominee!
Birdman
Nine nominations total:
- Best picture
- Best director, Alejandro González Iñárritu
- Best actor in a leading role, Michael Keaton
- Best actor in a supporting role, Edward Norton
- Best actress in a supporting role, Emma Stone
- Best original screenplay, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, and Armando Bo
- Best cinematography, Emmanuel Lubezki
- Best sound editing
- Best sound mixing
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Nine nominations total:
- Best picture
- Best director, Wes Anderson
- Best original screenplay, Wes Anderson and Hugo Guiness
- Best cinematography, Robert D. Yeoman
- Best costume design, Milena Canonero
- Best film editing, Barney Pilling
- Best makeup and hairstyling
- Best original score, Alexandre Desplat
- Best production design, Adam Stockhausen and Anna Pinnock
The Imitation Game
Eight nominations total:
- Best picture
- Best director, Morten Tyldum
- Best actor in a leading role, Benedict Cumberbatch
- Best actress in a supporting role, Keira Knightley
- Best adapted screenplay, Graham Moore
- Best film editing, William Goldenberg
- Best original score, Alexandre Desplat
- Best production design, Maria Djurkovic and Tatiana Macdonald
American Sniper
Six nominations total:
- Best picture
- Best actor in a leading role, Bradley Cooper
- Best adapted screenplay, Jason Hall
- Best film editing, Joel Cox and Gary Roach
- Best sound editing
- Best sound mixing
Boyhood
Six nominations total:
- Best picture
- Best director, Richard Linklater
- Best actor in a supporting role, Ethan Hawke
- Best actress in a supporting role, Patricia Arquette
- Best original screenplay, Richard Linklater
- Best film editing, Sandra Adair
Foxcatcher
Five nominations total:
- Best director, Bennett Miller
- Best actor in a leading role, Steve Carell
- Best actor in a supporting role, Mark Ruffalo
- Best original screenplay, E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman
- Best makeup and hairstyling
Interstellar
Five nominations total:
- Best original score, Hans Zimmer
- Best production design, Nathan Crowley, Gary Fettis, and Paul Healy
- Best sound editing
- Best sound mixing
- Best visual effects
The Theory of Everything
Five nominations total:
- Best picture
- Best actor in a leading role, Eddie Redmayne
- Best actress in a leading role, Felicity Jones
- Best adapted screenplay, Anthony McCarten
- Best original score, Jóhann Jóhannsson
Whiplash
Five nominations total:
- Best picture
- Best actor in a supporting role, J.K. Simmons
- Best adapted screenplay, Damien Chazelle
- Best film editing, Tom Cross
- Best sound mixing
Mr. Turner
Four nominations total:
- Best cinematography, Dick Pope
- Best costume design, Jacqueline Durran
- Best original score, Gary Yershon
- Best production design, Suzie Davies and Charlotte Watts
Into the Woods
Three nominations total:
- Best actress in a supporting role, Meryl Streep
- Best costume design, Colleen Atwood
- Best production design, Dennis Gassner and Anna Pinnock
Unbroken
Three nominations total:
- Best cinematography, Roger Deakins
- Best sound editing
- Best sound mixing
Guardians of the Galaxy
Two nominations total:
- Best visual effects
- Best makeup and hairstyling
Ida
Two nominations total:
- Best cinematography, Ryszard Lenczweski and Lukasz Zal
- Best foreign language film
Inherent Vice
Two nominations total:
- Best adapted screenplay, Paul Thomas Anderson
- Best costume design, Mark Bridges
Selma
Two nominations total:
- Best picture
- Best original song, "Glory"
Wild
Two nominations total:
- Best actress in a leading role, Reese Witherspoon
- Best actress in a supporting role, Laura Dern
Still Alice
One nomination total:
- Best actress in a leading role, Julianne Moore
Two Days, One Night
One nomination total:
- Best actress in a leading role, Marion Cotillard
Gone Girl
One nomination total:
- Best actress in a leading role, Rosamund Pike
The Judge
One nomination total:
- Best actor in a supporting role, Robert Duvall
Nightcrawler
One nomination total:
- Best original screenplay, Dan Gilroy
How to Train Your Dragon 2
One nomination total:
- Best animated feature film
Big Hero 6
One nomination total:
- Best animated feature film
The Boxtrolls
One nomination total:
- Best animated feature film
Song of the Sea
One nomination total:
- Best animated feature film
The Tale of Princes Kaguya
One nomination total:
- Best animated feature film
The Lego Movie
One nomination total:
- Best original song, "Everything Is Awesome"
Begin Again
One nomination total:
- Best original song, "Lost Stars"
Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
One nomination total:
- Best original song, "I'm Not Gonna Miss You"
Beyond the Lights
One nomination total:
- Best original song, "Grateful"
Tangerines
One nomination total:
- Best foreign language film
Wild Tales
One nomination total:
- Best foreign language film
Timbuktu
One nomination total:
- Best foreign language film
Leviathan
One nomination total:
- Best foreign language film
Virunga
One nomination total:
- Best documentary feature
The Salt of the Earth
One nomination total:
- Best documentary feature
Last Days in Vietnam
One nomination total:
- Best documentary feature
Finding Vivian Maier
One nomination total:
- Best documentary feature
Citizenfour
One nomination total:
- Best documentary feature
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
One nomination total:
- Best visual effects
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
One nomination total:
- Best sound editing
X-Men: Days of Future Past
One nomination total:
- Best visual effects
Maleficent
One nomination total:
- Best costume design
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
One nomination total:
- Best visual effects