2015 Oscar nominees announced, led by Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel (correction)

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for the 87th Academy Awards today, and the list is already one of the more controversial sets of Oscar nods in recent memory.

Alejandro González Iñárritu's Birdman (image above) and Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel tied for the lead with nominations in nine categories each, followed by Morten Tyldum's The Imitation Game with eight. All three of those men were recognized in the Best Director category, while Selma director Ava DuVernay — who would have been the first black woman to be nominated for directing — was left out. The historical drama about the civil rights movement received nominations only in the Best Original Song and Best Picture fields; David Oyelowo's acclaimed performance as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. received no recognition for Best Actor.

Selma joined seven other films in the Best Picture race: American Sniper, Birdman, Boyhood, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game, The Theory of Everything and Whiplash. The Academy doubled the size of the Best Picture field from five to 10 in 2009 for the 2010 Oscars, then tweaked the category two years later, allowing for a list of between five and 10 nominees depending on voting.

Best Animated Feature is another confounding category, with the critically and commercially successful CG film The Lego Movie omitted in favor of Big Hero 6, The Boxtrolls, How to Train Your Dragon 2, Song of the Sea and The Tale of the Princess Kaguya. Fans of The Lego Movie are likely to find its nod for Best Song ("Everything is Awesome") a small consolation.

The 87th Academy Awards will begin at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday, Feb. 22, on ABC. You can see the full list of nominees below, and then see how much overlap there is with Polygon's favorite films of 2014.

Correction: Birdman was the film that tied with The Grand Budapest Hotel with nine nominations, not Boyhood. We've edited the article to reflect this.

Best Picture

• American Sniper
• Birdman
• Boyhood
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• The Imitation Game
• Selma
• The Theory of Everything
• Whiplash

Directing

• Alejandro González Iñárritu, Birdman
• Richard Linklater, Boyhood
• Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher
• Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game

Actor in a Leading Role

• Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
• Bradley Cooper, American Sniper
• Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
• Michael Keaton, Birdman
• Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything

Actress in a Leading Role

• Marion Cotillard, Two Days, One Night
• Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
• Julianne Moore, Still Alice
• Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
• Reese Witherspoon, Wild

Actor in a Supporting Role

• Robert Duvall, The Judge
• Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
• Edward Norton, Birdman
• Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
• J.K. Simmons, Whiplash

Actress in a Supporting Role

• Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
• Laura Dern, Wild
• Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
• Emma Stone, Birdman
• Meryl Streep, Into the Woods

Cinematography

• Birdman
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Ida
• Mr. Turner
• Unbroken

Costume Design

• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Inherent Vice
• Into the Woods
• Maleficent
• Mr. Turner

Foreign Language Film

• Ida, Poland
• Leviathan, Russia
• Tangerines, Estonia
• Timbuktu, Mauritania
• Wild Tales, Argentina

Makeup and Hairstyling

• Foxcatcher
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Guardians of the Galaxy

Original Score

• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• The Imitation Game
• Interstellar
• Mr. Turner
• The Theory of Everything

Adapted Screenplay

• American Sniper
• The Imitation Game
• Inherent Vice
• The Theory of Everything
• Whiplash

Original Screenplay

• Birdman
• Boyhood
• Foxcatcher
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Nightcrawler

Animated Feature Film

• Big Hero 6
• The Boxtrolls
• How to Train Your Dragon 2
• Song of the Sea
• The Tale of the Princess Kaguya

Documentary Feature

• Citizenfour
• Finding Vivian Maier
• Last Days in Vietnam
• The Salt of the Earth
• Virunga

Documentary Short Subject

• Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1
• Joanna
• Our Curse
• The Reaper (La Parka)
• White Earth

Film Editing

• American Sniper
• Boyhood
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• The Imitation Game
• Whiplash

Original Song

• "Everything is Awesome," The Lego Movie
• "Glory," Selma
• "Grateful, Beyond the Lights
• "I"m Not Gonna Miss You," Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
• "Lost Stars," Begin Again

Production Design

• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• The Imitation Game
• Interstellar
• Into the Woods
• Mr. Turner

Short Film Animated

• "The Bigger Picture"
• "The Dam Keeper"
• "Feast"
• "Me and My Moulton"
• "A Single Life"

Short Film Live Action

• "Aya"
• "Boogaloo and Graham"
• "Butter Lamp"
• "Parvaneh"
• "The Phone Call"

Sound Editing

• American Sniper
• Birdman
• The Hobbitt: The Battle of the Five Armies
• Interstellar

Sound Mixing

• American Sniper
• Birdman
• Interstellar
• Unbroken
• Whiplash

Visual Effects

• Captain America: The Winter Soldier
• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• Interstellar
• X-Men: Days of Future Past