'The Imitation Game' receives eight Oscar nominations

The Imitation Game

has been nominated for eight awards at the 87th Academy Awards.

The drama – which tells the story of gay Second World War codebreaker Alan Turing – has been nominated for Best Film and Best Director, while Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley have received mentions in the Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress categories respectively.

The film has also picked up nods for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, Film Editing and Production Design. If you can’t get enough of the film, you can read our exlclusive, in-depth interview with Benedict Cumberbatch in the current issue of Attitude!

Meanwhile, Jennifer Aniston, who had been expected to receive a mention in the Best Actress category following her Golden Globe nod appears to have been snubbed, despite receiving acclaim for her role in drug-themed drama Cake. Instead, Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl), Julianne Moore (Still Alice) and Reese Witherspoon (Wild) are now the major contenders to take home the prize.

Meanwhile, Meryl Streep has broken her own record for the most Oscar nods for an actress, bringing the total to 19 thanks to her nomination Best Supporting actress for her role in Disney’s Into The Woods.

Finally, British singer Rita Ora has been nominated for an Oscar for her song Grateful, which she recorded for 2013 film Beyond the Lights.

Check out the main nominations below:

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

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

Best Actress
Marion Cotillard (Two Days, One Night)
Felicity Jones (The Theory Of Everything)
Julianne Moore (Still Alice)
Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl)
Reese Witherspoon (Wild)

Best Supporting Actor
Robert Duvall (The Judge)
Ethan Hawke (Boyhood)
Edward Norton (Birdman)
Mark Ruffalo (Foxcatcher)
JK Simmons (Whiplash)

Best Supporting Actress
Patricia Arquette (Boyhood)
Keira Knightley (The Imitation Game)
Emma Stone (Birdman)
Meryl Streep (Into The Woods)
Laura Dern (Wild)

Best Director
Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel)
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (Birdman)
Richard Linklater (Boyhood)
Bennett Miller (Foxcatcher)
Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game)

Best Original Screenplay
Jason Hall (American Sniper)
Graham Moore (The Imitation Game)
Anthony McCarten (The Theory Of Everything)
Paul Thomas Anderson (Inherent Vice)
Damien Chazelle (Whiplash)

Best Original Song
Everything is Awesome
Glory
Grateful
I’m not Gonna Miss You
Lost Stars

‘The Imitation Game’ receives eight Oscar nominations

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