Nominations for the 87th Academy Awards (alias 2015 Oscar nominations) are out. The nominations were announced on Thursday .

Hollywood movies Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel led the nominations with 9 each, followed closely by The Theory of Everything with 8. American Sniper did better than expected with 7 nominations (including Best Actor and Best Picture).

The 87th Academy Awards are set to take place on Sunday, Feb. 22, at Hollywood's Dolby Theatre.Many expected that AR Rahman will make hi sway into the nomiantion list.Analysts predicts that Rahman work for "Million Dollar Arm", "The Hundred-Foot Journey" will put hin again in the race for an Academy Award.But unforunately he failed to make his presence.

And the nominees are …

 Best Picture

"American Sniper"

"Birdman" "Boyhood"

 "The Grand 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

 Actress Patricia Arquette, "Boyhood"

 Laura Dern, "Wild"

 Keira Knightley, "The Imitation Game"

 Emma Stone, "Birdman"

Meryl Streep, "Into the Woods"


Best Supporting Actor

 Robert Duvall, "The Judge"

Ethan Hawke, "Boyhood"

 Edward Norton, "Birdman"

 Mark Ruffalo, "Foxcatcher"

 J.K. Simmons, "Whiplash"

Best Director

 Alejandro Gonz�lez In�rritu, "Birdman"

 Richard Linklater, "Boyhood"

 Bennett Miller, "Foxcatcher"

 Wes Anderson, "The Grand Budapest Hotel"

 Morten Tyldum, "The Imitation Game"

Best Foreign Language Film

 "Ida"

 "Leviathan"

 "Tangerines"

 "Timbuktu"

 "Wild Tales"

Best Original Score

 "The Grand Budapest Hotel"

 "The Imitation Game"

 "Interstellar"

 "Mr. Turner"

 "The Theory of Everything"