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List of nominees for 72nd Golden Globe Awards

In this image released by 20th Century Fox, Ben Affleck, left, rehearses a scene with director David Fincher on the set of "Gone Girl." Fincher was nominated for a Golden Globe for best director for the film on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014. The 72nd annual Golden Globe awards will air on NBC on Sunday, Jan. 11.  (AP Photo/20th Century Fox, Merrick Morton)
In this image released by 20th Century Fox, Ben Affleck, left, rehearses a scene with director David Fincher on the set of "Gone Girl." Fincher was nominated for a Golden Globe for best director for the film on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014. The 72nd annual Golden Globe awards will air on NBC on Sunday, Jan. 11. (AP Photo/20th Century Fox, Merrick Morton) In this image released by 20th Century Fox, Ben Affleck, left, rehearses a scene with director David Fincher on the set of "Gone Girl." Fincher was nominated for a Golden Globe for best director for the film on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014. The 72nd annual Golden Globe awards will air on NBC on Sunday, Jan. 11. (AP Photo/20th Century Fox, Merrick Morton)

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) – Nominees for the 72nd annual Golden Globe Awards, announced Thursday in Beverly Hills, California, by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association:

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-Picture, Drama: “Boyhood,” ”Foxcatcher,” ”The Imitation Game,” ”Selma,” ”The Theory of Everything.”

-Picture, Musical or Comedy: “Birdman,” ”The Grand Budapest Hotel,” ”Into the Woods,” ”Pride,” ”St. Vincent.”

-Actor, Drama: Steve Carell, “Foxcatcher”; Benedict Cumberbatch, “The Imitation Game”; Jake Gyllenhaal, “Nightcrawler”; David Oyelowo, “Selma.

-Actress, Drama: Jennifer Aniston, “Cake”; Felicity Jones, “The Theory of Everything”; Julianne Moore, “Still Alice”; Rosamund Pike, “Gone Girl”; Reese Witherspoon, “Wild.”

-Director: Wes Anderson, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”; Ava DuVernay, “Selma”; David Fincher, “Gone Girl”; Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, “Birdman”; Richard Linklater, “Boyhood.

-Actor, Musical or Comedy: Ralph Fiennes, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”; Michael Keaton, “Birdman”; Bill Murray, “St. Vincent”; Joaquin Phoenix, “Inherent Vice”; Christoph Waltz; “Big Eyes.”

-Actress, Musical or Comedy: Amy Adams, “Big Eyes”; Emily Blunt, “Into the Woods”; Helen Mirren, “The Hundred-Foot Journey”; Julianne Moore, “Maps to the Stars”; Quvenzhane Wallis, “Annie.”

-Supporting Actor: Robert Duvall, “The Judge”; Ethan Hawke, “Boyhood”; Edward Norton, “Birdman”; Mark Ruffalo, “Foxcatcher”; J.K. Simmons, “Whiplash.”

-Supporting Actress: Patricia Arquette, “Boyhood”; Jessica Chastain, “A Most Violent Year”; Keira Knightley, “The Imitation Game”; Emma Stone, “Birdman”; Meryl Streep, “Into the Woods.”

-Foreign Language: “Force Majeure Turist,” ”Gett: The Trial Of Viviane Amsalem,” ”Ida,” ”Leviathan,” ”Tangerines Mandariinid.”

-Animated Film: “Big Hero 6,” ”The Book of Life,” ”The Boxtrolls,” ”How to Train Your Dragon 2,” ”The Lego Movie.”

-Screenplay: Wes Anderson, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”; Gillian Flynn, “Gone Girl”; Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo, “Birdman”; Richard Linklater, “Boyhood”; Graham Moore, “The Imitation Game.”

-Original Score: Alexandre Desplat, “The Imitation Game”; Johann Johannsson, “The Theory of Everything”; Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, “Gone Girl”; Antonio Sanchez, “Birdman”; Hans Zimmer, “Interstellar.”

-Original Song: “Big Eyes” (music and lyrics by Lana Del Rey), “Big Eyes”; “Glory” (music by John Legend, Common), “Selma”; “Mercy Is” (music and lyrics by Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye), “Noah”; “Opportunity” (music and lyrics by Greg Kurstin, Sia Furler and Will Gluck), “Annie”; “Yellow Flicker Beat” (music and lyrics by Lorde), “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1.

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Previously announced:

Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award: George Clooney.