Birdman and Boyhood nominated for Producers Guild awards as Interstellar snubbed

The nominations favour lower budget films, including British biopics 'The Imitation Game' and 'The Theory of Everything'

Michael Keaton, left, and Edward Norton in a scene from Birdman

The Producers Guild of America has released the nominees for its annual awards, with Birdman and Boyhood among the indie films in the running.

Self-conscious black comedy Birdman has picked up another nomination as the awards season kicks off. The Alejandro González Iñárritu film leads the Golden Globe nominations with seven nods.

Richard Linklater’s acclaimed movie Boyhood also features in the list, praised for its pioneering cinematic production having been shot annually over twelve years.

Steve Carell’s sinister Foxcatcher joins two other thrillers in the shape of David Fincher’s Gone Girl and Dan Gilroy’s Nightcrawler.

British biopics The Imitation Game and The Theory of Everything have also been nominated.

Ava DuVernay’s Selma, which garnered four Golden Globe Award nominations, did not make the list. Unbroken, Into the Woods and Interstellar were also snubbed.

Producer Guild of America nominees: Outstanding producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures

American Sniper

Producers: Bradley Cooper, p.g.a., Clint Eastwood, p.g.a., Andrew Lazar, p.g.a., Robert Lorenz, p.g.a., Peter Morgan, p.g.a.

Birdman

Producers: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher, James W. Skotchdopole

Boyhood

Producers: Richard Linklater, p.g.a., Cathleen Sutherland, p.g.a.

Foxcatcher

Producers: Megan Ellison, p.g.a., Jon Kilik, p.g.a., Bennett Miller, p.g.a.

Gone Girl

Producer: Ceán Chaffin, p.g.a.

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Producers: Wes Anderson & Scott Rudin, Jeremy Dawson, Steven Rales

The Imitation Game

Producers: Nora Grossman, p.g.a., Ido Ostrowsky, p.g.a., Teddy Schwarzman, p.g.a.

Nightcrawler

Producers: Jennifer Fox, Tony Gilroy

The Theory of Everything

Producers: Tim Bevan & Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCarten

Whiplash

Producers: Jason Blum, Helen Estabrook, David Lancaster

The Producers Guild of America Award will be announced on 24 January at a ceremony in Los Angeles.