Oscars 2015 nominations as it happened: Benedict Cumberbatch and Eddie Redmayne to compete for Best Actor

The Grand Budapest Hotel and Birdman lead with nine nods each

Eddie Redmayne in The Theory of Everything and Benedict Cumberbatch in The Imitation Game are both nominated at the Bafta Film Awards

• Eddie Redmayne and Benedict Cumberbatch will go head-to-head to compete for Best Actor

• British actresses Felicity Jones and Rosamund Pike nominated for their performances in The Theory of Everything and Gone Girl
• The Lego Movie loses out in the Best Animated Feature Film category
• The Grand Budapest Hotel and Birdman lead the nominations with nine nods apiece
• The Imitation Game is second with eight nominations followed by Boyhood and American Sniper with six nods each
• Selma earns just two nominations
• List of nominees in full
• 6 biggest shocks

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All 24 categories were announced live for the first time this year.

Oscar producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron said they were keen to celebrate all the contributors in the film industry, which is why they decided to announce all of them live in 2015.

They said: “Each of the three years we’ve produced the show, we have attempted to refresh elements of the process and the telecast. This year, we’re honoured to start a new tradition that celebrates the contributions of all the nomines by announcing all 24 categories.”

The Oscars will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris and will take place on Sunday 22 February at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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