Birdman Leads Critics Choice Awards With 13 Nominations

Alejandro Gonzlez Irritus innovativeBirdmansoars highest on the newly unveiled nomination listfor the Broadcast Film Critics Associations 20th annual Critics Choice Awards, racking up 13 total nods. Wes Andersons sprawling comedy-caperThe Grand Budapest Hotelfollows with 11, and Richard Linklaters adolescence-spanningdrama Boyhoodhas eight.

Birdmanis nominated for Best Picture, and the cast collectively recognized for Best Acting Ensemble dominates in almost every possible area: Michael Keaton is up for Best Actor and Best Actor in a Comedy (two separate categories), Edward Norton for Best Supporting Actor and Emma Stone for Best Supporting Actress.Irritu is nominated for Best Director, and the film is also up for Best Original Screenplay, Best Comedy, Best Score, Best Cinematography, Best Editing and Best Art Direction.

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In addition toBirdman,Grand Budapestand Boyhood, the other films nominated for Best Picture areGone Girl,The Imitation Game,Nightcrawler,Selma, The Theory of Everything, Unbroken and Whiplash. JoiningIrritu, Anderson and Linklater for Best Director are Ava DuVernay (Selma), David Fincher(Gone Girl) and Angelina Jolie (Unbroken).

The other nominees for Best Actor are Fiennes, Keaton, Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game), Jake Gyllenhaal (Nightcrawler), David Oyelowo (Selma) and Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything). The nominees for Best Actress are Jennifer Aniston (Cake), Marion Cotillard (Two Days, One Night), Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything), Julianne Moore (Still Alice), Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) and Reese Witherspoon (Wild).

Christopher Nolans expansive sci-fi dramaInterstellaris up for seven awards, whileGone Girland The Imitation Gamefollow with six apiece. The complete nomination list is available at the Critics Choice Awards website.

The ceremony, hosted by Michael Strahan, will be held Thursday, January 15th, at the Hollywood Palladium and broadcast live on A&E.