The Golden Globe nominations have been announced with "Birdman" leading the nominees.

The Hollywood Foreign Press is known as one of the most important precursor awards, as many of the Golden Globe nominees end up getting nominated for the Academy Awards.

"Birdman" was nominated in the Best Musical or Comedy category and is the frontrunner to win it. The film was nominated alongside "The Grand Budapest Hotel" and "Into the Woods." Surprising in the category were "Pride" and "St. Vincent."

In the Best Dramatic Picture category, "Boyhood," "Selma," "Foxcatcher," "The Imitation Game" and "The Theory of Everything" were nominated.

The best director category saw Wes Anderson for "The Grand Budapest Hotel" surprise and was nominated alongside the other surprise, David Fincher, for his film "Gone Girl." Interestingly enough, "Gone Girl" was not nominated for Best Picture. Ava DuVernay was nominated for "Selma" with Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu for "Birdman" and Richard Linklater for "Boyhood."

In the Best Dramatic Actress category, Julianne Moore led the race for her performance in "Still Alice," with Rosamund Pike for her work in "Gone Girl" and Felicity Jones in "The Theory of Everything." Reese Witherspoon was also nominated for her performance in "Wild" as was Jennifer Aniston for "Cake."

In the Best Dramatic Actor race, Benedict Cumberbatch was nominated for his performance in "The Imitation Game" with Steve Carell in "Foxcatcher" and Eddie Redmayne in "The Theory of Everything." Jake Gyllenhaal rounded out the nominees for his performance in "Nightcrawler" along with David Oyelowo for his work in "Selma."

The Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy saw Amy Adams nominated for "Big Eyes," Emily Blunt for "Into the Woods" and Helen Mirren for "The Hundred Foot Journey." Julianne Moore rounded out the nominees for her work in "Map to the Stars" while Quvenzhane Wallis was nominated for her performance in "Annie."

Ralph Fiennes was shortlisted for his performance in "The Grand Budapest Hotel" in the Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy category alongside Michael Keaton for "Birdman," Bill Murray for "St. Vincent," Joaquin Phoenix for "Inherent Vice" and Christoph Waltz for "Big Eyes."

The foreign film race had a number of surprises. While frontrunners "Ida," "Force Majeure" and "Leviathan" were nominated, Oscar dark horses "Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem" and "Tangerines" were shortlisted.

The Golden Globe awards will be presented on Jan. 11, 2015, the week before the Oscar nominations are announced.

Best Dramatic Film

"Boyhood"

"Foxcatcher"

"The Imitation Game"

"Selma"

"The Theory of Everything"

Best Musical or Comedy Picture

"Birdman"

"The Grand Budapest Hotel"

"Into the Woods"

"Pride"

"St. Vincent"

Best Director

Wes Anderson - "The Grand Budapest Hotel"

Ava Duvernay - "Selma"

David Fincher - "Gone Girl"

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu - "Birdman"

Richard Linklater - "Boyhood"

Best Actor in a Dramatic film

Steve Carell - "Foxcatcher"

Benedict Cumberbatch - "The Imitation Game"

Jake Gyllenhaal - "Nightcrawler"

David Oyelowo - "Selma"

Eddie Redmayne - "The Theory of Everything"

Best Actress in a Dramatic film

Jennifer Aniston - "Cake"

Felicity Jones - "The Theory of Everything"

Rosamund Pike - "Gone Girl"

Julianne Moore - "Still Alice"

Reese Witherspoon - "Wild"

Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy film

Amy Adams - "Big Eyes"

Emily Blunt - "Into the Woods"

Helen Mirren - "The Hundred Foot Journey"

Julianne Moore - "Map to the Stars"

Quvenzhane Wallis - "Annie"

Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy film

Ralph Fiennes - "The Grand Budapest Hotel"

Michael Keaton - "Birdman"

Bill Murray - "St. Vincent"

Joaquin Phoenix - "Inherent Vice"

Christoph Waltz - "Big Eyes"

Best Supporting Actress

Patricia Arquette - "Boyhood"

Jessica Chastain - "A Most Violent"

Keira Knightley - "The Imitation Game"

Emma Stone - "Birdman"

Meryl Streep - "Into the Woods"

Best Supporting Actor

Robert Duvall - "The Judge"

J.K. Simmons - "Whiplash"

Ed Norton - "Birdman"

Mark Ruffalo - "Foxcatcher"

Ethan Hawke - "Boyhood"

Best Foreign Film

"Force Majeure" - Sweden

"Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem" - Israel

"Ida" - Poland

"Leviathan" - Russia

"Tangerines" - Estonia

Best Animated Film

"Big Hero 6"

"The Book of Life"

"The Boxtrolls"

"How to Train Your Dragon 2"

"The LEGO Movie"

Best Screenplay

Wes Anderson - "The Grand Budapest Hotel"

Gillian Flynn - "Gone Girl"

Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo - "Birdman"

Richard Linkerlater - "Boyhood"

Graham Moore - "The Imitation Game""

Best Music Score

Alexandre Desplat - "The Imitation Game"

Johann Johannsson - "Theory of Everything"

Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross - "Gone Girl"

Antonio Sanchez - "Birdman"

Hans Zimmer - "Interstellar"

Best Music Song

"Big Eyes" - "Big Eyes"

"Glory" - "Selma"

"Mercy Is" - "Noah"

"Opportunity" - "Annie"

"Yellow Flicker Beat" - "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1"

Cecil B. Demille Award: George Clooney

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