Paul Thomas Anderson , `` Inherent Vice '' Damien Chazelle , `` Whiplash '' Jason Hall , `` American Sniper '' Anthony McCarten , `` The Theory of Everything '' Graham Moore , `` The Imitation Game '' Best Original Screenplay . Oscar nominations were announced in Hollywood Thursday morning . `` Birdman '' and `` The Grand Budapest Hotel '' led with 9 nods apiece . In the best picture category, ''The Theory of Everything,'' directed by Christopher Nolan, won for its portrayal of a mathematician who is forced to confront his own mortality. ''
Oscar nominations were announced in Hollywood Thursday morning . `` Birdman '' and `` The Grand Budapest Hotel '' led with 9 nods apiece . In the best picture category, ''The Theory of Everything,'' directed by Christopher Nolan, won for its portrayal of a mathematician who is forced to confront his own mortality. ''