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Oscar nominations are in. Who deserved them? Who was snubbed?

Nominations for the only awards show worth being invited to – the 87th annual Academy Awards – were announced overnight in Los Angeles. And this morning, everyone’s talking about who was ROBBED at their chance of a nomination. (Oh, and why The Academy still seems to think Bradley Cooper is a serious actor.)

The Lego Movie failed to get a nod in Best Animation, while Jake Gyllenhaal was snubbed for an outstanding performance in crime-thriller Nightcrawler.

Jennifer Aniston also missed out with her role in Cake, as did Amy Adams for Big Eyes. Another big (surprise) snub? Australian film editor Kirk Baxter missed out with Gone Girl, which would have been the third Oscar win of his career.

Jennifer Aniston in Cake.

Related content: 43 reasons the Oscars are sexist.

But the most interesting thing about this year’s nominations? It wasn’t the snubs. It wasn’t the nominees. It was the apparent lack of diversity. A hashtag, #OscarsSoWhite, started trending after the nominations seemed to look very, very white and very, very male.

For the movies that actually got some recognition, there was some good news: Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel, which each picked up nine nominations including best picture, were the biggest winners in the nominations.

The Imitation Game (featuring the glorious Benedict Cumberbatch) also picked up eight nominations, and American Sniper – the Clint Eastwood Navy SEAL drama – got six nominations, including best actor for Bradley Cooper, who most definitely reminds us of a little boy playing dress up that should stick to what he does best – RomComs.

Here are lists of the most talked-about categories:

Best Picture

American Sniper; Birdman; Boyhood; The Grand Budapest Hotel; The Imitation Game; Selma; The Theory of Everything; Whiplash.

Academy Award Best Picture Nominees 2015

American Sniper

Birdman

Boyhood

The Imitation Game

Selma

The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Theory of Everything

Whiplash

Best Actor

Steve Carell – Foxcatcher; Bradley Cooper – American Sniper; Benedict Cumberbatch – The Imitation Game; Michael Keaton – Birdman; Eddie Redmayne – The Theory of Everything.

Nominees- Actor in a Leading Role

Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game

Benedict Cumberbatch in The Imitation Game.

Eddie Remayne, The Theory of Everything

Eddie Remayne, The Theory of Everything

Michael Keaton, Birdman

Michael Keaton, Birdman

Bradley Cooper, American Sniper

Steve Carell, Foxcatcher

Steve Carell, Foxcatcher

Best Actress

Marion Cotillard – Two Days One Night; Felicity Jones – The Theory of Everything; Julianne Moore – Still Alice; Rosamund Pike – Gone Girl; Reese Witherspoon – Wild.

Academy Award Best Actress Nominees 2015

Felicity Jones

Julianne Moore

Marion Cotillard

Reese Witherspoon img

Rosamund Pike

Best Director

Alexandro G. Iñárritu – Birdman; Richard Linklater – Boyhood; Bennett Miller -Foxcatcher; Wes Anderson – The Grand Budapest Hotel; Morten Tyldum – The Imitation Game.

Best Supporting Actor

Robert Duvall – The Judge; Ethan Hawke – Boyhood; Edward Norton – Birdman; Mark Ruffalo -Foxcatcher; J.K. Simmons – Whiplash.

Best Supporting Actress

Patricia Arquette – Boyhood; Laura Dern – Wild; Keira Knightley – The Imitation Game; Emma Stone – Birdman; Meryl Streep – Into the Woods.

Best Cinematography

Birdman – Emmanuel Lubezki; The Grand Budapest Hotel – Robert Yeoman; Ida – Lukasz Zal & Ryszard Lenczewski; Mr. Turner – Dick Pope; Unbroken – Roger Deakin.

Best Foreign Language Film

Ida; Leviathan; Tangerines; Timbuktu; Wild Tales.

Best Adapted Screenplay

American Sniper; The Imitation Game; Inherent Vice; The Theory of Everything; Whiplash.

Want to know everything that happened on Oscar Nomination’s night? Click through the gallery below. (Post continues after gallery).

Birdman is a frontrunner with 9 nominations. Credit: Getty images

Nominees for Best Actor in a Leading Role

Nominees for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Credit: Getty Images

87th Academy Awards Nominations Announcement

The Imitation

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