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Oscar Nominations Announced for Best Picture

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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - The 87th annual Academy Award nominations for best motion picture have been announced in Beverly Hills, California, by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

The nominees announced Thursday morning are: "American Sniper," ''Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)," ''Boyhood," ''The Grand Budapest Hotel," ''The Imitation Game," ''Selma," "The Theory of Everything," and "Whiplash."

The Oscars will be presented Feb. 22 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris and broadcast live on ABC.

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