nominees are -- from poland, "ida," from russia, "leviathan," from estonia, "tangerines," from mauritania"birdman or (the unexpected virtue of ignorance)," richard linklater for "boyhood," bennett miller for "foxcatcher," wes anderson for "the grand budapest hotel," and morten tyldum for "the imitation game." >>> for performance by an actress in a leading role, the nominees are -- marion cotillard in "two days, one night," felicity jones in "the theory of everything," julianne moore in "still alice," rosamund pike in "gone girl," and reese witherspoon in "wild." >> for performance by an actor in a leading role, the nominees are -- steve carell in "foxcatcher," bradley cooper in "american sniper," benedict cumberbatch in "the imitation game," michael keaton in "birdman or (the unexpected virtue of ignorance)" and eddie redmayne in "the theory of everything." >> and finally, we are pleased to announce the films selected as the best picture nominees, they are -- "american sniper," clint eastwood, robert lorenz, andrew lazar, bradley cooper and peter morgan, producers, "birdman or (the unexpe