Fox Searchlight’s “Birdman” flew with seven nominations for the 72nd annual Golden Globes, followed by five apiece for “Boyhood” and “The Imitation Game.”

Thursday’s nominations also give a leg-up to the Martin Luther King drama “Selma” and box office smash “Gone Girl,” with four apiece, while Tim Burton’s “Big Eyes” scored three noms. Also boosted in this year’s race were acting nominees Jennifer Aniston (“Cake”) and Jake Gyllenhaal (“Nightcrawler), on the back of their Wednesday SAG Award nominations.

The 2015 Golden Globes, hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, will take place Jan. 11 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Though much attention had been given to Oscar’s best actor race, this year’s directing category just got even more interesting. The Globes included the first-ever nomination for an African-American woman, with “Selma’s” Ava DuVernay. She will compete with surprise nominees Wes Anderson (“Budapest”) and David Fincher (“Gone Girl”), alongside Alejandro G. Inarritu (“Birdman”) and Richard Linklater (“Boyhood”).

Fox Searchlight led all film distributors with 12 nominations, followed by the Weinstein Co. with 10.

Voters of the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. spread the wealth wide, with 24 films nominated for one apiece, including National Board of Review film of the year “A Most Violent Year.”

Meanwhile, “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “The Theory of Everything” continued to rack up awards attention, with four each.

On the disappointing side, “American Sniper” and Angelina Jolie’s “Unbroken” got zero attention while “Interstellar” was practically shut out with only one nod for composer Hans Zimmer. Acting shutouts included Laura Dern, “Wild”; Hilary Swank, “The Homesman”; Timothy Spall, “Mr. Turner.”

As for the directors who didn’t make the cut with the Globes: Bennett Miller, “Foxcatcher”; Jolie, “Unbroken”; Morten Tyldum, “The Imitation Game”; Clint Eastwood, “American Sniper”; Christopher Nolan, “Interstellar”; Jean-Marc Vallee, “Wild”; and James Marsh, “The Theory of Everything.”

But all is not lost for films that were shut out or underperformed at this year’s Globes. As an Oscar omen, the HFPA prizes, which are determined by the Foreign Press, have an erratic record: Golden Globes and Academy Award best picture winners have matched in only four of the past 10 years.

Having said that there are clearly two front-runners so far: “Boyhood” and “Birdman,” which have already won over critics and AFI lists as well as Wednesday’s SAG Awards nominations. But the race isn’t over; “Brokeback Mountain” and “The Social Network” also dominated early awards, only to become also-rans in the Oscar voting.

Surprise contenders include the films “Pride,” “The Hundred-Foot Journey,” “Annie” and “Maps to the Stars.” All of these are in the musical/comedy categories. In film, the lines between laffers and dramas are often blurred, but the HFPA devotes three categories to comedies/musicals, ensuring attention is paid. This year, “Birdman,” “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “Into the Woods” seemed like shoo-ins for a nomination, but beyond that, it was anybody’s guess.

In television, the nominations are arguably as interesting as film, since Globes have always been innovative. This year, they saluted newbies “The Affair,” “Jane the Virgin,” “Silicon Valley” and “Transparent,” among reliables like “Homeland.”

“Fargo” led all TV nominees with five nominations, including best TV Miniseries or Movie.

HBO led all networks with 15 nominations.

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This year’s Golden Globes were announced by Kate Beckinsale, Peter Krause, Paula Patton and Jeremy Piven.

The 2015 ceremony will be broadcast live on NBC.

Full list of nominations:

Best Motion Picture – Drama

Boyhood

Foxcatcher

The Imitation Game

Selma

The Theory of Everything

Lead Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

Steve Carell – Foxcatcher

Benedict Cumberbatch – The Imitation Game

Jake Gyllenhaal – Nightcrawler

David Oyelowo – Selma

Eddie Redmayne – The Theory of Everything

Lead Actress in a Motion Picture- Drama

Jennifer Aniston – Cake

Felicity Jones – The Theory of Everything

Julianne Moore – Still Alice

Rosamund Pike – Gone Girl

Reese Witherspoon – Wild

Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Birdman

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Into the Woods

Pride

St. Vincent

Lead Actor in a Motion Picture- Comedy or Musical

Ralph Fiennes – Grand Budapest Hotel

Michael Keaton – Birdman

Bill Murray – St. Vincent

Joaquin Phoenix – Inherent Vice

Christoph Waltz – Big Eyes

Lead Actress in a Motion Picture- Comedy or Musical

Amy Adams – Big Eyes

Emily Blunt – Into the Woods

Helen Mirren – The Hundred-Foot Journey

Julianne Moore – Maps to the Stars

Quvenzhané Wallis – Annie

Director

Wes Anderson – Grand Budapest Hotel

David Fincher – Gone Girl

Ava DuVernay – Selma

Alejandro G. Inarritu – Birdman

Richard Linklater – Boyhood

Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

Robert Duvall – The Judge

Ethan Hawke – Boyhood

Edward Norton – Birdman

Mark Ruffalo – Foxcatcher

J.K. Simmons – Whiplash

Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

Patricia Arquette – Boyhood

Jessica Chastain – A Most Violent Year

Keira Knightley – The Imitation Game

Emma Stone – Birdman

Meryl Streep – Into the Woods

Screenplay

Wes Anderson – The Grand Budapest Hotel

Gillian Flynn – Gone Girl

Alejandro G. Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo – Birdman

Richard Linklater – Boyhood

Graham Moore – The Imitation Game

Animated Feature

Big Hero 6

The Book of Life

Boxtrolls

How to Train Your Dragon 2

The Lego Movie

Foreign Film

Force Majeure (Turist), Sweden

Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem Gett, Israel

Ida, Poland/Denmark

Leviathan, Russia

Tangerines (Mandariinid), Estonia

Original Song – Motion Picture

Big Eyes – Big Eyes (Lana Del Rey)

Glory – Selma (John Legend, Common)

Mercy Is – Noah (Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye)

Opportunity – Annie (Greg Kurstin, Sia Furler, Will Gluck)

Yellow Flicker Beat – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1 (Lorde)

Original Score – Motion Picture

Alexandre Desplat – The Imitation Game

Johann Johannsson – The Theory of Everything

Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross – Gone Girl

Antonio Sanchez – Birdman

Hans Zimmer – Interstellar

Best TV Drama

The Affair

Downton Abbey

Game of Thrones

The Good Wife

House of Cards

Lead Actor – TV Drama

Clive Owen – The Knick

Liev Schreiber – Ray Donovan

Kevin Spacey – House of Cards

James Spader – The Blacklist

Dominic West – The Affair

Lead Actress – TV Drama

Claire Danes – Homeland

Viola Davis – How to Get Away With Murder

Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife

Ruth Wilson – The Affair

Robin Wright – House of Cards

TV Miniseries or Movie

Fargo

The Missing

True Detective

The Normal Heart

Olive Kitteridge

Actor – TV Miniseries or Movie

Martin Freeman – Fargo

Woody Harrelson – True Detective

Matthew McConaughey – True Detective

Mark Ruffalo – The Normal Heart

Billy Bob Thornton – Fargo

Actress – TV Miniseries or Movie

Maggie Gyllenhaal – The Honorable Woman

Jessica Lange – American Horror Story: Freak Show

Frances McDormand – Olive Kitteridge

Frances O’Connor – The Missing

Alison Tolman – Fargo

Best TV Comedy

Girls

Jane the Virgin

Orange Is the New Black

Silicon Valley

Transparent

Lead Actor – TV Comedy

Don Cheadle – House of Lies

Ricky Gervais – Derek

Jeffrey Tambor – Transparent

Louis C.K. – Louie

William H. Macy – Shameless

Lead Actress – TV Comedy

Lena Dunham – Girls

Edie Falco – Nurse Jackie

Gina Rodriguez – Jane the Virgin

Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep

Taylor Schilling – Orange Is the New Black

Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries, or TV movie

Matt Bomer – The Normal Heart

Alan Cumming – The Good Wife

Colin Hanks – Fargo

Bill Murray – Olive Kitteridge

Jon Voight – Ray Donovan

Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries, or TV movie

Uzo Aduba – Orange Is the New Black

Kathy Bates – American Horror Story: Freak Show

Joanne Froggatt – Downton Abbey

Allison Janney – Mom

Michelle Monaghan – True Detective