The Hollywood Foreign Press has announced the nominations for the 72nd annual Golden Globe Awards, a ceremony that has a history of predicting the movies that will win big on Oscar night.

Birdman - starring Michael Keaton as a has-been actor - squawked loudly, flying away with a leading seven nominations, which were revealed by actress Kate Beckinsale in Beverly Hills on Thursday.

Meanwhile, dramas Boyhood and The Imitation Game trailed with five nods apiece. 

Those two films led a Best Drama category that also included Foxcatcher, Selma and The Theory of Everything.

David Fincher's thriller Gone Girl earned an impressive four nods, including Best Actress in a drama for Rosamund Pike, Best Score, Best Screenplay and Best Director.

British star Rosamund - who won widespread acclaim for her part as Amazing Amy in the movie - will have to compete with Jennifer Aniston for Cake, Reese Witherspoon for Wild, Julianne Moore for Still Alice and Felicity Jones for The Theory Of Everything. 

(dailymail.co.uk)