Alejandro González Iñárritu’s film earned kudos for best film in a comedy or musical, best actor in the same category for Michael Keaton, supporting acting nods for Edward Norton and Emma Stone, director, screenplay and score.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association gave five nominations to IFC Films’ Boyhood, as well as to TWC’s The Imitation Game, while Gone Girl, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Selma and The Theory Of Everything earned four apiece.

There were total shut-outs for Unbroken, American Sniper and Top Five, while Interstellar earned a sole nomination for Hans Zimmer’s score.

Timothy Spall was conspicuous in his absence in the acting stakes for Mr Turner as was Marion Cotillard for Two Days, One Night.

The Whiplash camp must also be feeling somewhat neglected as Damien Chazelle’s lauded film emerged with only one nod for its most obvious pick – best supporting actor JK Simmons.

The five foreign language nominees are Sweden’s Force Majeure, Israel’s Gett: The Trial Of Viviane Amsalem Gett, Poland’s Ida, Russia’s Leviathan and Estonia’s Tangerines.

The Theory Of Everything star Eddie Redmayne is in the mix for best actor in a dramatic film alongside fellow British talent Benedict Cumberbatch for The Imitation Game and David Oyelowo for Selma. Rounding out the category are Steve Carell for Foxcatcher and Jake Gyllenhaal for Nightcrawler.

Redmayne’s Theory co-star Felicity Jones is also recognised in the dramatic actress contest and competes against Jennifer Aniston for Cake, Julianne Moore for Still Alice, Rosamund Pike for Gone Girl and Reese Witherspoon for Wild.

Moore is also in play in the comedy or musical actress for Maps To The Stars where her rivals include British stars Emily Blunt for Into The Woods and Helen Mirren for The Hundred-Foot Journey. Amy Adams is nominated for Big Eyes as is Quvenzhane Wallis for Annie.

The Imitation Game’s Keira Knightley is in contention in the supporting actress category and will vie for top honours with Boyhood’s Patricia Arquette, Jessica Chastain for A Most Violent Year and Meryl Streep for Into The Woods.

Norton’s supporting actor rivals are Robert Duvall for The Judge, Ethan Hawke for Boyhood, Mark Ruffalo for Foxcatcher and JK Simmons for Whiplash.

Iñárritu will contest the best director field with Wes Anderson, Ava DuVerney, David Fincher and Richard Linklater.

Fox Searchlight is fast emerging as the dominant distributor of the season and, just as it did at the SAG nominations earlier this week, it led the studio field with 12 Globes nominations.

The Weinstein Company was next on 10, then SPC and Twentieth Century Fox on six apiece and Focus Features, IFC Films and Paramount on five each.

The ceremony will take place in Beverly Hills on January 11, 2015.

The Golden Globe motion picture nominations in full:

MOTION PICTURES

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

Boyhood

Foxcatcher

The Imitation Game

Selma

The Theory Of Everything

BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Birdman

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Into The Woods

Pride

St. Vincent

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN 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

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN 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 PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Ralph Fiennes - The Grand Budapest Hotel

Michael Keaton - Birdman

Bill Murray - St. Vincent

Joaquin Pheonix - Inherent Vice

Christoph Waltz - Big Eyes

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN 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

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

Robert Duvall - The Judge

Ethan Hawke - Boyhood

Edward Norton - Birdman

Mark Ruffalo - Foxcatcher

JK Simmons - Whiplash

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE 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

BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE

Wes Anderson - The Grand Budapest Hotel

Ava Duvernay - Selma

David Fincher - Gone Girl

Alejandro González Iñárritu - Birdman

Richard Linklater - Boyhood

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE

Alexandre Desplat - The Imitation Game

Johann Johannsson – The Theory Of Everything

Trent Reznor – Gone Girl

Antonio Sanchez - Birdman

Hans Zimmer – Interstellar

BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE

Big Eyes, Big Eyes (Lana Del Ray)

Glory, Selma (John Legend, Common)

Mercy Is, Noah (Patty Smith, Lenny Kaye)

Opportunity, Annie

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

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Big Hero 6

The Book Of Life

The Boxtrolls

How To Train Your Dragon 2

The LEGO Movie

BEST SCREENPLAY

Wes Anderson - The Grand Budapest Hotel

Gillian Flynn - Gone Girl

Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris and Armando Bo - Birdman

Richard Linklater - Boyhood

Graham Moore - The Imitation Game

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Force Majeure

Gett: The Trial Of Viviane Amsalem

Ida

Leviathan

Tangerine Manderin

TV

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

The Affair

Downton Abbey

Game Of Thrones

The Good Wife

House Of Cards

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – 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

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

Clive Owen - The Knick

Liev Schreiber - Ray Donovan

Kevin Spacey - House Of Cards

James Spader - The Black List

Dominic West - The Affair

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Girls

Jane The Virgin

Orange Is The New Black

Silicon Valley

Transparent

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Lena Dunham – Girls

Edie Falco – Nurse Jackie

Gina Rodriguez – Jane The Virgin

Julia Louis Dreyfuss – Veep

Taylor Schilling – Orange Is The New Black

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Don Cheadle – House Of Lies

Ricky Gervais – Derek

Jeffrey Tambor – Transparent

Louis CK – Louie

William H Macy – Shameless

BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Fargo

The Missing

True Detective

The Normal Heart

Olive Kitteridge

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Maggie Gyllenhaal - The Honorable Woman

Jessica Lange - American Horror Story: Freak Show

Frances McDormand - Olive Kitteridge

Frances O’Connor - The Missing

Allison Tolman - Fargo

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Martin Freeman - Fargo

Woody Harrelson - True Detective

Matthew McConaughey - True Detective

Mark Ruffalo - The Normal Heart

Billy Bob Thornton - Fargo

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

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

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Matt Bomer - The Normal Heart

Alan Cumming - The Good Wife

Colin Hanks - Fargo

Bill Murray - Olive Kitteridge

Jon Voight - Ray Donovan