The Oscar nominations have been announced with Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel leading the pack.
Both films got nine nominations including Best Picture nods.
The Imitation Game is close behind with eight citations, followed by American Sniper and Boyhood on six.
Selma, The Theory of Everything and Whiplash complete the list of films vying for Best Picture.
Actor Chris Pine read out the names in one of the most keenly contested categories:
There's also some Irish interest in this years Academy Awards.
Kilkenny based firm, The Cartoon Saloon got a nod in the animated feature category for 'Song of the Sea'.
And a - Northern Ireland made short - called Boogaloo and Graham has been nominated for Best Short Film.
This is the second time The Cartoon Salon has been shortlisted.
Co-founder Paul Young says they're completely taken aback.
