It's official! Awards season is underway.
The nominees for the 72nd annual Golden Globe Awards — celebrating the very best in film and television — were announced Thursday morning.
The reveal featured nods for "True Detective's" leading men Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, Reese Witherspoon for "Wild," and many more of the usual suspects across film and television. (See the full list below.)
But as always, the list included a few surprises — especially when it came to those excluded from the nods. Despite big awards buzz, both director Angelina Jolie and her highly anticipated true war drama "Unbroken" were left off the list of honorees.
Also among the missing: Clint Eastwood and his latest directorial effort, "American Sniper."
But there was good news for Meryl Streep, who gained praise for her role in "Into the Woods," as her best supporting actress nod marks her 29th Globe nomination.
After the announcement was made Thursday morning, Eddie Redmayne called into TODAY and revealed he feels "absolutely amazing."
Redmayne received the best actor nod for his portrayal of theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking in "The Theory of Everything" and said, "From the second Felicity Jones and I took on this story, it felt like such an amazing mixture of great privilege but great responsibility. We were so thrilled when Stephen Hawking and [wife] Jane saw the film and they were kind about it, but to hear that audiences and people are responding, and to get this … nomination is absolutely extraordinary for us."
Jones, who made the best actress roundup for her part as Redmayne's on-screen wife, agreed, telling TODAY, "It's absolutely fantastic" and that she's thrilled to be recognized alongside the likes of Julianne Moore, Rosamund Pike, Jennifer Aniston and Witherspoon.
"I've just been so admiring of their work for so many years," she explained. "You never expect your name to be among that list."
That was a similar sentiment to the one shared by Patricia Arquette, who found herself in the mix with best supporting actress nominees, including Emma Stone, Keira Knightley, Jessica Chastain and Streep.
"It feels great," the "Boyhood" star told TODAY. "I think those actress are brilliant and to be in that company is really incredible — and I didn't ever expect that in this moment in my life, at 46 years old."
For "Selma" star David Oyelowo, getting his first best actor nomination at 38 has helped him to keep in all in perspective.
"It's exciting, but it's not going to redefine who I am," he admitted.
But landing the role of Martin Luther King Jr. in the first place was redefining.
"God told me that I was going to play Martin Luther King in the movie 'Selma,'" he said. And three years later, that's just what happened.
See the full list of nominees here:
BEST ACTRESS IN A TV SERIES, DRAMA
Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife"
Robin Wright, "House of Cards"
Viola Davis, "How To Get Away With Murder"
Ruth Wilson, "The Affair"
Claire Danes, "Homeland"
BEST TV COMEDY
"Girls"
"Jane the Virgin"
"Orange is the New Black"
"Silicon Valley"
"Transparent"
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
"The Lego Movie"
"Big Hero 6"
"How to Train Your Dragon 2"
"The Boxtrolls"
"The Book of Life"
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
John Legend & Common, “Glory" ("Selma")
Lana Del Rey, “Big Eyes” ("Big Eyes")
"Mercy Is" ("Noah")
"Opportunity" ("Annie")
Lorde, "Yellow Flicker Beat" ("The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part I")
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Johann Johannsson, "The Theory of Everything"
Alexandre Desplat, "The Imitation Game"
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, "Gone Girl"
Antonio Sanchez, "Birdman"
Hans Zimmer, "Interstellar"
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TV SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE
Allison Janney, "Mom"
Uzo Aduba, "Orange Is The New Black"
Kathy Bates, "American Horror Story: Freak Show"
Michelle Monaghan, "True Detective"
Joanne Froggatt, "Downton Abbey"
BEST TV MINISERIES OR MOVIE
"True Detective"
"Fargo"
"The Normal Heart"
"Olive Kitteridge"
"The Missing"
BEST ACTRESS IN A TV SERIES, COMEDY
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep"
Taylor Schilling, "Orange Is The New Black"
Lena Dunham, "Girls"
Gina Rodriguez, "Jane the Virgin"
Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie"
BEST SCREENPLAY, MOTION PICTURE
"Birdman"
"Boyhood"
"Gone Girl"
"The Grand Budapest Hotel"
"The Imitation Game"
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TV SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE
Matthew Bomer, "The Normal Heart"
Jon Voight, "Ray Donovan"
Bill Murray, "Olive Kitteridge"
Alan Cumming, "The Good Wife"
Colin Hanks, "Fargo"
BEST ACTOR IN A TV SERIES, COMEDY
Don Cheadle, "House of Lies"
Ricky Gervais, "Derek"
Jeffrey Tambor, "Transparent"
Louis C.K., "Louie"
William H. Macy, "Shameless"
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
"Ida"
"Tangerine Mandarin"
"Leviathan"
"Force Majeure"
"Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem"
BEST ACTOR, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Michael Keaton, "Birdman"
Ralph Fiennes, "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
Bill Murray, "St. Vincent"
Joaquin Phoenix, "Inherent Vice"
Christoph Waltz, "Big Eyes"
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR, MOTION PICTURE
J.K. Simmons, "Whiplash"
Edward Norton, "Birdman"
Mark Ruffalo, "Foxcatcher"
Ethan Hawke, "Boyhood"
Robert Duvall, "The Judge"
BEST ACTRESS, MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA
Julianne Moore, "Still Alice"
Reese Witherspoon, "Wild"
Rosamund Pike, "Gone Girl"
Felicity Jones, "The Theory of Everything"
Jennifer Aniston, "Cake"
BEST ACTOR IN A TV MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Matthew McConaughey, "True Detective"
Billy Bob Thornton, "Fargo"
Martin Freeman, "Fargo"
Woody Harrelson, "True Detective"
Mark Ruffalo, "The Normal Heart"
BEST TV DRAMA
"The Good Wife"
"Downton Abbey"
"Game of Thrones"
"The Affair"
"House of Cards"
BEST ACTOR, TV SERIES, DRAMA
Kevin Spacey, "House of Cards"
Clive Owen, "The Knick"
Dominic West, "The Affair"
James Spader, "The Blacklist"
Liev Schreiber, "Ray Donovan"
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS, MOTION PICTURE
Patricia Arquette, "Boyhood"
Emma Stone, "Birdman"
Meryl Streep, "Into The Woods"
Keira Knightley, "The Imitation Game"
Jessica Chastain, "A Most Violent Year"
BEST ACTRESS, MOTION PICTURE MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Emily Blunt, "Into the Woods"
Amy Adams, "Big Eyes"
Julianne Moore, "Maps to the Stars"
Helen Mirren, "The Hundred-Foot Journey"
Quvenzhané Wallis, "Annie"
BEST MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
"Birdman"
"Into the Woods"
"St. Vincent"
"Pride"
"The Grand Budapest Hotel"
BEST ACTRESS IN A TV MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Frances McDormand, "Olive Kitteridge"
Maggie Gyllenhaal, "The Honorable Woman"
Jessica Lange, "American Horror Story: Freak Show"
Frances O'Connor, "Missing"
Allison Tolman, "Fargo"
BEST ACTOR, DRAMA
Eddie Redmayne, "The Theory of Everything"
Benedict Cumberbatch, "The Imitation Game"
Steve Carell, "Foxcatcher"
David Oyelowo, "Selma"
Jake Gyllenhaal, "Nightcrawler"
BEST MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA
"Boyhood"
"Selma"
"The Imitation Game"
"The Theory of Everything"
"Foxcatcher"
BEST DIRECTOR
Richard Linklater, "Boyhood"
Alejandro González Iñárritu, "Birdman"
Ava DuVernay, "Selma"
David Fincher, "Gone Girl"
Wes Anderson, "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will host the Golden Globe Awards on NBC on Jan. 11, 2015.