This week’s big video releases includes Lucy Scarlett Johansson as an unlikely superhero who becomes increasingly able to control the world with her mind after ingesting a strange drug. Morgan Freeman co-stars. Also out is the animated kiddie flick The Boxtrolls features the voices of Ben Kingsley and Toni Collette, among others. The title creatures are lovable dumpster divers who are misunderstood and set up for eradication. Alfre Woodard and Annabelle Wallis star in the horror flick Annabelle, in which a rare antique doll turns into a living, raging murderer. The Drop was the late James Gandolfini‘s final film appearance. He co-stars with Tom Hardy in the gangster drama set in Brooklyn, New York. TV on DVD includes season five of Swamp People and season four of Little House on the Prairie.

87th annual Academy Award nominations have been announced.  “Boyhood” and “The Grand Budapest Hotel” lead the nominations with 9 a piece while Jennifer Anniston, Angelina Jolie, and Amy Adams get snubbed.  Here’s the list of nominees: Best Picture American Sniper Birdman Boyhood The Grand Budapest Hotel The Imitation Game Selma The Theory of Everything Whiplash Best Director Alexandro G. Iñárritu, Birdman Richard Linklater, Boyhood Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game Best Actor Steve Carell, Foxcatcher Bradley Cooper, American Sniper Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game Michael Keaton, Birdman Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything Best Actress Marion Cotillard, Two Days One Night Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything Julianne Moore, Still Alice Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl Reese Witherspoon, Wild Best Supporting Actress Patricia Arquette, “Boyhood Laura Dern, “Wild” Keira Knightley, “The Imitation Game” Emma Stone, “Birdman” Meryl Streep, “Into the Woods” Best Supporting Actor Robert Duvall, “The Judge” Ethan Hawke, “Boyhood” Edward Norton, “Birdman” Mark Ruffalo, “Foxcatcher” J.K. Simmons, “Whiplash Animated Feature Film” Big Hero 6″ “The Boxtrolls” “How to Train Your Dragon 2″ “Song of the Sea” “The Tale of Princess Kaguya” Best Cinematography Emmanuel Lubezki, Birdman Robert Yeoman, The Grand Budapest Hotel Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski, Ida Dick Pope, Mr. Turner Roger Deakins, Unbroken Best Foreign Language Film Ida Leviathan Tangerines Timbuktu Wild Tales Best Adapted Screenplay American Sniper The Imitation Game Inherent Vice The Theory of Everything Whiplash Best Original Screenplay Birdman Boyhood Foxcatcher The Grand Budapest Hotel Nightcrawler Best Makeup and Hairstyling Foxcatcher The Grand Budapest Hotel Guardians of the Galaxy Best Original Score The Grand Budapest Hotel The Imitation Game Interstellar Mr. Turner The Theory of Everything Best Original Song “Lost Stars,” Begin Again “Everything is Awesome,” The LEGO Movie “Glory,” Selma “Grateful,” Beyond the Lights “I’m Not Gonna Miss You,” Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me Best Documentary—Short Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 Joanna Our Curse The Reaper White Earth Best Film Editing Joel Cox and Gary D. Roach, American Sniper Sandra Adair, Boyhood Barney Pilling, The Grand Budapest Hotel William Goldenberg, The Imitation Game Tom Cross, Whiplash Best Production Design The Grand Budapest Hotel The Imitation Game Interstellar Into the Woods Mr. Turner Best Animated Short The Bigger Picture The Dam Keeper Feast Me and My Moulton A Single Life Best Live Action Short Aya Boogaloo and Graham Butter Lamp Parvaneh The Phone Call Best Sound Editing American Sniper Birdman The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Interstellar Unbroken Best Sound Mixing American Sniper Birdman Interstellar Unbroken Whiplash Best Visual Effects Captain America: The Winter Soldier Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Guardians of the Galaxy Interstellar X-Men: Days of Future Past Best Documentary — Feature Citizenfour Finding Vivien Maier Last Days of Vietnam The Salt of the Earth Virunga Best Costume Design Milena Canonero, The Grand Budapest Hotel Mark Bridges, Inherent Vice Colleen Atwood, Into the Woods Anna B. Sheppard and Jane Clive, Maleficent Jacqueline Durran, Mr. Turner  

Boyhood was the big winner last night at the Golden Globes, taking home Best Picture (Drama), along with a Best Director win for Richard Linklater and a Supporting Actress win for Patricia Arquette. The Affair, Transparent and Fargo were the top television winners with two apiece, with The Affair winning Best TV Drama; Transparent, Best TV Musical/Comedy and Fargo taking Best Mini-Series or TV Movie. Here’s the list of winners: Best Motion Picture – Drama: “Boyhood” Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama: Julianne Moore, “Still Alice” Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama: Eddie Redmayne, “The Theory of Everything” Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical: “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical: Amy Adams, “Big Eyes” Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical: Michael Keaton, “Birdman” Best Animated Feature Film: “How to Train Your Dragon 2″ Best Foreign Language Film: “Leviathan” (Russia) Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: Patricia Arquette, “Boyhood” Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: J.K. Simmons, “Whiplash” Best Director – Motion Picture: Richard Linklater, “Boyhood” Best Screenplay – Motion Picture: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo, “Birdman” Best Original Score – Motion Picture: Johann Johannsson, “The Theory of Everything” Best Original Song – Motion Picture: “Glory” – “Selma,” Music by: John Legend, Common, Lyrics by: John Legend, Common Best Television Series – Drama: “The Affair,” Showtime Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series: Ruth Wilson, “The Affair” Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama: Kevin Spacey, “House of Cards” Best Television Series – Comedy or Musical: “Transparent,” Amazon Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical: Gina Rodriguez, “Jane the Virgin” Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical: Jeffrey Tambor, “Transparent” Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: “Fargo,” FX Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: Maggie Gyllenhaal, “The Honorable Woman” Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: Billy Bob Thorton, “Fargo” Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: Joanne Froggatt, “Downton Abbey” Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: Matt Bomer, “The Normal Heart”

Liam Neeson took the box office with his latest action flick. Taken 3 earned $40.4 million in its debut to open at number-one.  The Oscar hopeful Selma landed in second with $11.2 million after going into wide release. Into the Woods dropped from second to third with $9.8 million. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, which had been number-one for three weeks, fell to fourth with $9.4 million. Unbroken went from third to fifth with $8.4 million. The Angelina Jolie-directed flick has now made $101.6 million.