Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel received nine Academy Award nominations.
At the 87th Academy Awards, the film was nominated in nine categories, including Best Picture, Best Director for Anderson, Best Original Screenplay, and several craft categories. It won four awards, but the nomination total is a separate fact.
The film’s nominations reflected its production design, costumes, makeup, score, cinematography, editing, screenplay, direction, and overall production. Its four wins were for Best Original Score, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, and Best Makeup and Hairstyling.
A frequent mistake is to answer with the number of awards it won rather than the number of nominations it received. The film’s nine nominations made it one of the most prominent contenders at that ceremony, while its four victories tied it with Birdman for the evening’s highest win total.