By Lisa-Marie Burrows
Well there were no major surprises when the Oscar nominations were announced on Thursday. GRAVITY and AMERICAN HUSTLE lead the pack earning 10 nominations apiece. The blockbusters were followed closely by Steve McQueen’s 12 YEARS A SLAVE, which racked up nine nominations.
With the three films recording the most nominations, it would be no surprise to see the competition dividing up between the three films and with the movies sharing the awards between them at the 2014 Academy Awards. It was only on Sunday that the world saw the Golden Globes celebrate those films when 12 YEARS A SLAVE won Best Drama, AMERICAN HUSTLE took the the Best Musical or Comedy accolade and Alfonso Cuarón was crowned Best Director.
The hotly tipped DALLAS BUYERS CLUB is nominated in the best actor and best supporting actor categories, and the film also picked up best screenplay and best picture nominations, taking its final total to six.
Also with six is Paul Greengrass’s CAPTAIN PHILLIPS and Alexander Payne’s NEBRASKA.
With five nominations is Martin Scorsese’s THE WOLF OF WALL STREET and Spike Jonze’s HER. both scored five nominations.
Another award contender is PHILOMENA which is has been nominated for Best Picture, Best Actress (for Judi Dench), Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Score.
The awards were announced by THOR star Chris Hemsworth and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Cheryl Boone Isaacs. The 2014 Academy Awards will be hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, which takes place on the 2nd of March in the Dolby theatre in Hollywood.
Here are the full list of nominations:
Best Picture:
12 YEARS A SLAVE
AMERICAN HUSTLE
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS
DALLAS BUYERS CLUB
GRAVITY
HER
NEBRASKA
PHILOMENA
THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
Best Director:
David O Russell, AMERICAN HUSTLE
Alfonso Cuarón, GRAVITY
Alexander Payne, NEBRASKA
Steve McQueen, 12 YEARS A SLAVE
Martin Scorsese, THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
Best Actor:
Christian Bale, AMERICAN HUSTLE
Bruce Dern, NEBRASKA
Leonardo DiCaprio, THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 YEARS A SLAVE
Matthew McConaughey, DALLAS BUYERS CLUB
Best Actress:
Amy Adams, AMERICAN HUSTLE
Cate Blanchett, BLUE JASMINE
Sandra Bullock, GRAVITY
Judi Dench, PHILOMENA
Meryl Streep, AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
Best Supporting Actor
Barkhad Abdi, CAPTAIN PHILLIPS
Bradley Cooper, AMERICAN HUSTLE
Michael Fassbender, 12 YEARS A SLAVE
Jonah Hill, THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
Jared Leto, DALLAS BUYERS CLUB
Best Supporting Actress:
Sally Hawkins, BLUE JASMINE
Jennifer Lawrence, AMERICAN HUSTLE
Lupita Nyong’o, 12 YEARS A SLAVE
Julia Roberts, AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
June Squibb, NEBRASKA
Best Original Screenplay
AMERICAN HUSTLE
BLUE JASMINE
DALLAS BUYERS CLUB
HER
NEBRASKA
Best Adapted Screenplay
BEFORE MIDNIGHT
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS
PHILOMENA
12 YEARS A SLAVE
THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
Best Foreign Film
BROKEN CIRCLE PLAYGROUND (Belgium)
THE GREAT BEAUTY (Italy)
THE HUNT (Denmark)
THE MISSING PICTURE (Cambodia)
OMAR (Palestine)
Best Documentary
THE ACT OF KILLING
CUTIE AND THE BOXER
DIRTY WARS
THE SQUARE
20 FEET FROM STARDOM
Best Animation:
THE CROODS
DESPICABLE ME 2
ERNEST AND CELESTINE
FROZEN
THE WIND RISES
Best Original Song:
Alone yet not alone, ALONE YET NOT ALONE
Happy, DESPICABLE ME 2
Let It Go, FROZEN
The Moon Song, HER
Ordinary Love, MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM
Best Cinematography:
THE GRANDMASTER
GRAVITY
INSIDE LLEWLYN DAVIS
NEBRASKA
PRISONERS
Best Editing:
AMERICAN HUSTLE
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS
DALLAS BUYERS CLUB
GRAVITY
12 YEARS A SLAVE
Best Sound Editing:
ALL IS LOST
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS
GRAVITY
THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG
LONE SURVIVOR
Best Original Score
THE BOOK THIEF
GRAVITY
HER
PHILOMENA
SAVING MR BANKS
Best Production Design
AMERICAN HUSTLE
GRAVITY
THE GREAT GATSBY
HER
12 YEARS A SLAVE
Best Visual Effects
GRAVITY
THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG
IRON MAN 3
THE LONE RANGER
STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS
Best Costume Design:
AMERICAN HUSTLE
THE GRANDMASTER
THE GREAT GATSBY
THE INVISIBLE WOMAN
12 YEARS A SLAVE
Best Short Film (Animated)
FERAL
GET A HORSE!
MR. HUBLOT
POSSESSIONS
ROOM ON THE BROOM
Best Short
Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn’t Me)
Avant Que De Tout Perdre (Just before Losing Everything)
Helium
Pitääkö Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?)
The Voorman Problem
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