2014 Oscar Nominations: ‘Gravity,’ ‘American Hustle,’ ’12 Years A Slave’ Lead

‘Gravity,’ ‘American Hustle,’ and ’12 Years A Slave’ lead nominations for the 2014 Oscars

After months of speculations and predictions, the nominees for the 86th Academy Awards have finally been announced.

Films Gravity (10 awards), American Hustle (10 awards) and 12 Years a Slave (9 awards) lead the pack in nominations.

I’ll also mention that two of our faves Lupita Nyong’o and Pharrell Williams have snagged their first nods ever, nominated for Best Supporting Actress in 12 Years A Slave and Best Original Song in Despicable Me 2 , respectively.

We’ll see who wins when the Ellen DeGeneres -hosted show airs live from Dolby Theatre on Sunday, March 2nd on ABC at 8pm ET/5pm PT.

Best Picture

American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Dallas Buyers Club
Gravity
Her
Nebraska
Philomena
12 Years a Slave
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 Scorcese, 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

Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell, American Hustle
Woody Allen, Blue Jasmine
Craig Borten and Melisa Wallack, Dallas Buyers Club
Spike Jones, Her
Bob Nelson, Nebraska

Best Adapted Screenplay

Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, and Ethan Hawke, Before Midnight
Billy Ray, Captain Phillips
Steve Coogen and Jeff Pope, Philomena
John Ridley, 12 Years a Slave
Terence Winter, The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Visual Effects

Gravity
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Iron Man 3
The Lone Ranger
Star Trek Into Darkness

Best Original Song

“Alone Yet Not Alone” from ALONE YET NOT ALONE (Bruce Broughton/Dennis Spiegel)
“Happy” from DESPICABLE ME 2 (Pharrell Williams)
“Let it Go” from FROZEN (Kristen Anderson-Lopez/Robert Lopez)
“The Moon Song” from HER (Karen O/Spike Jonze)
“Ordinary Love” from MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM (Paul Hewson/Dave Evans/Adam Clayton/Larry Mullen)

Best Production Design

American Hustle
Gravity
The Great Gatsby
Her
12 Years a Slave

Best Animated Short Film

Feral
Get a Horse!
Mr. Hublot
Possessions
Room on the Broom

Best Live Action Short Film

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

Best Documentary

The Act of Killing
Cutie and the Boxer
Dirty Wars
The Square
20 Feet from Stardom

Best Short Subject Documentary

CaveDigger
Facing Fear
Karama Has No Walls
The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life
Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall

Best Film Editing

American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Dallas Buyers Club
Gravity
12 Years a Slave

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