The Oscar nominations for 2014 were announced today, and American Hustle ties with Gravity in pole position on ten nominations, while 12 Years A Slave has nine. Coming up strong on the outside is Nebraska, which has to be a long shot to take the top awards but has managed six nominations, not bad at all for a film made on just $13m.
Those nominations in full:-
Best Picture
- American Hustle
- 12 Years A Slave
- Gravity
- Her
- Nebraska
- Philomena
- Dallas Buyers Club
- The Wolf Of Wall Street
- Captain Phillips
Best Director
- David O Russell, American Hustle
- Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
- Steve McQueen, 12 Years A Slave
- Martin Scorsese, The Wolf of Wall Street
- Alexander Payne, Nebraska
Best Actress
- Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
- Amy Adams, American Hustle
- Sandra Bullock, Gravity
- Judi Dench, Philomena
- Meryl Streep, August: Osage County
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 Supporting Actress
- Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years A Slave
- Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
- Julia Roberts, August: Osage County
- Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine
- June Squibb, Nebraska
Best Supporting Actor
- Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
- Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips
- Bradley Cooper, American Hustle
- Jonah Hill, The Wolf of Wall Street
- Michael Fassbender, 12 Years A Slave
Best Foreign Language Film
- The Broken Circle Breakdown
- The Great Beauty
- The Hunt
- The Missing Picture
- Omar
Best Animated Feature Film
Best Documentary
Best Short Film, Animated
- Feral
- Get a Horse!
- Mr. Hublot
- Possessions
- Room on the Broom
Best Short Film, Live Action
- Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn't Me)
- Avanta Que De Tout Perdre (Just Before Losing Everything)
- Helium
- Pitaako Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?)
- The Voorman Problem
Best Short Film, 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 Original Screenplay
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Cinematography
- The Grandmaster, Philippe Le Sourd
- Gravity, Emmanuel Lubezki
- Inside Llewyn Davis, Bruno Delbonnel
- Nebraska, Phedon Papamichael
- Prisoners, Roger A. Deakins
Best Editing
Best Production Design
Best Costume Design
- American Hustle, Michael Wilkinson
- The Grandmaster, William Chang Suk Ping
- The Great Gatsby, Catherine Martin
- The Invisible Woman, Michael O'Connor
- 12 Years A Slave, Patricia Norris
Best Makeup And Hairstyling
Best Visual Effects
Best Sound Editing
Best Sound Mixing
Best Original Score
- The Book Thief
- Gravity
- Her
- Philomena
- Saving Mr. Banks
Best Original Song
- Alone Yet Not Alone from Alone Yet Not Alone
- Happy from Despicable Me 2
- Let It Go from Frozen
- The Moon Song from Her
- Ordinary Love from Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Editor's note: Alone Yet Not Alone subsequently had its nomination rescinded.