Academy Award nominees revealed
David O Russell’s Crime caper American Hustle and Alfonso Cuaron’s epic space drama Gravity topped the list of Academy Award nominations on Thursday with 10 nods each, followed by Steve McQueen’s historical drama 12 Years a Slave, which picked up nine nominations.
These three were among the nine films nominated for best picture for the 86th Academy Awards, to be held on 2 March and hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, along with Captain Phillips, Dallas Buyers Club, Her, Nebraska, Philomena, and The Wolf of Wall Street.
Somali pirate drama Captain Phillips picked up six nods – including a best supporting actor nomination for first-time actor Bakhad Abdi – as did AIDS activist film Dallas Buyers Club and black and white road movie Nebraska.
See a list of the nominees in the major categories below:
Best Picture:
American Hustle
Captain Phillips
The Dallas Buyers Club
Gravity
Her
Nebraska
Philomena
12 Years a Slave
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, The 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 Director:
David O Russell, American Hustle
Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
Alexander Payne, Nebraska
Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave
Martin Scorsese, The Wolf of Wall Street
Best Foreign Film:
The Broken Circle Breakdown
Great Beauty
The Hunt
Missing Picture
Omar
Best Documentary:
The Act of Killing
Cutie and the Boxer
Dirty Wars
The Square
20 Feet from Stardom
Best Animated Film:
The Croods
Despicable Me 2
Ernest & Celestine
Frozen
The Wind Rises
Best Original Screenplay:
American Hustle
Blue Jasmine
The Dallas Buyers Club
Her
Nebraska
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Before Midnight
Captain Phillips
Philomena
12 Years a Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street
Best Original Song:
"Alone Yet Not Alone", Alone Yet Not Alone
"Happy", Despicable Me 2
"Let It Go", Frozen
"Moon Song", Her
"Ordinary Love", Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
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 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, The Dallas Buyers Club
