Oscar nominations were announced early Thursday morning and it looks like American Hustle and Gravity have a good chance of winning big: they were both nominated for the most awards, a full 10. Following were 12 Years a Slave with nine nominations, while Dallas Buyers Club, Captain Phillips and Nebraska all nabbed six.
Notable people and movies that missed out: Emma Thompson or really anyone in Saving Mr. Banks, Oprah or really anyone in The Butler and Blackfish. But Meryl Streep got her 18th Oscar nomination, so the world is still spinning on its axis.
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 Song
"Alone Yet Not Alone" by Bruce Broughton and and Dennis Spiegel (Alone Yet Not Alone)
"Happy" by Pharrell (Despicable Me 2)
"Let It Go" by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (Frozen)
"The Moon Song" by Karen O and Spike Jonze (Her)
"Ordinary Love" by U2 (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Before Midnight
Captain Phillips
Philomena
12 Years a Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street
Best Original Screenplay
American Hustle (David O. Russell and Eric Singer)
Blue Jasmine (Woody Allen)
Dallas Buyers Club (Craig Borten and Melisa Wallack)
Her (Spike Jonze)
Nebraska (Bob Nelson)
Best Animated Feature
The Croods
Despicable Me 2
Ernest & Celestine
Frozen
The Wind Rises
Best Documentary Feature
The Act of Killing
Cutie and the Boxer
Dirty Wars
The Square
20 Feet from Stardom
Best Foreign Language
Broken Circle Breakdown
The Beauty
The Hunt
The Missing Picture
Omar
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 Actress
Amy Adams (American Hustle)
Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)
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 Picture
American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Dallas Buyers Club
Gravity
Her
Nebraska
Philomena
12 Years a Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street
The full list of nominees can be read here. The Academy Awards air March 2 at 7 pm EST and will be hosted by Ellen DeGeneres.
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DISCUSSION
I still need to see Gravity, but I don't think it's playing in IMAX by me anymore. Did I lose my chance to really appreciate it? I don't think On Demand on my TV will really do it justice.