Academy Awards 2014: Nominations

On 12th January, 2014, the winners of the Golden Globes Awards were revealed, 12 Years a Slave won the BEST PICTURE in the Drama Category, while the same in the Musical/Comedy section went to American Hustle. Actors Matthew McConaughey won the Best Actor in a DRAMA and Leonardo DiCaprio won the same for Musical/Comedy. It doesn't excite us as much as the Academy Awards So, the much awaited Oscar nominations is finally out, and Here goes the full list for Nominations: Best Motion Picture of the Year American Hustle (2013) Captain Phillips (2013) Dallas Buyers Club (2013) Gravity (2013) Her (2013) Nebraska (2013) Philomena (2013) 12 Years a Slave (2013) The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Christian Bale for American Hustle (2013) Bruce Dern for Nebraska (2013) Leonardo DiCaprio for The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) Chiwetel Ejiofor for 12 Years a Slave (2013) Matthew McConaughey for Dallas Buyers Club (2013) Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Amy Adams for American Hustle (2013) Cate Blanchett for Blue Jasmine (2013) Sandra Bullock for Gravity (2013) Judi Dench for Philomena (2013) Meryl Streep for August: Osage County (2013) Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Barkhad Abdi for Captain Phillips (2013) Bradley Cooper for American Hustle (2013) Jonah Hill for The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) Michael Fassbender for 12 Years a Slave (2013) Jared Leto for Dallas Buyers Club (2013) Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Sally Hawkins for Blue Jasmine (2013) Julia Roberts for August: Osage County (2013) Lupita Nyong'o for 12 Years a Slave (2013) Jennifer Lawrence for American Hustle (2013) June Squibb for Nebraska (2013) Best Achievement in Directing Alfonso Cuar贸n for Gravity (2013) Steve McQueen for 12 Years a Slave (2013) David O. Russell for American Hustle (2013) Martin Scorsese for The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) Alexander Payne for Nebraska (2013) Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen American Hustle (2013): Eric Singer, David O. Russell Blue Jasmine (2013): Woody Allen Her (2013): Spike Jonze Nebraska (2013): Bob Nelson Dallas Buyers Club (2013): Craig Borten, Melisa Wallack Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published Before Midnight (2013): Richard Linklater Captain Phillips (2013): Billy Ray 12 Years a Slave (2013): John Ridley The Wolf of Wall Street (2013): Terence Winter Philomena (2013): Steve Coogan, Jeff Pope Best Animated Feature Film of the Year The Croods (2013) Despicable Me 2 (2013) Ernest & Celestine (2012) Frozen (2013) The Wind Rises (2013) Best Foreign Language Film of the Year The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012): Felix Van Groeningen(Belgium) The Missing Picture (2013): Rithy Panh(Cambodia) The Hunt (2012): Thomas Vinterberg(Denmark) The Great Beauty (2013): Paolo Sorrentino(Italy) Omar (2013): Hany Abu-Assad(Palestine) The winners for the Academy Awards 2014 will be announced on 2nd March, 2014, so we have all the time to watch'em all and discuss who deserves and who doesn't. I will come up next Thursday to discuss a nominated film or performances.  -Amrit Rukhaiyaar