Here’s my first “power list rankings” of how films are tracking right now, and how I think the race is shaping up. Gravity and 12 Years A Slave are massive contenders right now.
Best Picture
1) 12 Years A Slave
2) Gravity
3) Inside Llewyn Davis
4) Captain Phillips
5) Nebraska
6) The Butler
7) American Hustle
8) Dallas Buyers Club
9) Prisoners
10) Her
Best Actor:
1) Matthew McConaughey- Dallas Buyers Club
2) Chiwetel Ejiofor- 12 Years A Slave
3) Tom Hanks- Captain Phillips
4) Oscar Issac- Inside Llewyn Davis
5) Bruce Dern- Nebraska
6) Robert Redford- All Is Lost
7) Joaquin Phoenix- Her
8) Forest Whitaker- The Butler
9) Hugh Jackman- Prisoners
10) Christian Bale- Out Of The Furnace
Best Actress
1) Sandra Bullock- Gravity
2) Judi Dench- Philomena
3) Julia Roberts- August Osage County
4) Cate Blanchett- Blue Jasmine
5) Amy Adams- American Hustle
6) Emma Thompson- Saving Mr Banks
7) Kate Winslet- Labor Day
8) Adele Exarchopoulos- Blue Is The Warmest Color
9) Naomi Watts- Diana
10) Amy Adams- Her
Best Supporting Actor
1) Jared Leto- Dallas Buyers Club
2) Steve Coogan- Philomena
3) George Clooney- Gravity
4) Daniel Bruhl- Rush
5) Jake Gyllenhaal- Prisoners
6) Michael Fassbender- 12 Years A Slave
7) Josh Brolin- Labor Day
8) Bradley Cooper- American Hustle
9) Woody Harrelson- Out Of The Furnace
10) Ben Foster- Lone Survivor
Best Supporting Actress
1) Lupita N’Yongo- 12 Years A Slave
2) Meryl Streep- August Osage County
3) Jennifer Lawrence- American Hustle
4) Melissa Leo- Prisoners
5) Carey Mulligan- Inside Llewyn Davis
6) Oprah Winfrey- The Butler
7) Elisabeth Olsen- Oldboy
8) Jennifer Garner- Dallas Buyers Club
9) Alfre Woodard- 12 Years A Slave
10) Naomie Harris- Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom
Best Director:
1) Alfonso Cuaron- Gravity
2) Paul Greengrass- Captain Phillips
3) Steve McQueen- 12 Years A Slave
4) The Coen Brothers- Inside Llewyn Davis
5) David O’Russell- American Hustle