2014 Academy Award Nominees

[Shaun]

Best picture
12 Years a Slave
American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Dallas Buyers Club
Gravity
Her
Nebraska
Philomena
The Wolf of Wall Street

Best director
Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave
Alexander Payne, Nebraska
David O Russell, American Hustle
Martin Scorsese, 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, 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 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 animated feature
The Croods
Despicable Me 2
Ernest and Celestine
Frozen
The Wind Rises

Best foreign language film
The Broken Circle Breakdown
The Great Beauty
The Hunt
The Missing Picture
Omar

Con drama American Hustle and space movie Gravity lead this year's Oscar nominations with 10 nods each.

American Hustle was shortlisted in all four acting categories for its stars Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence.

It is also up for best picture alongside Gravity, which earned a best director nod for Alfonso Cuaron and a best actress nod for Sandra Bullock.

British film Philomena is up for four awards, including best picture.

Captain Phillips, 12 Years a Slave, Nebraska, The Wolf of Wall Street, Dallas Buyers Club and Her are also among the nine films nominated for the coveted top award.

12 Years a Slave landed nine nominations in total, including a best director nod for British director Steve McQueen.

"I'm just very excited," he told the BBC. "My goodness, nine nominations - a lot of them British. We worked very hard and we're privileged to be in this position."

The film's stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender and Lupita Nyong'o were also nominated in the best actor, supporting actor and supporting actress categories.

The winners will be announced at the Oscars ceremony on Sunday 2 March at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres.

:o @ no Monsters University animated nom...

[Niamh.]

I've only seen Gravity out of the best picture nominees, I need to get watching.

[Vanessa]

:amazed::amazed: Love Leo!

[DrunkerThanMoses]

Best Actor and Best Supporting Actors are to tough to call who wins. Gut feeling Leonardo DiCaprio will win best Actor.

Best Actress for Cate Blanchet and Best Supporting for Laurence are a for gone conclusion.

I think Leto might win Best Supporting Actor and 12 Slaves will win best film.

[Shaun]

I think McConaughey is the one to beat for Best Actor.

[Kate!]

Can't wait to see American Hustle.

[Tom4784]

I'm really interested to see who wins in the Animated Category. Frozen's become the most successful Disney film both critically and financially since Lion King but Studio Ghibli have been known to steal away the Oscars from the favourites before. It's also Hayao Miyazaki's last film so I could see it taking the prize.

12 Years or American Hustle will take Best Picture if not them it'll be Dallas Buyer's Club. Best Director will most likely go to McQueen but Cuaron and Scorsesse will also be smart guesses. Chiwetel Ejiofor or Matthew McConaughey will win the Best Actor, Leo doesn't really have a chance, Wolf of Wall Street will most likely be snubbed outside of a possible Best Director win.

As for Best Actress they might as well give Cate Blanchett the oscar now because I can't see anyone else beating her for it. Best Supporting Actor is a pretty open Category, I'll go for Jared Leto or Micheal Fassbender. Lupita Nyong'o will most likely take the Best Supporting Actress award but Jennifer Lawrence could easily take it as the Academy loves her.

[Joelle.]

No Monsters University, but The Croods gets a nom? :suspect:

The Wolf Of Wall Street deserves everything it's nominated for as far as I'm concerned but I'm guessing:

Best picture: 12 Years a Slave

Best director: Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity

Best actor: Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club

Best actress: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine

Best supporting actor: Bradley Cooper, American Hustle

Best supporting actress: Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle

Best animated feature: Frozen

[Saph]

Is this the oscars? I always get confused..

[Marc]

I have no doubt 12 Years a Slave will mop up.

I want Jennifer to win her second one pls

[Marc]

Is this the oscars? I always get confused..

yes.

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

go leo you finally deserve an oscar

[Tom4784]

No Monsters University, but The Croods gets a nom? :suspect:

It wouldn't have stood a chance if it was nominated in all honesty. It's a two horse race between Frozen and The Wind Rises.

It is strange for a Pixar film to not be nominated though, I'm pretty sure even Cars 2 got a nod...

[Z]

It wouldn't have stood a chance if it was nominated in all honesty. It's a two horse race between Frozen and The Wind Rises.

It is strange for a Pixar film to not be nominated though, I'm pretty sure even Cars 2 got a nod...

D:

[Marc]

I'm pretty gutted Lightning McQueen didn't get nominated for best actor tbh