2014 OSCAR Nominations Announced: GRAVITY vs. AMERICAN HUSTLE?

Here we go, the nominations for the 86th Academy Awards have been announced, and just as we predicted – the biggest fight will be between Alfonso Cuaron‘s Gravity (fingers crossed!) and David O. Russell‘s American Hustle. Yep, as you’re about to see – these pics lead with 10 nominations each, as well as 12 Years a Slave with 9 nominations. Head inside to find the full list and let us know what you think! Nominations for the 86th Academy Awards: Best Picture

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

Directing

• David O. Russell – American Hustle
• Alfonso Cuaron – Gravity
• Alexander Payne – Nebraska
• Steve McQueen – 12 Years a Slave
• Martin Scorsese – The Wolf of Wall Street

Actor in a Leading Role

• 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

Actress in a Leading Role

• Amy Adams – American Hustle
• Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine
• Sandra Bullock – Gravity
• Judi Dench – Philomena
• Meryl Streep – August: Osage County

Actor in a Supporting Role

• 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

Actress in a Supporting Role

• Sally Hawkins – Blue Jasmine
• Jennifer Lawrence – American Hustle
• Lupita Nyong’O – 12 Years a Slave
• Julia Roberts – August: Osage County
• June Squibb – Nebraska

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

• Before Midnight, Written by Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy
• Captain Phillips, Written by Billy Ray
• Philomena, Written by Jeff Pope & Steve Coogan
• 12 Years a Slave, Written by John Ridley
• The Wolf of Wall Street, Written by Terrence Winter

Writing (Original Screenplay)

• American Hustle, Written by Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell
• Blue Jasmine, Written by Woody Allen
• Dallas Buyers Club, Written by Craig Borten and Melissa Wallack
• Her, Written by Spike Jonze
• Nebraska, Written by Bob Nelson

Foreign Language Film

• The Broken Circle Breakdown
• The Great Beauty
• The Hunt
• The Missing Picture
• Omar

Animated Feature Film

• The Croods
• Despicable Me 2
• Ernest and Celestine
• Frozen
• The Wind Rises

Production Design

• American Hustle,
• Gravity,
• The Great Gatsby,
• Her,
• 12 Years a Slave

Cinematography

• Philippe Le Sourd – The Grandmaster
• Emmanuel Lubezki – Gravity
• Bruno Delbonnel – Inside Llewyn Davis
• Phedon Papamichael – Nebraska
• Roger A. Deakins – Prisoners

Costume Design

• Michael Wilkinson – American Hustle
• William Chang Suk Ping – The Grandmaster
• Catherine Martin – The Great Gatsby
• Michael O’Connor – The Invisible Woman
• Patricia Norris – 12 Years a Slave

Film Editing

• Jay Cassidy & Kevin Tent – American Hustle
• Christopher Rouse – Captain Phillips
• John Mac McMurphy & Martin Pensa – Dallas Buyers Club
• Mark Sanger & Alfonso Cuaron – Gravity
• Joe Walker – 12 Years a Slave

Documentary (Feature)

• The Act of Killing
• Cutie and the Boxer
• Dirty Wars
• The Square
• 20 Feet From Stardom

Makeup and Hairstyling

• Dallas Buyers Club,
• Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa,
• The Lone Ranger

Music (Original Score)

• John Williams – The Book Thief
• Steven Price – Gravity
• William Butler & Owen Pallett – Her
• Alexandre Desplat – Philomena
• Thomas Newman – Saving Mr. Banks

Music (Original Song)

• “Alone Yet Not Alone” from Alone Yet Not Alone
• “Happy” from Despicable Me 2
• “Let It Go” from Frozen
• “The Moon Song” from Her
• “Ordinary Love” from Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Sound Mixing

• Captain Phillips,
• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,
• Inside Llewyn Davis,
• Lone Survivor,

Sound Editing

• All is Lost,
• Captain Phillips,
• Gravity,
• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,
• Lone Survivor

Visual Effects

• Gravity,
• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,
• Iron Man 3,
• The Lone Ranger,
• Star Trek into Darkness

Documentary (Short Subject)

• “CaveDigger,” Jeffrey Karoff
• “Facing Fear,” Jason Cohen
• “Karama Has No Walls,” Sara Ishaq
• “The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life,” Malcolm Clarke and Nicholas Reed
• “Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall,” Edgar Barens

Short Film (Animated)

• “Feral” Daniel Sousa and Dan Golden
• “Get a Horse!” Lauren MacMullan and Dorothy McKim
• “Mr. Hublot” Laurent Witz and Alexandre Espigares
• “Possessions” Shuhei Morita
• “Room on the Broom” Max Lang and Jan Lachauer

Short Film (Live Action)

• “Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn’t Me)” Esteban Crespo
• “Avant Que De Tout Perdre (Just before Losing Everything)” Xavier Legrand and Alexandre Gavras
• “Helium” Anders Walter and Kim Magnusson
• “Pitääkö Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?)” Selma Vilhunen and Kirsikka Saari
• “The Voorman Problem” Mark Gill and Baldwin Li