The Oscar nominations are out and 12 Years a Slave, American Hustle and Gravity are leading the field.
American Hustle has the distinction of having its core cast nominated in every acting category: Christian Bale for Best Actor, Amy Adams for Best Actress, Bradley Cooper for Best Supporting Actor and Jennifer Lawrence for Best Supporting Actress. Of these, Lawrence, is considered a frontrunner.
Britain's own Steve Coogan finds himself nominated for two Oscars for writing and producing Philomena. The film's main star Judi Dench is also up for Best Actress, but she'll have to compete against the likes of Gravity's Sandra Bullock and Blue Jasmine's Cate Blanchett as well as awards season evergreen Meryl Streep for August: Osage County.
Shut out of the Best Actor race were Hollywood legends Tom Hanks and Robert Redford - both have been racking up awards for their seafaring survival dramas Captain Phillips and All is Lost.
Here are the leaders of the field:
American Hustle - 10
Gravity - 10
12 Years a Slave - 9
Captain Phillips - 6
Dallas Buyers Club - 6
Nebraska - 6
Her - 5
The Wolf of Wall Street - 5
The Oscars ceremony takes place on Sunday March 2nd at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. This year's host is Ellen DeGeneres.
Check out the main list of nominations below:
- 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
- Writing, adapted screenplay
Before Midnight
Captain Phillips
Philomena
12 Years a Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street
- Writing, original screenplay
American Hustle
Blue Jasmine
Dallas Buyers Club
Her
Nebraska