Oscar nominations announced

American Hustle and Gravity are ahead with ten nominations each.

by Jennie Kermode

The Oscar nominations for 2014 were announced today, and American Hustle ties with Gravity in pole position on ten nominations, while 12 Years A Slave has nine. Coming up strong on the outside is Nebraska, which has to be a long shot to take the top awards but has managed six nominations, not bad at all for a film made on just $13m.

Those nominations in full:-

Best Picture

Best Director

Best Actress

Best Actor

Best Supporting Actress

Best Supporting Actor

Best Foreign Language Film

Best Animated Feature Film

Best Documentary

Best Short Film, Animated

  • Feral
  • Get a Horse!
  • Mr. Hublot
  • Possessions
  • Room on the Broom

Best Short Film, Live Action

  • Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn't Me)
  • Avanta Que De Tout Perdre (Just Before Losing Everything)
  • Helium
  • Pitaako Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?)
  • The Voorman Problem

Best Short Film, Documentary

  • CaveDigger
  • Facing Fear
  • Karama Has No Walls
  • The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life
  • Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall

Best Original Screenplay

Best Adapted Screenplay

Best Cinematography

Best Editing

Best Production Design

Best Costume Design

Best Makeup And Hairstyling

Best Visual Effects

Best Sound Editing

Best Sound Mixing

Best Original Score

Best Original Song



Editor's note: Alone Yet Not Alone subsequently had its nomination rescinded.

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