Today was the big day where some in Hollywood were waiting for a phone call letting them know that they had just been nominated for an Academy Award. Regardless where they came from (agents, members of the AMPAS, et al.), the pictures with the most to gain aren’t the ones that have already been given tons of critical praise or platitudes, but the smaller titles that may have squeaked in with a nomination. No real surprises save a few here and there (especially if looking at the bigger categories like Picture or Supporting Actor), but at the end of the day this is Hollywood’s Super Bowl, though calling it a “Homecoming Dance” isn’t a stretch either.
Here’s the list.
Best motion picture of the year
- “American Hustle”
- “Captain Phillips”
- “Dallas Buyers Club”
- “Gravity”
- “Her”
- “Nebraska”
- “Philomena”
- “12 Years a Slave”
- “The Wolf of Wall Street”
Achievement in directing
- “American Hustle” – David O. Russell
- “Gravity” – Alfonso Cuarón
- “Nebraska” – Alexander Payne
- “12 Years a Slave” – Steve McQueen
- “The Wolf of Wall Street” – Martin Scorsese
Performance by an 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”
Performance by an actress in a leading role
- Amy Adams – “American Hustle”
- Cate Blanchett – “Blue Jasmine”
- Sandra Bullock – “Gravity”
- Judi Dench – “Philomena”
- Meryl Streep – “August: Osage County”
Performance by an 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”
Performance by an 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”
Achievement in film editing
- “American Hustle” – Jay Cassidy, Crispin Struthers and Alan Baumgarten
- “Captain Phillips” – Christopher Rouse
- “Dallas Buyers Club” – John Mac McMurphy and Martin Pensa
- “Gravity” – Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger
- “12 Years a Slave” – Joe Walker
Achievement in cinematography
- “The Grandmaster” – Philippe Le Sourd
- “Gravity” – Emmanuel Lubezki
- “Inside Llewyn Davis” – Bruno Delbonnel
- “Nebraska” – Phedon Papamichael
- “Prisoners” – Roger A. Deakins
Adapted screenplay
- “Before Midnight” Written by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke
- “Captain Phillips” Screenplay by Billy Ray
- “Philomena” Screenplay by Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope
- “12 Years a Slave” Screenplay by John Ridley
- “The Wolf of Wall Street” Screenplay by Terence Winter
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 & Melisa Wallack
- “Her” Written by Spike Jonze
- “Nebraska” Written by Bob Nelson
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
- “The Book Thief” – John Williams
- “Gravity” – Steven Price
- “Her” – William Butler and Owen Pallett
- “Philomena” – Alexandre Desplat
- “Saving Mr. Banks” – Thomas Newman
Achievement in production design
- “American Hustle” Production Design: Judy Becker; Set Decoration: Heather Loeffler
- “Gravity” Production Design: Andy Nicholson; Set Decoration: Rosie Goodwin and Joanne Woollard
- “The Great Gatsby” Production Design: Catherine Martin; Set Decoration: Beverley Dunn
- “Her” Production Design: K.K. Barrett; Set Decoration: Gene Serdena
- “12 Years a Slave” Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Alice Baker
Achievement in costume design
- “American Hustle” – Michael Wilkinson
- “The Grandmaster” – William Chang Suk Ping
- “The Great Gatsby” – Catherine Martin
- “The Invisible Woman” – Michael O’Connor
- “12 Years a Slave” – Patricia Norris
Best foreign language film of the year
- “The Broken Circle Breakdown” – Belgium
- “The Great Beauty” – Italy
- “The Hunt” – Denmark
- “The Missing Picture” – Cambodia
- “Omar” – Palestine
Best animated feature film of the year
- “The Croods”
- “Despicable Me 2″
- “Ernest & Celestine”
- “Frozen”
- “The Wind Rises”
Best documentary feature
- “The Act of Killing”
- “Cutie and the Boxer”
- “Dirty Wars”
- “The Square”
- “20 Feet from Stardom”
Achievement in sound editing
- “All Is Lost” – Steve Boeddeker and Richard Hymns
- “Captain Phillips” – Oliver Tarney
- “Gravity” – Glenn Freemantle
- “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” – Brent Burge
- “Lone Survivor” – Wylie Stateman
Achievement in sound mixing
- “Captain Phillips” – Chris Burdon, Mark Taylor, Mike Prestwood Smith and Chris Munro
- “Gravity” – Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri, Christopher Benstead and Chris Munro
- “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” – Christopher Boyes, Michael Hedges, Michael Semanick and Tony Johnson
- “Inside Llewyn Davis” – Skip Lievsay, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland
- “Lone Survivor” – Andy Koyama, Beau Borders and David Brownlow
Achievement in visual effects
- “Gravity” – Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk and Neil Corbould
- “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” – Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and Eric Reynolds
- “Iron Man 3″ – Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Erik Nash and Dan Sudick
- “The Lone Ranger” – Tim Alexander, Gary Brozenich, Edson Williams and John Frazier
- “Star Trek Into Darkness” – Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Ben Grossmann and Burt Dalton
Achievement in makeup and hairstyling
- “Dallas Buyers Club” – Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews
- “Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa” – Stephen Prouty
- “The Lone Ranger” – Joel Harlow and Gloria Pasqua-Casny
Best documentary short subject
- “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 animated short film
- “Feral”
- “Get a Horse!”
- “Mr. Hublot”
- “Possessions”
- “Room on the Broom”
Best live action short film
- “Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn’t Me)”
- “Avant Que De Tout Perdre (Just before Losing Everything)”
- “Helium”
- “Pitääkö Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?)”
- “The Voorman Problem”
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
- “Alone Yet Not Alone” from “Alone Yet Not Alone”
Music by Bruce Broughton; Lyric by Dennis Spiegel - “Happy” from “Despicable Me 2″
Music and Lyric by Pharrell Williams - “Let It Go” from “Frozen”
Music and Lyric by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez - “The Moon Song” from “Her”
Music by Karen O; Lyric by Karen O and Spike Jonze - “Ordinary Love” from “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom”
Music by Paul Hewson, Dave Evans, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen; Lyric by Paul Hewson
