Thursday, January 16, 2014

'Hustle,' '12 Years' are among top Oscar nominees - CNN


Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner, Christian Bale and Jennifer Lawrence star in


Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner, Christian Bale and Jennifer Lawrence star in "American Hustle."






  • "Gravity," "American Hustle" top all films with 10 Oscar nods

  • Oprah Winfrey, Robert Redford, Tom Hanks snubbed

  • Divisive "The Wolf of Wall Street" has things go its way

  • Oscars will take place March 2




(CNN) -- The nominations for the 86th Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning, and the snubs were as notable as the honors.


No Oprah. No Redford. No Tom Hanks.


No love for the Coen brothers, "Saving Mr. Banks" or the late James Gandoflini.


But "American Hustle" and "Gravity" lived up to predictions, garnering 10 nominations each to top all films.





'Gravity' scores 10 nominations

The nominees' list


"Hustle" was nominated in several major categories, including picture, director (David O. Russell), actor (Christian Bale), actress (Amy Adams), supporting actor (Bradley Cooper), supporting actress (Jennifer Lawrence) and adapted screenplay.


And "12 Years a Slave" earned nine nods, including picks for best picture, best director (Steve McQueen), best actor (Chiwetel Ejiofor), best supporting actor (Michael Fassbender) and best supporting actress (Lupita Nyong'o).





'12 Years a Slave' up for 9 nods

And Oscar sided with the divisive "The Wolf of Wall Street," Martin Scorsese's latest, giving it five nominations, all in big categories: best picture, best director, best actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), best supporting actor (Jonah Hill) and best adapted screenplay (Terence Winter).


The academy nominated nine films for best picture overall. They are "American Hustle," "Captain Phillips," "Dallas Buyers Club," "Gravity," "Her," "Nebraska," "Philomena," "12 Years a Slave" and "The Wolf of Wall Street."





Bale up for 'American Hustle'

The nominees for best actor are Bale ("American Hustle"), Bruce Dern ("Nebraska"), DiCaprio ("The Wolf of Wall Street"), Ejiofor ("12 Years a Slave") and Matthew McConaughey ("Dallas Buyers Club").


The nominees for best actress are Adams ("American Hustle"), Cate Blanchett ("Blue Jasmine"), Sandra Bullock ("Gravity"), Judi Dench ("Philomena") and Meryl Streep ("August: Osage County").





McConaughey up for 'Dallas Buyers Club'

The nominees for best supporting actor are Barkhad Abdi ("Captain Phillips"), Cooper ("American Hustle"), Fassbender ("12 Years a Slave"), Hill ("The Wolf of Wall Street") and Jared Leto ("Dallas Buyers Club").


The nominees for best supporting actress are Sally Hawkins ("Blue Jasmine"), Lawrence ("American Hustle"), Nyong'o ("12 Years a Slave"), Julia Roberts ("August: Osage County") and June Squibb ("Nebraska").





Adams up for 'American Hustle'

The nominees for best director are Alfonso Cuaron ("Gravity"), McQueen ("12 Years a Slave"), Alexander Payne ("Nebraska"), Russell ("American Hustle") and Scorsese ("The Wolf of Wall Street").


The nominees for best animated feature are "The Croods," "Despicable Me 2," "Frozen," "The Wind Rises" and "Ernest and Celestine."





Judi Dench up for 'Philomena'

The nominees for best adapted screenplay are "12 Years a Slave," "Before Midnight," "The Wolf of Wall Street," "Philomena" and "Captain Phillips."


The nominees for best original screenplay are "American Hustle," "Her," "Dallas Buyers Club," "Nebraska" and "Blue Jasmine."


The 86th Academy Awards will air March 2 from Hollywood's Dolby Theatre. The show will be on ABC.









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