2014 Oscar Nominations

This morning, at 5:38 AM PST the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will announce the 2014 Oscar nominations. Making the announcement will be Chris Hemsworth along with Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs and there were a few surprises, some predicted, some not.

I am still trying to update all the nominees, but as for surprises let’s just say Tom Hanks (Captain Phillips) was a surprise as was no Paul Greengrass for director, Oprah Winfrey (The Butler) nowhere to be found, no Alex Ebert score for All is Lost, no Saving Mr. Banks in Best Picture as Philomena takes its place, no Stories We Tell in documentary, Inside Llewyn Davis, though not necessarily a surprise, was blanked out of not only Picture, but Director and Screenplay. And, the one I predicted, but one of them had to go, no Emma Thompson (Saving Mr. Banks) in Best Actress.

It’s also nice to see the Academy liked The Wolf of Wall Street a little more than I predicted as both Martin Scorsese and Jonah Hill (Supporting Actor) managed to nab nominations, but that also means Spike Jonze (Her) missed out on an Oscar nomination as did Daniel Bruhl for Best Supporting Actor as Rush ends up with zero nominations.

Speaking of numbers, American Hustle and Gravity led the way with ten each as David O. Russell’s film, yet again, lands acting nominations in all four categories, 12 Years a Slave scored eight, Dallas Buyers Club with six, and The Wolf of Wall Street with five. Here’s the complete breakdown:

1. American Hustle – 10 nominations
2. Gravity – 10 nominations
3. 12 Years a Slave – 9 nominations
4. Captain Phillips – 6 nominations
5. Dallas Buyers Club – 6 nominations
6. Nebraska – 6 nominations
7. Her – 5 nominations
8. The Wolf of Wall Street – 5 nominations
9. Philomena – 4 nominations
10. Blue Jasmine – 3 nominations
11. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – 3 nominations
12. August: Osage County – 2 nominations
13. Despicable Me 2 – 2 nominations
14. Frozen – 2 nominations
15. The Grandmaster – 2 nominations
16. The Great Gatsby – 2 nominations
17. Inside Llewyn Davis – 2 nominations
18. The Lone Ranger – 2 nominations
19. Lone Survivor – 2 nominations

I will have more to say in a minute, but let me finish getting these nominations added. For now, the complete list of 2014 Oscar nominees is directly below.

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

• 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)

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

• 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)

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

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

• Rchard Linklater, Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy (Before Midnight)
• Billy Ray (Captain Phillips)
• Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope (Philomena)
• John Ridley (12 Years a Slave)
• Terence Winter (The Wolf of Wall Street)

• Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell (American Hustle)
• Woody Allen (Blue Jasmine)
• Craig Borten and Melisa Wallack (Dallas Buyers Club)
• Spike Jonze (Her)
• Bob Nelson (Nebraska)

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

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

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

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

• American Hustle
• Captain Phillips
• Dallas Buyers Club
• Gravity
• 12 Years a Slave

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

• “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

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

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

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

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

• American Hustle
• The Grandmaster
• The Great Gatsby
• The Invisible Woman
• 12 Years a Slave

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

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

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

• 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

I will have my reaction piece written soon, but for now let your opinion known in the comments and in the poll below.

The Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2013 will be presented on Sunday, March 2, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood and Highland Center, and televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.