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    ‘Hustle,’ ‘Gravity’ Lead Oscars With 10 Nominations Each

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    This film image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Sandra Bullock in a scene from "Gravity." (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures, File)

    "12 Years a Slave" next with 9 nods

    By Jake Coyle, Film Writer

    LOS ANGELES (AP) --

    The Academy Awards appear to be the three-horse race many expected it would be, with "Gravity," ''American Hustle" and "12 Years a Slave" all receiving a heap of nominations.

    The nominations for the 86th Academy Awards, announced Thursday morning in Beverly Hills, Calif., were led by the 3-D space odyssey "Gravity" and the con-artist caper "American Hustle," both with 10 nominations. The harrowing historical epic "12 Years a Slave" trailed closely with nine nominations.
     
    All were among the nine films nominated for best picture. The other nominees are "Captain Phillips," ''Dallas Buyers Club," ''Her," ''Nebraska," ''The Wolf of Wall Street" and "Philomena."
     
    The most notable omission by the academy was Tom Hanks, whose lead performance in "Captain Phillips" was widely considered a shoo-in. It was a particularly surprising snub since Hanks is widely beloved by the academy, having been nominated five times previously, winning for "Forest Gump" and "Philadelphia."
     
    Robert Redford, expected by many to be nominated for the shipwreck drama "All Is Lost," also missed out on a best actor nod. Redford has never won an acting Oscar.
     
    The best actor nominees are Chiwetel Ejiofor ("12 Years a Slave"), Bruce Dern ("Nebraska"), Leonardo DiCaprio ("The Wolf of Wall Street"), Matthew McConaughey ("Dallas Buyers Club") and Christian Bale ("American Hustle")
     
    Disney's making-of "Mary Poppins" tale "Saving Mr. Banks" also failed to land either a best picture nomination or a best actress nod for Emma Thompson.
     
    The best actress nominees are Amy Adams ("American Hustle"), Cate Blanchett ("Blue Jasmine"), Sandra Bullock ("Gravity"), Judi Dench ("Philomena") and Meryl Streep ("August: Osage County").
     
    With her nomination, Streep pads her record for most acting nominations. This is her 18th nod, including three wins, the last for 2011's "The Iron Lady."
     
    Martin Scorsese's "The Wolf of Wall Street" came into Thursday as one of the biggest question marks of an awards season that has often left many guessing. The nearly three-hour Wall Street extravaganza of money, sex and drugs became a lightning rod of debate, with many questioning whether it glamorized the infamous trader Jordan Belfort.
     
    But "The Wolf of Wall Street" landed big nominations: best picture, best actor (DiCaprio), best director (Scorsese, his eighth for directing) and best supporting actor (Jonah Hill).
     
    Also doing well Thursday were Spike Jonze's futuristic romance "Her" (five nominations, including best original screenplay for Jonze), and Alexander Payne's black-and-white road trip "Nebraska" (six nominations, including best director for Payne).
     
    One of the day's biggest winners was the 27-year-old producer Megan Ellison, the daughter of billionaire Larry Ellison. Her Annapurna Pictures produced two of the best-picture nominees ("American Hustle" and "Her") as well as the Wong Kar-Wai martial arts drama "The Grandmaster." She celebrated by tweeting "17!" — the total nominations her films received.
     
    Though historically the most-nominated films have taken home best picture, that's not been the case in recent years. Six of the last 10 years the most-nominated film hasn't triumphed in the end, including last year when Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln," with 12 nominations, was beaten by Ben Affleck's "Argo."
     
    This year's Oscar telecast on March 2, with Ellen DeGeneres hosting for the second time, has particular pressure on it to live up to the increasingly popular Golden Globes. With hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, ratings for the Globes have increased the last two years and drawn good reviews. The Academy Awards have meanwhile struggled to freshen up its more prestigious brand.
     
    Nominations for the 86th Academy Awards
     
    Performance by an actor in a leading role
     

    Christian Bale in “American Hustle”
    Bruce Dern in “Nebraska”
    Leonardo DiCaprio in “The Wolf of Wall Street”
    Chiwetel Ejiofor in “12 Years a Slave”
    Matthew McConaughey in “Dallas Buyers Club”

    Performance by an actor in a supporting role

    Barkhad Abdi in “Captain Phillips”
    Bradley Cooper in “American Hustle”
    Michael Fassbender in “12 Years a Slave”
    Jonah Hill in “The Wolf of Wall Street”
    Jared Leto in “Dallas Buyers Club”

    Performance by an actress in a leading role

    Amy Adams in “American Hustle”
    Cate Blanchett in “Blue Jasmine”
    Sandra Bullock in “Gravity”
    Judi Dench in “Philomena”
    Meryl Streep in “August: Osage County”

    Performance by an actress in a supporting role

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

    Best animated feature film of the year

    “The Croods” Chris Sanders, Kirk DeMicco and Kristine Belson
    “Despicable Me 2” Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin and Chris Meledandri
    “Ernest & Celestine” Benjamin Renner and Didier Brunner
     “Frozen” Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee and Peter Del Vecho
     “The Wind Rises” Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki

    Achievement in cinematography

    “The Grandmaster” Philippe Le Sourd
    “Gravity” Emmanuel Lubezki
     “Inside Llewyn Davis” Bruno Delbonnel
     “Nebraska” Phedon Papamichael
     “Prisoners” Roger A. Deakins

    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

    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

    Best documentary feature

    “The Act of Killing” Joshua Oppenheimer and Signe Byrge Sørensen
    “Cutie and the Boxer” Zachary Heinzerling and Lydia Dean Pilcher
    “Dirty Wars” Richard Rowley and Jeremy Scahill
    “The Square” Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer
    “20 Feet from Stardom” Nominees to be determined

    Best documentary short subject

    “CaveDigger” Jeffrey Karoff
    “Facing Fear” Jason Cohen
    “Karama Has No Walls” Sara Ishaq
    “The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life” Malcolm Clarke and Nicholas Reed
    “Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall” Edgar Barens

    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

    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

    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

    Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)

    “The Book Thief” John Williams
    “Gravity” Steven Price
    “Philomena” Alexandre Desplat
    “Saving Mr. Banks” Thomas Newman

    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

    Best motion picture of the year

    “American Hustle” Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison and Jonathan Gordon, Producers
    “Captain Phillips” Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti and Michael De Luca, Producers
    “Dallas Buyers Club” Robbie Brenner and Rachel Winter, Producers
    “Gravity” Alfonso Cuarón and David Heyman, Producers
    “Her” Megan Ellison, Spike Jonze and Vincent Landay, Producers
    “Nebraska” Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa, Producers
    “Philomena” Gabrielle Tana, Steve Coogan and Tracey Seaward, Producers
    “12 Years a Slave” Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen and Anthony Katagas, Producers
    “The Wolf of Wall Street” Nominees to be determined

    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

    Best animated short film

    “Feral” Daniel Sousa and Dan Golden
    “Get a Horse!” Lauren MacMullan and Dorothy McKim
    “Mr. Hublot” Laurent Witz and Alexandre Espigares
    “Possessions” Shuhei Morita
    “Room on the Broom” Max Lang and Jan Lachauer

    Best live action short film

    “Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn’t Me)” Esteban Crespo
    "Avant Que De Tout Perdre (Just before Losing Everything)” Xavier Legrand and Alexandre Gavras
    “Helium” Anders Walter and Kim Magnusson
    “Pitääkö Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?)” Selma Vilhunen and Kirsikka Saari
    “The Voorman Problem” Mark Gill and Baldwin Li

    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

    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

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    “Sinners” The Big Winner As Selections Are Revealed For African American Film Critics’ 17th Annual Awards

    Tuesday, December 9, 2025

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