2014 Oscar nominees list out! Chiwetel & Lupita Nyong'o nominated

The 2014 Oscar nominees list is out
and some African actors are really
shining this year. Chiwetel Ejiofor got a
Best Actor nomination for his role in
'12 Years a Slave', while Kenyan
beauty Lupita Nyong'o got a Best
Supporting actress nomination for
same movie. Somalian Barkhad Abdi
got Best Supporting actor nomination
for his role as the main villain in
Captain Phillips.
American Hustle and Gravity lead this
year's Oscars with 10 nominations
each, followed by 12 Years a Slave
with 9. Captain Phillips - 6. Dallas
Buyers Club - 6. Nebraska - 6. Her - 5
and The Wolf of Wall Street - 5. See
the full list of nominations after the
cut..
Best picture
12 Years a Slave
American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Dallas Buyers Club
Gravity
Her
Nebraska
Philomena
The Wolf of Wall Street
Best director
Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave
Alexander Payne, Nebraska
David O Russell, American Hustle
Martin Scorsese, The Wolf of Wall
Street
Best actor
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
Best actress
Amy Adams, American Hustle
Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Sandra Bullock, Gravity
Judi Dench, Philomena
Meryl Streep, August: Osage County
Best supporting actor
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
Best supporting actress
Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine
Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years a Slave
Julia Roberts, August: Osage County
June Squibb, Nebraska
Best animated feature
The Croods
Despicable Me 2
Ernest and Celestine
Frozen
The Wind Rises
Best foreign language film The Broken
Circle Breakdown
The Great Beauty
The Hunt
The Missing Picture
Omar
Best Adapted Screenplay:
- Before Midnight
- Captain Phillips
- Philomena
- 12 Years a Slave
- The Wolf of Wall Street
Best Original Screenplay:
- American Hustle
- Blue Jasmine
- Dallas Buyers Club
- Her
- Nebraska
Best Animated Feature Film:
- 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
Best Foreign Language Film:
- The Broken Circle Breakdown Belgium
- The Great Beauty Italy
- The Hunt Denmark
- The Missing Picture Cambodia
- Omar Palestine
Best Cinematography:
- The Grandmaster Philippe Le Sourd
- Gravity Emmanuel Lubezki
- Inside Llewyn Davis Bruno Delbonnel
- Nebraska Phedon Papamichael
- Prisoners Roger A. Deakins
Best Film Editing:
- American Hustle
- Captain Phillips
- Dallas Buyers Club
- Gravity
- 12 Years a Slave
Best Original Score:
- The Book Thief, John Williams
- Gravity, Steven Price
- Her, William Butler and Owen Pallett
- Philomena, Alexandre Desplat
- Saving Mr. Banks, Thomas Newman
Best Original Song:
- "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
Best Sound Mixing:
- Captain Phillips
- Gravity
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
- Inside Llewyn Davis
- Lone Survivor
Best Sound Editing:
- All Is Lost
- Captain Phillips
- Gravity
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
- Lone Survivor
Best Production Design:
- American Hustle
- Gravity Woollard
- The Great Gatsby
- Her
- 12 Years a Slave
Best Visual Effects:
- Gravity
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
- Iron Man 3
- The Lone Ranger
- Star Trek Into Darkness
Best Costume Design:
- American Hustle
- The Grandmaster
- The Great Gatsby
- The Invisible Woman
- 12 Years a Slave
Best Makeup and Hairstyling:
- Dallas Buyers Club
- Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
- The Lone Ranger
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 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)
- 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