2014 Oscars!

[Agent Proto]

The Oscars nominations have been announced this morning, so if anyone is interested, I'll provide the list of nominees...

Behind the spoiler.
Directing

Alfonso Cuarón, “Gravity”
Steve McQueen, “12 Years A Slave”
Alexander Payne, “Nebraska”
David O. Russell, “American Hustle”
Martin Scorsese, “The Wolf of Wall Street”

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”

Actress

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

Best picture

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

Supporting actor

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

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”

Animated feature film

“The Croods”
“Despicable Me 2”
“Frozen”
“Ernest & Celestine”
“The Wind Rises”

Cinematography

“The Grandmaster”
“Gravity”
“Inside Llewyn Davis”
“Nebraska”
“Prisoners”

Costume design

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

Makeup and hairstyling

“Dallas Buyers Club”
“Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa”
“The Lone Ranger”

Documentary short subject

“CaveDigger”
“Facing Fear”
“Karma Has No Walls”
“The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life”
“Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hill”

Documentary feature

“The Act of Killing”
“Cutie and the Boxer”
“Dirty Wars”
“The Square”
“20 Feet From Stardom”

Foreign language film

“The Great Beauty”
“The Hunt”
“The Broken Circle Breakdown”
“The Missing Picture”
“Omar”

Music, original score

John Williams, “The Book Thief”
Steven Price, “Gravity”
William Butler and Owen Pallett, “Her”
Alexandre Desplat, “Philomena”
Thomas Newman, “Saving Mr. Banks”

Music, original song

Music by Bruce Broughton; Lyric by Dennis Spiegel, “Alone Yet Not Alone” from “Alone Yet Not Alone”
Music and Lyric by Pharrell Williams, “Happy” from “Despicable Me 2”
Music and Lyric by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, “Let it Go,” from “Frozen”
Music by Karen O; Lyric by Karen O and Spike Jonze, “The Moon Song,” from “Her”
Music by Paul Hewson, Dave Evans, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen; Lyric by Paul Hewson, “Oridinary Love,” from “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom”

Production design

“American Hustle”
“Gravity”
“The Great Gatsby”
“Her”
“12 Years a Slave”

Short film, animated

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

Short film, live action

“Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn’t Me)”
“Avant Que De Tout Perdre (Just Before Losing Everything)”
“Helium”
“Pitaako Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?)”
“The Voorman Problem”

Film Editing

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

Sound editing

“All Is Lost”
“Captain Phillips”
“Gravity”
“The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”
“Lone Survivor”

Sound mixing

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

Visual effects

“Gravity”
“The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”
“The Lone Ranger”
“Iron Man 3”
“Star Trek Into Darkness”

Writing, adapted screenplay

“Before Midnight”
“Captain Phillips”
“Philomena”
“12 Years a Slave”
“The Wolf of Wall Street”

Writing, original screenplay

“American Hustle”
“Blue Jasmine”
“Dallas Buyers Club”
“Her”
“Nebraska”

So, any comments about the nominees? Surprised to see anyone listed or disappointed about those who've been snubbed? Is this the year that Leonardo finally wins an Oscar? Let's talk Oscars!

(OPTIONAL) If you want to make winners predictions, feel free to do so! I'll make my predictions at a later time. If we're going to do this, we have till March 1 to make your predictions!

[Calliope]

[Jinx]

Shut up, Calliope. Maybe this will be my boy's year.

[Calliope]

I haven't seen the movie he is nominated for, but I really hope he finally gets it!

[The Man]

All I can say is that Gravity had better win ALL THE AWARDS. Especially the cinematography and visual effects ones; I have no idea how they pulled off some of those shots. Sandra Bullock probably deserves another Best Actress though and Cuarón might deserve Best Director because holy trout. It would also be nice to see a sci-fi film win Best Picture, although it probably won't because the Academy is run by stodgy old smurfs who can't understand genre fiction.

[Denmark]

12 Years A Slave will win awards because ~social commentary~

[Night Fury]

Go Amy Adams!!!!!!!!

Also, I'd love Pharrell's song to win Original Song too, just because it's so damn catchy. I have a feeling the song from Frozen might get it though.

[Ayen]

Only recognize a few of those names and I expect the winner of Best Picture will be something that nobody watching has even heard of before.

w00t! w00t! Ellen DeGeneres! I'll most likely watch just because she's hosting.

[maybee]

Cheering for Leo, Amy Adams, Frozen, 12 Years a Slave, and Jennifer Lawrence.

[The Man]

Why the discussion of 12 Years A Slave needs to refocus | Den of Geek

Interesting (and, to my mind, quite accurate) editorial about the coverage of 12 Years a Slave in the media.

[Jiro]

[LunarWeaver]

I wish Before Midnight got more than just one :[ But what can ya do. I'm rooting for Gravity in various things and Cate Blanchett for Best Actress if Bullock doesn't take it. I look forward to the Internet exploding with outrage when [personal choice] doesn't take [some award] while others set out to prove how unimportant award shows are by paying attention to them.

[krissy]

from that list ive only seen 'the act of killing' and 'iron man 3'
which is a weird mix if i think about it

[Shorty]

I've only seen The Hobbit. Really wish I had seen Gravity in theaters so I could be validated when it inevitably sweeps the awards this year.