Oscars 2014: 'American Hustle,' 'Gravity' Lead The Pack With 10 Nods Each, Tom Hanks Snubbed For Best Actor

By Jobs & Hire Staff Reporter

Jan 16, 2014 01:01 PM EST

Oscar season has officially opened as the nominees for the 86th Annual Academy Awards were revealed today, placing "American Hustle," "Gravity," and "12 Years A Slave" at the forefront of the most prestigious movie awards of 2014.

"American Hustle" and "Gravity" tallied the most nominations, with 10 each, while "12 Years a Slave" was a close second with nine nods.

The three juggernauts are joined by "Dallas Buyers Club," "Captain Phillips," "Philomena," "Her," "Nebraska," and "The Wolf of Wall Street, rounding up the total to nine contenders for this year's Best Picture.

An unexpected snub came in the form of Tom Hanks who had been a favorite for the Best Actor category for his role in "Captain Phillips" or Best Supporting Actor for "Saving Mr. Banks." Early frontrunner Robert Redford also failed to get a nod for his one-man show "All Is Lost."

Hank's co-star Emma Thompson was also unexpectedly snubbed for a Best Actress nod. Oprah Winfrey, who was considered an early top contender, also missed the boat for "The Butler."

In addition to Best Picture, "American Hustle" earned nominations for Best Actor (Christian Bale), Best Actress (Amy Adams), Best Director (David O. Russell), Best Supporting Actress (Jennifer Lawrence), Best Supporting Actor (Bradley Cooper), Costume Design, Original Screenplay, Production Design and Film Editing.

The outer-space survival epic "Gravity" scored nods for Best Director (Alfonso Cuaron), Best Actress (Sandra Bullock), Best Cinematography, Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score, as well as nominations acknowledging its technical achievements: Film Editing, Production Design, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing and Visual Effects.

"12 Years a Slave" is another Oscar heavyweight with nine nominations including Best Director (Steve McQueen), Best Actor (Chiwetel Ejiofor), Best Supporting Actress (Lupita Nyong'o), Best Supporting Actor (Michael Fassbender) and Best Adapted Screenplay, as well as for Editing, Costume Design and Production Design.

Following Golden Globe recognitions for both Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club" is up for another six nominations for the Oscars 2014 with Best Picture, Best Actor (McConaughey), Best Supporting Actor (Leto), Film Editing, Original Screenplay and Makeup & Hairstyling.

"Nebraska" proved to be another heavy contender with six nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Bruce Dern), Director (Alexander Payne), Supporting Actress (June Squibb), Cinematography and Original Screenplay, as did unique love story "Her," with nods for Best Picture, Production Design, Original Screenplay and Original Song.

Despite numerous issues regarding its explicit content, "The Wolf of Wall Street" is still an Oscars favorite with five nominations, including Best Picture, Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Director (Martin Scorsese), Supporting Actor (Jonah Hill) and Adapted Screenplay.

See full list of nominees below:

Full list of nominees:

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

Best Director
Alfonso Cuarón, "Gravity"
David O. Russell, "American Hustle"
Steve McQueen, "12 Years a Slave"
Alexander Payne, "Nebraska"
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 Buyer's 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 Buyer's Club"

Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Lawrence, "American Hustle"
Sally Hawkins, "Blue Jasmine"
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 Original Song

"Alone Yet Not Alone" from "Alone Yet Not Alone"
"The Moon Song" from "Her," Karen O. and Spike Jonze
"Let It Go" from "Frozen," Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez
"Ordinary Love" from "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom," U2 (Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr.) and Danger Mouse (Brian Burton)
"Happy" from "Despicable Me 2," Pharrell Williams

Best Original Screenplay
"American Hustle"
"Blue Jasmine"
"Dallas Buyers Club"
"Her"
"Nebraska"

Best Adapted Screenplay
"12 Years a Slave"
"Before Midnight"
"Captain Phillips"
"Philomena"
"The Wolf of Wall Street"

Best Foreign-Language Film
"The Broken Circle Breakdown"
"The Great Beauty"
"The Hunt"
"The Missing Picture"
"Omar"

Best Documentary Feature
"20 Feet From Stardom"
"The Act of Killing"
"Cutie and the Boxer"
"Dirty Wars"
"The Square"

Best Documentary Short Subject
"The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life"
"Cavedigger"
"Facing Fear"
"Karama Has No Walls"
"Prison Terminal: Last Days of Private Jack Hall"

Best Live-Action Short Film
"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"

Best Animated Short Film
"Feral"
"Get a Horse!"
"Mr. Hublot"
"Possessions"
"Room on the Broom"

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

Best Sound Editing
"Gravity"
"Captain Phillips"
"All Is Lost"
"The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"
"Lone Survivor"

Best Sound Mixing
"Gravity"
"Captain Phillips"
"The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"
"Inside Llewyn Davis"
"Lone Survivor"

Best Production Design

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

Best Cinematography
"Gravity"
"The Grandmaster"
"Inside Llewyn Davis"
"Nebraska"
"Prisoners"

Best Makeup and Hairstyling
"Dallas Buyers Club"
"Bad Grandpa"
"The Lone Ranger"

Best Costume Design
"The Great Gatsby"
"The Grandmaster"
"American Hustle"
"The Invisible Woman"
"12 Years a Slave"

Best Film Editing
"Gravity"
"12 Years a Slave"
"Captain Phillips"
"American Hustle"
"Dallas Buyers Club"

Best Visual Effects