Everything you need to know about the 2014 Oscar nominees
On Thursday morning, Thor took a break from throwing his hammer at things and making out with Natalie Portman to announce the official nominees for the 86th Annual Academy Awards.
On Thursday morning, Thor took a break from throwing his hammer at things and making out with Natalie Portman to announce the official nominees for the 86th Annual Academy Awards.
Gravity and American Hustle lead the way with 10 nods a piece, but 12 Years a Slave is close behind with nine of its own.
The 86th Annual Academy Awards will be broadcast from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 2, 2014. Coverage starts at 7 p.m. EST on ABC.
For now, though, here's everything you need to know about this year's nominees.
Best Picture
12 Years a Slave - Review, Rotten Tomatoes (97%)
Best Way to Watch: It's still in theaters, kind of.
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American Hustle - Review, Rotten Tomatoes (93%)
Best Way to Watch: It's still in theaters.
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Captain Phillips - Review, Rotten Tomatoes (93%)
Best Way to Watch: It's still in theaters, kind of. Also, it comes out on DVD/iTunes/On Demand on 1/21.
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Dallas Buyers Club - Review, Rotten Tomatoes (93%)
Best Way to Watch: Still in theaters.
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Gravity - Review, Rotten Tomatoes (97%)
Best Way to Watch: It's being re-released in theaters on Friday.
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Her - Review, Rotten Tomatoes (93%)
Best Way to Watch: It's still in theaters.
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Nebraska - Review, Rotten Tomatoes (91%)
Best Way to Watch: It's still in theaters.
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Philomena - Review, Rotten Tomatoes (92%)
Best Way to Watch: It's still in theaters.
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The Wolf of Wall Street - Review, Rotten Tomatoes (76%)
Best Way to Watch: It's still in theaters.
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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 Actress
Amy Adams, American Hustle
Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Sandra Bullock, Gravity
Judi Dench, Philomena
Meryl Streep, August: Osage County
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 Supporting Actor
Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips
Bradley Cooper, American Hustle
Jonah Hill, The Wolf of Wall Street
Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
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 Adapted Screenplay
Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope, Philomena
Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, and Richard Linklater, Before Midnight
Billy Ray, Captain Phillips
John Ridley, 12 Years a Slave
Terence Winter, The Wolf of Wall Street
Best Original Screenplay
Woody Allen, Blue Jasmine
Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack, Dallas Buyers Club
Bob Nelson, Nebraska
David O. Russell and Eric Singer, American Hustle
Best Foreign Film
Belgium, The Broken Circle Breakdown
Cambodia, The Missing Picture
Denmark, The Hunt
Italy, The Great Beauty
Palestine, Omar
Best Documentary Feature
20 Feet from Stardom
The Act of Killing
Cutie and the Boxer
Dirty Wars
The Square
Best Animated Feature
The Croods
Despicable Me 2
Ernest & Celestine
Frozen
The Wind Rises