Today saw the announcement of the 2014 Academy Awards nominees with British actor of Nigerian descent Chiwetel Ejiofor getting a Best Actor nomination for his role in 12 Years a Slave, and Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong’o up for a Best Supporting Actress nomination for 12 Years a Slave while also hotly tipped for Oscar nominations for their roles in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, British actor of Ghanaian descent Idris Elba and fellow Brit Naomie Harris got the cold shoulder from the academy.
This was not the only snub though as Lee Daniels’ The Butler failed to secure a single nomination at the Oscars. Another resumed nominee Oprah Winfrey was ignored in the Best Supporting Actress category while veteran actor Tom Hanks didn’t receive an Oscar nomination for his work in Captain Phillips or Saving Mr. Banks.
“At no point during filming, in the sweltering heat of New Orleans, did any of us ever foresee the journey this film would take us all on. Steve McQueen created an entire family to tell one man’s tale and I am delighted that so many of this family have also been recognized today. I am hugely grateful to the Academy for this great honor, and, of course, to Solomon Northup for sharing his story through his breathtaking book,” is how Ejiofor reacted to his nomination.
12 Years A Slave boasts nine nominations, including Best Director and Best Picture right after con drama, American Hustle, and space movie Gravity, which received 10 nominations each.
Stars from the movie, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Micheal Fassbender and Lupita Nyong’o, have also been nominated for Best Actor, Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress.
The director, Steve McQueen, who is nominated for the Best Director award and who has already bagged a Golden Globe last Sunday, said, “I am so happy and proud of my crew. All the comments were proven wrong about how difficult it is to watch. People want to see the difficult and challenging stories, and the proof is in the pudding.”
“This has been an amazing ride, and to receive nine nominations from the Academy is a testament to all of the hard work. And for that I am truly grateful,” the director continued.
Amongst the Best Supporting Actor nominees is Somalian Barkhad Abdi for his role as the main villain in Captain Phillips.
The 86th Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, March 2, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
BEST PICTURE:
12 Years a Slave
Captain Phillips
Gravity
Philomena
The Wolf of Wall Street
Nebraska
American Hustle
Dallas Buyers Club
Her
BEST DIRECTOR:
David O Russell – American Hustle
Alfonso Cuaron – Gravity
Alexander Payne – Nebraska
Steve McQueen – 12 Years a Slave
Martin Scorsese – The Wolf of Wall Street
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE:
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 IN A LEADING ROLE:
Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine
Amy Adams – American Hustle
Sandra Bullock – Gravity
Judi Dench – Philomena
Meryl Streep – August Osage County
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Bradley Cooper – American Hustle
Barkhad Abdi – Captain Phillips
Michael Fassbender – 12 Years a Slave
Jonah Hill – The Wolf of Wall Street
Jared Leto – Dallas Buyers Club
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Jennifer Lawrence – American Hustle
Lupita Nyong’o – 12 Years a Slave
Sally Hawkins – Blue Jasmine
Julia Roberts – August Osage County
June Squibb – Nebraska
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:
Despicable Me 2
Frozen
The Croods
Ernest & Celestine
The Wind Rises
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke – Before Midnight
Billy Ray – Captain Phillips
Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope – Philomena
John Ridley – 12 Years a Slave
Terence Winter – The Wolf of Wall Street
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
Eric Warren Singer and David O Russell – American Hustle
Woody Allen – Blue Jasmine
Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack – Dallas Buyers Club
Spike Jonze – Her
Bob Nelson – Nebraska
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
The Great Beauty (Italy)
The Hunt (Denmark)
The Broken Circle Breakdown (Belgium)
The Missing Picture (Cambodia)
Omar (Palestine)
BEST ORIGINAL SONG:
Let It Go – Frozen
Ordinary Love – Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Alone Yet Not Alone – Alone Yet Not Alone
Happy – Despicable Me 2
The Moon Song – Her
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:
The Book Thief
Gravity
Her
Philomena
Saving Mr Banks
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:
The Act of Killing
Cutie and the Boxer
Dirty Wars
The Square
20 Feet from Stardom
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT:
SaveDigger
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 FILM EDITING:
American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Dallas Buyers Club
Gravity
12 Years a Slave
BEST MAKE-UP & HAIRSTYLING:
Dallas Buyers Club
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
The Lone Ranger
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 Tour Perdre (Just Before Losing Everything)
Helium
Pitääkö Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?)
The Voorman Problem
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN:
American Hustle
Gravity
The Great Gatsby
Her
12 Years a Slave
BEST SOUND EDITING:
All Is Lost
Captain Phillips
Gravity
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Lone Survivor
BEST SOUND MIXING:
Captain Phillips
Gravity
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Inside Llewyn Davis
Lone Survivor
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:
Gravity
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Iron Man 3
The Lone Ranger
Star Trek Into Darkness
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