2014 Oscar nominations: The main list

The biggest night in film has announced which movies are vying for the prizes. Here is the 2014 Oscar nominations list.

By Dave Lancaster |

17:12 16 January 2014

The Oscar nominations are out and 12 Years a Slave, American Hustle and Gravity are leading the field.

American Hustle has the distinction of having its core cast nominated in every acting category: Christian Bale for Best Actor, Amy Adams for Best Actress, Bradley Cooper for Best Supporting Actor and Jennifer Lawrence for Best Supporting Actress. Of these, Lawrence, is considered a frontrunner.

Britain's own Steve Coogan finds himself nominated for two Oscars for writing and producing Philomena. The film's main star Judi Dench is also up for Best Actress, but she'll have to compete against the likes of Gravity's Sandra Bullock and Blue Jasmine's Cate Blanchett as well as awards season evergreen Meryl Streep for August: Osage County.

Shut out of the Best Actor race were Hollywood legends Tom Hanks and Robert Redford - both have been racking up awards for their seafaring survival dramas Captain Phillips and All is Lost.

Here are the leaders of the field:

    American Hustle - 10
    Gravity - 10
    12 Years a Slave - 9
    Captain Phillips - 6
    Dallas Buyers Club - 6
    Nebraska - 6
    Her - 5
    The Wolf of Wall Street - 5

The Oscars ceremony takes place on Sunday March 2nd at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. This year's host is Ellen DeGeneres.

Check out the main list of nominations below:

• 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

 

• 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