by Cookie N Screen
It is that time of the year where the world turns to most prestigious awards. The crème de la crème of statuettes. The one that all actors, actresses and filmmakers turn to as a notch on their belt and also the awards audiences hold most dear. Not that it isn’t without its controversy, as year by year movies are voted by popularity rather than decency. However, it is officially time for the 86th Academy Award nominations and what do you know, it is predictable but with a few surprise sandwiched in there to make it fresh. But that’s just the independent film blogger in me.
It is that time of the year where the world turns to most prestigious awards. The crème de la crème of statuettes. The one that all actors, actresses and filmmakers turn to as a notch on their belt and also the awards audiences hold most dear. Not that it isn’t without its controversy, as year by year movies are voted by popularity rather than decency. However, it is officially time for the 86th Academy Award nominations and what do you know, it is predictable but with a few surprise sandwiched in there to make it fresh. But that’s just the independent film blogger in me.
Anyway, the nominations were released and to no one’s surprise, they mirrored that of the Golden Globes. While there are some well-deserved films and artists in there, nominated for their talented and spectacular movies, there are some that quite frankly, appalling choices for awards. As it stands, American Hustle leads the nominations.
There are, as usual, nine nominations for Best Film this year. Thankfully, several of them are much deserved including Paul Greengrass’ Captain Phillips, Philomena and the stellar 12 Years A Slave. Unfortunately, due to time lapse, judgement cannot be fully made on Her and Dallas Buyers Club but kudos to Spike Jonze on his recognition he is getting for a much anticipated movie.
Best Actor is full of surprises and yet another Oscar Nod to Leonardo DiCaprio that he will, inevitably lose. That’s not to say that his performance wasn’t impressive but the whole pack up for the award is strong. Money is on Chiwetel Ejiofor; whose outstanding portrayal of Solomon Northup should scoop the award. But with McConaughey having that Golden Globe already tucked under his belt, it is definitely between the two of them.
Best Actress has Cate Blanchet for Blue Jasmine, Judi Dench for Philomena and Sandra Bullock for Gravity as well as nominations of Amy Adams and Meryl Streep. Frankly, Blanchet has this hands down for being one of the greater things of Blue Jasmine but there is a lot of appreciation for Dench and her emotionally brilliant role in Philomena. That being said, this could go to Bullock as a last minute jolt for her breath-taking performance.
There are, as usual, nine nominations for Best Film this year. Thankfully, several of them are much deserved including Paul Greengrass’ Captain Phillips, Philomena and the stellar 12 Years A Slave. Unfortunately, due to time lapse, judgement cannot be fully made on Her and Dallas Buyers Club but kudos to Spike Jonze on his recognition he is getting for a much anticipated movie.
Best Actor is full of surprises and yet another Oscar Nod to Leonardo DiCaprio that he will, inevitably lose. That’s not to say that his performance wasn’t impressive but the whole pack up for the award is strong. Money is on Chiwetel Ejiofor; whose outstanding portrayal of Solomon Northup should scoop the award. But with McConaughey having that Golden Globe already tucked under his belt, it is definitely between the two of them.
Best Actress has Cate Blanchet for Blue Jasmine, Judi Dench for Philomena and Sandra Bullock for Gravity as well as nominations of Amy Adams and Meryl Streep. Frankly, Blanchet has this hands down for being one of the greater things of Blue Jasmine but there is a lot of appreciation for Dench and her emotionally brilliant role in Philomena. That being said, this could go to Bullock as a last minute jolt for her breath-taking performance.
Best Supporting Actress is one that everyone is debating repeatedly already. With Jennifer Lawerence scooping the prize at Golden Globes, many were shocked at the decision to award her over Lupita Nyong’o. This category sees the pair amidst the same group again; Sally Hawkins, Julia Roberts and June Squib. Many will disagree and this will be the polarising award this year. Personally, Nyong’o should award this for her painfully honest performance in 12 Years A Slave. While Lawrence was good, different and likeable in American Hustle, it just isn’t an Oscar winning performance this time around.
Taking the lead with Best Supporting Actor sees Jared Leto, Michael Fassbender, Jonah Hill, Barkhad Abdi and Bradley Cooper all in the running. Yes, Jonah Hill is now a two time Academy Award Nominee so gone are the days of dickjokes and wanting sex. But still, this award seems safely in the hands of Leto or Fassbender. Well, that is the hope. (Although, if I am being honest here, I would have loved to haves seen
Best Director, again, predictable and the fight here is really between Steve McQueen and Alfonso Cuaron. One will want to lean towards the later because it is definitely the better deserved. But Cuaron won Golden Globes and there has been a stiff truth that Best Director and Best Film awards don’t necessary match up. There is also Alexander Payne, David O'Russell (who should step as far away from the award as possible) and Martin Scorcese.
Spike Jones is a shoe in for Best Original Screenplay for Her but Best Adapted Screenplay is torn between 12 Years A Slave, Captain Phillips and The Wolf of Wall Street. Although, one would love to see Steve Coogan scoop up the award for Philomena.
Tension over Best Foreign Movie as The Hunt was a true masterpiece movie while The Great Beauty is an astonishing movie.
Best Documentary needs to be won, hands down, by The Act of Killing but I would have loved to see it take away a Best Film nomination or Best Director.
“Let It Go” will probably win for Frozen and Disney will no doubt scoop up Best Animation but happily, The Croods, Despicable Me 2, Ernest and , and The Wind Rises all have nominations.
And in hilariousness, Bad Grandpa is up for Best Make-Up. Surprisingly, no love for the Cohen brothers and Inside Llewlyn Davis.
That is enough speculation, more to come the closer we get to the award ceremony. After all, you want to read the full list; here it is. Is there anything sorely missed from the nominations? Any movie that blew your mind but wasn’t considered? (What Maizie Knew) Who do you think will win?
The 86th Academy Awards will be broadcast March 2
Taking the lead with Best Supporting Actor sees Jared Leto, Michael Fassbender, Jonah Hill, Barkhad Abdi and Bradley Cooper all in the running. Yes, Jonah Hill is now a two time Academy Award Nominee so gone are the days of dickjokes and wanting sex. But still, this award seems safely in the hands of Leto or Fassbender. Well, that is the hope. (Although, if I am being honest here, I would have loved to haves seen
Best Director, again, predictable and the fight here is really between Steve McQueen and Alfonso Cuaron. One will want to lean towards the later because it is definitely the better deserved. But Cuaron won Golden Globes and there has been a stiff truth that Best Director and Best Film awards don’t necessary match up. There is also Alexander Payne, David O'Russell (who should step as far away from the award as possible) and Martin Scorcese.
Spike Jones is a shoe in for Best Original Screenplay for Her but Best Adapted Screenplay is torn between 12 Years A Slave, Captain Phillips and The Wolf of Wall Street. Although, one would love to see Steve Coogan scoop up the award for Philomena.
Tension over Best Foreign Movie as The Hunt was a true masterpiece movie while The Great Beauty is an astonishing movie.
Best Documentary needs to be won, hands down, by The Act of Killing but I would have loved to see it take away a Best Film nomination or Best Director.
“Let It Go” will probably win for Frozen and Disney will no doubt scoop up Best Animation but happily, The Croods, Despicable Me 2, Ernest and , and The Wind Rises all have nominations.
And in hilariousness, Bad Grandpa is up for Best Make-Up. Surprisingly, no love for the Cohen brothers and Inside Llewlyn Davis.
That is enough speculation, more to come the closer we get to the award ceremony. After all, you want to read the full list; here it is. Is there anything sorely missed from the nominations? Any movie that blew your mind but wasn’t considered? (What Maizie Knew) Who do you think will win?
The 86th Academy Awards will be broadcast March 2
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 Russel - American Hustler
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
12 Years A Slave
Captain Phillips
Gravity
Philomena
The Wolf of Wall Street
Nebraska
American Hustle
Dallas Buyers Club
Her
BEST DIRECTOR:
David O Russel - American Hustler
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
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 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
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 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
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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