And the Oscar nominations are...

12 Years a Slave, which had been expected to dominate, was second, with nine nods.  

 

Overall, nine films were nominated for best picture, out of a possible 10.

 

Thor and Avengers star Chris Hemsworth joined Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Cheryl Boone Isaacs in revealing the nominees at a Beverly Hills news conference today.

 

The Oscars ceremony will air live on March 2, with Ellen DeGeneres hosting.

 

For a complete list of nominees, visit Oscar.go.com.  Here are the nominees in the major categories:

 

Best Picture

12 Years a Slave

American Hustle

Captain Phillips

Dallas Buyers Club

Gravity

Her

Nebraska

Philomena

The Wolf of Wall Street

 

Best Actor

Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club 

Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street

Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave

Christian Bale, American Hustle

Bruce Dern, Nebraska

 

Best Actress

Meryl Streep, August: Osage County

Sandra Bullock, Gravity

Judi Dench, Philomena

Cate Blanchett Blue Jasmine

Amy Adams, American Hustle

 

Best Supporting Actor

Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips

Bradley Cooper, American Hustle

Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club

Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave

Jonah Hill, The Wolf of Wall Street

 

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 Director

Martin Scorsese, The Wolf of Wall Street

David O. Russell, American Hustle

Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave

Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity

Alexander Payne, Nebraska

 

Best Original Screenplay

American Hustle

Blue Jasmine

Her

Dallas Buyer's Club

Nebraska 

 

Best Adapted Screenplay

Wolf of Wall Street

Before Midnight

Captain Phillips

Philomena

12 Years a Slave

 

Best Animated Film

The Croods

Despicable Me 2

Earnest & Celestine

Frozen

The Wind Rises

 

Best Original Song

"Ordinary Love" from Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, U2

"Happy," from Despicable Me 2, Pharrell Williams

"Let It Go" from Frozen, Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez

"The Moon Song," from Her, Karen O. and Spike Jonze

"Alone Yet Not Alone" from Alone Yet Not Alone, Bruce Bruoghton and Dennis Spiegel

 

Documentary Feature

The Act of Killing

Cutie and the Boxer

Dirty Wars

The Square

20 Feet from Stardom

 

Best Foreign Language Film

The Broken Circle Breakdown

The Great Beauty

The Hunt

Missing Picture

Omar

 

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