
It’s that time of the year again; the Academy Awards. Thousands of people descend upon Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre to watch actors, actresses, directors and writers win a little golden statue.
This is the second time Ellen DeGeneres has had the opportunity to host the Oscars. She hosted the 79th Academy Awards and was the very first openly gay/lesbian person to host. She’s back for a second go around, and we are expecting plenty of laughs.
There is some tight competition this year. With heavy hitters like 12 Years A Slave, Dallas Buyers Club and Gravity, it’s hard to predict who will win. Who are you rooting for?
You can find a list of categories below. The winner of each category will be bold.
Best Picture:
- 12 Years a Slave
- American Hustle
- Captain Phillips
- Dallas Buyers Club
- Gravity
- Her
- Nebraska
- Philomena
- The Wolf of Wall Street
Actor In A Leading Role:
- Christian Bale – American Hustle
- Bruce Dern – Nebraska
- Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 Years a Slave
- Matthew McConaughey – Dallas Buyers Club
- Leonardo DiCaprio – The Wolf of Wall Street
Actress In A Leading Role:
- Amy Adams – American Hustle
- Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine
- Judi Dench – Philomena
- Meryl Streep – August: Osage County
- Sandra Bullock – Gravity
Directing
- Alfonso Cuarón – Gravity
- Steve McQueen – 12 Years a Slave
- Alexander Payne – Nebraska
- David O. Russell – American Hustle
- Martin Scorsese – The Wolf of Wall Street
Actor In A Supporting Role
- 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
Actress In A Supporting Role:
- Sally Hawkins – Blue Jasmine
- Jennifer Lawrence – American Hustle
- Lupita Nyong’o – 12 Years a Slave
- Julia Roberts – August: Osage County
- June Squibb – Nebraska
Short Film (Animated)
- Feral
- Get a Horse!
- Mr. Hublot
- Possessions
- Room on the Broom
Short Film (Live Action)
- Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn’t Me)
- Avant Que De Tout Perdre (Just before Losing Everything)
- Helium
- Pitääkö Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?)
- The Voorman Problem
Animated Feature Film:
- The Croods
- Despicable Me 2
- Ernest & Celestine
- Frozen
- The Wind Rises
Writing (Original Screenplay)
- American Hustle – written by Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell
- Blue Jasmine – written by Woody Allen
- Dallas Buyers Club – written by Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack
- Her – written by Spike Jonze
- Nebraska – written by Bob Nelson
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
- Before Midnight – written by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke
- Captain Phillips – screenplay by Billy Ray
- Philomena – screenplay by Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope
- 12 Years a Slave – screenplay by John Ridley
- The Wolf of Wall Street – screenplay by Terence Winter
Cinematography:
- The Grandmaster – Philippe Le Sourd
- Gravity – Emmanuel Lubezki
- Inside Llewyn Davis – Bruno Delbonnel
- Nebraska – Phedon Papamichael
- Prisoners – Roger A. Deakins
Production Design:
- American Hustle – Production Design: Judy Becker; Set Decoration: Heather Loeffler
- Gravity – Production Design: Andy Nicholson; Set Decoration: Rosie Goodwin and Joanne Woollard
- The Great Gatsby – Production Design: Catherine Martin; Set Decoration: Beverley Dunn
- Her – Production Design: K.K. Barrett; Set Decoration: Gene Serdena
- 12 Years a Slave – Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Alice Baker
Visual Effects
- Gravity – Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk and Neil Corbould
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and Eric Reynolds
- Iron Man 3 – Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Erik Nash and Dan Sudick
- The Lone Ranger – Tim Alexander, Gary Brozenich, Edson Williams and John Frazier
- Star Trek Into Darkness – Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Ben Grossmann and Burt Dalton
Film Editing
- American Hustle – Jay Cassidy, Crispin Struthers and Alan Baumgarten
- Captain Phillips – Christopher Rouse
- Dallas Buyers Club – John Mac McMurphy and Martin Pensa
- Gravity – Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger
- 12 Years a Slave – Joe Walker
Costume Design:
- American Hustle – Michael Wilkinson
- The Grandmaster – William Chang Suk Ping
- The Great Gatsby – Catherine Martin
- The Invisible Woman – Michael O’Connor
- 12 Years a Slave – Patricia Norris
Makeup and Hairstyling
- Dallas Buyers Club – Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews
- Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa – Stephen Prouty
- The Lone Ranger – Joel Harlow and Gloria Pasqua-Casny
Documentary (Short Subject)
- CaveDigger
- Facing Fear
- Karama Has No Walls
- The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life
- Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall
Documentary (Feature)
- The Act of Killing
- Cutie and the Boxer
- Dirty Wars
- The Square
- 20 Feet from Stardom
Foreign Language Film
- The Broken Circle Breakdown – Belgium
- The Great Beauty – Italy
- The Hunt – Denmark
- The Missing Picture – Cambodia
- Omar – Palestine
Sound Mixing:
- Captain Phillips – Chris Burdon, Mark Taylor, Mike Prestwood Smith and Chris Munro
- Gravity – Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri, Christopher Benstead and Chris Munro
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Christopher Boyes, Michael Hedges, Michael Semanick and Tony Johnson
- Inside Llewyn Davis – Skip Lievsay, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland
- Lone Survivor – Andy Koyama, Beau Borders and David Brownlow
Sound Editing
- All Is Lost – Steve Boeddeker and Richard Hymns
- Captain Phillips – Oliver Tarney
- Gravity – Glenn Freemantle
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Brent Burge and Chris Ward
- Lone Survivor – Wylie Stateman
- The Book Thief – John Williams
- Gravity – Steven Price
- Her – William Butler and Owen Pallett
- Philomena – Alexandre Desplat
- Saving Mr. Banks – Thomas Newman
Music (Original Song)
- Happy – Despicable Me 2
- Let It Go – Frozen
- The Moon Song – Her
- Ordinary Love – Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom
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