Oscar Nominations Announced (Along with the Usual Snubs)

 

Today was the day for Oscar nominations.

All those great films (well most) from the past year get recognized for their achievement in cinema and below is a list for each category announced (along with some commentary of course):

Best Picture
American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Dallas Buyers Club
Gravity 
Her
Nebraska
Philomena
12 Years a Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street

No complaints here really, though I will say I'm surprised The Coen Bros. Inside Llewyn Davis didn't make the cut considering how many Top 10 Lists it made.

Directing
David O. Russell - American Hustle
Alfonso Cuaron - Gravity
Alexander Payne - Nebraska
Steve McQueen - 12 Years a Slave
Martin Scorsese - The Wolf of Wall Street

 I'm curious as to how the voters determined how Alexander Payne's 'point-shoot' approach is more impressive than what Paul Greengrass pulled off with Captain Phillips...just saying. 

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

Wow, Robert Redford got snubbed.  That guy was thought to be a lock since Day 1.  I say Leo finally wins his Oscar, McConaughey will get his someday.

Actress in a Leading Role
Amy Adams - American Hustle
Cate Blanchett - Blue Jasmine
Sandra Bullock - Gravity
Judi Dench - Philomena
Meryl Streep - August: Osage County

Does Meryl Streep automatically get a nomination every year?  It sure seems like it.  My money's on Amy Adams.

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

Even though this is Leto's to lose, how about Jonah Hill, huh?  Who would have thought.  Also, Bradley Cooper proves you CAN still kiss ass in Hollywood and get far.

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

Does Lawrence win for a 2nd year in a row?  Probably.  She's a Hollywood darling right now.

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Before Midnight - Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy
Captain Phillips - Billy Ray
Philomena - Jeff Pope & Steve Coogan
12 Years a Slave - John Ridley
The Wolf of Wall Street - Terrence Winter

If Before Midnight wins, my faith is restored in Hollywood.

Writing (Original Screenplay)
American Hustle - Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell 
Blue Jasmine - Woody Allen
Dallas Buyers Club - Craig Borten and Melissa Wallack
Her - Spike Jonze
Nebraska - Bob Nelson

No opinion really...David O. Russell I guess?

Foreign Language Film
The Broken Circle Breakdown
The Great Beauty
The Hunt
The Missing Picture
Omar

Animated Feature Film
The Croods
Despicable Me 2
Ernest and Celestine
Frozen
The Wind Rises

No Turbo? (joke)

Production Design
American Hustle
Gravity
The Great Gatsby 
Her
12 Years a Slave

Cinematography
Philippe Le Sourd - The Grandmaster
Emmanuel Lubezki - Gravity
Bruno Delbonnel - Inside Llewyn Davis
Phedon Papamichael - Nebraska
Roger A. Deakins - Prisoners

Another year Roger Deakins will get snubbed...

Costume Design
Michael Wilkinson - American Hustle
William Chang Suk Ping - The Grandmaster
Catherine Martin - The Great Gatsby
Michael O'Connor - The Invisible Woman
Patricia Norris - 12 Years a Slave

Film Editing
Jay Cassidy & Kevin Tent - American Hustle
Christopher Rouse - Captain Phillips
John Mac McMurphy & Martin Pensa - Dallas Buyers Club
Mark Sanger & Alfonso Cuaron - Gravity
Joe Walker - 12 Years a Slave

Documentary (Feature)
The Act of Killing
Cutie and the Boxer
Dirty Wars
The Square
20 Feet From Stardom

Makeup and Hairstyling
Dallas Buyers Club
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
The Lone Ranger

Wow, Bad Grandpa will forever be an Oscar nominated film.

Music (Original Score)
John Williams - The Book Thief
Steven Price - Gravity
William Butler & Owen Pallett - Her
Alexandre Desplat - Philomena 
Thomas Newman - Saving Mr. Banks

Music (Original Song)
“Alone Yet Not Alone” from Alone Yet Not Alone
Music by Bruce Broughton; Lyric by Dennis Spiegel
“Happy” from Despicable Me 2
Music and Lyric by Pharrell Williams
“Let It Go” from Frozen
Music and Lyric by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
“The Moon Song” from Her
Music by Karen O; Lyric by Karen O and Spike Jonze
“Ordinary Love” from Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Music by Paul Hewson, Dave Evans, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen; Lyric by Paul Hewson

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
Lone Survivor - Wylie Stateman

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

So The Long Ranger had better visual effects than Pacific Rim?

Documentary (Short Subject)
“CaveDigger,” Jeffrey Karoff
“Facing Fear,” Jason Cohen
“Karama Has No Walls,” Sara Ishaq
“The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life,” Malcolm Clarke and Nicholas Reed
“Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall,” Edgar Barens

Short Film (Animated)
“Feral” Daniel Sousa and Dan Golden
“Get a Horse!” Lauren MacMullan and Dorothy McKim
“Mr. Hublot” Laurent Witz and Alexandre Espigares
“Possessions” Shuhei Morita
“Room on the Broom” Max Lang and Jan Lachauer

Short Film (Live Action)
“Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn’t Me)” Esteban Crespo
“Avant Que De Tout Perdre (Just before Losing Everything)” Xavier Legrand and Alexandre Gavras
“Helium” Anders Walter and Kim Magnusson
“Pitääkö Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?)” Selma Vilhunen and Kirsikka Saari
“The Voorman Problem” Mark Gill and Baldwin Li

The Oscar will be announced Sunday, March 2nd.