The nominations for the 2014 Academy Awards have been announced and with no real surprises, although the completion is red hot.
As we thought, 12 Years a Slave, Gravity and American Hustle are leading the way, but the Oscars have a knack of throwing a spanner into the works of any predictions.
Without further ado, here is the full list of nominees. 
BEST MOTION PICTURE
- “12 Years a Slave”
- “American Hustle”
- “Blue Jasmine”
- “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 ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
- “American Hustle”
- “Blue Jasmine”
- “Dallas Buyer’s Club”
- “Her”
- “Nebraska”
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
- “12 Years a Slave”
- “Before Midnight”
- “Captain Phillips”
- “Philomena”
- “The Wolf of Wall Street”
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
- “The Croods”
- “Despciable Me 2”
- “Ernest & Celestine”
- “Frozen
- “The Wind Rises”
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
- “12 Years a Slave”
- “American Hustle”
- “Gravity”
- “The Great Gatsby”
- “Her
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- “The Grandmaster”
- “Gravity”
- “Inside Llewyn Davis”
- “Nebraska”
- “Prisoners”
BEST COSTUME DESIGN 
- “12 Years a Slave”
- “American Hustle”
- “The Grandmaster”
- “The Great Gatsby”
- “The Invisible Woman”
BEST FILM EDITING
- “12 Years a Slave”
- “American Hustle”
- “Captain Phillips”
- “Dallas Buyers Club”
- “Gravity”
BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
- “Dallas Buyers Club”
- “Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa”
- “The Lone Ranger”
BEST SOUND MIXING
- “Captain Phillips”
- “Gravity”
- “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”
- “Inside Llewyn Davis”
- “Lone Survivor”
BEST SOUND EDITING
- “All is Lost”
- “Captain Phillips”
- “Gravity”
- “Lone Survivor”
- “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
- “Gravity”
- “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”
- “Iron Man 3”
- “The Lone Ranger”
- “Star Trek Into The Darkness”
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
- “The Book Thief”
- “Gravity”
- “Her”
- “Philomena”
- “Saving Mr. Banks”
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
- “Alone Yet Not Alone,” Bruce Broughton and Dennis Spiegel (“Alone Yet Not Alone”)
- “Happy,” Pharrell Williams (“Despicable Me 2”)
- “Let It Go,” Robert Lopze & Kristen Anderson-Lopez (“Frozen”)
- “The Moon Song,” Karen O and Spike Jonze (“Her”)
- “Ordinary Love,” U2 (“Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom”)
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
- “20 Feet from Stardom”
- “The Act of Killing”
- “Cutie and the Boxer”
- “Dirty Wars”
- “The Square”
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
- “The Broken Circle Breakdown”
- “The Great Beauty”
- “The Hunt”
- “The Missing Picture”
- “Omar”
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
- “Cave Digger”
- “Facing Fear”
- “Karma Has No Walls”
- “The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved my Life”
- “Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall”
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
- “Feral!”
- “Get a Horse!”
- “Mr. Hublot”
- “Possessions”
- “Room on the Broom”
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT
- “Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn’t Me)”
- “Avant Que De Tout Pedre (Just Before Losing Everything)”
- “Helium”
- “Pitaako Mun Kaikki Hoitta? (Do I have to Take Care of Everything?)?
- “The Voorman Problem”
Who do you think will win?
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