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Cate Blanchett (Best Actress)

Lupita Nyong'o (Best Supporting Actress)

Jared Leto (Best Supporting Actor)

2014

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Academy Awards (2013 films) WINNERS

BEST PICTURE

“12 Years a Slave”


“American Hustle”


“Captain Phillips”


“Dallas Buyers Club”


“Gravity”


“Her”


“Nebraska”


“Philomena”


“The Wolf of Wall Street”

BEST DIRECTOR

David O. Russell, “American Hustle”


Alfonso Cuaron, “Gravity”


Alexander Payne, “Nebraska”


Steve McQueen, “12 Years a Slave”


Martin Scorsese, “The Wolf of Wall Street”

BEST ACTRESS

Amy Adams, “American Hustle”


Cate Blanchett, “Blue Jasmine”


Sandra Bullock, “Gravity”


Judi Dench, “Philomena”


Meryl Streep, “August: Osage County”

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 SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Lupita Nyong’o, “12 Years a Slave”


Jennifer Lawrence, “American Hustle”


June Squibb, “Nebraska”


Julia Roberts, “August: Osage County”


Sally Hawkins, “Blue Jasmine”

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 ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

“American Hustle” –
Written by Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell


“Blue Jasmine” – Written by Woody Allen


“Her” – Written by Spike Jonze


“Nebraska” – Written by Bob Nelson


“Dallas Buyers Club” – Written by Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack

BEST 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

BEST ANIMATED FILM

“The Croods”


“Despicable Me 2”


“Ernest & Celestine”


“Frozen”


“The Wind Rises”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

“The Grandmaster”


“Gravity”


“Inside Llewyn Davis”


“Nebraska”


“Prisoners”

BEST 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”

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

“The Act of Killing” Joshua Oppenheimer
and Signe Byrge Sørensen


“Cutie and the Boxer” Zachary Heinzerling and Lydia Dean Pilcher


“Dirty Wars” Richard Rowley and Jeremy Scahill


“The Square” Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer


“20 Feet from Stardom” 

BEST 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

BEST 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

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

“The Broken Circle Breakdown” Belgium


“The Great Beauty” Italy


“The Hunt” Denmark


“The Missing Picture” Cambodia


“Omar” Palestine

BEST 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

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

John Williams, “The Book Thief”


Steven Price, “Gravity”


William Butler and Owen Pallett, “Her”


Alexandre Desplat, “Philomena”


Thomas Newman, “Saving Mr. Banks”

BEST 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

BEST 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

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

“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

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM

“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

BEST 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

BEST 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

BEST 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

Our Oscar Breakdown (2013 films)

Acting Oscar Nominees:

(% Certainty of Win)

Best Actress

Cate Blanchett (99%)

in her favor: female roles in Woody Allen films are always Oscar-caliber and Blanchett shines as a narcissistic socialite. Also, she's won every other award this season. It's in the bag...

not in her favor: she's won before (2005's Best Supporting Actress for "The Aviator") and it's very hard to score a second win

Amy Adams (75%)

in her favor: this is her fifth time up-to-bat for a little golden guy. She's turning into a regular Glenn Close. The Academy has shown that it can finally reward a multiple nominee (Kate Winslet won her first in 2009 after five previous nominations)

not in her favor: although her performance in "American Hustle" was great, the film showcased an excellent ensemble and an outstanding performance by Jennifer Lawrence

Sandra Bullock (40%)

in her favor: she was on screen alone, and therefore carried most of the film and she was fantastic

not in her favor: she's won before (2010's Best Actress for "The Blind Side") and she's also still one of America's sweethearts

Meryl Streep (25%)

in her favor: ummmm... duh... it's Meryl. What would the Oscars be without her yearly nominations?

not in her favor: she has a whopping three Oscars already and the Academy does like to spread the wealth around

Judi Dench (5%)

in her favor: her character is, perhaps, the most beloved because it is based on a real person, who overcame a tremendous loss

not in her favor: she already has one (1999's Best Supporting Actress for "Shakespeare in Love") and she isn't as well known as the other nominees

Best Actor

Matthew McConaughey (95%)

in his favor: this is truly his breakthrough role, amongst a sea of silly credits. McConaughey is stellar and well-deserving of the award. He's won most of the big awards of the season, so he should take home the gold

not in his favor: he is known as that odd-ball, romantic comedy-making, Southern actor and it's hard to break stereotypes in voter's minds

Chiwetel Ejoifor (55%)

in his favor: he's one of the best actors of his generation and his performance is flawless. Also, the character he plays is absolutely inspiring

not in his favor: he's new to the big leagues of Hollywood

Leonardo DiCaprio (50%)

in his favor: this is the best performance (besides his 1994 Best Supporting Actor nominated role in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape"). He's tremendous and is long-overdue for the win

not in his favor: his character was over-the-top and arrogant and not well liked, so that may have a role in DiCaprio's impending loss. Also, Leo is one of the biggest stars in Hollywood... which usually doesn't fair well for Oscar chances

Christian Bale (40%)

in his favor: he gained weight and, as usual, gives a terrific performance

not in his favor: like Amy Adams, he is over-shadowed by the ensemble and by the beloved Jennifer Lawrence

Bruce Dern (10%)

in his favor: he's a veteran actor and well-respected by Hollywood insiders. He does a great job in this role

not in his favor: he's not well-known in mainstream Hollywood and his film was not a box office smash

Best Supporting Actress

Jennifer Lawrence (85%)

in her favor: she is adored by Hollywood and fans alike and her performance was sharp and witty

not in her favor: she won Best Actress last year for "Silver Linings Playbook" and only three actors have won consecutive Oscars

Lupita Nyong'o (84%)

in her favor: she won the SAG (biggest Oscar indicator), Critics Choice, and Spirit awards and she is the most deserving of this year's win

not in her favor: she's very new to Hollywood and hasn't made a huge mark for herself yet

Julia Roberts (40%)

in her favor: she's one of America's favorite actors and she plays a very different kind of role than we are used to 

not in her favor: she hasn't garnered much momentum this awards season. It's almost easy to forget she's nominated

Sally Hawkins (25%)

in her favor: she's fantastic, like always, and female characters in Woody Allen films are always the best

not in her favor: she's not well known and is very much over-shadowed by Cate Blanchett's performance

June Squibb (5%)

in her favor: she's cute and funny and very likable

not in her favor: no one has ever heard of her and most have never heard of "Nebraska"

Best Supporting Actor

Jared Leto (97%)

in his favor: he's absolutely the most deserving of this award, this season. His performance was awe-inspiring. Also, he's won almost every major award so far

not in his favor: he's a rocker and a bit of a rebel, so older voters might not take to him

Barkhad Abdi (45%)

in his favor: he's completely terrifying as a pirate and it doesn't hurt that he is backed by his costar, Tom Hanks 

not in his favor: he's very new to the scene and he also doesn't give the best speech (see his BAFTA acceptance)

Michael Fassbender (40%)

in his favor: he's generated some steam in Hollywood, since his breakout role in 2011's "Shame"

not in his favor: he's over-shadowed by Chiwetel and Lupita

Bradley Cooper (35%)

in his favor: he's very popular amongst the public and that curly 'do was amazing

not in his favor: it's easy to forget that he is nominated

Jonah Hill (5%)

in his favor: his best performance to date and he manages to keep DiCaprio from outshining him

not in his favor: he is considered the "surprise nomination" of the season, considering he didn't get any other major nominations

Spirit Awards (2013 films) WINNERS

Best Feature


12 Years A Slave


All Is Lost


Frances Ha


Inside Llewyn Davis


Nebraska

Best Director


Shane Carruth, Upstream Color


J.C. Chandor, All Is Lost


Steve McQueen, 12 Years A Slave


Jeff Nichols, Mud


Alexander Payne, Nebraska 

Best Female Lead


Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine


Julie Delpy, Before Midnight


Gaby Hoffmann, Crystal Fairy


Brie Larson, Short Term 12


Shailene Woodley, The Spectacular Now

Best Male Lead


Bruce Dern, Nebraska


Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years A Slave


Oscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis


Michael B. Jordan, Fruitvale Station


Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club


Robert Redford, All Is Lost

Best Supporting Female


Melonie Diaz, Fruitvale Station


Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine


Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years a Slave


Yolonda Ross, Go For Sisters


June Squibb, Nebraska 

Best Supporting Male


Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave


Will Forte, Nebraska


James Gandolfini, Enough Said


Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club


Keith Stanfield, Short Term 12

Best Screenplay


Woody Allen, Blue Jasmine


Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke & Richard Linklater, Before Midnight


Nicole Holofcener, Enough Said


Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber, The Spectacular Now


John Ridley, 12 Years A Slave

Best First Screenplay


Lake Bell, In A World


Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Don Jon


Bob Nelson, Nebraska


Jill Soloway, Afternoon Delight


Mike Starrbury, The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete 

Best Cinematography


Sean Bobbitt, 12 Years A Slave


Benoit Debie, Spring Breakers


Bruno Delbonnel, Inside Llewyn Davis


Frank G. Demarco, All Is Lost 


Matthias Grunsky, Computer Chess

Best Editing


Shane Carruth & David Lowery, Upstream Color


Jem Cohen & Marc Vives, Museum Hours


Frank G. Demarco, All Is Lost


Matthias Grunsky, Computer Chess


Nat Sanders, Short Term 12

Best Documentary


20 Feet From Stardom, Director/Producer: Morgan Neville, Producers: Gil Friesen & Caitrin Rogers
After Tiller, Directors/Producers: Martha Shane & Lana Wilson


Gideon’s Army, Director/Producer: Dawn Porter, Producer: Julie Goldman


The Act of Killing, Director/Producer: Joshua Oppenheimer, Producers: Joram Ten Brink, Christine Cynn, Anne Köhncke, Signe Byrge Sørensen, Michael Uwemedimo


The Square, Director: Jehane Noujaim, Producer: Karim Amer 

Best International Film


A Touch of Sin (China)


Blue is the Warmest Color (France)


Gloria (Chile)


The Great Beauty (Italy)


The Hunt (Denmark)

Best First Feature 


Blue Caprice, Director/Producer: Alexandre Moors; Producers: Kim Jackson, Brian O’Carroll, Isen Robbins, Will Rowbotham, Ron Simons, Aimee Schoof, Stephen Tedeschi; 

Concussion, Director: Stacie Passon, Producer: Rose Troche


Fruitvale Station, Director: Ryan Coogler; Producers: Nina Yang Bongiovi, Forest Whitaker


Una Noche, Director/Producer: Lucy Mulloy, Producers: Sandy Pérez Aguila, Maite Artieda, Daniel Mulloy, Yunior Santiago


Wadjda, Director: Haifaa Al Mansour, Producers: Gerhard Meixner, Roman Paul

John Cassavetes Award


Computer Chess, Writer/Director: Andrew Bujalski, Producers: Houston King & Alex Lipschultz


Crystal Fairy, Writer/Director: Sebastiàn Silva, Producers: Juan de Dios Larrain & Pablo Larrain


Museum Hours, Writer/Director: Jem Cohen, Producers: Paolo Calamita & Gabriele Kranzelbinder


Pit Stop, Writer/Director: Yen Tan, Writer: David Lowery, Producers: Jonathan Duffy, James M. Johnston, Eric Steele, Kelly Williams 


This is Martin Bonner, Writer/Director: Chad Hartigan, Producer: Cherie Saulter

17th Annual Piaget Producers Award


Toby Halbrooks & James M. Johnston, Jacob Jaffke, Andrea Roa, Frederick Thornton

20th Annual Someone to Watch Award


My Sister's Quinceañera, Director: Aaron Douglas Johnston


Newlyweeds, Director: Shaka King


The Foxy Merkins, Director: Madeline Olnek

19th Annual Stella Artois Truer Than Fiction Award


Kalyanee Mam, A River Changes Course


Jason Osder, Let the Fire Burn


Stephanie Spray & Pacho Velez, Manakamana

Robert Altman Award


Mud, Director: Jeff Nichols, Casting Director: Francine Maisler, Ensemble Cast: Joe Don Baker, Jacob Lofland, Matthew McConaughey, Ray McKinnon, Sarah Paulson, Michael Shannon, Sam Shepard, Tye Sheridan, Paul Sparks, Bonnie Sturdivant, Reese Witherspoon