Let's Meet the Nominees - 2014 Oscars (Part 3)

Every year, multiple foreigners are honored with a nomination at the Oscars. Here's a look at this year's lot.

Cate Blanchett

Best Actress Nominee: "Blue Jasmine"

Nationality: Australian

Judi Dench

Best Actress Nominee: "Philomena"

Nationality: English

Chiwetel Ejoifor

Best Actor Nominee: "12 Years a Slave"

Nationality: English

Christian Bale

Best Actor Nominee: "American Hustle"

Nationality: Welsh

Lupita Nyong'o

Best Supporting Actress Nominee: "12 Years a Slave"

Nationality: Kenyan

Sally Hawkins

Best Supporting Actress Nominee: "Blue Jasmine"

Nationality: English

Barkhad Abdi

Best Supporting Actor Nominee: "Captain Phillips"

Nationality: Somalian

Michael Fassbender

Best Supporting Actor Nominee: "12 Years a Slave"

Nationality: Irish and German

Oscar Photos

Christian Bale (Best Supporting Actor)
Natalie Portman (Best Actress)
Melissa Leo (Best Supporting Actress)
Colin Firth (Best Actor)
2011

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Did You Know...

TRENDS

Christopher Nolan prefers to cast brunettes

Carrie Ann Moss in "Memento"

Hilary Swank in "Insomnia"

Katie Holmes in "Batman Begins"

Maggie Gyllenhaal in "The Dark Knight"

Marion Cotillard in "Inception"

Ellen Page in "Inception"

Anne Hathaway in "The Dark Knight Rises"

Marion Cotillard in "The Dark Knight Rises"

22 Best Dance Scenes

Film: NEWSIES

Director: Kenny Ortega

Actors: Christian Bale, David Moscow, Bill Pullman, Robert Duvall,

Ann-Margret, Luke Edwards, Max Casella, Aaron Lohr

Year: 1992

Not many people have seen this film, but it's got great dancing and a terrific soundtrack. Also, before he took home an Oscar, Christian Bale did his best to show off his singing and dancing abilities (someone must have told him to stick to dramas).

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Did You Know...

... Golden Globe winner Christian Bale met his wife on the set of "Little Women", while she was the personal assistant of Winona Ryder.

Academy Awards (2010 films) WINNERS

*(my pick)

+(my guess)

Best Picture

"Black Swan"

"The Fighter"

"Inception"

"The Kids Are All Right"

+*"The King’s Speech"

"127 Hours"

"The Social Network"

"Toy Story 3"

"True Grit"

"Winter’s Bone"

Actor

Javier Bardem, "Biutiful"

*Jeff Bridges, "True Grit"

Jesse Eisenberg, "The Social Network"

+Colin Firth, "The King's Speech"

James Franco, "127 Hours"

Actress

Annette Bening, "The Kids Are All Right"

Nicole Kidman, "Rabbit Hole"

Jennifer Lawrence, "Winter's Bone"

+*Natalie Portman, "Black Swan"

Michelle Williams, "Blue Valentine"

Supporting Actor

+Christian Bale, "The Fighter"

John Hawkes, "Winter's Bone"

*Jeremy Renner, "The Town"

Mark Ruffalo, "The Kids Are All Right"

Geoffrey Rush, "The King's Speech"

Supporting Actress

Amy Adams, "The Fighter"

Helena Bonham Carter, "The King's Speech"

+*Melissa Leo, "The Fighter"

Hailee Steinfeld, "True Grit"

Jacki Weaver, "Animal Kingdom"

Director

*Darren Aronofsky, "Black Swan"

David O. Russell, "The Fighter"

+Tom Hooper, "The King's Speech"

David Fincher, "The Social Network"

Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, "True Grit"

Animated Feature

"How to Train Your Dragon"

*"The Illusionist"

+"Toy Story 3"

Adapted Screenplay

"127 Hours"

+*"The Social Network"

"Toy Story 3"

"True Grit"

"Winter’s Bone"

Original Screenplay

"Another Year"

"The Fighter"

"Inception"

*"The Kids Are All Right"

+"The King’s Speech"

Foreign Language Film

+"Biutiful"

"Dogtooth"

"In a Better world"

"Incendies"

"Outside the Law"

Art Direction

*"Alice in Wonderland"

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I"

+"Inception"

"The King's Speech"

"True Grit"

Cinematography

“Black Swan”

+*“Inception”

“The King's Speech”

“The Social Network”

“True Grit”

Costume Design

*"Alice in Wonderland"

"I Am Love"

+"The King's Speech"

"The Tempest"

"True Grit"

Documentary Feature

*"Exit Through the Gift Shop"

"Gasland"

"Inside Job"

"Restrepo"

+"Waste Land"

Documentary Short

"Killing in the Name"

"Poster Girl"

"Strangers No More"

"Sun Come Up"

+"The Warriors of Qiugang"

Film Editing

*"Black Swan"

"The Fighter"

"The King's Speech"

"127 Hours"

+"The Social Network"

Makeup

+*“Barney's Version”

“The Way Back”

“The Wolfman”

Sound Mixing

+*“Inception” (congrats Gary)

“The King's Speech”

“Salt”

“The Social Network”

“True Grit”

Original Score

“How to Train Your Dragon”

“Inception”

+*“The King's Speech”

“127 Hours”

“The Social Network”

Visual Effects

“Alice in Wonderland”

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1”

“Hereafter”

+*“Inception”

“Iron Man 2”

Original Song

“Coming Home” from “Country Strong”

“I See the Light” from “Tangled”

*“If I Rise” from “127 Hours”

+“We Belong Together” from “Toy Story 3"

Sound Editing

+*"Inception"

"Toy Story 3"

"Tron: Legacy"

"True Grit"

"Unstoppable"

Animated Short Film

"Day & Night"

"The Gruffalo"

+"Let's Pollute"

"The Lost Thing"

"Madagascar, carnet de voyage" ("Madagascar, a Journey Diary")

Live Action Short Film

"The Confession"

"The Crush"

+"God of Love"

"Na Wewe"

"Wish 143"

20 Best Child Performances

Actor: CHRISTIAN BALE

Film: "Empire of the Sun"

Character: Jim

Year: 1987

Age: 13

What he is doing now: Bale has become a major Hollywood player with starring roles in "Terminator Salvation", the Christopher Nolan "Batman" movies, and "Public Enemies". But it's his turn as Dicky Eklund in "The Fighter" that won him an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.

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SAG (2010 films) WINNERS

(*my favorites)

(+my guess)

Male Actor, Leading

+Colin Firth, The King's Speech

*Jeff Bridges, True Grit

Robert Duvall, Get Low

Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network

*James Franco, 127 hours

Female Actor, Leading

+*Natalie Portman, Black Swan

Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right

Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole

*Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone

*Hilary Swank, Conviction

Male Actor, Supporting

+Christian Bale, The Fighter

(Happy 37th Birthday, Christian Bale)

Jon Hawkes, Winter's Bone

*Jeremy Renner, The Town

*Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right

Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech

Female Actor, Supporting

+*Melissa Leo, The Fighter

Amy Adams, The Fighter

*Helena Bonham Carter, The King's Speech

Mila Kunis, Black Swan

Hailey Steinfeld, True Grit

Cast in a Motion Picture

The King's Speech

Black Swan

+*The Fighter

The Kids Are All Right

*The Social Network

Male Actor, TV Movie or Miniseries

+Al Pacino, You Don't Know Jack

*John Goodman, You Don't Know Jack

Dennis Quaid, The Special Relationship

Edgar Ramirez, Carlos

Patrick Stewart, Macbeth: Great Performances

Female Actor, TV Movie or Miniseries

+*Claire Danes, Temple Grandin

Catherine O'Hara, Temple Grandin

Julia Ormond, Temple Grandin

Winona Ryder, When Love Is Not Enough

Susan Sarandon, You Don't Know Jack

Male Actor, Drama Series

+Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire

Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad

*Michael C. Hall, Dexter

Jon Hamm, Mad Men

Hugh Laurie, House

Female Actor, Drama Series

+Julianna Marguiles, The Good Wife

*Glenn Close, Damages

Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU

Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men

*Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer

Male Actor, Comedy Series

Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

+*Ty Burrell, Modern Family

Steve Carell, The Office

Chris Colfer, Glee

Ed O'Neill, Modern Family

Female Actor, Comedy Series

Betty White, Hot in Cleveland

*Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie

Tina Fey, 30 Rock

+Jane Lynch, Glee

*Sofia Vergara, Modern Family

Ensemble, Drama Series

+Boardwalk Empire

*The Closer

*Dexter

The Good Wife

Mad Men

Ensemble, Comedy Series

+*Modern Family

30 Rock

Glee

Hot in Cleveland

*The Office