Awards Season - Academy Award Nominations 2014

OK this is it, officially the best day of the year, (in my calender anyway). The Oscars are here !!!!

Tonight the cream of Hollywood's talent and glamour will be hitting that red carpet outside the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Some will be entering mere nominees and coming out Academy Award winners. Something I'm sure is going through all of the nominees minds as they get ready for the big night.

I personally am thrilled to see Ellen DeGeneres hosting again, she was hosting the first time I ever sat and watched the Oscars and she was hilarious. With lots of celebrity friends in the audience no doubt she will be on fine form with lots of support and endless material.

As we have seen throughout awards season the pattern has once again been fairly familiar, but will there be any surprises tonight. Many Leo fans will hoping for a win for the Wolf of Wall Street Actor, myself included. I think Cate Blanchett has almost completely assured herself a Best Actress Oscar after bagging every major award so far for her performance in Blue Jasmine. The big question will be can 12 Years a Slave pull in Best Picture, it seems to have done well in that category up to now without winning many other awards. Though Chiwetel Ejiofor won the BAFTA for Best Actor so could he cause an upset to Matthew McConaughey and steal the Oscar from under him. Another tight category is Best Supporting Actress, with Jennifer Lawrence currently the favourite but Lupita Nyong'o very close behind her, I can't wait to see who'll bag the award. We'll have to wait and see.

Best Picture

American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Dallas Buyers Club
Gravity
Her
Nebraska
Philomena
12 Years a Slave
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 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


Best Actress in a Leading Role

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


Best 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


Best 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

So there is the list of the big categories for tonight, check out the list below for the full list of nominations.
Oscar Nominations 2014

If your as excited as I am you'll be watching the clock waiting for the show to start. The ceremony will be shown on Sky movies tonight at 1.30am with the red carpet showing before hand.

Come back tomorrow for a review of the show and a list of winners. Happy Oscars everyone.