The nominees announced this morning for the 86th Academy Awards sharpened the perception of three frontrunners in this year's race. Leading the pack, American Hustle and Gravity each earned ten nominations. The latter missed out on an Original Screenplay nod but earned the only conceived acting nomination it could (Bullock in Lead Actress), Featuring in the nominees list less than expected were the Coen Brothers' Inside Llewyn Davis, Disney's Saving Mr. Banks, Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby, Pixar's Monsters University, All Is Lost, and Lee Daniels' The Butler. Monsters joins Cars 2 as the only Pixar feature film not nominated for Best Animated Feature or any Oscars whatsoever. Though not up to Pixar's usual excellence, it's tough to argue the film wasn't better in every way than the nominated Despicable Me 2 and The Croods. Best Picture contender Llewyn had to settle for Cinematography and Sound Mixing, while fellow perceived threat Banks only picked up Original Score, with even the acclaimed Emma Thompson snubbed. Gatsby was thought to clean up in technical categories, but missed out on original song and came away with just Production Design and Costume Design. Meanwhile, nearly all was lost for J.C. Chandor's second film, the limited dialogue sea drama All Is Lost, whose only nomination came for Sound Editing, keeping Robert Redford's zero acting nomination legacy intact and sidelining the Golden Globe-winning score. That's still more than The Butler was served; the hit drama was completely shut out.
Doing better than expected were the British drama Philomena, which extends The Weinstein Company's streak of Best Picture nominees to six years; Dallas Buyers Club, which picked up six nominations (including Picture) and is in a great position to win three of them; and Spike Jonze's Her, whose five nominations including Picture and Original Screenplay proved it wasn't too weird for the Academy's tastes. Similarly, the divisive The Wolf of Wall Street, which has been a wild card since barely being finished in time for release and eligibility, did just fine, landing five nominations, including acting ones for the oft-overlooked Leonardo DiCaprio and long shot Jonah Hill.
Other minor surprises: Rush and Oz the Great and Powerful getting no nominations, The Lone Ranger getting two (including Visual Effects over Elysium and Star Trek Into Darkness). Many will be surprised by Tom Hanks not getting nominated for either his big Captain Phillips scene and some might also have expected his inconsistent Walt Disney to compete. Sarah Polley's Stories We Tell, considered a favorite to win Best Documentary, didn't even get nominated.
Without further ado, here is the complete list, with nominees listed in alphabetical order.
Best Picture
After three consecutive years, I think we can safely assume that nine is the usual number of nominees we'll get in Best Picture, a race that can support anywhere from five to ten films.
Best Director
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Original Screenplay
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Animated Feature
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Best Original Song
Best Original Score
Best Costume Design
Best Production Design
Best Visual Effects
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
Best Documentary
Best Foreign Language Film
Best Sound Editing:
Best Sound Mixing:
Best Animated Short:
Best Live-Action Short:
Best Documentary Short:
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