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86Th Annual Academy Awards Oscar Nominations Fact Sheet 86TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS® OSCAR® NOMINATIONS FACT SHEET (Revised 01/21/2014) Best Motion Picture of the Year: American Hustle (Sony Pictures Releasing) [Produced by Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison and Jonathan Gordon.] - This is the first nomination for Charles Roven and Richard Suckle. This is the third nomination for Megan Ellison, who is also nominated this year for Her. Her previous Best Picture nomination was for Zero Dark Thirty (2012). This is the second nomination for Jonathan Gordon. His previous Best Picture nomination was for Silver Linings Playbook (2012). Captain Phillips (Sony Pictures Releasing) [Produced by Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti and Michael De Luca.] - This is the sixth nomination for Scott Rudin, who won the award in 2007 for No Country for Old Men. He was also nominated for The Hours (2002), The Social Network (2010), True Grit (2010) and Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011). This is the second nomination for Dana Brunetti. His previous Best Picture nomination was for The Social Network (2010). This is the third nomination for Michael De Luca. His previous Best Picture nominations were for The Social Network (2010) and Moneyball (2011). Dallas Buyers Club (Focus Features) [Produced by Robbie Brenner and Rachel Winter.] - This is the first nomination for both. Gravity (Warner Bros.) [Produced by Alfonso Cuarón and David Heyman.] - This is the first nomination in this category for Alfonso Cuarón. He is also nominated this year in the Directing and Film Editing categories. He was nominated for the original screenplay of Y Tu Mamá También (2002), and received Film Editing and Adapted Screenplay nominations for Children of Men (2006). This is the first nomination for David Heyman. Her (Warner Bros.) [Produced by Megan Ellison, Spike Jonze and Vincent Landay.] - This is the third nomination for Megan Ellison, who is also nominated this year for American Hustle. Her previous Best Picture nomination was for Zero Dark Thirty (2012). This is the first nomination in this category for Spike Jonze. He was nominated in the Directing category for Being John Malkovich (1999). He is also nominated in the Original Song and Original Screenplay categories this year. This is the first nomination for Vincent Landay. Nebraska (Paramount) [Produced by Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa.] - This is the first nomination for both. Philomena (The Weinstein Company) [Produced by Gabrielle Tana, Steve Coogan and Tracey Seaward.] - This is the first nomination for Gabrielle Tana. This is the first nomination in this category for Steve Coogan. He is also nominated in the Adapted Screenplay category this year. This is the second nomination for Tracey Seaward. Her previous Best Picture nomination was for The Queen (2006). 12 Years a Slave (Fox Searchlight) [Produced by Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen and Anthony Katagas.] - This is the second nomination in this category for Brad Pitt. His previous Best Picture nomination was for Moneyball (2011), for which he also received a Best Actor nomination. He was also nominated for his supporting role in 12 Monkeys (1995) and his leading role in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008). This is the second nomination for Dede Gardner. Her previous Best Picture nomination was for The Tree of Life (2011). This is the first nomination in this category for Steve McQueen. He is also nominated in the Directing category this year. This is the first nomination for both Jeremy Kleiner and Anthony Katagas. The Wolf of Wall Street (Paramount) [Produced by Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Joey McFarland and Emma Tillinger Koskoff.] - This is the second nomination in this category for Martin Scorsese, who received a Best Picture nomination for Hugo (2011). He is also nominated in the Directing category this year. His previous Directing nominations were for Raging Bull (1980), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), Good Fellas (1990), Gangs of New York (2002), The Aviator (2004), The Departed (2006), for which he won an Oscar®, and Hugo. He was also nominated for the adapted screenplays for Good Fellas and The Age of Innocence (1993). This is the first nomination in this category for Leonardo DiCaprio. He is also nominated this year for his leading performance in The Wolf of Wall Street. His previous nominations were for his leading roles in The Aviator (2004) and Blood Diamond (2006), and for his supporting role in What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993). This is the first nomination for both Joey McFarland and Emma Tillinger Koskoff. Achievement in Directing: American Hustle - David O. Russell - This is his third nomination in this category. His previous Directing nominations were for The Fighter (2010) and Silver Linings Playbook (2012). He also received a nomination for the adapted screenplay for Silver Linings Playbook and is nominated this year in the Original Screenplay category. Gravity - Alfonso Cuarón - This is his first nomination in this category. He is also nominated this year in the Best Picture and Film Editing categories. He was nominated for the original screenplay of Y Tu Mamá También (2002), and received Film Editing and Adapted Screenplay nominations for Children of Men (2006). Nebraska - Alexander Payne - This is his third nomination in this category. His previous Directing nominations were for Sideways (2004) and The Descendants (2011). He was nominated in the Adapted Screenplay category for Election (1999), and won Oscars® in that category for Sideways and The Descendants. He also received a Best Picture nomination for The Descendants. 12 Years a Slave - Steve McQueen - This is his first nomination in this category. He is also nominated in the Best Picture category this year. The Wolf of Wall Street - Martin Scorsese - This is his eighth nomination in this category. He is also nominated in the Best Picture category this year. His previous Directing nominations were for Raging Bull (1980), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), Good Fellas (1990), Gangs of New York (2002), The Aviator (2004), The Departed (2006), for which he won an Oscar, and Hugo (2011). He was also nominated for the adapted screenplays for Good Fellas and The Age of Innocence (1993). He received a Best Picture nomination for Hugo. Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: Christian Bale ("Irving Rosenfeld" in American Hustle) - This is his second nomination and the first in this category. He won an Oscar for his supporting role in The Fighter (2010). Bruce Dern ("Woody Grant" in Nebraska) - This is his second nomination and the first in this category. He was nominated for his supporting role in Coming Home (1978). Leonard DiCaprio ("Jordan Belfort" in The Wolf of Wall Street) - This is his fourth acting nomination and the third in this category. He is also nominated in the Best Picture category this year. His other nominations were for his leading roles in The Aviator (2004) and Blood Diamond (2006), and for his supporting role in What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993). Chiwetel Ejiofor ("Solomon Northup" in 12 Years a Slave) - This is his first nomination. Matthew McConaughey ("Ron Woodroof" in Dallas Buyers Club) - This is his first nomination. Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: Barkhad Abdi ("Muse" in Captain Phillips) - This is his first nomination. Bradley Cooper ("Richie DiMaso" in American Hustle) - This is his second nomination and the first in this category. His other nomination was for his leading role in Silver Linings Playbook (2012). Michael Fassbender ("Edwin Epps" in 12 Years a Slave) - This is his first nomination. Jonah Hill ("Donnie Azoff" in The Wolf of Wall Street) - This is his second nomination in this category. His previous nomination was for his performance in Moneyball (2011). Jared Leto ("Rayon" in Dallas Buyers Club) - This is his first nomination. Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: Amy Adams ("Sydney Prosser" in American Hustle) - This is her fifth nomination and the first in this category. Her previous nominations were for her supporting roles in Junebug (2005), Doubt (2008), The Fighter (2010) and The Master (2012). Cate Blanchett ("Jasmine" in Blue Jasmine) - This is her sixth nomination and the third in this category. She won an Oscar for her supporting role in The Aviator (2004). Her other nominations were for her leading roles in Elizabeth (1998) and Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), and for her supporting roles in Notes on a Scandal (2006) and I'm Not There (2007). Sandra Bullock ("Ryan Stone" in Gravity) - This is her second nomination in this category. She won an Oscar for her performance in The Blind Side (2009). Judi Dench ("Philomena" in Philomena) - This is her seventh nomination and the fifth in this category. She won an Oscar for her supporting role in Shakespeare in Love (1998). Her other nominations were for her leading roles in Mrs. Brown (1997), Iris (2001), Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005) and Notes on a Scandal (2006), and for her supporting role in Chocolat (2000). Meryl Streep ("Violet Weston" in August: Osage County) - This is her eighteenth nomination and the fifteenth in this category. She won Oscars for her supporting role in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) and her leading roles in Sophie's Choice (1982) and The Iron Lady (2011). Her other leading role nominations were for The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981), Silkwood (1983), Out of Africa (1985), Ironweed (1987), A Cry in the Dark (1988), Postcards from the Edge (1990), The Bridges of Madison County (1995), One True Thing (1998), Music of the Heart (1999), The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Doubt (2008) and Julie & Julia (2009). Her other supporting role nominations were for The Deer Hunter (1978) and Adaptation (2002). Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: Sally Hawkins ("Ginger" in Blue Jasmine) - This is her first nomination. Jennifer Lawrence ("Rosalyn Rosenfeld" in American Hustle) - This is her third nomination and the first in this category.
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