On January 16, 2014, the Son of Asgard woke up bright and early to give us the Academy Award nominations. There were snubs of course, but I think we can all agree that most of 2013’s best got represented here. Especially in the Best Picture category, all nine nominees scored between a 7.5 and a 10 here on Resident Entertainment. Check out the reviews below and let us know your prediction on what will win Best Picture in the comments.
Also nominated for Best Director (Steve McQueen), Best Actor (Chiwetel Ejiofer), Best Supporting Actor (Michael Fassbender), Best Supporting Actress (Lupita Nyong’o), Best Writing – Adapted Screenplay (John Ridley), Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, and Best Film Editing.
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Also nominated for Best Director (David O. Russell), Best Actor (Christian Bale), Best Actress (Amy Adams), Best Supporting Actor (Bradley Cooper), Best Supporting Actress (Jennifer Lawrence), Best Writing – Original Screenplay (David O. Russell & Eric Warren Singer), Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, and Best Film Editing.
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Also nominated for Best Supporting Actor (Barkhad Abdi), Best Writing – Adapted Screenplay (Billy Ray), Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Film Editing.
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Also nominated for Best Actor (Matthew McConaughey), Best Supporting Actor (Jared Leto), Best Writing – Original Screenplay (Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack), Best Makeup and Hairstyling, and Best Film Editing.
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Also nominated for Best Director (Alfonso Cuaron), Best Actress (Sandra Bullock), Best Original Score (Steven Price), Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Production Design, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, and Best Visual Effects.
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Also nominated for Best Writing – Original Screenplay (Spike Jonze), Best Original Score (William Butler & Owen Pallett), Best Original Song (“The Moon Song” by Spike Jonze & Karen Orzolek), and Best Production Design.
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Also nominated for Best Director (Alexander Payne), Best Actor (Bruce Dern), Best Supporting Actress (June Squibb), Best Writing – Original Screenplay (Bob Nelson), and Best Cinematography.
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Also nominated for Best Actress (Judi Dench), Best Writing – Adapted Screenplay (Steve Coogan & Jeff Pope), and Best Original Score (Alexandre Desplat).
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Also nominated for Best Director (Martin Scorsese), Best Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Best Supporting Actor (Jonah Hill), and Best Writing – Adapted Screenplay (Terence Winter).
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Be sure to scroll through our Movie Review Archive to see what other films we checked out this year.