Following on from the recent Golden Globes ceremony, the glitz and glamour of the annual awards season is truly upon us as the nominations for this year’s Oscars have been announced.
Chris Hemsworth AKA Thor, everybody’s favourite L’Oreal-sponsored superhero, made the announcement in the past few minutes in a mini ceremony ahead of the massive ceremony which will be held on Sunday March 2nd in the Dolby Theatre in LA and which will be hosted by one of JOE’s favourite funny females, Ellen DeGeneres.
JOE is currently trying to frantically book that date off work as we’ll inevitably be invited to the event as Ellen’s plus one. We’re sure we’ll receive an e-invite or fax or letter-by-pigeon or something in just a moment or two.
Aaaaany minute now…
Irishman Michael Fassbender has bagged himself a well-deserved nomination for his terrifyingly terrific performance as Epps in 12 Years A Slave. He will, however, be up against the Academy Awards machine that is TWO TIME OSCAR NOMINEE JONAH HILL.
Now there’s a sentence nobody thought they’d ever have to write.
Bono and the boys, following on from their recent success at the Golden Globes, have also picked up a nomination for their song ‘Ordinary Love’ from the soundtrack to Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom.
Here are the nominations in full:
Best picture
American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Dallas Buyers Club
Gravity
Her
Nebraska
Philomania Philomena
12 Years A Slave
The Wolf Of Wall Street
Best Director
David O Russell – American Hustle
Alfonso Cuaron – Gravity
Alexander Payne – Nebraska
Steve McQueen – 12 Years A Slave
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 – Philomania 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
Still no sign of that goddamn pigeon…
For the full list of Oscar nominees head over to the official Oscar site here.
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