Golden Globes nominations: 12 Years a Slave, American Hustle top the list

The much-awaited nominations for the 71st Golden Globe Awards have been announced on Thursday and there is a tie between 12 Years a Slave and American Hustle who have earned seven nominations each. Movies like Rush, Philomena, Mandela: The Long Walk to Freedom and Labor Day have achieved much more than expected though it was a disappointing day for Dallas Buyers Club and Saving Mr. Banks.

Fox Searchlight’s 12 Years a Slave and Warner Bros.’ Gravity continued their strong progress towards Oscars. But several December releases are giving them a strong competition, including Sony’s American Hustle, Inside Llewyn Davis and Paramount’s The Wolf of Wall Street. For years now, the Globes have established themselves as an accurate yardstick ahead of the Academy Awards. Last year it was a mixed example as Warner Bros.’ Argo won the Globe and then the Oscar and other seven of the 10 Globes’ nominees (drama and musical/comedy) managed to earn Oscar nominations. But in the directors category, only two contenders went on to fight for the Oscar (Ang Lee, Steven Spielberg), and the Globes’ winner Ben Affleck (Argo) didn’t even receive a nomination for the Oscars. The final stage of voting will begin on December 23, to be completed by January 8. The final awards ceremony will be held on January 12 at the BevHilton, hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, to be broadcast live on NBC. Here is the list of few of the nominees for Golden Globe Awards:

Best Motion Picture – Drama

• 12 Years a Slave

• Captain Phillips

• Gravity

• Philomena

• Rush

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama

• Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine

• Sandra Bullock, Gravity

• Judi Dench, Philomena

• Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks

• Kate Winslet, Labor Day

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

• Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave

• Idris Elba, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

• Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips

• Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club

• Robert Redford, All Is Lost

Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

• American Hustle

• Her

• Inside Lleywn Davis

• Nebraska

• The Wolf Of Wall Street

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

• Amy Adams, American Hustle

• Julie Delpy, Before Midnight

• Greta Gerwig, Frances Ha

• Julia Dreyfus, Enough Said

• Meryl Streep, August: Osage County

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

• Christian Bale, American Hustle

• Bruce Dern, Nebraska

• Oscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis

• Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street

• Joaquin Phoenix, Her

Best Animated Feature Film

• The Croods

• Despicable Me 2

• Frozen

Best Foreign Language Film

• Blue is the Warmest Color

• The Great Beauty

• The Hunt

• The Past

• The Wind Rises

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

• Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine

• Jennifer Lawrience, American Hustle

• Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years a Slave

• Julia Roberts, August: Osage County

• June Squibb, Nebraska

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

• Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips

• Daniel Bruhl, Rush

• Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave

• Bradley Cooper, American Hustle

• Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club

Best Director – Motion Picture

• Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity

• Paul Greengrass, Captain Phillips

• Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave

• Alexander Payne, Nebraska

• David O. Russell, American Hustle

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

• Her – Spike Jonze

• Nebraska – Bob Nelson

• Philomena – Jeff Pope, Steve Coogan

• 12 Years a Slave – John Ridley

• American Hustle – Eric Warren Singer, David O. Russell

Best Original Score – Motion Picture

• Alex Ebert, All Is Lost

• Alex Heffes, Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom

• John Williams, The Book Thief

• Hans Zimmer, 12 Years A Slave

Best Original Song – Motion Picture

• Atlas, Hunger Games: Catching Fire

• Let It Go, Frozen

• Ordinary Love, Mandela

• Please Mr. Kennedy, Inside Llewyn Davis

• Sweeter Than Fiction, One Chance