Oscar nominees

OSCAR BRIEFING: While you were sleeping, the 2014 Oscar nominations were announced. American Hustle and 12 Years a Slave tied for the most noms with 10. The Best Picture Field also includes Captain Phillips, Dallas Buyers Club, Gravity, Her, Nebraska, Philomena, and The Wolf of Wall Street. You counted right—that’s a total of nine movies. The rest of the biggies follow. Best Actress: Amy Adams, American Hustle; Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine; Sandra Bullock, Gravity; Judi Dench, Philomena; Meryl Streep, August: Osage County. Best Actor: 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 Supporting Actor: 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 Supporting Actress: Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle; Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine; Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years a Slave; Julia Roberts, August: Osage County; June Squibb, Nebraska. Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity; Paul Greengrass, Captain Phillips; Alexander Payne, Nebraska; David O. Russell, American Hustle; Martin Scorsese, The Wolf of Wall Street. Among the obvious snubs, off the top of our head: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert Redford, Inside Llewyn Davis, Oscar Isaac and the Coen brothers. Complete list at oscar.go.com. The 86th Academy Awards will air Sunday, 3/2, on ABC. (1/16a)