Golden Globe Nominations Announced: 12 Years a Slave & American Hustle Score 12!

The 2014 Golden Globe nominations have been announced and our Oscar picture is getting a little more in focus. Two favorites are emerging, 12 Years a Slave and American Hustle, who each earned seven nominations.

12 Years a Slave scored its nominations with nods for Best Picture Drama, Best Director for Steve McQueen, Michael Fassbender for Best Supporting Actor, Chiwetel Ejiofor for Best Actor, Best Original Score, Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress (Lupita Nyong’o).

American Hustle earned its nominations for Best Picture Comedy or Musical, Best Director for David O. Russell, Amy Adams for Best Actress, Christian Bale for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress for Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper for Best Supporting Actor and Best Screenplay.

The awards will be handed out January 12, 2014 with hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler dishing the laughs. Here is the full list of nominees…

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 Llewyn 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 Louis-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
• Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
• Oscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis
• 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 Lawrence, 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 Brühl, Rush
• Bradley Cooper, American Hustle
• Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
• 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

• Spike Jonze, Her
• Bob Nelson, Nebraska
• Jeff Pope, Steve Coogan, Philomena
• John Ridley, 12 Years A Slave
• Eric Warren Singer, David O. Russell, American Hustle

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE

• Alex Ebert, All Is Lost
• Alex Heffes, Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom
• Steven Price, Gravity
• 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: Long Walk to Freedom
• Please Mr Kennedy, Inside Llewyn Davis
• Sweeter Than Fiction, One Chance