2014 Oscar nominations revealed: American Hustle, Gravity and 12 Years a Slave lead the pack

The 86th Academy Awards nominations have been revealed and we’re already counting down the days for the prestigious awards showcase on Sunday, 2 March 2014 (live screening times yet to be confirmed by M-Net).

With Ellen DeGeneres as host for the hero-themed event, we know it’s going to be nothing short of spectacular.

You can expect heroes of every kind to be honored from the super, to the animated as well as the real-life. 

If you missed the nomination announcement today, don’t worry, we have you covered with the nominees list below:

Best Actor – in a Leading Role:
Christian Bale, American Hustle
Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Actress – in a Leading Role:
Amy Adams, American Hustle
Judi Dench, Philomena
Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Meryl Streep, August: Osage County
Sandra Bullock, Gravity

Best Actor – in a Supporting Role:
Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips
Jonah Hill, The Wolf of Wall Street
Bradley Cooper, American Hustle
Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave

Best Actress – in a Supporting Role:
Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine
Julia Roberts, August: Osage County
Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
June Squibb, Nebraska
Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years a Slave

Best Picture:
American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Dallas Buyers Club
Gravity
Nebraska
Philomena
12 Years A Slave
Her
The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Animated Film:
The Croods
Frozen
Despicable Me 2
The Wind Rises
Ernest & Celestine

Best Directing:
American Hustle, David O. Russell
Gravity, Alfonso Cuarón
Nebraska, Alexander Payne
12 Years a Slave, Steve McQueen
The Wolf of Wall Street, Martin Scorsese

Best Music – Original Song
Alone Yet Not Alone from Alone Yet Not Alone, Music by Bruce Broughton; Lyric by Dennis Spiegel
Happy from Despicable Me 2,  Music and Lyric by Pharrell Williams
Let it Go from Frozen, Music and Lyric by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
The Moon Song from Her, Music by Karen O; Lyric by Karen O and Spike Jonze
Ordinary Love from Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Music by Paul Hewson, Dave Evans, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen; Lyric by Paul Hewson.