12 Years A Slave & American Hustle Lead Golden Globe Nominations

by Helen Earnshaw | 12 December 2013

American Hustle

12 Years A Slave and American Hustle have dominated the Golden Globe nominations as they have picked up seven nods a piece.

The two movies - which are expected to be major players in the Oscar race - have picked up Best Picture nominations, but they will not to head to head.

12 Years A Slave will battle it out in the Best Motion Picture - Drama category alongside Captain Phillips, Gravity, Philomena and Rush.

While American Hustle is in the Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical category with Her, Inside Llewyn Davis, Nebraska and The Wolf of Wall Street.

Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender and Lupita N’yongo have picked up Best Actor In A Motion Picture Drama, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress nominations.

There was also a nod for Steve McQueen in the Best Director category; he will compete against Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity), Paul Greengrass (Captain Phillips), Alexander Payne (Nebraska_ and David O.Russell (American Hustle).

Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence all picked up acting nods for their roles in American Hustle.

The other big performers with Nebraska with five nominations; including Best Actor in a Comedy/Musical for Bruce Dern. While Captain Phillips picked up four; including a nod for Tom Hanks.

The Best Actress In A Motion Picture - Drama is set to be a closely competed category as Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine), Sandra Bullock (Gravity), Judi Dench (Philomena), Emma Thompson (Saving Mr Banks) and Kate Winslet (Labour Day) are all in the mix.

Full List of Golden Globe Nominations:

- 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
Julie Deplhy
Greta Gerwig
Julia Dreyfus
Meryl Streep

- 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 N’yongo - 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

Barkdhad Abdi - Captain Phillips
Daniel Bruel - 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

Her
Nebraska
Philomena
12 Years A Slave
American Hustle

- 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