NEWS: Oscar Nominees Announced

Earlier this morning, the nominees for the 2014 Academy Awards were announced.  Both Gravity and American Hustle lead the race with 10 nominations each.  The major nominations can be seen below.

BEST PICTURE
American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Dallas Buyers Club
Gravity
Her
Nebraska
Philomena
12 Years a Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street

BEST ACTOR
Christian Bale
Bruce Dern
Leonardo DiCaprio
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Matthew McConaughey

BEST ACTRESS
Amy Adams
Cate Blanchett
Sandra Bullock
Judi Dench
Meryl Streep

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Barkhad Abdi
Bradley Cooper
Michael Fassbender
Jonah Hill
Jared Leto

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Sally Hawkins
Jennifer Lawrence
Lupita Nyong'o
Julia Roberts
June Squibb

BEST DIRECTOR
David O. Russell
Alfonso Cuaron
Alexander Payne
Steve McQueen
Martin Scorsese

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Before Midnight
Captain Phillips
Philomena
12 Years a Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
American Hustle
Blue Jasmine
Dallas Buyers Club
Her
Nebraska

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
The Croods
Despicable Me 2
Ernest & Celestine
Frozen
The Wind Rises

A complete list can be found on the Oscars homepage: http://oscar.go.com/nominees

What do you think of the list?  There certainly are some surprises to be found.  Both Tom Hanks and Robert Redford were snubbed, and Saving Mr. Banks was only nominated for it's soundtrack, meaning that Emma Thompson got no nominations.  Another snubbed film is Inside Llewyn Davis, which got barely any recognition, and Monsters University was also snubbed for Best Animated Feature Film.  Also, despite his highly controversial film, Martin Scorsese garnered a nomination for Best Director.  And out of nowhere, Jonah Hill got a nomination for Best Supporting Actor, a nomination a lot of people didn't see coming.  Were you surprised by some of the nominations.  Comment below and let us know!