Ladies and gentlemen, Oscar season has officially started.
The IFP are once again in first with their mixture of concrete frontrunners and outsiders, seeing Steve McQueen’s 12 YEARS A SLAVE leading the pack (which is set to become a recurring theme…) with three nominations.
Usually playing heavily on their ‘independent’ namesake, it’s interesting to see the IFP choose so many mainstream choices. Though they find room to celebrate smaller offerings FRUITVALE STATION, SHORT TERM 12 and THE SPECTACULAR NOW, they can’t escape the presence of Oscar frontrunners INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS, Blanchett, McConaughey and Redford.
Eternal supporting player Kathryn Hahn finds herself rewarded for her work in AFTERNOON DELIGHT, while CHRONICLE alumni Dane DeHaan and Michael B. Jordan also deservedly find themselves in a category that surely belongs to Lupita Nyong’o.
These picks may not resemble the eventual Oscar noms, but it’s still worth taking note of some of these early outside choices.
The ceremony will be held on December 2nd – check out the full list of nominations below:
BEST FEATURE:
12 YEARS A SLAVE
AIN’T THEM BODIES SAINTS
BEFORE MIDNIGHT
INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS
UPSTREAM COLOR
BEST DOCUMENTARY:
THE ACT OF KILLING
THE CRASH REEL
FIRST COUSIN ONCE REMOVED
LET THE FIRE BURN
OUR NIXON
BEST ACTOR:
Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 YEARS A SLAVE
Oscar Isaac – INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS
Matthew McConaughey – DALLAS BUYERS CLUB
Robert Redford – ALL IS LOST
Isaiah Washington – BLUE CAPRICE
BEST ACTRESS:
Cate Blanchett – BLUE JASMINE
Scarlett Johansson – DON JON
Brie Larson – SHORT TERM 12
Amy Seimetz – UPSTREAM COLOR
Shailene Woodley – THE SPECTACULAR NOW
BINGHAM RAY BREAKTHROUGH DIRECTOR:
Ryan Coogler – FRUITVALE STATION
Adam Leon – GIMME THE LOOT
Alexandre Moors – BLUE CAPRICE
Stacie Passon – CONCUSSION
Amy Seimetz – SUN DON’T SHINE
BREAKTHROUGH ACTOR:
Dane DeHaan – KILL YOUR DARLINGS
Kathryn Hahn – AFTERNOON DELIGHT
Michael B. Jordan – FRUITVALE STATION
Lupita Nyong’o – 12 YEARS A SLAVE
Robin Weigert – CONCUSSION
GOTHAM INDEPENDENT FILM AUDIENCE AWARD:
Voting closes on November 24th.
