Best Picture
-“Gravity” –
Ramin Setoodeh, Variety
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| 12 Years a Slave |
-“American
Hustle” – Time Out, N.Y.
“David O Russell’s crime caper sports stunning costume design, whip-smart
dialogue and terrific performances, which, given the huge number of actors who
vote in this category, could well swing the vote in its favor.”
-“12 Years a Slave” – Glenn Whipp, L.A. Times
“With so many choices, it feels like a year when picture and director will
split. It’s time for the pendulum to swing back toward serious fare.”
Best Director
-Alfonso
Cuarón, "Gravity" – Variety
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| Alfonso Cuarón |
-Alfonso
Cuarón, "Gravity" – Time Out, N.Y.
“While some naysayers have grumbled about the plot of Gravity, there’s a
consensus afoot that Cuarón’s work has widened the boundaries of sci-fi
storytelling and harnessed the power of special effects in a manner that’s
sensitive and intelligent.”
-Alfonso Cuarón, "Gravity" – Glenn Whipp, L.A. Times
“Cuarón. Well-liked and respected, Cuarón took Directors Guild of America
honors for his landmark effort.”
Best Actor
-Matthew
McConaughey, “Dallas Buyers Club” – Time Out, N.Y.
“It’s a frank, powerful performance, refusing to shy away from the uglier
aspects of both the man and the disease.”
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| Leonardo DiCaprio |
-Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Wolf of Wall Street” – Justin Chang, Variety
“In a
performance whose supple dramatic progression has been largely overlooked amid
all the coke-snorting, wife-punching antics, we see this talented but untested
young trader begin to make a name for himself, we see him swindle and seduce
his way to the top, and finally, we see the ferocious, borderline-irredeemable
monster he becomes.”
-Matthew McConaughey, “Dallas Buyers Club” – Glenn Whipp, L.A. Times
“All right, all right, all right!”
Best Supporting Actor
-Jared Leto,
“Dallas Buyers Club” – Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter
Leto dropped 40 pounds to convincingly portray the sweet but tortured associate
of Matthew McConaughey's Ron Woodruff -- and, remarkably, remained in-character
for the entire shoot.”
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| Jared Leto |
-Michael Fassbender, “12 Years a Slave”
– Justin Chang, Variety
“The supporting actor who’d get my vote is Michael Fassbender, who delivers
such a viciously charismatic piece of screen villainy in “12 Years a Slave”
that it almost threatens, at times, to unbalance Steve McQueen’s otherwise
coolly calibrated film. In the role of a particular malevolent slave owner,
Fassbender must bear the symbolic weight of the institution, in all its evil and
banality, that oppressed Solomon Northup and countless others.”
-Jared Leto, “Dallas Buyers Club” – Glenn Whipp, L.A. Times
“He and McConaughey will become the fourth pair of male actors from the same
film to win lead and supporting Oscars.”
Best Actress
-Cate Blanchett, “Blue Jasmine” – Time Out, N.Y.
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| Blue Jasmine |
-Amy Adams, “American Hustle” – Ramin Setoodeh, Variety
“This is Adams’ fifth Oscar nomination. She’s worked with almost everybody in the industry, and her performance in “American Hustle” is a nimble tightrope walk that serves as the backbone of the movie.”
-Cate
Blanchett, “Blue Jasmine” – Glenn Whipp, L.A. Times
“After winning every prize leading up to the Oscars, the academy won’t shun her
for headlines involving Woody Allen.”
Best Supporting Actress
-Jennifer
Lawrence, “American Hustle” – Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter
“Of the 14 films that received noms in all four acting categories before Hustle
did, all but two won at least one of them, which bodes well for J-Law, who
clearly represents Hustle's best chance.”
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| American Hustle |
-Sally Hawkins, “Blue Jasmine” – Justin
Chang, Variety
“In a film rightly dominated by Cate Blanchett’s galvanizing lead turn, and in
a role that could have easily tilted into blue-collar caricature, Hawkins
supported her co-star with consummate grace and an unshowy depth of feeling,
while setting the tone for similarly tough-and-tender character work all around…”
-Lupita Nyong’o, “12
Years a Slave” – Glenn Whipp, L.A. Times
“She’s deserving, and many will feel it’s a bit soon to reward Lawrence again.”
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