These Are The 2014 Oscars Nominations

For once, the buzz was right. Virtually all the Oscar-bait movies got a nod in the 2014 Academy Awards Oscars Nominations list. The Academy recognized Nebraska, Gravity, Dallas Buyer's Club, Wolf of Wall Street and 12 Years a Slave in multiple categories. Even Oscar-worthy films that never enjoyed wide release, like Philomena (a true gem) and Woody Allen's darkly funny (and disturbing) Blue Jasmine made the cut.

Most films that got Director and/or Best Film nominations also have actor and actress nods. But there is at least one notable exception. Joaquin Phoenix's everyman turn in Her was ignored in the Best Actor category, even though the film has nominations for Best Picture, music and screenplay. Perhaps the academy didn't know what to make of the love story between a man and his body-less operating system. Read more...