Critics’ Choice Awards 2014: Nominees and favorites in detail

  • 12 years of slavery y The great American scam lead nominations with 13 each.
  • Gravity stands out in the technical and management categories.
  • Los Critics' Choice Awards are a good indicator of trends for the Oscar.
Miguel Serrano

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The awards season of the 2014 is in full swing with the expected delivery of the Screen Actors Guild Awards and Golden Globes already announced. In this case, the Critics’ Choice Awards 2014 are the stars. These prestigious awards, given by American film critics, celebrate the best of the season’s cinema, highlighting films and artists that have excelled in every aspect.

January 16th will be the big night when all the winners will be announced, but we can already review the nominees and the films with the greatest favoritism to win the award.

The most notable films on the list of nominees are ‘American Hustle’ y ’12 Years a Slave’, both with 13 nominations, positioning themselves as the big favorites. A little further down the list, with 10 nominations, we find ‘Gravity’However, we cannot leave out of the conversation other productions such as ‘Captain Phillips’ o ‘Her’.

Main categories and nominees

Among the most notable categories of the ceremony are those of best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress and the supporting actor awards. Below we present in detail how these sections are made up this year.

best Picture

  1. The great American scam
  2. Captain Phillips
  3. D
  4. Gravity
  5. Here
  6. About Llewyn Davis
  7. Nebraska
  8. At the meeting of Mr. Banks
  9. 12 years of slavery
  10. E

In this category, favoritism seems clearly divided between ’12 Years a Slave’ y ‘American Hustle’Both have 13 nominations in total. However, ‘Gravity’, with 10 nominations, could be a surprise, especially in the technical categories.

Best Actor

  1. Christian Bale – The great American scam
  2. Bruce Dern – Nebraska
  3. Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 years of slavery
  4. Tom Hanks – Captain Phillips
  5. Matthew McConaughey – D
  6. Robert Redford – When everything is lost

Two names stand out here: Matthew McConaughey, whose role in D has been critically acclaimed, and Chiwetel Ejiofor for his heartbreaking role in 12 years of slaveryA close fight is expected between these two actors in this category.

Critics Choice Awards 2014 nominees

Best Actress

  1. Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine
  2. Sandra Bullock – Gravity
  3. Judi Dench – Philomena
  4. Brie Larson – Short term 12
  5. Meryl Streep – August
  6. Emma Thompson – At the meeting of Mr. Banks

In the female section it is inevitable to mention the powerful interpretation of Cate Blanchett en Blue Jasmine. It also stands out Sandra Bullock, whose performance in Gravity has been highly acclaimed.

The success of ‘Gravity’ and its impact on the Critics’ Choice Awards

‘Gravity’ It is, without a doubt, one of the most acclaimed films of the year, with nominations in several important categories in addition to the technical ones. The Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón has been praised for its distinctive way of telling the story in a film that perfectly combines the visual with a deep and immersive narrative. In addition to being nominated in the category of Best Director‘Gravity’ is nominated in categories such as best Picture, Best Actress for Sandra Bullock and several technical mentions, where it has a great chance of emerging as the winner.

Nominated for Best Director

  1. Alfonso Cuarón – Gravity
  2. Paul Greengrass – Captain Phillips
  3. Spike Jonze – Here
  4. Steve McQueen – 12 years of slavery
  5. David O. Russell – The great American scam
  6. Martin Scorsese – E

As for the address, Alfonso Cuarón is one of the favourites to take home the award, thanks to its innovative cinematographic technique demonstrated in GravityHis revolutionary visual approach has left an undeniable mark on the industry, putting him in an excellent position to win the Best Director award.

Cast, scripts and casting categories

In addition to the main prizes, the cast interpretation It has been one of the most discussed topics at the Critics’ Choice Awards. In the category of Best Supporting Actor, names such as Bradley Cooper for their role in The great American scam y Jared Leto for his dazzling performance in D.

Nominated for Best Supporting Actor

  1. Barkhad Abdi – Captain Phillips
  2. Daniel Brühl – Rush
  3. Bradley Cooper – American Hustle
  4. Michael Fassbender – 12 years of slavery
  5. James Gandolfini – Words are unnecessary
  6. Jared Leto – Dallas Buyers Club

As for supporting actresses, big names include Jennifer Lawrence by The great American scam y Lupita Nyong’o for his emotional role in 12 years of slavery.

Nominated for Best Supporting Actress

  1. Scarlett Johansson – Here
  2. Jennifer Lawrence – American Hustle
  3. Lupita Nyong’o – 12 Years a Slave
  4. Julia Roberts – August
  5. June Squibb – Nebraska
  6. Oprah Winfrey – The Butler

The Critics’ Choice Awards: Gateway to the Oscars

Over the years, the Critics’ Choice Awards have established themselves as a fairly accurate predictor of what we might see at the Oscars ceremony. Oscar awardsMany of the films and actors nominated at this ceremony tend to repeat their nominations at the most important film awards, showing a fairly close trend between both events.

The Critics’ Choice Awards Although they do not have the same influence on the Academy Awards as other awards, it is indisputable that they serve as a great thermometer for the success of films in the main categories, which makes the gala and the winners of this event closely followed by critics and film fans.

We’ll know everything on January 16, but for now, an exciting battle is shaping up between notable films such as 12 years of slavery, The great American scam and the innovative Gravity.


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