ACADEMY AWARDS

The countdown is on until this year's Oscars. WIth such a wide and varied field, the stakes at 2014's Academy Awards are set to be bigger than ever.

And the nominees are...

Best Supporting Actress
Sally Hawkins - Blue Jasmine
Jennifer Lawrence - American Hustle
Lupita Nyong'o - 12 Years A Slave
Julia Roberts - August: Osage County
June Squibb - Nebraska

Best Supporting Actor
Barkhad Abdi - Captain Phillips
Bradley Cooper - American Hustle
Michael Fassbender - 12 Years A Slave
Jonah Hill - Teh Wolf Of Wall Street
Jared Leto - Dallas Buyers Club

Best Actress
Amy Adams - American Hustle
Cate Blanchett - Blue Jasmine
Sandra Bullock - Gravity
Judy Dench - Philomena
Meryl Streep - August: Osage County

Best Actor
Christian Bale - American Hustle
Bruce Dern - Nebraska
Leonardo DiCaprio - The Wolf Of Wall Street
Chiwetel Ejiofor - 12 Years A Slave
Matthew McConaughey - Dallas Buyers Club

Best Original Screenplay
Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell - American Hustle
Woody Allen - Blue Jasmine
Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack - Dallas Buyers Club
Spike Jonze - Her
Bob Nelson - Nabraska

Best Adapted Screenplay
Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke - Before Midnight
Billy Ray - Captain Phillips
Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope - Philomena
John Ridley - 12 Years A Slave
Terence Winter - The Wolf Of Wall Street

Best Animated Film
The Croods
Despicable Me 2
Ernest & Célestine
Frozen
The Wind Rises

Best Director
David O'Russell - American Hustle
Alfonso Cuarón - Gravity
Alexander Payne - Nebraska
Steve McQueen - 12 Years a Slave
Martin Scorsese - The Wolf Of Wall Street

Best Picture
American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Dallas Buyers Club
Gravity
Her
Nebraska
Philomena
12 Years A Slave
The Wolf Of Wall Street

What are your thoughts? Any early predictions for winners? Leave your comment below.