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’12 Years a Slave’ and ‘American Hustle’ lead Golden Globes nominations

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Slavery drama “12 Years a Slave” and 1970s con-artist caper “American Hustle” led the Golden Globe Awards nominations announced on Thursday with seven nods each, fortifying their frontrunner positions ahead of the Oscars.

In the coveted best drama category, “12 Years a Slave” will compete against piracy tale “Captain Phillips,” space thriller “Gravity,” adoption drama “Philomena,” and race-car rivalry “Rush.”

“American Hustle,” was nominated for best comedy or musical, alongside computer-age romance “Her,” folk singer tale “Inside Llewyn Davis,” heartland ode “Nebraska” and financial tale “The Wolf of Wall Street.”

“12 Years a Slave,” a real-life story about a free black man sold into slavery, has been a top contender for awards since winning at the Toronto International Film Festival. On Wednesday, it won the most nominations for acting awards from the Screen Actors Guild, with four nods.

Nebraska” won five Golden Globe nominations overall, including best actor in a comedy or musical for veteran actor Bruce Dern. “Captain Phillips” and “Gravity” each secured four nominations.

Civil rights drama “Lee Daniels’ The Butler,” which earned three SAG acting nods, received no Golden Globe nominations.

The Golden Globes, organized by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, will be handed out on January 12 in Beverly Hills. They are one of the biggest ceremonies in the Hollywood awards season leading to the Oscars in March.

Here is a list of the nominees:

Best Motion Picture – Drama:

“12 Years a Slave”

”Captain Phillips”

”Gravity”

”Philomena”

“Rush”

Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical:

“American Hustle”

“Her”

“Inside Llewyn Davis”

“Nebraska”

“The Wolf of Wall Street”

Best Director – Motion Picture:

Alfonso Cuaron, “Gravity”

Paul Greengrass, “Captain Phillips”

Steve McQueen, “12 Years a Slave”

Alexander Payne, “Nebraska”

David O. Russell, “American Hustle.”

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture:

Spike Jonze, “Her”

Bob Nelson, “Nebraska”

Jeff Pope and Steve Coogan, “Philomena”

John Ridley, “12 Years a Slave”

Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell, “American Hustle.”

Best Animated Feature Film:

“The Croods”

“Despicable Me 2”

“Frozen”

Best Foreign Language Film:

“Blue is the Warmest Color”

“The Great Beauty”

“The Hunt”

“The Past”

“The Wind Rises”

Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama:

Chiwetel Ejiofor – “12 Years a Slave”

Idris Elba – “Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom”

Tom Hanks – “Captain Phillips”

Matthew McConaughey“Dallas Buyers Club”

Robert Redford – “All Is Lost”

Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama:

Cate Blanchett, “Blue Jasmine”

Sandra Bullock, “Gravity”

Judi Dench, “Philomena

Emma Thompson, “Saving Mr. Banks”

Kate Winslet, “Labor Day”

Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical:

Christian Bale, “American Hustle”

Bruce Dern, “Nebraska”

Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Wolf of Wall Street”

Joaquin Phoenix, “Her”

Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical:

Amy Adams, “American Hustle”

Julie Delpy, “Before Midnight”

Greta Gerwig, “Frances Ha”

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Enough Said”

Meryl Streep, “August: Osage County.”

Best Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture:

Barkhad Abdi, “Captain Phillips”

Daniel Bruhl, “Rush”

Bradley Cooper, “American Hustle”

Michael Fassbender, “12 Years a Slave”

Jared Leto, “Dallas Buyers Club”

Best Performance By an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture:

Sally Hawkins, “Blue Jasmine”

Jennifer Lawrence, “American Hustle”

Lupita Nyong’o, “12 Years a Slave”

Julia Roberts, “August: Osage County”

June Squibb, “Nebraska.”

Best Original Score – Movie:

Alex Ebert, “All Is Lost”

Alex Heffes, “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom”

Steven Price, “Gravity”

John Williams, “The Book Thief”

Hans Zimmer, “12 Years a Slave”

Best Original Song – Motion Picture:

“Atlas” (music and lyrics by Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland and Will Champion)”The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”

“Let it Go” (music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson Lopez and Robert Lopez)”Frozen”

“Ordinary Love” (music by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr. and Brian Burton, lyrics by Bono)”Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom”

“Please Mr. Kennedy” (music and lyrics by Ed Rush, George Cromarty, T Bone Burnett, Justin Timberlake, Joel Coen and Ethan Coen) “Inside Llewyn Davis”

“Sweeter Than Fiction” (music and lyrics by Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff), “One Chance”

Best Television Series – Drama

“Breaking Bad”

”Downton Abbey”

”The Good Wife”

”House of Cards”

“Masters of Sex.”

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy

“The Big Bang Theory”

”Brooklyn Nine-Nine”

”Girls”

”Modern Family”

“Parks and Recreation”

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television:

“American Horror Story: Coven”

“Behind the Candelabra”

“Dancing on the Edge”

“Top of the Lake”

“The White Queen”

Best Performance By an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television:

Matt Damon, “Behind the Candelabra”

Chiwetel Ejiofor, “Dancing on the Edge”

Idris Elba, “Luther”

Al Pacino, “Phil Spector”

Michael Douglas, “Behind the Candelabra”

Best Performance By an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television:

Helena Bonham Carter, “Burton and Taylor”

Rebecca Ferguson, “White Queen”

Jessica Lange, “American Horror Story: Coven”

Helen Mirren, “Phil Spector”

Elizabeth Moss, “Top of the Lake”

Best Performance By an Actor in a Television Series – Drama:

Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad”

Michael Sheen, “Masters of Sex”

Kevin Spacey, “House of Cards”

James Spader, “The Blacklist”

Live Schreiber, “Ray Donovan”

Best Performance By an Actress in a Television Series – Drama:

Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife”

Kerry Washington, “Scandal”

Robin Wright, “House of Cards”

Tatiana Maslany, “Orphan Black”

Taylor Schilling, “Orange Is the New Black.”

Best Performance By an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy:

Jason Bateman, “Arrested Development”

Don Cheadle, “House of Lies”

Michael J. Fox, “The Michael J. Fox Show”

Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory”

Andy Samberg, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”

Best Performance By an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy:

Zooey Deschanel, “New Girl”

Lena Dunham, “Girls”

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep”

Amy Poehler, “Parks and Recreation”

Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie”

Best Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television:

Rob Lowe, “Behind the Candelabra”

Josh Charles, “The Good Wife”

Aaron Paul, “Breaking Bad”

Corey Stoll, “House of Cards”

Jon Voight, “Ray Donovan”