Ellen DeGeneres is hosting the Oscars for the second time<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAmerican Hustle has nods in all four acting categories for its stars Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence.<\/p>\n
Russell pulled off the same feat with with Silver Linings Playbook last year. Lawrence went on to win best actress.<\/p>\n
British film Philomena, based on the true story of an Irish woman trying to find the son she was forced to give up for adoption, is up for four awards, including best picture and best actress for Dame Judi Dench.<\/p>\n
Captain Phillips, 12 Years a Slave, Nebraska, The Wolf of Wall Street, Dallas Buyers Club and Her are also among the nine best picture nominees.<\/p>\n
Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The final countdown to the Oscars has begun, with space thriller Gravity expected to scoop multiple awards at Sunday’s ceremony in Los Angeles. The 3D film is likely to dominate the technical categories, with Alfonso Cuaron tipped for best director. But Oscar watchers have predicted British director Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave to win […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3214,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[6,33],"yoast_head":"\n
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