2014 Epitome Of Film Awards: Nominations

The nominations for the 2014 Epitome of Film Awards, which honors outstanding achievement in motion pictures, are in and '12 Years A Slave' leads the field with 10 nominations, followed by 'American Hustle' with 8 nominations.

The two films are among the five contenders for Outstanding Feature Film, a stacked category that also includes 'Captain Phillips', 'Gravity' and 'The Wolf Of Wall Street', while all of the films score additional acting nominations for their stars.

Matthew McConaughey, Leonardo DiCaprio and Chiwetel Ejiofor are three of the five nominees competing for Outstanding Lead Actor, while Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett and Meryl Streep will vie against two others for Lead Actress.

The winners for the inaugural awards will be announced on Saturday, March 1st, the day before the Academy Awards. Peep the nominees in all sixteen categories beneath:

2014 EPITOME OF FILM AWARDS : NOMINATIONS

Outstanding Feature Film
'12 Years A Slave'
'American Hustle'
'Captain Phillips'
'Gravity'
'The Wolf Of Wall Street'

Outstanding Lead Actor
Bruce Dern, 'Nebraska'
Leonardo DiCaprio, 'The Wolf Of Wall Street'
Chiwetel Ejiofor, '12 Years A Slave'
Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips
Matthew McConaughey, 'Dallas Buyers Club'

Outstanding Lead Actress
Cate Blanchett, 'Blue Jasmine'
Sandra Bullock, 'Gravity'
Judi Dench, 'Philomena'
Meryl Streep, 'August: Osage County'
Emma Thompson, 'Saving Mr. Banks'

Outstanding Supporting Actor
Barkhad Abdi, 'Captain Phillips'
Daniel Brühl, 'Rush'
Bradley Cooper, 'American Hustle'
Michael Fassbender, '12 Years A Slave'
Jared Leto, 'Dallas Buyers Club'

Outstanding Supporting Actress
Jennifer Lawrence, 'American Hustle'
Lupita Nyong'o, '12 Years A Slave'
Julia Roberts, 'August: Osage County'
June Squibb, 'Nebraska'
Oprah Winfrey, 'Lee Daniels' The Butler'

Outstanding Ensemble
'American Hustle'
'August: Osage County'
'12 Years A Slave'
'Prisoners'
'Dallas Buyers Club'

Outstanding Direction
Alfonso Cuarón, 'Gravity'
Paul Greengrass, 'Captain Phillips'
Steve McQueen, '12 Years A Slave'
David O. Russell, 'American Hustle'
Martin Scorsese, 'The Wolf Of Wall Street'

Outstanding Screenplay
'12 Years A Slave'
'American Hustle'
'Her'
'Nebraska'
'The Wolf Of Wall Street'

Outstanding Visual Affects
'Gravity'
'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug'
'Iron Man 3'
'Oblivion'
'Pacific Rim'

Outstanding Animated Film
'The Croods'
'Despicable Me'
'Frozen'
'Monsters University'
'The Wind Rises'

Outstanding Score
'12 Years A Slave'
'All Is Lost'
'The Book Thief'
'Gravity'
'Saving Mr. Banks'

Outstanding Song
“Happy” From 'Despicable Me 2' (Pharrell Williams)
“I See Fire” from 'The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug' (Ed Sheeran)
“Let It Go” from 'Frozen' (Idina Menzel/Demi Lovato)
“Ordinary Love” from 'Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom' (U2)
“Young & Beautiful” from 'The Great Gatsby' (Lana Del Ray)

Outstanding Costume
'12 Years A Slave'
'American Hustle'
'The Great Gatsby'
'The Invisible Woman'
'Oz the Great and Powerful'

Outstanding Make-Up & Styling
'American Hustle'
'The Great Gatsby'
'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'
'The Lone Ranger'
'Dallas Buyers Club'

Outstanding Cinematography
'12 Years A Slave'
'Gravity'
'Inside Llewyn Davis'
'Nebraska'
'Prisoners'