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Oscar Leaderboard: Is Jennifer Lawrence Really Going to Win Again?
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(Sony Pictures)Jennifer Lawrence came up with a big win Tuesday when the New York Film Critics Circle named her the year's Best Supporting Actress for her work in American Hustle. She beat out two highly-touted performances ? Lupita Nyongo in 12 Years a Slave and Oprah Winfrey in The Butler ? which bodes well for her chances at picking up a few more statues this awards season.
Meanwhile Cate Blanchett's NYFCC win for Best Actress in Blue Jasmine solidified her front-runner status in the category. And Spike Jonze's Her got a boost when it was named the best movie of the year by the National Board of Review. Here's where we currently stand on each of the six core categories.
Cate Blanchett is a huge frontrunner in this category, which is packed with awards season favorites. All five of the likely Academy nominees have already won an Oscar, and Amy Adams, who might break into the top five on the momentum of American Hustle, has been nominated four times as a supporting actress. French newcomer Adele Exarchopoulos is still a dark horse, but her vocal displeasure with Blue Is the Warmest Color makes it even less likely she'll get the nod.
This might be the most competitive race this year with all the viable candidates turning in the kinds of performances the Academy loves. As the months-long favorite, Chiwetel Ejiofor's lead has been chipped away by a series of splashy performances. Aging stars Robert Redford and Bruce Dern will be sentimental favorites with older Academy voters since neither has ever won an acting Oscar. But the early word on The Wolf of Wall Street is that Leonardo DiCaprio's performance is going to shake up the race big time.
Newcomer Lupita Nyongo is sitting at the top of this category, but Jennifer Lawrence just won the New York Film Critics Circle award with a show-stealing performance in American Hustle. Fans would love to see her win back-to-back Oscars, but they'd also love to see the ever-popular Oprah Winfrey walk away with a win for playing Forrest Whitaker's wife in The Butler. August: Osage County co-stars Margo Martindale and Julia Roberts are both competitive here it's likely only one will win the nod.
Jared Leto's dramatic transformation in Dallas Buyers Club has made him a favorite here, but the competition this year is fierce. Tom Hanks could end up nominated for two Oscars this year, and voters love him. But Jonah Hill and his oversized teeth have taken a bite out of this category, and he could come away with a win. Barkhad Abdi's supporting role as the kidnapper in Captain Phillips was an early favorite, but a nomination is looking increasingly less likely. The same is true of James Gandolfini, whose romantic co-lead with Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Enough Said was his final performance.
Alfonso Cuar?n and Steve McQueen are both auteur directors who are due every bit of praise coming their way this year, and the two will likely be battling it out for the Best Director Oscar. The Coen Brothers earned early buzz for Inside Llewyn Davis, but Martin Scorsese's epic adaptation of The Wolf of Wall Street has stolen their momentum.
After winning so many laurels from the New York Film Critics Circle, American Hustle seems poised to give 12 Years a Slave a run for its money ? not just for Best Picture, but across the acting categories, too. Early reports say The Wolf of Wall Street is a shoo-in for a nod here, but several movies are at risk with August: Osage County waiting in the wings. Spike Jonze's Her won the National Board of Review's top honors, but might not even get a nomination at the Oscars. Also, keep an eye on Philomena. The Weinstein Company fought for its PG-13 rating to make its wide release more viable, and noted Oscar PR genius Harvey Weinstein is working hard to keep it in Academy voters' minds. Earlier this week he took out a full page ad in the New York Times with a letter from the real-life Philomena to debunk New York Post critic Kyle Smith's assertion that the film is anti-Catholic.
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(Sony Pictures)Jennifer Lawrence came up with a big win Tuesday when the New York Film Critics Circle named her the year's Best Supporting Actress for her work in American Hustle. She beat out two highly-touted performances ? Lupita Nyongo in 12 Years a Slave and Oprah Winfrey in The Butler ? which bodes well for her chances at picking up a few more statues this awards season.
Meanwhile Cate Blanchett's NYFCC win for Best Actress in Blue Jasmine solidified her front-runner status in the category. And Spike Jonze's Her got a boost when it was named the best movie of the year by the National Board of Review. Here's where we currently stand on each of the six core categories.
Cate Blanchett is a huge frontrunner in this category, which is packed with awards season favorites. All five of the likely Academy nominees have already won an Oscar, and Amy Adams, who might break into the top five on the momentum of American Hustle, has been nominated four times as a supporting actress. French newcomer Adele Exarchopoulos is still a dark horse, but her vocal displeasure with Blue Is the Warmest Color makes it even less likely she'll get the nod.
This might be the most competitive race this year with all the viable candidates turning in the kinds of performances the Academy loves. As the months-long favorite, Chiwetel Ejiofor's lead has been chipped away by a series of splashy performances. Aging stars Robert Redford and Bruce Dern will be sentimental favorites with older Academy voters since neither has ever won an acting Oscar. But the early word on The Wolf of Wall Street is that Leonardo DiCaprio's performance is going to shake up the race big time.
Newcomer Lupita Nyongo is sitting at the top of this category, but Jennifer Lawrence just won the New York Film Critics Circle award with a show-stealing performance in American Hustle. Fans would love to see her win back-to-back Oscars, but they'd also love to see the ever-popular Oprah Winfrey walk away with a win for playing Forrest Whitaker's wife in The Butler. August: Osage County co-stars Margo Martindale and Julia Roberts are both competitive here it's likely only one will win the nod.
Jared Leto's dramatic transformation in Dallas Buyers Club has made him a favorite here, but the competition this year is fierce. Tom Hanks could end up nominated for two Oscars this year, and voters love him. But Jonah Hill and his oversized teeth have taken a bite out of this category, and he could come away with a win. Barkhad Abdi's supporting role as the kidnapper in Captain Phillips was an early favorite, but a nomination is looking increasingly less likely. The same is true of James Gandolfini, whose romantic co-lead with Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Enough Said was his final performance.
Alfonso Cuar?n and Steve McQueen are both auteur directors who are due every bit of praise coming their way this year, and the two will likely be battling it out for the Best Director Oscar. The Coen Brothers earned early buzz for Inside Llewyn Davis, but Martin Scorsese's epic adaptation of The Wolf of Wall Street has stolen their momentum.
After winning so many laurels from the New York Film Critics Circle, American Hustle seems poised to give 12 Years a Slave a run for its money ? not just for Best Picture, but across the acting categories, too. Early reports say The Wolf of Wall Street is a shoo-in for a nod here, but several movies are at risk with August: Osage County waiting in the wings. Spike Jonze's Her won the National Board of Review's top honors, but might not even get a nomination at the Oscars. Also, keep an eye on Philomena. The Weinstein Company fought for its PG-13 rating to make its wide release more viable, and noted Oscar PR genius Harvey Weinstein is working hard to keep it in Academy voters' minds. Earlier this week he took out a full page ad in the New York Times with a letter from the real-life Philomena to debunk New York Post critic Kyle Smith's assertion that the film is anti-Catholic.
