Criddic's Winners 2013

BEST PICTURE (Top Ten)

1. Gravity
2. Captain Phillips
3. Nebraska
4. American Hustle
5. 12 Years a Slave
6. The Conjuring
7. Wadjda
8. Blue is the Warmest Color
9. Lone Survivor
10. Saving Mr. Banks

BEST DIRECTOR

Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
Paul Greengrass, Captain Phillips
Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave
Alexander Payne, Nebraska
David O. Russell, American Hustle

Greengrass was nominated for United 93 (2006). Russell won last year for Silver Linings Playbook. Payne and McQueen are first-timers in this category. Cuaron is also on his first as a director, and wins!

BEST 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

DiCaprio is on his 7th nod, and won twice before for acting. Dern, Ejiofor and McConaughey are debuting. Hanks breaks his losing streak, 6 previous nominations, with a comeback performance as Captain Phillips.

BEST ACTRESS

Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Sandra Bullock, Gravity
Vera Farmiga, The Conjuring
Greta Gerwig, Frances Ha
Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks

Thompson has 3 previous acting nominations and one for writing. Blanchett has 4 prior nods. Farmiga and Gerwig appear for the first time, while fellow newcomer Bullock wins.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips
Daniel Bruhl, Rush
Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
Harrison Ford, 42
Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club

All first-time nominees! Ford narrowly missed a nomination for The Fugitive (1993) and has been on the BKM radar numerous other times, never managing a mention until now. Leto was on the "possibles list" for 2005's Lord of War, as was Fassbender for 2011's Shame. However, in his breakout movie role, Barkhad Abdi takes the prize. Interestingly, there has never been a repeat winner in this category.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine
Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
Octavia Spencer, Fruitvale Station
June Squibb, Nebraska
Lili Taylor, The Conjuring

Lawrence won in Best Actress last year. Spencer was nominated for The Help (2011). Taylor gained a nod way back in 1991 for her lead role in Dogfight. Hawkins and Squibb, our winner, are new to my awards.

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

American Hustle
Blue Jasmine
Her
Mud
Nebraska

Woody Allen has 3 wins in this category. Russell won last year in Adapted Screenplay. Jonze and Nichols are debuting, as is winner Bob Nelson.

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Before Midnight
Captain Phillips
Lone Survivor
12 Years a Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street

Winner Billy Ray had also been up for his screenplay of Shattered Glass (2003).

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

All is Lost
The Grandmaster
Gravity
Inside Llewyn Davis
Nebraska

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

American Hustle
The Grandmaster
The Great Gatsby
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
12 Years a Slave

BEST FILM EDITING

American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Gravity
Lone Survivor
Rush

BEST MAKEUP

American Hustle
Dallas Buyers Club
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Lone Ranger
Rush

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

The Book Thief
From Up on Poppy Hill
Gravity
Saving Mr. Banks
Warm Bodies

John Williams is the most honored nominee, with 24 total nominations (score and song) and 6 wins. Beltrami won for his "3:10 to Yuma" score in 2007. Newman is up for his 7th, and wins!

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

"Young and Beautiful" from The Great Gatsby
"Let It Go" from Frozen
"The Moon Song" from Her
"I See Fire" from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
"Please Mr. Kennedy" from Inside Llewyn Davis

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

American Hustle
Gravity
The Great Gatsby
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Oz: The Great & Powerful

BEST SOUND EDITING

All is Lost
Captain Phillips
Gravity
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Lone Survivor

BEST SOUND MIXING

Captain Phillips
Gravity
Lone Survivor
Pacific Rim
Rush

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Gravity
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Iron Man 3
Star Trek Into Darkness
World War Z

BEST ANIMATED FILM

The Croods
Despicable Me 2
From Up on Poppy Hill
Frozen
Monsters University

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Blue is the Warmest Color (Belgium)
The Grandmaster (Hong Kong)
The Great Beauty (Italy)
The Hunt (Denmark)
Wadjda (Saudi Arabia)

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM

The Act of Killing
Room 237
The Square
Stories We Tell
20 Feet from Stardom

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD (Voted on by the public): Frozen

TALLY:

Gravity = 10 noms/ 5 wins
Captain Phillips = 8 noms/ 3 wins
Nebraska = 6 noms/ 2 wins
American Hustle = 9 noms/ 0 wins
12 Years a Slave = 6 noms/ 1 win
Frozen = 2 noms/ 2 wins plus 1 Special Award