Pronunciation Guide to the 86th Academy Award Nominees (2014)

Best Actor

• Christian Bale - American Hustle
• Bruce Dern - Nebraska
• Leonardo DiCaprio - The Wolf of Wall Street
• Chiwetel Ejiofor - 12 Years a Slave
• Matthew McConaughey - Dallas Buyers Club

Supporting Actor

• Barkhad Abdi - Captain Phillips
• Bradley Cooper - American Hustle
• Michael Fassbender - 12 Years a Slave
• Jonah Hill - The Wolf of Wall Street
• Jared Leto - Dallas Buyers Club

Best Actress

• Amy Adams - American Hustle
• Cate Blanchett - Blue Jasmine
• Sandra Bullock - Gravity
• Judi Dench - Philomena
• Meryl Streep - August: Osage County

Supporting Actress

• Sally Hawkins - Blue Jasmine
• Jennifer Lawrence - American Hustle
• Lupita Nyong'o - 12 Years a Slave
• Julia Roberts - August: Osage County

Best Director

• Alfonso Cuarón - Gravity
• Steve McQueen - 12 Years a Slave
• Alexander Payne - Nebraska
• David O. Russell - American Hustle
• Martin Scorsese - The Wolf of Wall Street

Best animated feature film of the year

• The Croods - Kirk DeMicco, Chris Sanders, and Kristine Belson
• Despicable Me 2 - Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud, and Chris Meledandri
• Ernest & Celestine - Benjamin Renner and Didier Brunner
• Frozen - Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, and Peter Del Vecho
• The Wind Rises - Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki

Adapted screenplay

• 12 Years a Slave - John Ridley
• Before Midnight - Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, and Ethan Hawke
• Captain Phillips - Billy Ray
• Philomena - Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope
• The Wolf of Wall Street - Terence Winter

Original screenplay

• American Hustle - Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell
• Blue Jasmine - Woody Allen
• Dallas Buyers Club - Craig Borten and Melisa Wallack
• Her - Spike Jonze
• Nebraska - Bob Nelson