OSCARS 2014: What's Going To Win Best Film? '12 Years A Slave' Takes On 'American Hustle', 'Gravity' | HuffPost

OSCARS 2014: What's Going To Win Best Film?

Caroline Frost— The Huffington Post UK

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The Oscars are coming! The little gold statuettes are being polished as we speak, ready to be handed out on Sunday evening in Los Angeles.

Each day this week, we've been wondering who should be collecting one of the prized gongs in each of the acting categories. Today we ask who's going to take home the big one - Best Film.

Sandra Bullock gives an almost solo effort in Alfonso Cuaron's 'Gravity'

The sentimental vote says: 'Nebraska' for its slow, poignant take on a father-son relationship, and a career-defining performance from Bruce Dern, directed by dysfunctional family specialist Alexander Payne (The Descendants). But the Brits' hearts must be truly with Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope's 'Philomena', for its wit, its poignancy, its big heart, and its stunning performance from Judi Dench.

The critics say: It's a three-horse race as far as the pundits are concerned, with the importance and worthiness of '12 Years A Slave' battling the mind-boggling science of 'Gravity'. Throw in the ensemble pedigree cast and humour of 'American Hustle' and it's anyone's game.

The bookies say: '12 Years A Slave' romping away from 'Gravity' and 'American Hustle' at odds of around 1/6, 4 to 1 and 18 to 1 respectively. 'Dallas Buyers Club' and 'Wolf of Wall Street' covering the middle ground, with 'Her', 'Philomena', 'Nebraska' and 'Captain Phillips' all carrying the rear. But if we knew the outcome, there'd be no point putting on the frocks - so, until Sunday night, we can continue to wonder... and cross our fingers for 'Philomena'.

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Oscars 2014 Nominees

Best Picture — "American Hustle"(01 of44)

Best Picture — "Captain Phillips"(02 of44)

Best Picture — "Dallas Buyers Club"(03 of44)

Best Picture — "Gravity"(04 of44)

Best Picture — "Her"(05 of44)

Best Picture — "Nebraska"(06 of44)

Best Picture — "Philomena"(07 of44)

Best Picture — "12 Years a Slave"(08 of44)

Best Picture — "The Wolf of Wall Street"(09 of44)

Best Actor — Christian Bale, "American Hustle"(10 of44)

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Best Actor — Bruce Dern, "Nebraska"(11 of44)

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Best Actor — Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Wolf of Wall Street"(12 of44)

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Best Actor — Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years a Slave"(13 of44)

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Best Actor — Matthew McConaughey, "Dallas Buyers Club"(14 of44)

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Best Actress — Amy Adams, "American Hustle"(15 of44)

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Best Actress — Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine"(16 of44)

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Best Actress — Sandra Bullock, "Gravity"(17 of44)

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Best Actress — Judi Dench, "Philomena"(18 of44)

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Best Actress — Meryl Streep, "August: Osage County"(19 of44)

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Best Supporting Actor — Barkhad Abdi, "Captain Phillips"(20 of44)

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Best Supporting Actor — Bradley Cooper, "American Hustle"(21 of44)

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Best Supporting Actor — Michael Fassbender, "12 Years a Slave"(22 of44)

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Best Supporting Actor — Jonah Hill, "The Wolf of Wall Street"(23 of44)

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Best Supporting Actor — Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club"(24 of44)

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Best Supporting Actress — Sally Hawkins, "Blue Jasmine"(25 of44)

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Best Supporting Actress — Jennifer Lawrence, "American Hustle"(26 of44)

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Best Supporting Actress — Lupita Nyong'o, "12 Years a Slave"(27 of44)

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Best Supporting Actress — Julia Roberts, "August: Osage County"(28 of44)

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Best Supporting Actress — June Squibb, "Nebraska"(29 of44)

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Best Animated Feature — "The Croods"(30 of44)

Best Animated Feature — "Despicable Me 2"(31 of44)

Best Animated Feature — "Ernest and Celestine"(32 of44)

Best Animated Feature — "Frozen"(33 of44)

Best Animated Feature — "The Wind Rises"(34 of44)

Best Director — David O. Russell, "American Hustle"(35 of44)

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Best Director — Alfonso Cuarón, "Gravity"(36 of44)

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Best Director — Alexander Payne, "Nebraska"(37 of44)

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Best Director — Steve McQueen, "12 Years a Slave"(38 of44)

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Best Director — Martin Scorsese, "The Wolf of Wall Street"(39 of44)

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Best Foreign Language Film — "The Broken Circle Breakdown" (Belgium)(40 of44)

Best Foreign Language Film — "The Great Beauty" (Italy)(41 of44)

Best Foreign Language Film — "The Hunt" (Denmark)(42 of44)

Best Foreign Language Film — "The Missing Picture" (Cambodia)(43 of44)

Best Foreign Language Film — "Omar" (Palestine)(44 of44)

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