Day 9 of our 10 day countdown…Wouldn’t it be great if the Academy Awards finally included a category for casting directors? The best actors are only able to perform at their best with a stellar cast to work alongside, the best picture would rarely be the best if the whole cast wasn’t amazing, and they say a large portion of a directors job is selecting the right cast. So… for the ten days leading up to the Oscars, lets tip our hats and give kudos to every casting director whose project was nominated for an Oscar for acting, directing, or best picture… today let’s check out who it was last year… in 2014…
86th Academy Awards: films released in 2013 (presented in 2014)
Best Picture
- American Hustle | Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison, Jonathan Gordon
- Captain Phillips | Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca
- Dallas Buyers Club | Robbie Brenner, Rachel Winter
- Gravity | Alfonso Cuarón, David Heyman
- Her | Megan Ellison, Spike Jonze, Vincent Landay
- Nebraska | Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa
- Philomena | Gabrielle Tana, Steve Coogan, Tracey Seaward
- 12 Years a Slave | Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen, Anthony Katagas
- The Wolf of Wall Street | Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Joey McFarland, Emma Tillinger Koskoff
Actor in a Leading Role
- Christian Bale - American Hustle ("Irving Rosenfeld")
- Bruce Dern - Nebraska ("Woody Grant")
- Leonardo DiCaprio - The Wolf of Wall Street ("Jordan Belfort")
- Chiwetel Ejiofor - 12 Years a Slave ("Solomon Northup")
- Matthew McConaughey - Dallas Buyers Club ("Ron Woodroof")
Actor in a Supporting Role
- Barkhad Abdi - Captain Phillips ("Muse")
- Bradley Cooper - American Hustle ("Richie DiMaso")
- Michael Fassbender - 12 Years a Slave ("Edwin Epps")
- Jonah Hill - The Wolf of Wall Street ("Donnie Azoff")
- Jared Leto - Dallas Buyers Club ("Rayon")
Actress in a Leading Role
- Amy Adams - American Hustle ("Sydney Prosser")
- Cate Blanchett - Blue Jasmine ("Jasmine")
- Sandra Bullock - Gravity ("Ryan Stone")
- Judi Dench - Philomena ("Philomena")
- Meryl Streep - August: Osage County ("Violet Weston")
Actress in a Supporting Role
- Sally Hawkins - Blue Jasmine ("Ginger")
- Jennifer Lawrence - American Hustle ("Rosalyn Rosenfeld")
- Lupita Nyong'o - 12 Years a Slave ("Patsey")
- Julia Roberts - August: Osage County ("Barbara Weston")
- June Squibb - Nebraska ("Kate Grant")
