The Oscar nominations were announced this morning and “Nebraska” was nominated for best picture. Bruce Dern was nominated for leading actor, and June Squibb was nominated for best supporting actress. ” Nebraska” was also nominated for cinematography, direction, and original screen play.
For more information about the other nominees visit http://oscar.go.com/nominees
For those of have not seen the film ” Nebraska” is the story of Woody Grant is an obstreperous, hard-drinking man, now elderly and confused, who becomes convinced by a magazine sweepstakes mailer that he has won a million dollars. When he persists in leaving his Montana home in an attempt to walk to Lincoln, Nebraska, and claim his prize, his son David takes him on a road trip that will revisit the sites of his father’s youth.
The 86th Academy Awards nominations for supporting actress in a motion picture are Sally Hawkins, “Blue Jasmine”; Jennifer Lawrence, “American Hustle”; Lupita Nyong’o, “12 Years a Slave”; Julia Roberts, “August: Osage County”; June Squibb, ” Nebraska,” announced at the AMPAS Samuel Goldwyn Theater on January 16, 2014 in Beverly Hills, Calif. ( Lionel Hahn/Abaca Press/MCT)
The 86th Academy Awards nominations for lead actor in a motion picture are 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,” announced at the AMPAS Samuel Goldwyn Theater on January 16, 2014 in Beverly Hills, Calif. ( Lionel Hahn/Abaca Press/MCT)
