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2014 Academy Awards: Snubs

The 2014 Academy Award nominees were announced last Thursday morning, and shortly afterwards, my mind was reeling with disappointment -- edging on sadness, but not quite there, seeing as it is only an awards ceremony (but not really, for me, at least) -- regarding the nominees.  There were many happy surprises, such as the inclusion of Amy Adams (American Hustle) in the Best Actress category and Sally Hawkins in the Best Supporting Actress category (Blue Jasmine), among others.  However, I cannot help but be frustrated with a number of snubs, which are listed below.  I am also listing those performances/films that were more of a long-shot, but they still hold places in my heart, and in others' hearts (seeing as I have yet to see all of these films). 


Oh My God (I Think I Just Had a Heart Attack) Snubs
Captain Phillips -- Best Actor (Tom Hanks)
Saving Mr. Banks -- Best Actress (Emma Thompson)

 Flabbergasting, Headscratch-Inducing Snubs
12 Years a Slave -- Best Cinematography; Best Original Score
All is Lost -- Best Actor (Robert Redford); Best Original Score
American Hustle -- Best Make-up/Hairstyling
August: Osage County -- Best Adapted Screenplay
Enough Said -- Best Supporting Actor (James Gandolfini) 
Her -- Best Director (Spike Jonze)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug -- Best Make-Up/Hairstyling
Inside Llewyn Davis -- Best Picture; Best Original Song ("Please Mr. Kennedy")
Lee Daniels' The Butler -- Best Supporting Actress (Oprah Winfrey)
Monsters University -- Best Animated Feature Film
Rush -- Best Supporting Actor (Daniel Bruhl); Best Film Editing
Saving Mr. Banks -- Best Picture; Best Original Screenplay
Stories We Tell -- Best Documentary Feature

 Annoying, Yet We'll Live, Snubs
12 Years a Slave --  Best Make-up/Hairstyling
After Tiller -- Best Documentary Feature
All is Lost -- Best Picture
August: Osage County -- Best Picture
Before Midnight -- Best Picture; Best Actress (Julie Delpy)
Blackfish  -- Best Documentary Feature
Blue Jasmine -- Best Picture
Enough Said -- Best Original Screenplay
Frozen -- Best Original Score
Fruitvale Station -- Best Actor (Michael B. Jordan); Best Supporting Actress (Octavia Spencer)
The Great Gatsby -- Best Original Song ("Young & Beautiful")
Her -- Best Actor (Joaquin Phoenix); Best Supporting Actress (Scarlett Johansson); Best Cinematography
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug -- Best Original Song ("I See Fire"); Best Cinematography; Best Production Design; Best Costume Design
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire -- Best Costume Design; Best Original Song ("Atlas")
Inside Llewyn Davis -- Best Actor (Oscar Isaacs); Best Original Screenplay; Best Director (Joel and Ethan Coen); Best Original Score; Best Production Design
Labor Day -- Best Actress (Kate Winslet)
Lee Daniels' The Butler -- Best Actor (Forest Whitaker); Best Picture; Best Make-up/Hairstyling
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom -- Best Actor (Idris Elba); Best Original Score
One Chance -- Best Original Song ("Sweeter Than Fiction")
Nebraska -- Best Supporting Actor (Will Forte)
Pacific Rim -- Best Visual Effects 
Prisoners -- Best Original Screenplay
Rush -- Best Picture; Best Make-up/Hairstyling
Short Term 12 -- Best Actress (Brie Larson)
Spring Breakers -- Best Supporting Actor (James Franco); Best Cinematography
Tim's Vermeer  -- Best Documentary Feature
The Way, Way Back -- Best Supporting Actor (Sam Rockwell)
The Wolf of Wall Street -- Best Film Editing

 Snubs That Aren't Really Even Snubs Because They Were Long-shots
12 Years a Slave -- Best Supporting Actor (Paul Dano); Best Supporting Actress (Sarah Paulson); Best Original Song ("My Lord Sunshine")
42 -- Best Supporting Actor (Harrison Ford)
The Armstrong Lie -- Best Documentary Feature
August: Osage County -- Best Supporting Actress (Julianne Nicholson, Margo Martindale); Best Supporting Actor (Benedict Cumberbatch)
Before Midnight -- Best Director (Richard Linklater)
Blue Jasmine -- Best Supporting Actor (Bobby Cannavale; Andrew Dice Clay) 
Blue is the Warmest Color -- Best Picture; Best Actress (Adele Exarchopoulos); Best Supporting Actress (Lea Seydoux)
Captain Phillips -- Best Cinematography; Best Original Score
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 -- Best Animated Feature Film
Enough Said -- Best Picture; Best Actress (Julia Louis-Dreyfus)
Epic -- Best Animated Feature Film
Frances Ha -- Best Picture; Best Actress (Greta Gerwig); Best Original Screenplay
Fruitvale Station -- Best Picture; Best Original Screenplay
Inside Llewyn Davis -- Best Supporting Actor (John Goodman)
Lee Daniels' The Butler -- Best Director (Lee Daniels) 
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom  -- Best Supporting Actress (Naomie Harris)
Mud -- Best Supporting Actor (Matthew McConaughey); Best Original Screenplay 
Pacific Rim -- Best Original Score
The Past -- Best Actress (Berenice Bejo)
Philomena -- Best Supporting Actor (Steve Coogan)
Prisoners -- Best Picture; Best Actor (Hugh Jackman); Best Supporting Actor (Jake Gyllenhaal)
Rush -- Best Director (Ron Howard); Best Original Screenplay
Saving Mr. Banks -- Best Supporting Actor (Tom Hanks); Best Costume Design
Short Term 12 -- Best Picture
The Spectacular Now -- Best Picture; Best Actress (Shailene Woodley); Best Actor (Miles Teller); Best Adapted Screenplay
The Way, Way Back -- Best Original Screenplay
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