<p>The nominations for the 86th edition of the Academy Awards was announced here Thursday and crime-comedy drama "American Hustle" and 3D sci-fi thriller "Gravity" top the list with 10 nods each.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The nominations were announced by Chris Hemsworth and Cheryl Boone Isaacs at the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre.<br /><br />"American Hustle", directed by David O' Russell, stands a chance to win the golden statuette for actor in a leading role (Christian Bale), actress in a leading role (Amy Adams), actress in a supporting role (Jennifer Lawrence), best picture, costume design (Michael Wilkinson), directing, film editing, production design and writing of original screenplay.<br /><br />For "Gravity", Sandra Bullock is in the race for best actress award. The movie is also nominated for the best picture, cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki), directing (Alfonso Cuaren), film editing, music - original score, production design, sound editing, sound mixing and visual effects.<br /><br />Close on the heels of both the films is "12 Years A Slave" with nine nods. "Captain Phillips", "Nebraska" and "Dallas Buyers Club" have six nominations each.<br /><br />"The Wolf Of Wall Street" is competing in five categories and "Philomena" has secured four nominations.<br /><br />"Blue Jasmine" and "The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug" are competing neck-and-neck with three nods while "Inside Llewyn Davis", "Lone Survivor", "The Great Gatsby", The Lone Ranger", "August: Osage County", "Despicable Me 2", "Frozen" and "The Grandmaster" have two nominations each.<br /><br />The main awards ceremony, organised by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, will take place here March 2.</p>
<p>The nominations for the 86th edition of the Academy Awards was announced here Thursday and crime-comedy drama "American Hustle" and 3D sci-fi thriller "Gravity" top the list with 10 nods each.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The nominations were announced by Chris Hemsworth and Cheryl Boone Isaacs at the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre.<br /><br />"American Hustle", directed by David O' Russell, stands a chance to win the golden statuette for actor in a leading role (Christian Bale), actress in a leading role (Amy Adams), actress in a supporting role (Jennifer Lawrence), best picture, costume design (Michael Wilkinson), directing, film editing, production design and writing of original screenplay.<br /><br />For "Gravity", Sandra Bullock is in the race for best actress award. The movie is also nominated for the best picture, cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki), directing (Alfonso Cuaren), film editing, music - original score, production design, sound editing, sound mixing and visual effects.<br /><br />Close on the heels of both the films is "12 Years A Slave" with nine nods. "Captain Phillips", "Nebraska" and "Dallas Buyers Club" have six nominations each.<br /><br />"The Wolf Of Wall Street" is competing in five categories and "Philomena" has secured four nominations.<br /><br />"Blue Jasmine" and "The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug" are competing neck-and-neck with three nods while "Inside Llewyn Davis", "Lone Survivor", "The Great Gatsby", The Lone Ranger", "August: Osage County", "Despicable Me 2", "Frozen" and "The Grandmaster" have two nominations each.<br /><br />The main awards ceremony, organised by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, will take place here March 2.</p>