After months of rumors, speculation and anticipation, the nominees for the 2014 Academy Awards were officially announced this morning. Reactions to the news from celebrities and the public alike was swift, abundant and passionate.
Although there was a strong show of support for nominees, in a year of tight competition in some (but not all) of the biggest categories, there was unsurprisingly no scarcity of backlash about movies and actors getting 'snubbed.' Tom Hanks, The Butler, James Gandolfini, and Saving Mr. Banks were some of the most notable actors/works that failed to get a nomination, to the disappointment of many. Wolf of Wall Street, American Hustle and Dallas Buyers Club were some of the most prevalent films across categories.
With the quantity of big names involved in this year's films, it's hard to say who the front runners are for the 2014 awards, which will air March 2, but as evident by the response to the nominations, it will certainly be a highly anticipated event.
See the full list of nominees here, and below are the top ten celebrity Twitter reactions to the January 16 announcement:
John Devereaux made a general statement:
I feel this year will be about the 'story' of the #oscars. "Will Jennifer Lawrence win back to back? Will Leo FINALLY win?" #OscarNoms
— John Devereaux (@johndevereaux) January 16, 2014
These actors cheered for their favorites, or ones they were a part of:
Uzo Aduba
The brilliance that is @12YearsASlaveUK & the gorgeous work of @Lupita_Nyongo ; neither will soon be erased from my mind. Brava. #OscarNoms
— Uzo Aduba (@UzoAduba) January 16, 2014
Johnny Knoxville
Holy hell, an Oscar nomination for Stephen Prouty for makeup and hairstyling in bad grandpa!! Wahooo!!!! #oscars #BadGrandpaMovie
— Johnny Knoxville (@realjknoxville) January 16, 2014
Josh Gad
Couldn't me more excited and proud of #Frozen's 2 #OscarNoms
— Josh Gad (@joshgad) January 16, 2014
Piers Morgan was content with the nominations:
I don't think anyone's been 'snubbed' in the #OscarNominations - there have just been a lot of good movies. Best choice for years.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 16, 2014
But others disagreed. These celebrities expressed their frustration at what they consider snubs, featuring Tom Hanks and "Lee Daniel's The Butler":
Sarah Colonna
I hope everyone in the Academy felt relieved after the big dump they took on Tom Hanks this morning. #TeamCaptainPhillips #Oscars
— Sarah Colonna (@sarahcolonna) January 16, 2014
Josh Gates
Also, somebody go check on Tom Hanks. He's probably at a liquor store right now buying a box of Franzia. #Oscars
— Josh Gates (@joshuagates) January 16, 2014
Colin Walker
You're all Oscar winners to me. @ForestWhitaker @butlermovie @Oprah @RealLenDaniels #OscarNominations
— colinwalker (@thecolinwalker) January 16, 2014
Stephen Lunsford was just generally dissatisfied with the nomination results:
Sure, the Academy has always nominated small "art house" films. But this years #Oscars are a joke. Good films…but films that define 2013?
— Stephen Lunsford (@Lunsfuhd) January 16, 2014
Now don't get me wrong for the most part the nominated films are great but I'm talking about films people ACTUALLY see. #oscars
— Stephen Lunsford (@Lunsfuhd) January 16, 2014