Oscar predictions 2014: Chiwetel Ejiofor and Cate Blanchett named bookies' favourites Nominations for the 86th Academy Awards are announced tomorrow, with many film critics expecting last weekend’s Golden Globe winners to be predict the outcome once again. But how reliable are the Golden Globe Awards for predicting triumphs at the glitzy Oscars ceremony in Beverley Hills on 2 March? Golden Globes 2014: List of winners in full Dark comedy American Hustle, Steve McQueen’s harrowing 12 Years a Slave and Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street, are the bookmakers' favourites to be tipped to win the most Oscars. Best Actor and Actress British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor is the current favourite to win Best Actor for his performance in 12 Years a Slave with odds of 8/11, with Matthew McConaughey another popular choice at 2/1. American Hustle Christian Bale, Amy Adams and Bradley Cooper star in David O Russell's dark comedy - but will Hustle win over Best Picture favourite 12 Years a Slave? 12 Years a Slave It won Best Drama at the Golden Globes but whether 12 Years a Slave can take the Oscar for Best Picture ahead of Hustle, Gravity and The Wolf of Wall Street remains to be seen Gravity Space adventure Gravity, starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney is another likely Oscar winner. Bullock is a favourite for Best Actress, Alfonso Cuaron may repeat his Golden Globes win for Best Director and the film as a whole could well take Best Picture Captain Phillips Tom Hanks' role in Captain Phillips - about a ship being hijacked by Somali pirates - is a strong contender for both Best Picture and Best Actor, despite no Golden Globe wins Saving Mr Banks It may have an outside chance for Best Picture at the Oscars, but Emma Thompson's role as PL Travers was nominated for Best Actress at the Golden Globes Philomena Philomena is a British underdog for Best Picture, but it did earn a Best Drama nod at the Golden Globes Chiwetel Ejiofor Chiwetel Ejiofor is the bookies' favourite to win Best Actor for his role as Solomon Northup in Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave Matthew McConaughey McConaughey is tipped as Ejiofor's biggest rival for the Best Actor Oscar, for his role as an AIDs sufferer and campaigner in Dallas Buyers Club. He won the Golden Globe for his performance Leonardo Di Caprio Could DiCaprio finally win an Oscar for The Wolf of Wall Street, or will Chiwetel Ejiofor, Robert Redford or Matthew McConaughey pip him to the post? Robert Redford Redford's performance as a resourceful sailor in All Is Lost earned him praise, making him a possible Best Actor contender at the Oscars Bruce Dern Another underdog, but Bruce Dern's role in Nebraska was widely-acclaimed and may see him earn at least an Oscar nod if not a win Cate Blanchett Blanchett's performance as a rich but troubled Manhattan socialite in Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine won her a Golden Globe for Best Actress. She is currently the outright favourite to win the Oscar too at 1/8 Lupita Nyong'o The Kenyan actress plays gutsy cotton picker Patsey in 12 Years a Slave but can she rival likely competition from more-established stars such as Jennifer Lawrence? Amy Adams Her leading role in American Hustle earned her a Best Actress Golden Globe, making Adams, pictured here with co-star Bradley Cooper, a top contender for Best Actress at the Oscars Jennifer Lawrence She famously tripped up the stairs en route to accept her Best Actress award at last year's Oscars, but can Jennifer Lawrence take an accolade again for her supporting role as Rosalyn Rosenfeld in American Hustle? Steve McQueen 12 Years a Slave director Steve McQueen and Chiwetel Ejiofor talk on set - the British director is a strong contender for Best Director this year
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