American Hustle and Gravity lead this year's Academy Award nominations, announced Thursday in Beverly Hills, and we've got all the details for you right here on Breaking Celebrity News.

David O. Russell's crime caper starring Christian Bale and Jennifer Lawrence, and Alfonso Cuaron's breathtaking space thriller both have 10 nominations at the 86th annual film awards, while 12 Years a Slave  follows closely behind with nine nods.

American Hustle is up for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay, as well as acting nominations for all four main cast members including Bale, Lawrence, Amy Adams and Bradley Cooper.

Gravity and 12 Years a Slave are also in contention for Best Picture alongside Philomena, Captain Phillips, Dallas Buyers Club, Nebraska, Her, and The Wolf of Wall Street.

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12 Years a Slave has yielded a Best Actor nomination for leading man Chiwetel Ejiofor, Best Supporting Actor for Michael Fassbender and Best Supporting Actress for newcomer Lupita Nyongo. Sandra Bullock has earned an Oscar nod for Gravity, as has the film's visionary director Alfonso Cuaron.

Superstars Oprah Winfrey (The Butler) and Tom Hanks (Captain Phillips) were the morning's most no