• Jared Leto, left, and Matthew McConaughey as Ron Woodroof in a scene from the film, Dallas Buyers Club. Focus Features
    Jared Leto, left, and Matthew McConaughey as Ron Woodroof in a scene from the film, Dallas Buyers Club. Focus Features
  • Joaquin Phoenix in a scene from Her. Warner Bros. Pictures / AP photo
    Joaquin Phoenix in a scene from Her. Warner Bros. Pictures / AP photo
  • Bruce Dern as Woody Grant, left, and Will Forte as David Grant in a scene from the film Nebraska, about a booze-addled father who makes to Nebraska with his estranged son to claim a million dollar Mega Sweepstakes Marketing prize. Paramount Pictures / AP photo
    Bruce Dern as Woody Grant, left, and Will Forte as David Grant in a scene from the film Nebraska, about a booze-addled father who makes to Nebraska with his estranged son to claim a million dollar Mega Sweepstakes Marketing prize. Paramount Pictures / AP photo
  • From left: Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner, Christian Bale and Jennifer Lawrence in American Hustle. Sony / AP photo
    From left: Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner, Christian Bale and Jennifer Lawrence in American Hustle. Sony / AP photo
  • Chiwetel Ejiofor, left, and Paul Giamatti in 12 Years A Slave. Fox Searchlight, Jaap Buitendijk / AP photo
    Chiwetel Ejiofor, left, and Paul Giamatti in 12 Years A Slave. Fox Searchlight, Jaap Buitendijk / AP photo
  • Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Jordan Belfort in The Wolf of Wall Street. Paramount Pictures and Red Granite Pictures, Mary Cybulski / AP photo
    Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Jordan Belfort in The Wolf of Wall Street. Paramount Pictures and Red Granite Pictures, Mary Cybulski / AP photo
  • From left: Faysal Ahmed, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman, and Mahat Ali in Captain Phillips. Sony — Columbia Pictures, Jasin Boland / AP photo
    From left: Faysal Ahmed, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman, and Mahat Ali in Captain Phillips. Sony — Columbia Pictures, Jasin Boland / AP photo
  • This Judi Dench, left, and Steve Coogan share a scene from Philomena. The Weinstein Company, Alex Bailey / AP photo
    This Judi Dench, left, and Steve Coogan share a scene from Philomena. The Weinstein Company, Alex Bailey / AP photo

In pictures: 86th Academy Awards Best Picture nominees


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The National takes a look at the nine films nominated for Best Picture at the 86th Academy Awards. The award show will be held on March 2.