And It’s a wrap! Matt Groening’s brilliant as always take of the Oscars ceremony’s selfie, the most tweeted in history, serves as the perfect end to this year’s truly exciting, if ultimately very predictable Awards season. 12 Years a Slave fulfilled the Toronto prophecy and grabbed the best picture trophy. Gravity swept the board on technical categories as well as getting its director honoured; American Hustle and many of the latecomers which helped injecting new life into the season just before Christmas were mostly left empty-handed. But all together account for one of the most enjoyable cinematographic crops in recent memory.
As you know by know, this year we released our inner film nerd by monitoring the race step by step and adding points for every mention, nomination and award that each of the films in contention have earned during the season. The final results (and the complete list for those who love things in detail) can be checked here..
 | 1-12 YEARS A SLAVE Steve McQueen (834 points/3 Oscars) |
 | 2-GRAVITY Alfonso Cuarón (569 points/7 Oscars) |
 | 3-AMERICAN HUSTLE David O'Russell (331 points/10 Oscar nominations) |
 | 4-HER Spike Jonze (298 points/1 Oscar) |
 | 5-DALLAS BUYERS CLUB Jean-Marc Vallée (268 points/3 Oscars) |
 | 6-INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS Coen Brothers (199 points/2 Oscar nominations) |
 | 7-BLUE JASMINE (198 points/1 Oscar) Woody Allen |
 | 8-FROZEN Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee (175 points/2 Oscars) |
 | 9-NEBRASKA Alexander Payne (163 points/6 Oscar nominations) |
 | 10-CAPTAIN PHILLIPS Paul Greengrass (157 points/7 Oscar nominations) |
 | 11-BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOUR (153points/1 Spirit Award) |
 | 12-THE WOLF OF WALL STREET Martin Scorsese (150 points/5 Oscar nominations) |
 | 13-THE ACT OF KILLING Joshua Oppenheimer & Anonymous & Christine Cynn (106 points/1 Oscar nomination) |
 | 14-THE GREAT GATSBY Baz Luhrmann (84 points/2 Oscar nominations) |
 | 15-PHILOMENA Stephen Frears (81 points/4 Oscar nominations) |
 | 16-THE WIND RISES Hayao Miyazaki (76 points/1 Oscar nomination) |
 | 17-SHORT TERM 12 Destin Cretton (76 points/1 Spirit Award) |
 | 18-BEHIND THE CANDELABRA Steven Soderbergh (74 points/ 2 Golden Globes &1 DGA Award) |
 | 19-BEFORE MIDNIGHT Richard Linklater (74 points/1 Oscar nomination) |
 | 20-TWENTY FEET FROM STARDOM Morgan Neville (63 points/1 Oscar) |
 | 21-THE GREAT BEAUTY (60 points/1 Oscar) Paolo Sorrentino |
 | 22-STORIES WE TELL Sarah Polley (57 points/1 WGA Award) |
 | 23-SAVING MR. BANKS John Lee Hancock (56 points/1 Oscar nomination) |
 | 24-FRUITVALE STATION Ryan Coogler (55 points/1 Spirit Award) |
 | 25-AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY John Wells (54 points/2 Oscar nominations) |
 | 26-THE HUNT Thomas Vinterberg (49 points/1 Oscar nomination) |
 | 27-THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG Peter Jackson (40 points/3 Oscar Nominations) |
 | 28-THE BUTLER Lee Daniels (40 poins/3 SAG Nominations) |
 | 29-DESPICABLE ME 2 Pierre Coffin & Chris Renaud (36 Points/2 Oscar nominations) |
 | 29-ALL IS LOST J.C. Chandor (30 points/1 Oscar nomination) |
 | 31-LONE SURVIVOR Peter Berg (33 points/2 Oscar Nominations) |
 | 32-THE GRANDMASTER Wong Kar-Wai (32 Points/2 Oscar nominations) |
 | 33-SPRING BREAKERS Harmony Korine (31 points/1 Spirit Nomination) |
 | 34-RUSH Ron Howard (24 points/4 BAFTA & 1 ACE Nominations) |
 | 35-MUD Jeff Nichols (29 points/1 Spirit Award) |
 | 36-BLACKFISH Gabriela Cowperthwaite (29 points/1 ACE Nomination) |
 | 37-THE CROODS Kirk De Micco & Chris Sanders (29 points/1 Oscar Nomination) A |
 | 38-ENOUGH SAID Nicole Holofcener (28 points/2 Spirit Nominations) |
 | 39-PRISONERS Denis Villeneuve (26 points/1 Oscar Nomination) |
 | 40-THE SPECTACULAR NOW James Ponsoldt (25 points/2 Spirit Nominations) |
And the rest:
41 THE SQUARE 24
42 MANDELA; LONG WALK TO FREEDOM 23
43 THE BROKEN CIRCLE BREAKDOWN 22
44 MONSTERS UNIVERSITY 22
45 FRANCES HA 20
46 IRON MAN 3 20
47 THE WAY, WAY BACK 18
48 ERNEST & CELESTINE 17
49 Cutie And the Boxer 17
50 The Lone Ranger 17
51 STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS 16
52 THE PAST 15
53 WADJDA 15
54 UPSTREAM COLOUR 14
55 DIRTY WARS 14
56 THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE 13
57 THE SELFISH GIANT 11
58 PACIFIC RIM 11
59 FILTH 11
60 BAD GRANDPA 10
61 IN A WORLD… 10
62 THE BOOK THIEF 10
63 BLANCANIEVES 10
64 EPIC 10
65 THE MISSING PICTURE 9
66 OMAR 9
67 We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wiki Leaks 9
68 THE WORLD’S END 9
69 NO 9
70 LEVIATHAN 8
71 LET THE FIRE BURN 8
72 MAN OF STEEL 8
73 THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY 8
74 DON JON 7
75 IDA 7
76 TIM’S VERMEER 7
77 A TOUCH OF SIN 7
78 DRUG WAR 7
79 THIS IS THE END 7
80 42 7
81 THE INVISIBLE WOMAN 6
82 GLORIA 6
83 This Is Martin Bonner 6
84 Newlyweeds 6
85 LAURENCE ANYWAYS 6
86 AT BERKELEY 6
87 MUSCLE SHOALS 6
88 ALONE YET NOT ALONE 5
89 THE CRASH REEL 5
90 A HIJACKING 5
91 TO THE WONDER 5
92 METRO MANILA 5
93 IN THE HOUSE 5
94 FOR THOSE IN PERIL 5
95 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 5
96 BLACK NATIVITY 5
97 COMPUTER CHESS 4
98 MUSEUM HOURS 4
99 Oz The Great & Powerful 4
100 THE KINGS OF SUMMER 4
101 FROM UP POPPY HILL 4
102 WHAT MAISIE KNEW 4
103 The Best Man Holiday” 4
104 FAUST 4
105 THE HEAT 3
106 ENDER’S GAME 3
107 ABOUT TIME 3
108 THE ARMSTRONG LIE 3
109 THE CONJURING 3
110 BEYOND THE HILLS 3
111 ONE CHANCE 3
112 OUT OF THE FURNACE 3
113 SHELL 3
114 BRIDEGROOM 3
115 AFTER TILLER 2
116 UNA NOCHE 2
117 CRYSTAL FAIRY 2
118 Blue Caprice 2
119 The Inevitable Defeat Of Mister & Pete 2
120 STOKER 2
121 Much Ado About Nothing 2
122 THE DIRTIES 2
123 Oblivion 2
124 BROKEN 2
125 the congress 2
126 ROOM 237 2
127 STRAY DOGS 2
128 LIKE FATHER LIKE SON 2
129 WHITE HOUSE DOWN 2
130 Elysium 2
131 MOTHER OF GEORGE 2
132 LE WEEKEND 2
133 STRANGERS BY THE LAKE 2
134 CAMILLE CLAUDEL 1915 2
135 World War Z 2
136 fast & furious 6 2
137 KILL YOUR DARLINGS 2
138 Gideon’s Army 1
139 Concussion 1
140 Pit Stop 1
141 Afternoon Delight 1
142 Go For Sisters 1
143 Manakamana 1
144 INCH’ ALLAH 1
145 AN EPISODE IN THE LIFE OF AN IRON PICKER 1
146 THE NOTEBOOK 1
147 TWO LIVES 1
148 CASTING BY 1
149 A River Changes Course 1
150 My Sister’s Quinceañera 1
151 The Foxy Merkins 1
152 life on four strings 1
153 beneath the harvest sky 1
154 Labor Day 1
155 The Place Beyond The Pines 1
156 THE GATEKEEPERS 1
157 PRINCE AVALANCHE 1
158 A FIELD IN ENGLAND 1
159 OH BOY 1
160 Beware of Mr. Baker 1
161 Caesar Must Die 1
162 THE GUILDED CAGE 1
163 56 UP` 1
164 LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED 1
165 LORE 1
166 ANNA KARENINA 1
167 THE BEST OFFER 1
168 THE EAST 1
169 OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN 1
170 PUSSY RIOT: A PUNK PRAYER 1
171 LOCKE 1
172 THE UKNOWN KNOWN 1
173 GET A HORSE! 1
174 POPULAIRE 1
175 JACK THE GIANT SLAYER 1
176 AMERICAN PROMISE 1
177 MEDORA 1
178 WEST OF MEMPHIS 1
179 HERBLOCK 1
180 NO PLACE ON EARTH 1
181 HIDE YOUR SMILING FACES 1
182 ALL IS BRIGHT 1
183 VIVAN LAS ANTIPODAS 1
184 EXPEDITION TO THE END OF THE WORLD 1
185 GABRIELLE 1
186 KELLY + VICTOR 1
187 GOOD VIBRATIONS 1
188 The Call” 1
189 Tyler Perry Presents Peeples” 1
190 Winnie Mandela” 1
191 Free Angela and All Political Prisoners 1
192 Girl Rising” 1
193 High Tech, Low Life” 1
194 La Playa D.C.” 1
195 Lion Ark” 1
196 The New Black” 1
197 War Witch” 1
198 THE TRIALS OF MUHAMMAD ALI 1
199 HELI 1
200 WALESA, MAN OF HOPE 1
201 WALKING WITH DINOSAURS 1
202 JEUNE ET JOLIE 1
203 The Rendez-Vous of Déjà-Vu” 1
204 Home from Home: Chronicle of a Vision” 1
205 CHILD’S POSE 1
206 Only God Forgives 1
207 Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters” 1
208 Jobs” 1
209 Unfinished Song” 1
210 WINTER NOMADS 1
211 France, “Renoir,” Gilles Bourdos, director 1
212 POST TENEBRAS LUX 1
213 The Last Station 1
214 Sound City 1
215 Harlan County, USA 1
216 Gasland, Part 2 1
217 THE LOOK OF LOVE 1
218 STARRED UP 1
219 THE GOLDEN DREAM 1
220 AIN’T THEM BODIES SAINTS 1
221 Sightseers 1
222 FIRST COUSINS ONCE REMOVED 1
223 GOD LOVES UGANDA 1
224 LIFE ACCORDING TO SAM 1
225 HANNAH ARENDT 1
226 NEIGHBORING SOUNDS 1
227 WATERMARK 1
228 WHICH WAY IS THE FRONT LINE FROM HERE? 1
229 Ilo Ilo 1
230 THE ROCKET 1
231 The Wall 1
232 Boy Eating The Birds Food 1
233 Papadopoulos & Sons 1
234 Beautiful Creatures 1
235 Byzantium 1
236 THE FIFTH STATE 1
237 NARCO CULTURA 1
238 RHYMES FOR YOUNG GHOULS 1
239 SARAH PREFERS TO RUN 1
240 TOM AT THE FARM 1
241 Thor: The Dark World 1
242 MY PRAIRIE HOME 1
243 DOWN RIVER 1
244 I’M SO EXCITED 1
245 HOW I LIVE NOW 1
246 SUNSHINE ON LEIGHT 1
247 1″ 1
248 47 Ronin” 1
249 CinemAbility” 1
250 Good Ol’ Freda” 1
251 Justin Bieber’s Believe” 1
252 Metallica Through the Never” 1
253 Planes” 1
254 Rising from Ashes” 1
255 O APOSTOLO 1
256 A PLACE AT THE TABLE 1
257 MY SISTER SARAH 1
258 BLOOD BROTHER 1
259 HOW TO MAKE MONEY SELLING DRUGS 1
260 PABLO’S WINTER 1
261 INTERIOR. LEATHER BAR 1
262 Escape From Tomorrow 1
263 MY FATHERS, MY MOTHER & ME 1
264 BAD HAIR 1
265 Paradise: Trilogy 1
266 Argentina, “The German Doctor, 1
267 Canada, “Gabrielle, 1
268 Chad, “GriGris, 1
269 Switzerland, “More than Honey, 1
270 Georgia, “In Bloom, 1
271 Iceland, “Of Horses and Men, 1
272 Israel, “Bethlehem, 1
273 Japan, “The Great Passage, 1
274 Morocco, “Horses of God, 1
275 Netherlands, “Borgman, 1
276 Portugal, “Lines of Wellington, 1
277 Spain, “15 Years Plus a Day, 1
278 Sweden, “Eat Sleep Die, 1
279 Egypt, “Winter of Discontent, 1
280 Afghanistan, “Wajma -An Afghan Love StoryBarmak Akram, director 1
281 Bulgaria, “The Color of the Chameleon, 1
282 Colombia, “La Playa DC, 1
283 Croatia, “Halima’s Path, 1
284 Norway, “I Am Yours, 1
285 South Korea, “Juvenile Offender, 1
286 Latvia, “Mother, I Love You, 1
287 Bangladesh, “Television, 1
288 Serbia, “Circles, 1
289 Slovak Republic, “My Dog Killer, 1
290 Taiwan, “Soul, 1
291 Peru, “The Cleaner, 1
292 New Zealand, “White Lies, 1
293 Albania, “Agon, 1
294 Azerbaijan, “Steppe Man, 1
295 China, “Back to 1942, 1
296 Czech Republic, “The Don Juans, 1
297 Dominican Republic, “Quien Manda? 1
298 Ecuador, “The Porcelain Horse, 1
299 Estonia, “Free Range, 1
300 Finland, “Disciple, 1
301 India, “The Good Road, 1
302 Indonesia, “Sang Kiai, 1
303 Kazakhstan, “Shal, 1
304 Lebanon, “Blind Intersections, 1
305 Lithuania, “Conversations on Serious Topics, 1
306 Luxembourg, “Blind Spot, 1
307 Moldova, “All God’s Children, 1
308 Montenegro, “Ace of Spades – Bad Destiny, 1
309 Nepal, “Soongava: Dance of the Orchids, 1
310 Pakistan, “Zinda Bhaag, 1
311 Philippines, “Transit, 1
312 Russia, “Stalingrad, 1
313 Slovenia, “Class Enemy, 1
314 South Africa, “Four Corners, 1
315 Thailand, “Countdown, 1
316 Turkey, “The Butterfly’s Dream, 1
317 Ukraine, “Paradjanov, 1
318 Uruguay, “Anina, 1
319 Venezuela, “Breach in the Silence, 1