«Twelve Years a Slave»Is destined to be one of the great winners of this next edition of the Academy Awards.
The film of Steve McQueen is the great favorite in the queen category along with "Gravity", after being one of the winners of the award for best film in the Producers Guild Awards (PGA).
In 25 years of history of the PGA, none of the winners of this award has left the Oscar gala empty, the vast majority of the winners of this important award finally won the Oscar for best film and the rest were made with a statuette, some being large winners of its edition if the prize in the queen category, such as "Saving Private Ryan" or "Brokeback Mountian", so we can expect that "Twelve Years a Slave" will achieve something important this year.
The award for best director seems destined to Alfonso Cuarón for "Gravity", a film that also won the PGA and also gave the Mexican director the award of the Directors Guild (DGA), so the "Twelve Years a Slave" options at the Academy Award they would go to best film because there was a division between the Oscar for best film and the Oscar for best director.
In the interpretive categories, in which the film has achieved three nominations, it seems that it is Lupita Nyong'o the one with the best chances of victory, although Jennifer Lawrence is not going to make it easy for her. Between the two, the main awards for best have been distributed Supporting ActressNyong'o has won Critic's Choice and SAG, while the "American Hustle" actress won the Golden Globe.
Chiwetel Ejiofor y Michael Fassbender they also have many chances of victory in the categories of best actor and better supporting actorAlthough the favorites in these two sections seem to be "Dallas Buyers Club" actors Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto.
The Oscar for best adapted script It seems that it is going to be one of those that is going to take "Twelve Years a Slave", if the film wins the award for best film, surely this will be one of the awards that would accompany it and if it does not finally win in the main category this could be the best recognition he could get. Its biggest rival in this category seems to be "Before Midnight" but it is precisely from the quintet that it is the only film that has not received a nomination for best film.
The Oscar for best editing This year it seems destined for "Gravity" and the Steve McQueen film would only have a chance if it ends up winning the best picture award.
The awards for best production design and better Costume Design they are ruled out with "The Great Gatsby" and "American Hustle" as favorites.
In short, "Twelve Years a Slave" could finally win the award for best film but by no means sweep the Oscar, since "Gravity" would have as much or more prominence than her, although it is most likely that McQueen's film will have to settle for best adapted screenplay and some interpretive award, surely that of best supporting actress for Lupita Nyong'o.
Nominations for "Twelve Years a Slave":
Best film
Best Director (Steve McQueen)
Best Actor (Chiwetel Ejiofor)
Best Supporting Actor (Michael Fassbender)
Best Supporting Actress (Lupita Nyong'o)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Better assembly
Best production design
Best Costume Design
More information - "Gravity" and "Twelve Years a Slave" chosen by the Producers Guild