russell for "american hustle," alfonso cuaron for "gravity," alexander payne for "nebraska," steve mcqueenett in "blue jasmine," sandra bullock in "gravity," judi dench in "philomena" and meryl streep in "august: osage county." >> for best performance by an actor in a leading role, the nominees are christian bale in "american hustle," bruce dern in "nebraska," leonardo dicaprio in "the wolf of wall street," chiwetel ejiofor in "12 years a slave" and matthew mcconaughey in "dallas buyers club." >> and finally we are pleased to announce that the films selected as the best picture nominees for 2013 are "american hustle," charles roven, richard suckle, megan ellison and jonathan gordon, producers, "captain phillips," scott rudin, daniel brunetti and michael de luca, producers, "dallas buyers club," robbie brenner and rachel winter, producers, "gravity," alfonso cuaron and david heyman, producers, "her," megan ellison, spike jonze and vincent landay, producers, "nebraska," albert berger and ron yerxa, producers, "philomena," gabrielle tana, steve coogan and tracey seaward, producers, "12 years