Another good report for 12 Years a Slave, which picked up a slew of nominations, four more than its nearest competitors. Most of these nominations reflect what we’ve been hearing for the last few weeks, so there’s nothing particularly shocking about these.

Nominations Tallies

(11) 12 Years a Slave
(7) Gravity, Her
(6) Inside Llewyn Davis
(5) American Hustle
(4) Blue Is the Warmest Color
(3) The Act of Killing, Nebraska

The Nominations

Best Picture

12 Years A Slave
American Hustle
Gravity
Her
Inside Llewyn Davis

Best Animated Film

The Croods
From Up on Poppy Hill
Frozen
Monsters University
The Wind Rises

Best Director

Joel & Ethan Coen – Inside Llewyn Davis
Alfonso Cuaron – Gravity
Spike Jonze – Her
Steve McQueen – 12 Years A Slave
David O. Russell – American Hustle

Best Actor

Bruce Dern – Nebraska
Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 Years A Slave
Oscar Isaac – Inside Llewyn Davis
Matthew McConaughey – Dallas Buyers Club
Robert Redford – All Is Lost

Best Actress

Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine
Sandra Bullock – Gravity
Adele Exarchopoulos – Blue is the Warmest Color
Brie Larson – Short Term 12
Meryl Streep – August: Osage County

Best Supporting Actor

Barkhad Abdi – Captain Phillips
Michael Fassbender – 12 Years A Slave
James Franco – Spring Breakers
James Gandolfini – Enough Said
Jared Leto – Dallas Buyers Club

Best Supporting Actress

Scarlett Johansson – Her
Jennifer Lawrence – American Hustle
Lupita Nyong’o – 12 Years A Slave
Lea Seydoux – Blue is the Warmest Color
June Squibb – Nebraska

Best Original Screenplay

American Hustle
Blue Jasmine
Her
Inside Llewyn Davis
Nebraska

Best Adapted Screenplay

12 Years A Slave
August: Osage County
Before Midnight
Philomena
The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Original Score

12 Years A Slave
Blancanieves
Gravity
Her
Spring Breakers

Best Editing

12 Years A Slave
American Hustle
Gravity
Upstream Color
The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Cinematography

12 Years A Slave
Gravity
Her
Inside Llewyn Davis
Prisoners

Best Art Direction

12 Years A Slave
Gravity
The Great Gatsby
Her
Inside Llewyn Davis

Best Foreign Film

The Act of Killing
Blue is the Warmest Color
The Hunt
Wadjda
The Wind Rises

Best Documentary

20 Feet from Stardom
The Act of Killing
The Armstrong Lie
Blackfish
Stories We Tell

Most Promising Performer

Barkhad Abdi – Captain Phillips
Chadwick Boseman – 42
Adele Exarchopoulos – Blue is the Warmest Color
Lupita Nyong’o – 12 Years A Slave
Tye Sheridan – Mud

Most Promising Filmmaker

Lake Bell – In A World
Ryan Coogler – Fruitvale Station
Destin Cretton – Short Term 12
Joseph Gordon-Levitt – Don Jon
Joshua Oppenheimer – The Act of Killing

Chicago Film Critics Data

Year Founded: 1990
First Awards: 1988 (26)