"12 Years A Slave"
Total nominations: 7
-Best drama
-Best director, Steve McQueen
-Best actor in a drama, Chiwetel Ejiofor
-Best supporting actor, Michael Fassbender
-Best supporting actress, Lupita Nyong'o
-Best screenplay, John Ridley
-Best original score, Hans Zimmer
Why you should see it: The critically-acclaimed historical drama is an adaptation of the autobiographical account of Solomon Northup, a free-born New York man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in 1841. Besides breathtaking performances by Chiwetel Ejiofor and Michael Fassbender, the project has major names behind it, listing Brad Pitt as a producer.
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