Best Fantasy Books of 2013

The following is the ranking of the fantasy books that I've read in 2013:

1. The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
2. The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
3. Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan
4. The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
5. Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson
6. Life of Pi by Yann Martel
7. The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch
8. Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch
9. The Black Prism by Brent Weeks
10. Vicious by Victoria Schwab
11. Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed

2014 Oscar Predictions - Round 5

Best Picture

1. Gravity
2. American Hustle
3. 12 Years a Slave
4. Inside Llewyn Davis
5. The Wolf of Wall Street
6. Captain Phillips
7. Nebraska
8. Her - New
9. Saving Mr. Banks
10. The Butler

2nd Tier

Philomena - New

Dallas Buyers Club - New

Dropped Out

Blue Jasmine

August: Osage County

Fruitvale Station

Best Director

1. Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave)
2. Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity)
3. David O Russell (American Hustle)
4. Paul Greengrass (Captain Phillips)
5. Martin Scorcese (The Wolf of Wall Street)

2nd Tier

Alexander Payne (Nebraska) - New

Spike Jonze (Her) - New

Dropped Out

Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale Station)

John Lee Hancock (Saving Mr. Banks)

Best Actor

1. Bruce Dern (Nebraska)
2. Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave)
3. Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club)
4. Robert Redford (All is Lost)
5. Tom Hanks (Captain Phillips)

2nd Tier

Leonardo DiCaprio (The Wolf of Wall Street)

Dropped Out

Forest Whitaker (The Butler)

Michael B. Jordan (Fruitvale Station)

Best Actress

1. Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)
2. Sandra Bullock (Gravity)
3. Judi Dench (Philomena)\
4. Emma Thompson (Saving Mr. Banks)
5. Meryl Streep (August: Osage County)

2nd Tier

Amy Adams (American Hustle)

Dropped Out

Adele Exarchopoulos (Blue is the Warmest Color)

Best Supporting Actor

1. Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)
2. Michael Fassbender (12 Years a Slave)
3. Barkhad Abdi (Captain Phillips)
4. Bradley Cooper (American Hustle) - Promoted
5. Daniel Bruhl (Rush)

2nd Tier

Tom Hanks (Saving Mr. Banks) - Demoted

James Gandolfini (Enough Said)

Dropped Out

John Goodman (Inside Llewyn Davis)

Best Supporting Actress

1. Lupita Nyong'o (12 Years a Slave)
2. Jennifer Lawrence (American Hustle) - Promoted
3. June Squibb (Nebraska)
4. Oprah Winfrey (The Butler)
5. Julia Roberts  (August: Osage County)

2nd Tier

Nil

Dropped Out

Octavia Spencer (Fruitvale Station)

Margo Martindale (August: Osage County)

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2013 Golden Globes Nominations

Motion Picture - Drama
12 Years a Slave
Captain Phillips
Gravity
Rush
Philomena

Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
American Hustle
Her
Inside Llewyn Davis
Nebraska
The Wolf of Wall Street

Director
Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity)
Paul Greengrass (Captain Phillips)
Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave)
David O Russell (American Hustle)
Alexander Payne (Nebraska)

Actor - Drama
Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave)
Idris Elba (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom)
Tom Hanks (Captain Phillips)
Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club)
Robert Redford (All is Lost)

Actor - Musical or Comedy
Christian Bale (American Hustle)
Bruce Dern (Nebraska)
Leonardo DiCaprio (The Wolf of Wall Street)
Oscar Isaac (Inside Llewyn Davis)
Joaquin Phoenix (Her)

Actress - Drama
Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)
Sandra Bullock (Gravity)
Judi Dench (Philomena)
Emma Thompson (Saving Mr. Banks)
Kate Winslet (Labor Day)

Actress - Musical or Comedy
Amy Adams (American Hustle)
Julie Delpy (Before Midnight)
Greta Gerwig (Frances Ha)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Enough Said)
Meryl Streep (August: Osage County)

Supporting Actor
Barkhad Abdi (Captain Phillips)
Daniel Bruhl (Rush)
Bradley Cooper (American Hustle)
Michael Fassbender (12 Years a Slave)
Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)

Supporting Actress
Sally Hawkins (Blue Jasmine)
Jennifer Lawrence (American Hustle)
Lupita Nyong'o (12 Years a Slave)
Julia Roberts  (August: Osage County)
June Squibb (Nebraska)

Screenplay
12 Years a Slave
American Hustle
Her
Nebraska
Philomena

Original Song
"Let It Go" - Frozen
"Please Mr. Kennedy" - Inside Llewyn Davis
"Atlas" - The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
"Ordinary Love" - Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
"Sweeter Than Fiction" - One Chance

Original Score
12 Years a Slave
All is Lost
The Book Thief
Gravity
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Animated Film
Frozen
The Croods
Despicable Me 2

Foreign Language Film
Blue Is the Warmest Color
The Great Beauty
The Hunt
The Past
The Wind Rises

Screen Actor's Guild Awards - Nominations

Film Ensemble
12 Years a Slave
American Hustle
August: Osage County
The Butler
The Dallas Buyers Club
Actor
Bruce Dern (Nebraska)

Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave)
Tom Hanks (Captain Phillips)
Matthew McConaughey (The Dallas Buyers Club)
Forest Whitaker (The Butler)

Actress

Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)
Sandra Bullock (Gravity)
Judi Dench (Philomena)
Meryl Streep (August: Osage County)
Emma Thompson (Saving Mr. Banks)

Supporting Actor

Barkhad Abdi (Captain Phillips)

Daniel Bruhl (Rush)

Michael Fassbender (12 Years a Slave)

James Gandolfini (Enough Said)

Jared Leto (The Dallas Buyers Club)

Supporting Actress
Jennifer Lawrence (American Hustle)

Lupita Nyong'o (12 Years a Slave)

Julia Roberts  (August: Osage County)

June Squibb (Nebraska)
Oprah Winfrey (The Butler)

National Board of Review

Best Picture

Her

Best Director

Spike Jonze (Her)

Best Actor

Bruce Dern (Nebraska)

Best Actress

Emma Thompson (Saving Mr. Banks)

Best Supporting Actor

Will Forte (Nebraska)

Best Supporting Actress

 Octavia Spencer (Fruitvale Station)