Stars including Leonardo DiCaprio, Matthew McConaughey, Amy Adams, Christian Bale and Tom Hanks are all set for the 86th Academy
The 86th Academy Awards take place in Los Angeles

With the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, Matthew McConaughey, Amy Adams, Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale and Tom Hanks all walking the red carpet – the 86th Academy Awards will see a plethora of Hollywood stars in attendance.

The 2014 Academy Awards are all that anyone in showbiz has been talking about since the BAFTAs, and with the show kicking off  the excitement is palpable.
12 Years a Slave, Steve McQueen’s emotional historical drama , is being touted as one of this year’s big winners having being nominated for nine awards including Best Picture.

It is all but expected that Matthew McConaughey will pip Leonardo DiCaprio to Best Lead Actor. Meanwhile, Cate Blanchett is said to have the Best Lead Actress gong in the bag already. Whatever happens,
Talk show host and comedian Ellen DeGeneres will host the Oscars ceremony for a second time.

Ellen is a stand-up comedian and is best known for her self titled talk show, which she’s hosted since 2003.Before that, she starred in popular sitcom Ellen, and has also made a name for herself in films like Mr Wrong, The Love Letter and Finding Nemo.

Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years A Slave)Best Animated Feature –

FrozenBest Live Action Short Film –

Helium (Anders Walter, Kim Magnusson)Best Visual Effects
Gravity (Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk, Neil Corbould)Best Film Editing
Gravity (Alfonso Cuarón, Mark Sanger)Best Sound Editing

Gravity (Glenn Freemantle)
Best Original Score
Gravity (Steven Price)

Best Original Screenplay
Her (Spike Jonze)

Best Sound Mixing
Skip Lievsay, Niv Adirj, Christopher Benstead and Chris Munro (Gravity)