The glitz and glamour of awards season is finally kicking in after the Golden Globes became the latest major group to reveal their nominees.

And once again, the leader of the pack is the upcoming slavery drama 12 Years a Slave which has picked up seven nominations including Best Film (Drama) and Best Director (Steve McQueen). There was also recognition for its lead actor Chiwetel Ejiofor as well as its supporting players Lupita Nyong’o and Michael Fassbender. It also picked up noms for John Ridley’s screenplay and Hans Zimmer’s score.

Slave will compete for Best Dramatic Film along with sci-fi blockbuster Gravity and real-life films Captain Phillips, Philomena and more surprisingly, the F1 biopic Rush.

Joining Ejiofor in the Best Actor (Drama) category are fellow Brit Idris Elba (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom), Tom Hanks (Captain Phillips), Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club), and Robert Redford (All Is Lost).

In the female version of that category, Cate Blanchett is hoping to add a Globe to her awards cabinet with her role in Woody Allen’s drama Blue Jasmine. Her competition includes Sandra Bullock (Gravity) and British trio Judi Dench (Philomena), Emma Thompson (Saving Mr. Banks) and Kate Winslet (Labor Day).

The HFPA (Hollywood Foreign Press Association) also went for a lesser broad of comedy in the respective Motion Picture (Comedy/Musical category) by nominating American Hustle (also leading with seven nominations) as well as critics darling Her, Coen Brothers flick Inside Llewyn Davis, indie-dramedy Nebraska and Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street.

Hustle managed to land acting mentions for all four of its stars with Christian Bale and Amy Adams being nodded in Lead while Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence are both shortlisted in Supporting.

In the other comedy categories, Bale is nodded in Best Actor along with veteran Bruce Dern (Nebraska), Leonardo DiCaprio (The Wolf of Wall Street), Oscar Isaac (Inside Llewyn Davies) and Joaquin Phoenix (Her). The female group sees Adams up against indie-darlings Julie Delpy (Before Midnight) and Greta Gerwig (Frances Ha) as well as Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Enough Said) and Hollywood legend Meryl Streep (August: Osage County).

The Supporting Actors nominees see Michael Fassbender and Bradley Cooper up against Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club) and newcomers Barkhad Abdi (Captain Phillips) and Daniel Bruhl (Rush) while Lupita Nyong’o and Jennifer Lawrence are up against Sally Hawkins (Blue Jasmine), Julia Roberts (August: Osage County) and June Squibb (Nebraska).

The Best Director category features McQueen and O.Russell plus Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity), Paul Greengrass (Captain Phillips) and Alexander Payne (Nebraska).

The Globes nominated just three movies for best animated feature – The Croods, Despicable Me 2 and Disney’s Frozen while Pixar’s Monsters University was left off the list.

High profile musicians are also recognised with Coldplay, U2, Justin Timberlake and Taylor Swift amongst the big names to be mentioned.

Several films and actors suffered through various snubs with The Butler and Prisoners being shut out completely while Forest Whittaker, James Gandolfini, Ben Stiller, Tom Hanks (Saving Mr Banks), Jonah Hill and Oprah Winfrey were all overlooked.

The full list of nominees are below (with my predictions in blue)

BEST MOTION PICTURE (DRAMA)
12 Years a Slave
Captain Phillips
Gravity
Philomena
Rush

BEST MOTION PICTURE (COMEDY/MUSICAL)
American Hustle
Her
Inside Llewyn Davies
Nebraska
The Wolf of Wall Street

BEST DIRECTOR
Alfonso Cuarón – Gravity
Paul Greengrass – Captain Phillips
Steve McQueen – 12 Years a Slave
Alexander Payne – Nebraska
David O. Russell – American Hustle

BEST 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

BEST ACTOR (COMEDY/MUSICAL)
Christian Bale – American Hustle
Bruce Dern – Nebraska
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Wolf of Wall Street
Oscar Isaac – Inside Llewyn Davis
Joaquin Phoenix – Her

BEST ACTRESS (DRAMA)
Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine
Sandra Bullock – Gravity
Judi Dench – Philomena
Emma Thompson – Saving Mr. Banks
Kate Winslet – Labor Day

BEST ACTRESS (COMEDY/MUSICAL)
Amy Adams – American Hustle
Julia Delpy – Before Midnight
Greta Gerwig – Frances Ha
Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Enough Said
Meryl Streep – August: Osage County

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Barkhad Abdi – Captain Phillips
Daniel Brühl – Rush
Bradley Cooper – American Hustle
Michael Fassbender – 12 Years a Slave
Jared Leto – Dallas Buyers Club

BEST 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

BEST SCREENPLAY
John Ridley – 12 Years A Slave
David O. Russell and Eric Warren Singer – American Hustle
Spike Jonze – Her
Bob Nelson – Nebraska
Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope – Philomena

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Alex Ebert – All Is Love
Alex Eves – Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Steven Price – Gravity
John Williams – The Book Thief
Hans Zimmer – 12 Years a Slave

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Atlas” – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
“Let It Go” – Frozen
“Ordinary Love” – Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
“Please, Mr. Kennedy” – Inside Llewyn Davis
“Sweeter Than Fiction” – One Chance

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Croods
Despicable Me 2
Frozen

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Blue Is the Warmest Colour (France)
The Great Beauty (Italy)
The Hunt (Denmark)
The Past (Iran)
The Wind Rises (Japan)