In the aftermath of yesterday’s Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, the Golden Globes have also revealed their list of contenders for film and television.

On the cinematic front, the powerful slavery drama 12 Years a Slave and the crime comedy American Hustle are on top with a dominant seven nods each.

Tipped to be a major player at the Oscars, 12 Years a Slave is heavily tipped to win the Best Motion Picture (Drama) category, while leading man Chiwetel Ejiofor receives a Best Actor (Drama) nod for his portrayal of real-life slave Solomon Northop.

Additionally, co-stars Michael Fassbender and newcomer Lupita Nyong’o are in contention for the Supporting Actor and Actress gongs, while British filmmaker Steve McQueen is nominated for his directing.

The fact-based thriller Captain Phillips and the sci-fi blockbuster Gravity are among the other high-profile films to compete in the Best Motion Picture (Drama) field, which is completed by the fact-based comedy drama Philomena and, more surprisingly, the Formula One biopic Rush.

In the case of Captain Phillips, the film scored a quartet of nominations which include another Best Actor nod for Tom Hanks, while Somalian newcomer Barkhad Abdi is up for Supporting Actor.

Gravity also fared well with four noms including a Best Director mention for filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón and a Best Actress (Drama) nod for Sandra Bullock.

Bullock competes in a versatile line-up that consists of Oscar favourite Cate Blanchett for her acclaimed performance in the Woody Allen drama Blue Jasmine and British trio Dame Judi Dench (Philomena), Emma Thompson (Saving Mr. Banks) and Kate Winslet (Labor Day).

Elsewhere, the Best Actor (Drama) line-up sees Matthew McConaughey in contention for his starring role in the factual drama Dallas Buyers Club, while British star Idris Elba is also shortlisted for his portrayal of South African leader Nelson Mandela in the biopic Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.

Meanwhile, a number of films with a lesser board of comedy are in contention for the Best Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical) awards, with American Hustle a heavy frontrunner with seven nominations.

The crime comedy managed to land acting mentions for all of its stars, with Christian Bale and Amy Adams nodded in the lead categories, while co-stars Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence are both shortlisted in supporting.

Additionally, edgy filmmaker David O. Russell receives double nominations for his writing and directing on the 70s-based caper.

Meanwhile, the indie comedy Nebraska produced a fine haul by earning five nods including a place on the Best Motion Picture (Comedy/Musical) shortlist, while veteran stars Bruce Dern and June Squibb are up for acting gongs.

The rest of the Motion Picture (Comedy/Musical) line-up is contested by the sci-fi romcom Her, the music-based dramedy Inside Llewyn Davis, and Martin Scorsese’s wild autobiographical epic The Wolf of Wall Street.

From those films, Hollywood favourite Leonardo DiCaprio (The Wolf of Wall Street) comes up against Oscar Isaac (Inside Llewyn Davis) and Joaquin Phoenix in a versatile Best Actor (Comedy/Musical) category while indie darlings Julie Delpy (Before Midnight) and Greta Gerwig (Frances Ha) are shortlisted alongside Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Enough Said) and the great Meryl Streep (August: Osage County) in Best Actress (Comedy/Musical).

The rest of the notable acting nominees include Daniel Brühl (Rush), Sally Hawkins (Blue Jasmine), Robert Redford (All is Lost), and Julia Roberts (August: Osage County) while the Best Director field is completed by Paul Greengrass (Captain Phillips) and Alexander Payne (Nebraska).

Meanwhile, Disney’s Frozen comes up against The Croods and Despicable Me 2 in the Best Animated Film category, while the Best Foreign Language Film field includes France’s Blue is the Warmest Colour and Italy’s The Great Beauty.

High profile musicians are also recognised by the Globes with Coldplay, U2, Justin Timberlake and Taylor Swift among the big names fighting it out in the Best Original Song line-up.

As predicted, a number of actors were overlooked for nominations, including George Clooney (Gravity), James Gandolfini (Enough Said), Jonah Hill (The Wolf of Wall Street), Hugh Jackman (Prisoners), and The Butler duo Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey.

The 71st Golden Globe Awards will take place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles on 12 January 2014 with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler returning as co-hosts.

The full list of film nominations are below (winner predictions in blue):

BEST MOTION PICTURE (DRAMA)
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS
GRAVITY
PHILOMENA
RUSH
12 YEARS A SLAVE

BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE (DRAMA)
Cate Blanchett, BLUE JASMINE
Sandra Bullock, GRAVITY
Judi Dench, PHILOMENA
Emma Thompson, SAVING MR. BANKS
Kate Winslet, LABOR DAY

BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE (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 MOTION PICTURE (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)
AMERICAN HUSTLE
HER
INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS
NEBRASKA
THE WOLF OF WALL STREET

BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)
Amy Adams, AMERICAN HUSTLE
Julie Delpy, BEFORE MIDNIGHT
Greta Gerwig, FRANCES HA
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, ENOUGH SAID
Meryl Streep, AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY

BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)
Christian Bale, AMERICAN HUSTLE
Bruce Dern, NEBRASKA
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Wolf of Wall Street
Oscar Isaac, INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS
Joaquin Phoenix, HER

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE
Sally Hawkins, BLUE JASMINE
Jennifer Lawrence, AMERICAN HUSTLE
Lupita Nyong’o, 12 YEARS A SLAVE
Julia Roberts, AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
June Squibb, NEBRASKA

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE
Barkhad Abdi, CAPTAIN PHILLIPS
Daniel Brühl, RUSH
Bradley Cooper, AMERICAN HUSTLE
Michael Fassbender, 12 YEARS A SLAVE
Jared Leto, DALLAS BUYERS CLUB

BEST DIRECTOR
Alfonso Cuarón, GRAVITY
Paul Greengrass, CAPTAIN PHILLIPS
Steve McQueen, 12 YEARS A SLAVE
Alexander Payne, NEBRASKA
David O. Russell, AMERICAN HUSTLE

BEST SCREENPLAY
AMERICAN HUSTLE (David O. Russell & Eric Warren Singer)
HER (Spike Jonze)
NEBRASKA (Bob Nelson)
PHILOMENA (Steve Coogan & Jeff Pope)
12 YEARS A SLAVE (John Ridley)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
ALL IS LOVE (Alex Ebert)
THE BOOK THIEF (John Williams)
GRAVITY (Steven Price)
MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM (Alex Heffes)
12 YEARS A SLAVE (Hans Zimmer)

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
FROZEN (“Let It Go”)
THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (“Atlas”)
INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS (“Please, Mr. Kennedy”)
MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM (“Ordinary Love”)
ONE CHANCE (“Sweeter Than Fiction”)

BEST ANIMATED FILM
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)