Celebrating the cinematic achievements of 2013
Official 2013 Selections
Best Film of the Year
GRAVITY
Alfonso Cuarón
91 Min. • 2.35:1 • United States
Color • English • Warner Bros.
Cast: Sandra Bullock, George Clooney
Writers: Alfonso & Jonás Cuarón
Producers: Alfonso Cuarón, David Heyman
Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki
Best Actor in a Lead Role
12 YEARS A SLAVE
Chiwetel Ejiofor
12 YEARS A SLAVE
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Best Actress in a Lead Role
TIE
BLUE JASMINE - Cate Blanchett
GRAVITY - Sandra Bullock
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
DALLAS BUYERS CLUB
Jared Leto
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
12 YEARS A SLAVE
Lupita Nyong'o
Best Ensemble Cast
AMERICAN HUSTLE
Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams,
Jeremy Renner, Jennifer Lawrence, Louis CK
Best Director
GRAVITY
Alfonso Cuarón
Best Screenplay - Original Material
HER
Spike Jonze
Best Screenplay - Adapted Material
12 YEARS A SLAVE
John Ridley
based on 12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup
Best Film - Animated Feature
FROZEN
Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee
Best Film - Documentary Feature
BLACKFISH
Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Best Film - Foreign Language Feature
BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR
Abdellatif Kechiche
Best Film - Limited Theatrical Release
UPSTREAM COLOR
Shane Carruth
Best Cinematography
PRISONERS
Roger Deakins
Best Film Editing
GRAVITY
Alfonso Cuarón, Mark Sanger
Best Visual Design
THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE
Philip Messina - Production Design
John Collins - Supervising Art Director
Larry Dias - Set Decoration
Trish Summerville - Costume Design
Best Visual Effects
GRAVITY
Timothy Webber
Chris Lawrence
David Shirk
Neil Corbould
Best Stunts/Stunt Choreography
RUSH
Best Make-Up Effects
THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG
Peter King
Richard Taylor
Rick Findlater
Best Music - Original Score
GRAVITY
Steven Price
Best Music - Original Song
HER
"The Moon Song"
Karen O (music and lyrics), Spike Jonze (lyrics)
Best Sound Design
GRAVITY
Skip Lievsay
Niv Adiri
Christopher Benstead
Chris Munro
Glenn Freemantle
Best Genre Film - Action/Adventure
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS
Paul Greengrass
Best Genre Film - Comedy
THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
Martin Scorsese
Best Genre Film - Fantasy
THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG
Peter Jackson
Best Genre Film - Horror
THE CONJURING
James Wan
Best Genre Film - Science Fiction
STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS
JJ Abrams
Best Film - Animated Short
MR. HUBLOT
Laurent Witz, Alexandre Espigares
Best Film - Live Action Short
HELIUM
Anders Walter
Best Film - Non-Theatrical Release
BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS PART 2
Jay Oliva
Special Achievement Award - Best Voice Acting
HER
Scarlett Johansson
The following films did not win any Essential Film Awards but are noteworthy for their cinematic contributions in 2013:
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THE WORLD'S END
