'12 Years A Slave' Sweeps Oscar Nominations

The nominations for the 2014 Academy Awards were announced this morning and none to our surprise, “12 Years A Slave” eclipsed the many other amazing Black films that were released in 2013 (because there can only be one Black film at the Oscars).

“12 Years A Slave” was nominated for: “Best Picture,” “Film Editing,” ‘Costume Design,” Directing,” “Production Design,” “Adapted Screenplay,” “Best Actor,”  Chiwetel Ejiofor for and Lupita Nyong’o “Best Supporting Actress.”

The only other Black film to be nominated was “Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom” for “Original Song” by Bono. Pharrell was nominated for his song “Happy” off the “Despicable Me” soundtrack.

UP NEXT: Chuck Vs. Phaedra

Remember that uncomfortable scene on “The Real Housewives Of Atlanta” in the car when Chuck confronted Phaedra and NeNe Leakes about their conversation with his wife? He instantly became the jack a** heard round the world. In an effort to clean up his image, he told Gossip Extra, “I should have talked about them (Phaedra and Kandi) in a different way. And I should’ve given my wife a little more information about them. It’s just unfortunate I got caught in this situation.”

He added that he hooked up with Kandi because “she was nice” and “her momma cooked good food.” “But we were in a lifestyle of entertainment,” Smith said. “I had four girls in every corner of the stadium.” Then he went off the deep end and said, “Phaedra was just the ugly ducking from the sixth grade,” he said. “It’s unfortunate she got caught up in this.”