12 YEARS DOMINATES NORTH CAROLINA FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARDS

Never mind all the shocks and surprises in the North Carolina Film Critics Association nominations. They went all out in favour of 12 Years a Slave - a common feature of critic groups of late, despite American Hustle's emergence post-Christmas as the Oscar frontrunner. Indeed, 12 Years wins all six of its possible wins from its seven nominations, thereby shutting Gravity, American Hustle and The Wolf of Wall Street out entirely.

Best Narrative Film

12 Years a Slave

Best Director

Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave)

Best Actor

Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave)

Best Actress

Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)

Best Supporting Actor

Michael Fassbender (12 Years a Slave)

Best Supporting Actress

Lupita Nyong'o (12 Years a Slave)

Best Original Screenplay

Ethan Coen and Joel Coen (Inside Llewyn Davis)

Best Adapted Screenplay

John Ridley (12 Years a Slave)

Best Animated Film

Monsters University

Best Documentary Film

Stories We Tell

Best Foreign Language Film

The Hunt

Tar Heel Award

The Way Way Back