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American Hustle and Gravity each receive 10 Oscar nominations

Both films gets 10 nominations while HK director's The Grand Master receives two

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Hong Kong Director Wong Kar-wai.

Crime caper American Hustle and 3-D space spectacular Gravity topped the Oscars nominations yesterday with 10 each, leading a crowded field of contenders for Hollywood's most coveted honours.

Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai's The Grand Master failed to secure nomination for best foreign-language film, but is in the reckoning for two Oscars - William Chang Suk-ping was nominated for costume design and Philippe Le Sourd for cinematography.

Watch: Wong Kar Wai's The Grandmaster film trailer

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Historical drama 12 Years a Slave came close behind the top two, with nine nominations in a year full of critically acclaimed movies, leaving no clear front runners ahead of the Academy Awards on March 2.

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Somali pirate drama Captain Phillips, Aids activist film Dallas Buyers Club and black and white road movie Nebraska were next with six Oscar nods each.

Martin Scorsese's epic about financial greed The Wolf of Wall Street and futuristic love story Her each got five nominations.

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