"American Hustle" and "12 Years a Slave" came out on top with seven nominations each in the 71st annual Golden Globe Awards.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the nominees for the Golden Globes awards on Thursday morning, revealing that both films were nominated in their respective Best Picture categories, reports the LA Times. The films also earned directing nominations for Steve McQueen and David O. Russell, in addition to acting nods for Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Lupita Nyong'o, Amy Adams, Jennifer Lawrence, Christian Bale and Bradley Cooper.

For the first time, "Scandal" star Kerry Washington was nominated for a Golden Globe award, the Huffington Post reports. The actress, who plays Washington, D.C. fixer Olivia Pope in the ABC series, was nominated for Best Actress in a TV Drama Series.

The 2014 Golden Globe Awards will be hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler and broadcast Sunday, Jan. 12.

For the complete list of the Golden Globe nominations 2014 click here.

Best motion picture, drama

"12 Years a Slave"

"Captain Phillips"

"Gravity"

"Philomena"

"Rush"

Best motion picture, musical or comedy

"American Hustle"

"Her"

"Inside Llewyn Davis"

"Nebraska"

"The Wolf of Wall Street"

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 Actress in a motion picture, musical or comedy

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, musical or comedy

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 - motion picture

Alfonso Cuarón - "Gravity"

Paul Greengrass - "Captain Phillips"

Steve McQueen - "12 Years a Slave"

Alexander Payne - "Nebraska"

David O. Russell - "American Hustle"

Best Screenplay - motion picture

Spike Jonze - "Her"

Bob Nelson - "Nebraska"

Jeff Pope and Steve Coogan - "Philomena"

John Ridley - "12 Years a Slave"

Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell - "American Hustle"

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

Alex Ebert - "All is Lost"

Alex Heffes - "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom"

Steven Price - "Gravity"

John Williams - "The Book Thief"

Hans Zimmer - "12 Years a Slave"

Best TV series, drama

"Breaking Bad"

"Downton Abbey"

"The Goodwife"

"House of Cards"

"Masters of Sex"

Best TV Series, Comedy

"The Big Bang Theory"

"Brooklyn Nine-Nine"

"Girls"

"Modern Family"

"Parks and Recreation"

Best Actress in a TV series, drama

Julianna Margulies - "The Good Wife"

Tatiana Maslany - "Orphan Black"

Taylor Schilling - "Orange is the New Black"

Kerry Washington - "Scandal"

Robin Wright - "House of Cards"

Best Actor in a TV series, drama

Bryan Cranston - "Breaking Bad"

Liev Schreiber - "Ray Donovan"

Michael Sheen - "Masters of Sex"

Kevin Spacey - "House of Cards"

James Spader - "The Blacklist"