American Hustle
(2013)
Rusty: Academy Award for Best Actress (Amy Adams)
Academy Award for Best Costume Design (Michael Wilkinson)
Academy Award for Best Director (David O. Russell)
Academy Award for Best Film Editing (Jay Cassidy)
Academy Award for Best Picture (Charles Roven)
Academy Award for Best Production Design
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (Bradley Cooper)
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (Jennifer Lawrence)
Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay (Eric Warren Singer, David O. Russell)Award details: (details at IMDb)
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American Hustle is a 2013 American crime comedy-drama film directed by David O. Russell, from a screenplay co-written by Eric Warren Singer and Russell, loosely based on the FBI ABSCAM operation of the late 1970s and early 1980s. It stars Christian Bale and Amy Adams as two con artists who are forced by an FBI agent to set up an elaborate sting operation on corrupt politicians, including the mayor of Camden, New Jersey. Jennifer Lawrence plays the unpredictable wife of Bale's character. Principal photography on American Hustle began on March 8, 2013, in Boston and Worcester, Massachusetts, and New York City. The film had its nationwide release in the United States on December 20, 2013, the film was universally praised by critics, particularly for its cast. It received ten nominations at the 86th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay, but did not win in any category.