LOS ANGELES (AP) — Reactions to nominations announced Thursday for the 86th annual Academy Awards:
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"Yesterday I was doing jury duty, today I woke up with an Academy Award nomination. Only in America." — Jared Leto on his nomination for best supporting actor for "Dallas Buyers Club."
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"My knees buckled. It's the last thing I expected" — Sally Hawkins, nominated for best supporting actress for her role in "Blue Jasmine."
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"I'm at home in Malibu, having a cup of tea, catching the sunrise. My newborn's walking around. ... What a great alarm clock and news to wake up to this morning." — Matthew McConaughey, who received a best actor nomination for his performance in "Dallas Buyers Club."
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"Congratulations to the cast and crew of "American Hustle" and "Her," two films that I'm incredibly proud to be a part of." — Best actress nominee Amy Adams, who was nominated for her role in "American Hustle."
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"I guess ... I'm going to get that ice cream sundae they give you on the airplane. I usually pass on that, but I think I'm actually going to get extra whipped cream and maybe even the chocolate syrup. I'm really winging it here. I'm going to be flying. It's really a little too early to start drinking." — Terence Winter, nominated for his screenplay for "The Wolf of Wall Street."
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"I was flailing around the keyboard a little bit." — Best original score nominee Steven Price, who was unsuccessfully searching for a list of nominees online when his wife called to tell him his work on "Gravity" had been recognized.
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Associated Press Entertainment Writers Anthony McCartney and Derrik J. Lang in Los Angeles and Writer Jill Lawless in London contributed to this report.

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