This film image released by Sony Pictures shows, from left, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner, Christian Bale and Jennifer Lawrence in a scene from “American Hustle.” This year’s best picture race at the 86th Academy Awards on Sunday, March 2, 2014, has shaped up to be one of the most unpredictable in years. The favorites are “12 Years a Slave,” “Gravity” and “American Hustle.” (AP Photo/Sony – Columbia Pictures, Francois Duhamel, file)