The Oscars 2014: YA Books Edition

This Sunday marks the 86th annual Academy Awards, but let's not forget 2013 was also a stunning year in YA books. Which of these contenders are truly Oscar-worthy? Throw on your best ball gown and vote in the comments below! And the nominees are...

Best Picture

This award goes to the best YA novel published in 2013.

1. The 5th Wave

2. Allegiant

3. Crown of Midnight

4. Eleanor and Park

5. Rose Under Fire

6. The Clockwork Princess

7. Scarlet

8. The Elite

9. Champion

10. The Moon and More

Actor in a Leading Role

This award goes to the best male protagonist in a YA novel published in 2013.

1. Tobias – Allegiant

2. Ryan Dean – Winger

3. Adrian – The Fiery Heart

4. Park – Eleanor and Park

5. Willem – Just One Year

Actress in a Leading Role

This award goes to the best female protagonist in a YA novel published in 2013.

1. Cassie – The 5th Wave

2. Emaline – The Moon and More

3. Eleanor – Eleanor and Park

4. Alaina – Crown Midnight

5. Triss - Allegiant

Actor in a Supporting Role

This award goes to the best male supporting character in a YA novel published in 2013.

1. Ben Parrish – The 5th Wave

2. Eddie – The Fiery Heart

3. River – Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

4. Maxim – The Elite

5. Caleb – Allegiant

Actress in a Supporting Role

This award goes to the best female supporting character in a YA novel published in 2013.

1. Tess – Champion

2. Ringer – The 5th Wave

3. Reagan – Fangirl

4. Kate – Just One Year

5. Cinder – Scarlet

Costume Design

This award goes to the best YA book cover published in 2013.

1. The Elite

2. Clockwork Princess

3. Siege and Storm

4. Rebel Spring

5. The 5th Wave

6. Winger

7. Eleanor and Park

8. Reality Boy

9. The Lord of Opium

10. Champion

Directing

This award goes to the best YA author published in 2013.

1. Rick Yancey

2. Veronica Roth

3. Rainbow Rowell

4. Gayle Forman

5. Elizabeth Wein

6. Sarah Maas

7. Ruta Sepetys

8. Andrew Smith

9. Marie Lu

10. Marissa Meyer

Documentary

This award goes to best YA non-fiction title published in 2013.

1. I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

2. Bad Girls: Sirens, Jezebels, Murderesses, and Other Female Villains

3. Once Upon a Road Trip

4. The Nazi Hunters: How a Team of Spies and Survivors Captured the World's Most Notorious Nazi

Foreign Language

This award goes to the best children's novel in translation published in 2013.

1. The Twistrose Key (written by Tone Almhjell, translated by Tone Almhjell)

2. Mister Orange (written by Truus Matti, translated by Laura Watkinson)

3. The War Within These Walls (written by Aline Sax, translated by Laura Watkinson)

Short Film

This award goes to best work of short fiction (short story or novella) published in 2013.

1. The Transfer: A Divergent Story by Veronica Roth

2. The Prince: A Selection Novella by Kiera Cass

3. Fracture Me: A Shatter Me Novella by Tahereh Mafi

4. In Time: A Darkest Minds Novella by Alexandra Bracken

5. Dangerous Dream: A Beautiful Creatures Story by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl