&lt;div class=&#34;meta &#34;&gt;&lt;span class=&#34;caption-text &#34;&gt;BEST DIRECTOR NOMINEE: Director Steve McQueen arrives at the special screening of &#38;#34;12 Years A Slave&#38;#34; at the Directors Guild of America on Monday, Oct. 14, 2013 in West Hollywood, Calif. McQueen was nominated for an Academy Award for best director on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014. The 86th Academy Awards will be held on March 2. &#38;#40;Photo by Paul A. Hebert&#38;#47;Invision&#38;#47;AP&#38;#41;&lt;&#47;span&gt;&lt;&#47;div&gt;