Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln leads the Oscar nomination race with 12 followed closely by the visually amazing Life of Pi with 11. The Best Actress in a lead role features the oldest and youngest nominees in that category’s history. So the race is on, as studios campaign to garner awards for their films. It all culminates on February 24th when presenters will say “the nominees are” in the following categories:
Best Picture:
Amour
Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Django Unchained
Les Misérables
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty
Best Director:
Ang Lee – Life of Pi
David O. Russell – Silver Linings Playbook
Behn Zeitlin – Beasts of the Southern Wild
Michael Haenke – Amour
Steven Spielberg – Lincoln
Best Actress in a Lead Role:
Emmanuelle Riva – Amour
Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook
Jessica Chastain – Zero Dark Thirty
Naomi Watts – The Impossible
Quvenzhane Wallis –Beasts of the Southern Wild
Best Actor in a Lead Role:
Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln
Denzel Washington – Flight
Hugh Jackman – Les Misérables
Joaquin Phoenix – The Master
Bradley Cooper – Silver Linings Playbook
Best Supporting Actress:
Amy Adams – The Master
Anne Hathaway – Les Misérables
Helen Hunt – The Sessions
Jacki Weaver – Silver Linings Playbook
Sally Field – Lincoln
Best Supporting Actor:
Alan Arkin – Argo
Christoph Waltz – Django Unchained
Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Master
Robert DeNiro – Silver Linings Playbook
Tommy Lee Jones – Lincoln
Best Original Screenplay:
Amour
Django Unchained
Flight
Moonrise Kingdom
Zero Dark Thirty
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Silver Linings Playbook
Best Animated Feature:
Frankenweenie
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
Wreck-It Ralph
ParaNorman
Brave
Best Foreign Feature:
Amour
A Royal Affair
Kon-Tiki
No
War Witch
Best Visual Effects:
Life of Pi
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Avengers
Prometheus
Snow White and the Huntsman
Best Cinematography:
Skyfall
Anna Karenina
Django Unchained
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Best Costume Design:
Anna Karenina
Les Misérables
Lincoln
Mirror Mirror
Snow White and the Huntsman
Best Documentary Feature:
Searching for Sugar Man
How to Survive a Plague
The Gatekeepers
5 Broken Cameras
The Invisible War
Best Documentary Short:
Open Heart
Inocente
Redemption
Kings Point
Mondays at Racine
Snow White and the Huntsman
Best Film Editing:
Lincoln
Silver Linings Playbook
Life of Pi
Argo
Zero Dark Thirty
Best Makeup and Hairstyling:
Hitchcock
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Les Misérables
Best Music (Original Score):
Anna Karenina
Argo
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Skyfall
Best Music (Original Song):
“Before My Time” from Chasing Ice
“Everybody Needs A Best Friend” from Ted
“Pi’s Lullaby” from Life of Pi
“Skyfall” from Skyfall
“Suddenly” from Les Misérables
Best Production Design:
Anna Karenina
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Les Misérables
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Best Short Film, Animated:
Adam and Dog
Fresh Guacamole
Head over Heels
Maggie Simpson in ‘The Longest Daycare’
Paperman
Best Short Film, Live Action:
Asad
Buzkashi Boys
Curfew
Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw)
Henry
Best Sound Editing:
Argo
Django Unchained
Life of Pi
Skyfall
Zero Dark Thirty
Best Sound Mixing:
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