Early Thursday morning, the 85th Academy Awards nominations for the Oscars were announced and the news has created a buzz. Emma Stone and Seth MacFarlane announced the news at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
Twelve Oscar nominations were given to "Lincoln," including best picture, best director, best adapted screenplay and Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones were given Best Actor nominations.
Following closely behind is the "Life of Pi" with 11 Oscar nominations, including best picture, best director, best adapted screenplay and quite a few technical nominations.
"Zero Dark Thirty" and "Les Miserables," also followed closely behind with numerous nominations.
Oscar nominations for Best Actress included: 9-year-old Quvenzhane Wallis, 85-year-old Emmanuelle Riva, Jessica Chastain, Jennifer Lawrence, and Naomi Watts.
Oscar nominations for Best Actor included: Bradley Cooper, Hugh Jackman, Daniel Day-Lewis, Joaquin Phoenix, and Denzel Washington.
Best supporting actress nominations included: Amy Adams, Sally Field, Anne Hathaway, Helen Hunt, and Jacki Weaver. And best supporting actor nominations included: Alan Arkin, Robert DeNiro, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tommy Lee Jones, and Christoph Waltz.
The 2013 Oscar Awards will be held Sunday, February 24th, 2013.
Here is the full list of the 2012 Academy Award Nominations:
Best Picture
- Amour
- Argo
- Beasts of the Southern Wild
- Django Unchained
- Les Miserables
- Life of Pi
- Lincoln
- Silver Linings Playbook
- Zero Dark Thirty
Best Actor
- Bradley Cooper, “Silver Linings Playbook”
- Daniel Day-Lewis, “Lincoln”
- Denzel Washington, “Flight”
- Hugh Jackman, “Les Miserables”
- Joaquin Phoenix, "The Master"
Best Actress
- 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 Supporting Actor
- Alan Arkin, “Argo”
- Christoph Waltz, “Django Unchained”
- Philip Seymour Hoffman, “The Master”
- Robert De Niro, “Silver Linings Playbook”
- Tommy Lee Jones, “Lincoln”
Best Supporting Actress
- Amy Adams, “The Master”
- Anne Hathaway, “Les Miserables”
- Sally Field, “Lincoln”
- Helen Hunt, “The Sessions”
- Jacki Weaver, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Best Director
- Ang Lee, "Life of Pi"
- David O. Russell, “Silver Linings Playbook”
- Behn Zeitlin, "Beast of the Southern Wild"
- Michael Haneke, “Amour”
- Steven Spielberg, “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
- “Brave”
- “Frankenweenie”
- “ParaNorman”
- “The Pirates! Band of Misfits”
- “Wreck-It Ralph”
Best Foreign Language Film
- “Amour”
- “A Royal Affair”
- “No”
- “Kon-Tiki”
- “War Witch”
Best Cinematography
- “Anna Karenina"
- “Django Unchained”
- “Life of Pi”
- “Lincoln”
- “Skyfall”
Best Costume Design
- “Anna Karenina”
- “Les Miserables”
- “Lincoln”
- “Mirror Mirror”
- “Snow White and the Huntsman”
Best Documentary Feature
- “5 Broken Cameras”
- “The Gatekeepers”
- “How to Survive a Plague”
- “The Invisible War”
- “Searching for Sugar Man”
Best Documentary Short
- “Inocente”
- “Kings Point”
- “Mondays at Racine”
- “Open Heart”
- “Redemption”
Best Film Editing
- “Argo”
- “Life of Pi
- “Lincoln”
- “Silver Linings Playbook”
- “Zero Dark Thirty”
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
- “Hitchcock”
- “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”
- “Les Miserables”
Best Original Score
- “Anna Karenina”
- “Argo”
- “Life of Pi”
- “Lincoln”
- “Skyfall”
Best 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 Miserables"
Best Production Design
- “Anna Karenina”
- “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”
- “Les Miserables”
- “Life of Pi”
- “Lincoln”
Best Animated Short
- “Adam and Dog”
- “Fresh Guacamole”
- “Head Over Heels”
- “Maggie Simpson in 'The Longest Daycare'”
- “Paperman”
Best Live Action Short
- “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
- “Argo”
- “Les Miserables"
- “Life of Pi”
- “Lincoln”
- “Skyfall"
Best Visual Effects
- “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”
- “Life of Pi”
- “Marvel's The Avengers”
- “Prometheus”
- “Snow White and the Huntsman”
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