The 85th Annual Academy Award nominations were announced Thursday morning from the AMPAS Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California. Members of the entertainment industry who made the announcements were Emma Stone and Seth MacFarlane. Who and what films are the nominees?
Below are the major categories, according to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences:
BEST PICTURE
- ARGO
- BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
- DJANGO UNCHAINED
- LES MISERABLES
- LIFE OF PI
- LINCOLN
- SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
- ZERO DARK THIRTY
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
- Bradley Cooper, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
- Daniel Day-Lewis, LINCOLN
- Hugh Jackman, LES MISERABLES
- Denzel Washington, FLIGHT
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
- Alan Arkin, ARGO
- Robert DeNiro, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
- Philip Seymour Hoffman, THE MASTER
- Tommy Lee Jones, LINCOLN
- Christoph Waltz, DJANGO UNCHAINED
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
- Jessica Chastain, ZERO DARK THIRTY
- Jennifer Lawrence, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
- Emmanuelle Riva, AMOUR
- Quvenzhane Wallis, BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
- Naomi Watts, THE IMPOSSIBLE
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
- Amy Adams, THE MASTER
- Sally Field, LINCOLN
- Anne Hathaway, LES MISERABLES
- Helen Hunt, THE SESSIONS
- Jacki Weaver, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
- BRAVE
- FRANKENWEENIE
- PARANORMAN
- THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS
- WRECK-IT RALPH
CINEMATOGRAPHY
- ANNA KARENINA
- DJANGO UNCHAINED
- LIFE OF PI
- LINCOLN
- SKYFALL
COSTUME DESIGN
- ANNA KARENINA
- LES MISERABLES
- LINCOLN
- MIRROR MIRROR
- SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN
DIRECTING
- AMOUR, Michael Haneke
- BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD, Benh Zeitlin
- LIFE OF PI, Ang Lee
- LINCOLN, Steven Spielberg
- SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK, David O. Russell
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
- 5 BROKEN CAMERAS
- THE GATEKEEPERS
- HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE
- THE INVISIBLE WAR
- SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN
DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
- INOCENTE
- KINGS POINT
- MONDAYS AT RACINE
- OPEN HEART
- REDEMPTION
FILM EDITING
- ARGO
- LIFE OF PI
- LINCOLN
- SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
- ZERO DARK THIRTY
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
- AMOUR
- KON-TIKI
- NO
- A ROYAL AFFAIR
- WAR WATCH
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
- HITCHCOCK
- THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY
- LES MISERABLES
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
- ANNA KARENINA
- ARGO
- LIFE OF PI
- LINCOLN
- SKYFALL
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
- BEFORE MY TIME
- EVERYBODY NEEDS A BEST FRIEND
- PI'S LULLLABY
- SKYFALL
- SUDDENLY
PRODUCTION DESIGN
- ANNA KARENINA
- THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY
- LES MISERABLES
- LIFE OF PI
- LINCOLN
SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
- ADAM AND DOG
- FRESH GUACAMOLE
- HEAD OVER HEELS
- MAGGIE SIMPSON IN "THE LONGEST DAYCARE"
- PAPERMAN
SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
- ASAD
- BUZKASHI BOYS
- CURFEW
- DEATH OF A SHADOW (DOOD VAN EEN SCHADUW)
- HENRY
SOUND EDITING
- ARGO
- DJANGO UNCHAINED
- LIFE OF PI
- SKYFALL
- ZERO DARK THIRTY
SOUND MIXING
- ARGO
- LES MISERABLES
- LIFE OF PI
- LINCOLN
- SKYFALL
VISUAL EFFECTS
- THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY
- LIFE OF PI
- MARVEL'S THE AVENGERS
- PROMETHEUS
- SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN
WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
- ARGO
- BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
- LIFE OF PI
- LINCOLN
- SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
- AMOUR
- DJANGO UNCHAINED
- FLIGHT
- MOONRISE KINGDOM
- ZERO DARK THIRTY
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For more information about the awards, see the Academy website.
The 85th Annual Academy Awards will be televised live on ABC on Sunday, February 24, 2013 starting at 7 p.m. Eastern time.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Connie Ann Kirk is the author of several books and holds a Ph.D. in English. Connie has been writing about films and other topics in pop culture for the National edition of Examiner.com since 2009.
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