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The 85th Annual Academy Awards
Nominations announced Thursday, January 10, 2013

Award Ceremony on Sunday, February 24, 2013.

Best Motion Picture of the Year
Nominees:
Amour (2012): To Be Determined
Argo (2012): Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck, George Clooney
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012): Dan Janvey, Josh Penn, Michael Gottwald
Django Unchained (2012): Stacey Sher, Reginald Hudlin, Pilar Savone
Les Misérables (2012): Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward, Cameron Mackintosh
Life of Pi (2012): Gil Netter, Ang Lee, David Womark
Lincoln (2012): Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy
Silver Linings Playbook (2012): Donna Gigliotti, Bruce Cohen, Jonathan Gordon
Zero Dark Thirty (2012): Mark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow, Megan Ellison


Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Nominees:
Bradley Cooper for Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Daniel Day-Lewis for Lincoln (2012)
Hugh Jackman for Les Misérables (2012)
Joaquin Phoenix for The Master (2012)
Denzel Washington for Flight (2012/I)



Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Nominees:
Jessica Chastain for Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Jennifer Lawrence for Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Emmanuelle Riva for Amour (2012)
Quvenzhané Wallis for Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
Naomi Watts for The Impossible (2012)


Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Nominees:
Alan Arkin for Argo (2012)
Robert De Niro for Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Philip Seymour Hoffman for The Master (2012)
Tommy Lee Jones for Lincoln (2012)
Christoph Waltz for Django Unchained (2012)


Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Nominees:
Amy Adams for The Master (2012)
Sally Field for Lincoln (2012)
Anne Hathaway for Les Misérables (2012)
Helen Hunt for The Sessions (2012)
Jacki Weaver for Silver Linings Playbook (2012)


Best Achievement in Directing
Nominees:
Michael Haneke for Amour (2012)
Ang Lee for Life of Pi (2012)
David O. Russell for Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Steven Spielberg for Lincoln (2012)
Benh Zeitlin for Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)


Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Nominees:
Amour (2012): Michael Haneke
Django Unchained (2012): Quentin Tarantino
Flight (2012/I): John Gatins
Moonrise Kingdom (2012): Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola
Zero Dark Thirty (2012): Mark Boal


Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Nominees:
Argo (2012): Chris Terrio
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012): Lucy Alibar, Benh Zeitlin
Life of Pi (2012): David Magee
Lincoln (2012): Tony Kushner
Silver Linings Playbook (2012): David O. Russell
Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
Nominees:
Brave (2012): Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman
Frankenweenie (2012): Tim Burton
ParaNorman (2012): Sam Fell, Chris Butler
The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012): Peter Lord
Wreck-It Ralph (2012): Rich Moore


Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Nominees:
Amour (2012)(Austria)
War Witch (2012)(Canada)
No (2012/I)(Chile)
A Royal Affair (2012)(Denmark)
Kon-Tiki (2012)(Norway)



Best Achievement in Cinematography
Nominees:
Anna Karenina (2012/I): Seamus McGarvey
Django Unchained (2012): Robert Richardson
Life of Pi (2012): Claudio Miranda
Lincoln (2012): Janusz Kaminski
Skyfall (2012): Roger Deakins



Best Achievement in Editing
Nominees:
Argo (2012): William Goldenberg
Life of Pi (2012): Tim Squyres
Lincoln (2012): Michael Kahn
Silver Linings Playbook (2012): Jay Cassidy, Crispin Struthers
Zero Dark Thirty (2012): William Goldenberg, Dylan Tichenor



Best Achievement in Production Design
Nominees:
Anna Karenina (2012/I): Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012): Dan Hennah, Ra Vincent, Simon Bright
Les Misérables (2012): Eve Stewart, Anna Lynch-Robinson
Life of Pi (2012): David Gropman, Anna Pinnock
Lincoln (2012): Rick Carter, Jim Erickson



Best Achievement in Costume Design
Nominees:
Anna Karenina (2012/I): Jacqueline Durran
Les Misérables (2012): Paco Delgado
Lincoln (2012): Joanna Johnston
Mirror Mirror (2012/I): Eiko Ishioka
Snow White and the Huntsman (2012): Colleen Atwood


Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling
Nominees:
Hitchcock (2012): Howard Berger, Peter Montagna, Martin Samuel
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012): Peter King, Rick Findlater, Tami Lane
Les Misérables (2012): Lisa Westcott, Julie Dartnell


Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
Nominees:
Anna Karenina (2012/I): Dario Marianelli
Argo (2012): Alexandre Desplat
Life of Pi (2012): Mychael Danna
Lincoln (2012): John Williams
Skyfall (2012): Thomas Newman


Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
Nominees:
Chasing Ice (2012): J. Ralph("Before My Time")
Les Misérables (2012): Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Herbert Kretzmer("Suddenly")
Life of Pi (2012): Mychael Danna, Bombay Jayshree("Pi's Lullaby")
Skyfall (2012): Adele, Paul Epworth("Skyfall")
Ted (2012): Walter Murphy, Seth MacFarlane("Everybody Needs a Best Friend")


Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
Nominees:
Argo (2012): John T. Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, José Antonio García
Les Misérables (2012): Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson, Simon Hayes
Life of Pi (2012): Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill, Drew Kunin
Lincoln (2012): Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom, Ron Judkins
Skyfall (2012): Scott Millan, Greg P. Russell, Stuart Wilson


Best Achievement in Sound Editing
Nominees:
Argo (2012): Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn
Django Unchained (2012): Wylie Stateman
Life of Pi (2012): Eugene Gearty, Philip Stockton
Skyfall (2012): Per Hallberg, Karen M. Baker
Zero Dark Thirty (2012): Paul N.J. Ottosson


Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Nominees:
The Avengers (2012): Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams, Daniel Sudick
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012): Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton, R. Christopher White
Life of Pi (2012): Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik De Boer, Donald Elliott
Prometheus (2012/I): Richard Stammers, Trevor Wood, Charley Henley, Martin Hill
Snow White and the Huntsman (2012): Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Phil Brennan, Neil Corbould, Michael Dawson


Best Documentary, Features
Nominees:
5 Broken Cameras (2011): Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi
The Gatekeepers (2012): To Be Determined
How to Survive a Plague (2012): To Be Determined
The Invisible War (2012): To Be Determined
Searching for Sugar Man (2012): To Be Determined


Best Documentary, Short Subjects
Nominees:
Inocente (2012): Sean Fine, Andrea Nix
Kings Point (2012): Sari Gilman, Jedd Wider
Mondays at Racine (2012): Cynthia Wade, Robin Honan
Open Heart (2013): Kief Davidson, Cori Shepherd Stern
Redemption (2012/V): Jon Alpert, Matthew O'Neill


Best Short Film, Animated
Nominees:
Adam and Dog (2011): Minkyu Lee
Fresh Guacamole (2012): PES
Head Over Heels (2012): Timothy Reckart, Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly
Paperman (2012): John Kahrs
The Simpsons: The Longest Daycare (2012): David Silverman


Best Short Film, Live Action
Nominees:
Asad (2012): Bryan Buckley, Mino Jarjoura
Buzkashi Boys (2012): Sam French, Ariel Nasr
Curfew (2012/I): Shawn Christensen
Death of a Shadow (2012): Tom Van Avermaet, Ellen De Waele
Henry (2011/III): Yan England


In February we can change the title to Academy Awards 2013 !!

GardenSirens

I'm so thrilled with EVERY category and have many that I would mind seeing win, HOWEVER....total BULL**** that Kathryn Bigelow wasn't nominated for director. She's the best female director of our time. She can still win a statue for Best Picture so I can't complain too loudly

Logan

Steven Spielberg's critically acclaimed "Lincoln" cemented its place as the Oscar front-runner when nominations were announced Thursday.
"Lincoln" earned 12 nominations, including for Daniel Day-Lewis as best actor.


Ang Lee's "Life of Pi" picked up 11 nods, including for best director, though many were in technical categories.

David O. Russell's "Silver Linings Playbook," with eight nods, earned Bradley Cooper a surprise spot in the best actor category. He's up against another unexpected contender, Joaquin Phoenix, who played a troubled war veteran in "The Master."

Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" fared well for an action film, earning five nods, including best picture.


The biggest surprises came from the indie film "Beasts of the Southern Wild" and the Austrian drama "Amour," both nominated for best picture, director and leading actress. In the latter category, 9-year-old Quvenzhané Wallis of "Beasts," a first-time actress, and 85-year-old Emmanuelle Riva of "Amour," are the youngest and oldest ever nominated.


"Zero Dark Thirty," despite widespread acclaim and many awards, picked up only five nods, including best picture and best actress (Jessica Chastain). Director Kathryn Bigelow was not nominated.


Other notable omissions included Ben Affleck, director of best-picture contender
"Argo," and John Hawkes, widely praised as a paralyzed poet in "The Sessions," left out of the best actor race.

hiddleskittlesღ

That's my complaint too.

Thanks for posting, Matt Logan! I was going to do it, but I appreciate you taking the initiative

Bette Davis

The Academy never fails to disappoint me. The snub of Marion Cotillard in favor of Naomi Watts () is the worst snub I've seen in a very, very long time. The performance of Watts in The Impossible might be good, but it's nowhere near the brilliant performance of Cotillard in Rouille et d'Os (Rust and Bone). I now hope with all of my heart that Emmanuelle Riva or Jessica Chastain will go in there on the 24th and swoop that Best Actress award away.

No Best Director nomination to neither Quentin Tarantino, Kathryn Bigelow nor Ben Affleck, does not surprise me though, I can very vividly imagine that Steven Spielberg could be making a film about sausages and still get a dozen of Oscar nominations (maybe wins even). Another outrageous snub is the fact that The Intouchables didn't get any recognition in the Best Foreign Language Film category. The fact that they left it out in favor of No or War Witch is just ... I'm not even gonna go there.

All the nominations for Les Misérables ... I'm not even gonna go there

Amour (which is a really wonderful film, I might start out by saying) received a nomination in both the Best Picture category and the Best Foreign Language Film category. I would have supported the Best Picture nomination if it had been nominated in just one of the two categories, however since I'm fairly certain that it'll win BFLF, I think it's just a waste of space to nominate it for Best Picture unless it's gonna win (which again would be unfair because if it's gonna win Best Picture, why would you nominate it to BFLF which is supposed to put focus on smaller, foreign films that doesn't really have a chance of winning Best Picture).

Glad to see Quvenzhané Wallis get a nod, her performance in Beasts of the Southern Wild was truly wonderful and amazing especially taking her young age in consideration. Christoph Waltz deserved his nod and Philip Seymour Hoffman did too. I am also beaming with pride because A Royal Affair was nominated for BFLF, it's truly and thoroughly deserved even though when Amour is nominated I doubt it'll win.

So yeah, I prefer the BAFTA nominations to this mess

GardenSirens

Well it's like, you look at all the snubs this year, and believe me, it's hard to find them, it's truly a great year for nominations, but Directing is, in my opinion, the best award to get. Making movies is an art form, it's their baby. To see someone as dedicated as Bigelow go way out of her way to get people working on the movie with her and the guts to make something like that....just to get snubbed. I know awards aren't everything and certainly doesn't change the impact and power of her movie, but it still just sucks.

lyndell75

Its just a shame that Ben wasn't nominated...and IMO Leo is just cursed, to much of a gifted actor

The Survivor

DiCaprio not getting a Best Supporting nomination is outrageous. I am happy for Waltz but if I had to pick I would preferred DiCaprio over him. Same goes with Quentin not getting a director's nomination. Affleck not getting nominated either is a shame. However I hope Lincoln wins Best Picture.

Bette Davis

I hope The Wolf of Wall Street will get Leo an Oscar next year (but with his luck, you know ).

ROCKSTAR

Poor Leo. He wasn't going to win, though. I think Daniel Day Lewis has it in the bag, but we'll see.

Glad Joaquin Phoenix was nominated.

hiddleskittlesღ

No. The Academy resents him for some reason.

I agree with the Ben thing. Such a shame because he's winning all the awards and he doesn't even get nominated.

i never learn

ben won BIG at the globes! take THAT academy!

jackiehydelover

Be careful with your Oscar pools this year guys. The new online voting system wreaked havoc on the nominations. I usually win my pool, but I have no confidence this year.

hiddleskittlesღ

Thanks for the warning, Jackie.

GardenSirens

I'm happy Ben won the GG but honestly, Argo isn't best picture material and the shining performances were the actors, not the direction. Especially when you compare it to someone like Spielberg with Lincoln, masterpiece!