Lincoln and Life of Pi Lead the 85th Academy Awards Nominations
By Maria Esteves – January 14, 2013
The 85th Academy Awards Nominations were announced by this year’s Oscar host Seth MacFarlane, Academy Award nominee, and actress Emma Stone at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater, Beverly Hills, CA, on Thursday, January 10, 2013, 5:30 AM PT. Twelve Oscar nominations went to Lincoln, directed by Steven Spielberg, eleven nominations went to Life of Pi, directed by Ang Lee, and eight nominations went to Silver Linings Playbook and Les Miserables. Nine-year old actress Quvenzhane Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild made history as the first youngest best actress Oscar nominee.
The 85th Academy Awards presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (A.M.P.A.S.) for outstanding film achievements of 2012, hosted by Seth MacFarlane commence Sunday, February 24, 2013, 7:00pm ET at the Dolby Theatre, Hollywood & Highland Center, California. The Oscars will be televised live in the U.S. on ABC Television Network and in over 225 countries worldwide.
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This year’s Oscar nominees by category are:
Best Picture
AMOUR, produced by Margaret Ménégoz, Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka and Michael Katz http://youtu.be/6Tuc3zjvJU8
ARGO, produced by Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck and George Clooney http://argothemovie.warnerbros.com/#video
BEASTS of the SOUTHERN WILD, produced by Dan Janvey, Josh Penn and Michael Gottwald http://youtu.be/LA6FFnjvvmg
DJANGO UNCHAINED, produced by Stacey Sher, Reginald Hudlin and Pilar Savone http://youtu.be/eUdM9vrCbow
LES MISERABLES, produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward and Cameron Mackintosh http://youtu.be/WS4BfZLyLR4
LIFE OF PI, produced by Gil Netter, Ang Lee and David Womark http://youtu.be/j9Hjrs6WQ8M
LINCOLN, produced by Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy http://youtu.be/qiSAbAuLhqs
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK, produced by Donna Gigliotti, Bruce Cohen and Jonathan Gordon http://youtu.be/Lj5_FhLaaQQ
ZERO DARK THIRTY, produced by Mark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow and Megan Ellison http://youtu.be/cAtWcvCxPhc
Best Documentary Feature
5 BROKEN CAMERAS, directed by Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi http://youtu.be/q_93nOqwmhU
THE GATEKEEPERS, directed by Dror Moreh http://youtu.be/kD0qprBuXek
HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE, directed by David France http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/independent/howtosurviveaplague
THE INVISIBLE WAR, directed by Kirby Dick http://youtu.be/ECOqpv45tIo
SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN, directed by Malik Bendjelloul http://youtu.be/QL5TffdOQ7g
Best Documentary Short
INOCENTE, directed by Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine http://vimeo.com/45076136
KINGS POINT, directed by Sari Gilman http://www.kingspointmovie.com/index.php
MONDAYS AT RACINE, directed by Cynthia Wade http://vimeo.com/42885210
OPEN HEART, directed by Kief Davidson http://youtu.be/yxG9kbyYqgc
REDEMPTION, directed by Jon Alpert and Matthew O'Neill
Best Foreign Language
AMOUR, directed by Michael Haneke (Austria) http://youtu.be/0DLpFZ4WV_k
A ROYAL AFFAIR, directed by Nikolaj Arcel (Denmark) http://youtu.be/g11xkVjl7bM
KON-TIKI, directed by Joachim Rønning (Norway) http://youtu.be/rUnmjQJHRP4
NO, directed by Pablo Larraín (Chile) http://youtu.be/rWJqhOZbXGo
WAR WITCH, written and directed by Kim Nguyen (Canada) http://youtu.be/kX5jXeXPTB4
Best Animated Feature
BRAVE, directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman http://youtu.be/TEHWDA_6e3M
FRANKENWEENIE, directed by Tim Burton http://youtu.be/xD6yNqOrnQQ
PARANORMAN, directed by Sam Fell and Chris Butler http://www.paranorman.com
THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS, directed by Peter Lord
WRECK-IT RALPH, directed by Rich Moore http://disney.go.com/wreck-it-ralph
Best Animated Short
ADAM AND DOG, directed by Minkyu Lee http://vimeo.com/34849443
FRESH GUACAMOLE, by PES http://youtu.be/FQMO6vjmkyI
HEAD OVER HEELS, directed by Timothy Reckart and Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly
MAGGIE SIMPSON IN THE LONGEST DAYCARE, David Silverman http://youtu.be/8KJ5SI_DZRo
PAPERMAN, directed by John Kahrs http://youtu.be/OKl9mpGMCiA
Best Live Action Short
ASAD, directed by Bryan Buckley and Mino Jarjoura http://youtu.be/fq6aJ7_8tcc
BUZKASHI BOYS, directed by Sam French and Ariel Nasr http://www.buzkashiboys.com
CURFEW, directed by Shawn Christensen http://youtu.be/XLAVg17luqc
DEATH OF A SHADOW (Dood van een Schaduw), directed by Tom Van Avermaet http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2312702
HENRY, directed by Yan England
Best Director
ANG LEE for Life Of PI
BENH ZEITLIN for Beasts Of The Southern Wild
DAVID O. RUSSELL for Silver Linings Playbook
MICHAEL HANEKE for Amour
STEVEN SPIELBERG for Lincoln
Best Actor
BRADLEY COOPER in Silver Linings Playbook
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS in Lincoln
DENZEL WASHINGTON in Flight
HUGH JACKMAN in Les Misérables
JOAQUIN PHOENIX in The Master
Best Actress
EMMANUELLE RIVA in Amour
JESSICA CHASTAIN in Zero Dark Thirty
JENNIFER LAWRENCE in Silver Linings Playbook
NAOMI WATTS in The Impossible
QUVENZHANÉ WALLIS in Beasts of the Southern Wild
Best Supporting Actor
ALAN ARKIN in Argo
CHRISTOPH WALTZ in Django Unchained
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN in The Master
ROBERT DE NIRO in Silver Linings Playbook
TOMMY LEE JONES in Lincoln
Best Supporting Actress
AMY ADAMS in The Master
ANNE HATHAWAY in Les Misérables
HELEN HUNT in The Sessions
JACKI WEAVER in Silver Linings Playbook
SALLY FIELD in Lincoln
Best Adapted Screenplay
ARGO, screenplay by Chris Terrio
BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD, screenplay by Lucy Alibar & Benh Zeitlin
LIFE OF PI, screenplay by David Magee
LINCOLN, screenplay by Tony Kushner
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK, screenplay by David O. Russell
Best Original Screenplay
AMOUR, written by Michael Haneke
DJANGO UNCHAINED, written by Quentin Tarantino
FLIGHT, written by John Gatins
MOONRISE KINGDOM, written by Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola
ZERO DARK THIRTY, written by Mark Boal
Best Film Editing
ARGO, William Goldenberg
LIFE OF PI, Tim Squyres
LINCOLN, Michael Kahn
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK, Jay Cassidy and Crispin Struthers
ZERO DARK THIRTY, Dylan Tichenor and William Goldenberg
Best Sound Editing
ARGO, Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn
DJANGO UNCHAINED, Wylie Stateman
LIFE OF PI, Eugene Gearty and Philip Stockton
SKYFALL, Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers
ZERO DARK THIRTY, Paul N.J. Ottosson
Best Sound Mixing
ARGO, John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Jose Antonio Garcia
LES MISERABLES, Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson and Simon Hayes
LIFE OF PI, Ron Bartlett, D.M. Hemphill and Drew Kunin
LINCOLN, Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom and Ronald Judkins
SKYFALL, Scott Millan, Greg P. Russell and Stuart Wilson
Best Original Score
ANNA KARENINA, Dario Marianelli
ARGO, Alexandre Desplat
LIFE OF PI, Mychael Danna
LINCOLN, John Williams
SKYFALL, Thomas Newman
Best Original Song
BEFORE MY TIME from Chasing Ice, music and lyric by J. Ralph http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB4UEQzUmWc
EVERYBODY NEEDS A BEST FRIEND from Ted, music by Walter Murphy, lyric by Seth MacFarlane
PI's LULLABY from Life of Pi, music by Mychael Danna, Lyric by Bombay Jayashri http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vbxdqCi_AQ&feature=youtu.be
SKYFALL from Skyfall, music and lyric by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HKoqNJtMTQ
SUDDENLY from Les Misérables, Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Lyric by Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boublil http://youtu.be/jLY06aKA15c
Best Visual Effects
THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and R. Christopher White
LIFE OF PI, Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott
MARVEL'S THE AVENGERS, Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams and Dan Sudick
PROMETHEUS, Richard Stammers, Trevor Wood, Charley Henley and Martin Hill
SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN, Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Philip Brennan, Neil Corbould and Michael Dawson
Best Cinematography
ANNA KARENINA, Seamus McGarvey
DJANGO UNCHAINED, Robert Richardson
LIFE OF PI, Claudio Miranda
LINCOLN, Janusz Kaminski
SKYFALL, Roger Deakins
Best Costume Design
ANNA KARENINA, Jacqueline Durran
LES MISERABLES, Paco Delgado
LINCOLN, Joanna Johnston
MIRROR MIRROR, Eiko Ishioka
SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN, Colleen Atwood
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
HITCHCOCK, Howard Berger, Peter Montagna and Martin Samuel
THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, Peter Swords King, Rick Findlater and Tami Lane
LES MISÉRABLES, Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell
