2013 Oscar Nominations: ‘Lincoln,’ ‘Life of Pi’ Lead The Pack

Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln and Ang Lee’s Life of Pi have earned multiple nods at the 2013 Oscar nominations on Thursday morning.

Lincoln seemed to be the clear favorite this year; the film garnered a total of 12 Oscar nominations. Director Ang Lee’s critically acclaimed drama Life of Pi snagged an impressive 11 nominations. Les Miserables and David O. Russell’s Silver Linings Playbook tied with eight nods.

While Spielberg received a Best Director nomination for Lincoln, Ang Lee was overlooked by the Academy for his work on the acclaimed drama. Tom Hooper and Ben Affleck were also passed over for their work on Les Miserables and Argo despite receiving several nominations.

The Best Picture category is loaded with critically acclaimed features, including Silver Linings Playbook, Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, and German director Michael Haneke’s Amour. Quentin Tarantino’s controversial western Django Unchained is also up for the award.

Emmanuelle Riva, the 85-year-old star of Amour, was recognized for her turn in the heartbreaking drama. This makes her the oldest actress to receive a Best Actress nomination. Quvenzhane Wallis, the nine-year-old who won over audiences in Beasts of the Southern Wild, is the youngest actress to be up for the Best Actress award.

Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence was also recognized by the Academy for her performance in David O. Russell’s drama. The actress was previously nominated for her turn in the 2010 thriller Winter’s Bone.

On the Best Actor front, Bradley Cooper also scored a nomination for his turn in Silver Linings Playbook. Daniel Day-Lewis, Denzel Washington, Hugh Jackman, and Joaquin Phoenix are up for the award as well.

You can check out the complete list of nominees below.

Best Picture
Amour
Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
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 Actress
Amy Adams, The Master
Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
Sally Field, Lincoln
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Jacki Weaver, Silver Linings Playbook

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 Director
David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
Behn Zeitlin, Beast of the Southern Wild
Michael Haneke, Amour
Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master
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

The 85th Annual Academy Awards ceremony will take place on February 24. What do you think about the 2012 Oscar nominations?