2013 Academy Awards Nominees Announced

[charlie and algernon]

Best picture
•"Beasts of the Southern Wild"
•"Silver Linings Playbook"
•"Zero Dark Thirty"
•"Lincoln"
•"Les Misérables"
•"Life of Pi"
•"Amour"
•"Django Unchained"
•"Argo"

Actor
•Daniel Day-Lewis, "Lincoln"
•Denzel Washington, "Flight"
•Hugh Jackman, "Les Misérables"
•Bradley Cooper, "Silver Linings Playbook"
•Joaquin Phoenix, "The Master"

Actress
•Naomi Watts, "The Impossible"
•Jessica Chastain, "Zero Dark Thirty"
•Jennifer Lawrence, "Silver Linings Playbook"
•Emmanuelle Riva, "Amour"
•Quvenzhané Wallis, "Beasts of the Southern Wild"

Supporting actor
•Christoph Waltz, "Django Unchained"
•Philip Seymour Hoffman, "The Master"
•Robert De Niro, "Silver Linings Playbook"
•Alan Arkin, "Argo"
•Tommy Lee Jones, "Lincoln"

Supporting actress
•Sally Field, "Lincoln"
•Anne Hathaway, "Les Misérables"
•Jacki Weaver, "Silver Linings Playbook"
•Helen Hunt, "The Sessions"
•Amy Adams, "The Master"

Director
•David O. Russell, "Silver Linings Playbook"
•Ang Lee, "Life of Pi"
•Steven Spielberg, "Lincoln"
•Michael Haneke, "Amour"
•Benh Zeitlin, "Beasts of the Southern Wild"

http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2013/01/10/85th-academy-awards-the-nominees-list/?hpt=hp_c1

I'm somewhat surprised the Hugh Jackman got nominated for Best Actor for Les Miserables. He was good, but not great.

Nice to see that Christoph Waltz and Tommy Lee Jones got nominated for Best Supporting Actor. I'd be very happy with either of them winning.

Ben Affleck got snubbed out of Best Director for Argo.

[NewJeffCT]

1. Are there any "great" movies this year?

Life of Pi got a ton of nominations, but the reviews I saw were really mixed on it. Same with Les Miz. Even Lincoln wasn't universally positive.

[charlie and algernon]

2. Lincoln and Django probably have the most staying power

both are very well acted and both directors have a huge cult following. Lincoln can also be shown in high school history classrooms, which will keep it around for a while.

[TeamPooka]

5. so many great classic films like Wizard of Oz and Citizen Kane got mixed or bad reviews too

Life of Pi is a classic and one of the best movies I've ever seen.
That said I don't know if it will win.

[Frank Cannon]

6. Life of Pi needs more love.

It should at least get the Oscar for best cinematography, which was absolutely incredible either in 3d or 2d. Just breathtaking.

[siligut]

9. Life of Pi was not a disappointment

Loved the book and the movie pulled it off.

[0zone]

8. Lincoln=Boring

It's a real sleeper....ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

[Laura PourMeADrink]

12. OMG no....Lincoln best film I have seen in many years. But, we went to the matinee

It makes a difference, doesn't it. What kind of mood you are in, time of day, tired/no tired.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

15. Current Viewer Ratings out of 10 (from IMDB)

Zero Dark Thirty 7.5
Lincoln 8.1
Amour 8.1
Les Miz 8.2
Life of Pi 8.3
Silver Linings Playbook 8.3
Django Unchained 8.7

[Myrina]

3. Info on Amour?

I get hooked on those quixotic little foreign films ... anyone see it or have an opinion?

Thanks!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

13. me too - but it's about death and illiness....think old age. sounds depressing

[RiffRandell]

4. Completely agree Ben was snubbed for Argo.

I was pretty shocked and disappointed.

[cthulu2016]

7. I'll pick Naomi Watts, Tommy Lee Jones and Ann Hathaway

without seeing any of the films they're in.

But the people doing the voting often seem to have not seen them either, so I'm in good shape.

[TheMightyFavog]

10. It would be fun to see Quvenzhané Wallis win.

IIRC, she'd beat Tatum O'Neal's record.

[charlie and algernon]

11. Best Actress this year has both the youngest and oldest nominee in history

Wallis is the youngest and Emmanuelle Riva is the oldest at 85. So we have a 2 in 5 chance of history really being made with one of them winning.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

14. Ann will probably win because she chopped her hair off. fellow actors love it when someone

does something that throws vanity out the window.