Hollywood’s awards race just got serious. Seth MacFarlane and Emma Stone announced Oscar nominations for the 2013 Academy Awards on Thursday morning, adding a bit of levity to what will surely be taken quite seriously come Feb. 24, when MacFarlane hosts the actual awards broadcast.
In pre-announcement buzz, Kathryn Bigelow (“Zero Dark Thirty”), Tom Hooper (“Les Miserables”), Ben Affleck (“Argo”), Steven Spielberg (“Lincoln”) and their films were all expected to receive nominations.
The Oscars are voted on by members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, an interesting if somewhat quirky group made up of working professionals in cinema. More information on the voting process is available at the Academy’s website. It’s worth noting that the Golden Globes — which take place Sunday — are not voted on by members of the industry, but by the Hollywood Foreign Press.
Here’s a list of the nominees for the major awards…
Best Picture:
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty
Lincoln
Les Miserables
Life of Pi
Amour
Django Unchained
Argo
Best 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
Best Actor:
Daniel Day Lewis, Lincoln
Denzel Washington, Flight
Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables
Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Best 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
Sources – Huffington Post and ABC News
