2013 Oscar 85th Academy Awards Nominees, February 24th, 2013

The 85th Academy Awards ceremony is an upcoming event during which the Academy of Motion Picture Arts

and Sciences (AMPAS) will present its annual Academy Awards to honor the best films of 2012 in the United States. The ceremony is scheduled for February 24, 2013, at the Dolby Theatre in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California.^[3] Seth MacFarlane will host the Academy Awards for the first time.^[1]^[4]

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[edit]Schedule

Announced October 16, 2012:^[5]

Date	Event
Friday, November 30, 2012	Official Screen Credits forms due
Monday, December 17, 2012	Nominations voting begins
Friday, January 4, 2013	Nominations polls close at 5:00 p.m. PST (01:00, January 5 UTC) (8:00 p.m. EST)
Thursday, January 10, 2013	Nominations announced at 5:30 a.m. PST (13:30 UTC) (8:30 a.m. EST) at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater
Monday, February 4, 2013	Nominees Luncheon
Friday, February 8, 2013	Final voting begins
Saturday, February 9, 2013	Scientific and Technical Achievement Awards presentation
Tuesday, February 19, 2013	Final polls close at 5:00 p.m. PST (01:00, February 20 UTC) (8:00 p.m. EST)
Sunday, February 24, 2013	85th Annual Academy Awards presentation

[edit]Nominees

Steven Spielberg, director and co-producer of Lincoln, which received the most nominations with 12, including Best Picture and Best Director

Ang Lee, director and co-producer of Life of Pi, which earned 11 total nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director

The nominees for the 85th Academy Awards were announced on January 10, 2013, at 5:30 a.m. PST (13:30 UTC) (8:30 a.m. EST) at the Samuel Goldwyn Theaterin Beverly Hills, California, by Seth MacFarlane, host of the 85th annual Academy Awards, and actress Emma Stone. This marks the first time since 1973 (whenCharlton Heston hosted) that the ceremony's host also announced the award nominations.^[6]

The film receiving the most nominations was Lincoln with twelve, followed by Life of Pi with eleven.^[7]^[8]

[edit]Awards

Best Picture	Best Director
Amour – Margaret Menegoz, Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka, and Michael Katz Argo – Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck, and George Clooney Beasts of the Southern Wild – Dan Janvey, Josh Penn, and Michael Gottwald Django Unchained – Stacey Sher, Reginald Hudlin, and Pilar Savone Les Misérables – Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward, and Cameron Mackintosh Life of Pi – Gil Netter, Ang Lee, and David Womark Lincoln – Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy Silver Linings Playbook – Donna Gigliotti, Bruce Cohen, and Jonathan Gordon Zero Dark Thirty – Mark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow, and Megan Ellison	Michael Haneke – Amour Ang Lee – Life of Pi David O. Russell – Silver Linings Playbook Steven Spielberg – Lincoln Benh Zeitlin – Beasts of the Southern Wild
Best Actor	Best Actress
Bradley Cooper – Silver Linings Playbook Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln Hugh Jackman – Les Misérables Joaquin Phoenix – The Master Denzel Washington – Flight	Jessica Chastain – Zero Dark Thirty Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook Emmanuelle Riva – Amour Quvenzhané Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild Naomi Watts – The Impossible
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Alan Arkin – Argo Robert De Niro – Silver Linings Playbook Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Master Tommy Lee Jones – Lincoln Christoph Waltz – Django Unchained	Amy Adams – The Master Sally Field – Lincoln Anne Hathaway – Les Misérables Helen Hunt – The Sessions Jacki Weaver – Silver Linings Playbook
Best Writing – Original Screenplay	Best Writing – Adapted Screenplay
Amour – Michael Haneke Django Unchained – Quentin Tarantino Flight – John Gatins Moonrise Kingdom – Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola Zero Dark Thirty – Mark Boal	Argo – Chris Terrio from The Master of Disguise by Antonio J. Mendez & The Great Escape by Joshuah Bearman Beasts of the Southern Wild – Lucy Alibar and Benh Zeitlin from Juicy and Delicious by Lucy Alibar Life of Pi – David Magee from Life of Pi by Yann Martel Lincoln – Tony Kushner from Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin Silver Linings Playbook – David O. Russell from The Silver Linings Playbookby Matthew Quick
Best Animated Feature	Best Foreign Language Film
Brave – Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman Frankenweenie – Tim Burton ParaNorman – Sam Fell and Chris Butler The Pirates! Band of Misfits – Peter Lord Wreck-It Ralph – Rich Moore	Amour (Austria) Kon-Tiki (Norway) No (Chile) A Royal Affair (Denmark) War Witch (Canada)
Best Documentary – Feature	Best Documentary – Short Subject
5 Broken Cameras – Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi The Gatekeepers – Dror Moreh, Philippa Kowarsky, and Estelle Fialon How to Survive a Plague – David France and Howard Gertler The Invisible War – Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering Searching for Sugar Man – Malik Bendjelloul and Simon Chinn	Inocente – Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine Kings Point – Sari Gilman and Jedd Wider Mondays at Racine – Cynthia Wade and Robin Honan Open Heart – Kief Davidson and Cori Shepherd Stern Redemption – Jon Alpert and Matthew O'Neill
Best Live Action Short Film	Best Animated Short Film
Asad – Bryan Buckley and Mino Jarjoura Buzkashi Boys – Sam French and Ariel Nasr Curfew – Shawn Christensen Death of a Shadow (Dood Van Een Schaduw) – Tom Van Avermaet and Ellen De Waele Henry – Yan England	Adam and Dog – Minkyu Lee Fresh Guacamole – PES Head over Heels – Timothy Reckart and Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly The Longest Daycare – David Silverman Paperman – John Kahrs
Best Original Score	Best Original Song
Anna Karenina – Dario Marianelli Argo – Alexandre Desplat Life of Pi – Mychael Danna Lincoln – John Williams Skyfall – Thomas Newman	"Before My Time" from Chasing Ice – J. Ralph "Everybody Needs a Best Friend" from Ted – Walter Murphy and Seth MacFarlane "Pi's Lullaby" from Life of Pi – Mychael Danna and Bombay Jayashri "Skyfall" from Skyfall – Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth "Suddenly" from Les Misérables – Claude-Michel Schönberg, Herbert Kretzmer, and Alain Boublil
Best Sound Editing	Best Sound Mixing
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	Argo – John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, and Jose Antonio Garcia Les Misérables – 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 Production Design	Best Cinematography
Anna Karenina – Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Dan Hennah, Ra Vincent, and Simon Bright Les Misérables – Eve Stewart and Anna Lynch-Robinson Life of Pi – David Gropman and Anna Pinnock Lincoln – Rick Carter and Jim Erickson	Anna Karenina – Seamus McGarvey Django Unchained – Robert Richardson Life of Pi – Claudio Miranda Lincoln – Janusz Kamiński Skyfall – Roger Deakins
Best Makeup and Hairstyling	Best Costume Design
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	Anna Karenina – Jacqueline Durran Les Misérables – Paco Delgado Lincoln – Joanna Johnston Mirror Mirror – Eiko Ishioka Snow White and the Huntsman – Colleen Atwood
Best Film Editing	Best Visual Effects
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	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