Emma Stone and Seth MacFarlane announced the nominations for the 85th Annual Academy Awards ahead of the Hollywood ceremony on 24th February and you can check out the full official list of this year’s Oscar nominees below.

Spielberg’s historical biopic Lincoln as expected leads the way with 12 nominations, followed closely by Ang Lee’s adaptation of international bestseller Life of Pi with 11 nominations.

Argo‘s Ben Affleck, Zero Dark Thirty‘s Kathryn Bigelow, and Les Miserables‘ Tom Hooper all missed out on nominations in the best director category. However perhaps the most surprising story from this year’s nominations list was the prominent success of Silver Linings Playbook, which picked up nominations in all acting categories as well as nods for best director, screenplay, editing and film.

Michale Hanake’s Amour, Django Unchained, The Master and Beasts of The Southern Wild also picked up multiple nominations, leaving many categories hotly contested in a competitive year.

Best Picture:

Amour

Argo

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Django Unchained

Les Miserables

Life of Pi

Lincoln

Silver Linings Playbook

Zero Dark Thirty

 

Actor:

Bradley Cooper – Silver Linings Playbook

Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln

Hugh Jackman – Les Miserables

Joaquin Phoenix – The Master

Denzel Washington – Flight

 

Actress:

Jessica Chastain – Zero Dark Thirty

Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook

Emmanuelle Riva – Amour

Quvenzhane Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild

Naomi Watts – The Impossible

 

Supporting Actor:

Alan Arkin – Argo

Robert De Niro – Silver Linings Playbook

Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Master

Tommy Lee Jones – Lincoln

Christoph Waltz – Django Unchained

 

Supporting Actress: 

Amy Adams – The Master

Sally Field – Lincoln

Anne Hathaway – Les Miserables

Helen Hunt – The Sessions

Jacki Weaver – Silver Linings Playbook

 

Directing:

Michael Haneke – Amour

Benh Zeitlin – Beasts of the Southern Wild

Ang Lee – Life of Pi

Steven Spielberg – Lincoln

David O. Russell – Silver Linings Playbook

 

Foreign Language Film:

Amour – Austria

Kon-Tiki – Norway

No – Chile

A Royal Affair – Denmark

War Witch – Canada.

 

Adapted Screenplay: 

Chris Terrio – Argo

Lucy Alibar and Benh Zeitlin – Beasts of the Southern Wild

David Magee – Life of Pi

Tony Kushner – Lincoln

David O. Russell – Silver Linings Playbook

 

Original Screenplay: 

Michael Haneke – Amour

Quentin Tarantino – Django Unchained

John Gatins – Flight

Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola – Moonrise Kingdom

Mark Boal – Zero Dark Thirty

 

Animated Feature Film:

Brave

Frankenweenie

ParaNorman

The Pirates! Band of Misfits

Wreck-It Ralph

 

Production Design:

Anna Karenina

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Les Miserables

Life of Pi

Lincoln

 

Cinematography: 

Anna Karenina

Django Unchained

Life of Pi

Lincoln

Skyfall

 

Sound Mixing:

Argo

Les Miserables

Life of Pi

Lincoln

Skyfall

 

Sound Editing: 

Argo

Django Unchained

Life of Pi

Skyfall

Zero Dark Thirty

 

Original Score:

Anna Karenina – Dario Marianelli

Argo – Alexandre Desplat

Life of Pi – Mychael Danna

Lincoln – John Williams

Skyfall – Thomas Newman.

 

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,”

 

Costume: 

Anna Karenina

Les Miserables

Lincoln

Mirror Mirror

Snow White and the Huntsman

 

Documentary Feature:

5 Broken Cameras

The Gatekeepers

How to Survive a Plague

The Invisible War

Searching for Sugar Man

 

Documentary (short subject):

Inocente

Kings Point

Mondays at Racine

Open Heart

Redemption

 

Film Editing:

Argo

Life of Pi

Lincoln

Silver Linings Playbook

Zero Dark Thirty

 

Makeup and Hairstyling:

Hitchcock

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Les Miserables

 

Animated Short Film:

Adam and Dog

Fresh Guacamole

Head over Heels

Maggie Simpson in ‘The Longest Daycare

Paperman

 

Live Action Short Film:

Asad

Buzkashi Boys

Curfew

Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw)

Henry

 

Visual Effects:

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Life of Pi

Marvel’s The Avengers

Prometheus

Snow White and the Huntsman