Yes folks, once again, Oscar season has arrived, and the Academy has narrowed down their picks for what they feel to be the finest films and performances of the year.
Perhaps you agree, perhaps you don’t – and yeah, they’re probably not all our favorites here at Blast-O-Rama, but on February 24th, someone is walking away with a statue.
Here are the official nominations for the show, the 85th Annual Academy Awards, which will be hosted by Seth MacFarlane.
Let us know your thoughts – and your picks – in the comments below.
This is a list of the “major” categories. For ALL nominations, click here.
Best Picture
Amour
Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Django Unchained
Les Miserables
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty
Best Director
Michael Haneke – Amour
Benh Zeitlin – Beasts of the Southern Wild
Ang Lee – Life of Pi
Steven Spielberg – Lincoln
David O. Russell – Silver Linings Playbook
Best Actor
Bradley Cooper – Silver Linings Playbook
Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln
Hugh Jackman – Les Miserables
Joaquin Phoenix – The Master
Denzel Washington – Flight
Best 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
Best Supporting Actor
Alan Arkin – Argo
Robert DeNiro – Silver Linings Playbook
Phillip Seymour Hoffman – The Master
Tommy Lee Jones – Lincoln
Christoph Waltz – Django Unchained
Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams – The Master
Sally Field – Lincoln
Anne Hathaway – Les Miserables
Helen Hunt – The Sessions
Jacki Weaver – Silver Linings Playbook
Best Animated Feature
Brave
Frankenweenie
Paranorman
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
Wreck-It Ralph
