‘Lincoln’ tops Oscar nominations with 12, Daniel Day-Lewis, Jessica Chastian lead acting candidates
Steven Spielberg’s presidential biopic,”Lincoln,” leads the Oscar nominated films with 12 while “Life with Pi,” directed by Ang Lee was second at 11.

Ben Affleck (right) got snubbed, no Best Director nod?
“Silver Linings Playback” and “Les Miserables” each earned eight nominations.
“Lincoln” and “Life of Pi” are joined by the musical “Les Miserables,” Iran hostage drama “Argo,” French-language drama “Amour,” Osama bin Laden thriller “Zero Dark Thirty,” comedy “Silver Linings Playbook,” Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained,” and mythological film “Beasts of the Southern Wild” rounded out the competition for best picture.
But the director’s category contained four big omissions – Tom Hooper (“Les Miserables”) Ben Affleck for “Argo,” Kathryn Bigelow for “Zero Dark Thirty” and Tarantino for his violent slavery-era Western “Django Unchained.”
“Yes, it was a surprise,” Spielberg said of Bigelow. “But I’ve been surprised myself through the years, so I know what it feels like.”
Spielberg was snubbed for a directing slot on 1985’s “The Color Purple,” which earned 11 nominations, including best picture. He also was overlooked for director on 1975’s “Jaws,” another best-picture nominee.
“I never question the choices the academy branches make, because I’ve been in the same place that Kathryn and Ben find themselves today,” said Spielberg, who finally got his Oscar respect in the 1990s with best-picture and director wins for “Schindler’s List” and another directing trophy for “Saving Private Ryan.” “I’m grateful if I’m nominated, and I’ve never felt anything other than gratitude even when I’m not – gratitude for at least having been able to make the movie. So I never question the choices.”
Daniel Day-Lewis, who plays the former President Lincoln, will go head-to-head in the Best Actor category with Denzel Washington (Flight), Hugh Jackman (Les Miserables), Bradley Cooper (Silver Linings Playbook) and Joaquin Phoenix (The Master).
Jessica Chastain leads the Best Actress category for her role in “Zero Dark Thirty,” and will face Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook), Emmanuelle Riva (Amour), Quvenzhané Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild), and Naomi Watts (The Impossible)
Below is list of other nominations:

Christoph Waltz in ‘Django Unchained’
Performance by an actor in a supporting role:
Alan Arkin in ‘Argo’
Robert De Niro in ‘Silver Linings Playbook’
Philip Seymour Hoffman in ‘The Master’
Tommy Lee Jones in ‘Lincoln’
Christoph Waltz in ‘Django Unchained’
Performance by an actress in a supporting role:
Amy Adams in ‘The Master’
Sally Field in ‘Lincoln’
Anne Hathaway in ‘Les Misérables’
Helen Hunt in ‘The Sessions’
Jacki Weaver in ‘Silver Linings Playbook’
Best animated feature film of the year:
‘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
Achievement in cinematography:
‘Anna Karenina’ Seamus McGarvey
‘Django Unchained’ Robert Richardson
‘Life of Pi’ Claudio Miranda
‘Lincoln’ Janusz Kaminski
‘Skyfall’ Roger Deakins
Achievement in directing:
‘Amour’ Michael Haneke
‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ Benh Zeitlin
‘Life of Pi’ Ang Lee
‘Lincoln’ Steven Spielberg
‘Silver Linings Playbook’ David O. Russell
Best documentary feature:
‘5 Broken Cameras’
Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi
‘The Gatekeepers’
Best documentary short subject:
‘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
Achievement in film editing:
‘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
Best foreign language film of the year:
‘Amour’ Austria
‘Kon-Tiki’ Norway
‘No’ Chile
‘A Royal Affair’ Denmark
‘War Witch’ Canada

Richard Armitage in “The Hobbit” photo
Achievement in makeup and hairstyling:
‘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
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score):
‘Anna Karenina’ Dario Marianelli
‘Argo’ Alexandre Desplat
‘Life of Pi’ Mychael Danna
‘Lincoln’ John Williams
‘Skyfall’ Thomas Newman

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