Best Picture Amour Argo Beasts of the Southern Wild Django Unchained Les Misérables Life of Pi Lincoln Silver Linings Playbook Zero Dark Thirty
Best Actor Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln Hugh Jackman, Les Misérables Joaquin Phoenix, The Master Denzel Washington, Flight
Best Actress Emmanuelle Riva, Amour Naomi Watts, The Impossible Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty Quvenzhané Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Best Supporting Actor Alan Arkin, Argo Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained Robert De Niro, Silver Linings Playbook Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
Best Supporting Actress Amy Adams, The Master Anne Hathaway, Les Misérables Helen Hunt, The Sessions Jacki Weaver, Silver Linings Playbook Sally Field, Lincoln
Best Director Michael Haneke for Amour Benh Zeitlin for Beasts of the Southern Wild Ang Lee for Life of Pi Steven Spielberg for Lincoln David O. Russell for Silver Linings Playbook
Best Writing - Original Screenplay Michael Haneke for Amour Quentin Tarantino for Django Unchained John Gatins for Flight Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola for Moonrise Kingdom Mark Boal for Zero Dark Thirty
Best Writing - Adapted Screenplay Chris Terrio for Argo Lucy Alibar, Benh Zeitlin for Beasts of the Southern Wild David Magee for Life of Pi Tony Kushner for Lincoln David O. Russell for Silver Linings Playbook
Major snubs: Ben Affleck (Argo) and Kathryn Bigelow (Zero Dark Thirty), Quentin Tarantino (Django Unchained) for Best Director. Also, Leonardo DiCaprio and Samuel L. Jackson acting snubs for Django Unchained.
But most importantly: Maggie Simpson is an Academy Award nominee for Best Short Film - Animated and if she doesn't win, she's gonna shoot somebody. (Probably Alan Arkin.)
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There were enough major names in the best director race that you figured a couple of them were going to be snubbed, but the consensus was that Spielberg/Affleck/Bigelow were the three locks in the category. To have TWO of those so-called locks get omitted is just stunning.
I'd say it clears the way for Lincoln to win Best Picture and it's still got to be the favourite, yet you wonder if Life Of Pi/Silver Linings Playbook/Amour are now possible dark horses given how much support they seem to have across the board in the nominations.
Unfortunate that John Hawkes didn't get nominated for his tremendous performance in The Sessions.
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Apparently, the commercials for Zero Dark Thirty aren't what they seem. The movie looked to me to be a run of the mill Raw-Raw USA capitalize on a current event and make a quick buck war movie, but I have heard nothing but good things about it and have gone from being totally uninterested in it to being intrigued enough to see it.
I don't like the Tarantino snub, but it doesn't totally shock me because of the subject matter and content. I am however surprised by the Affleck snub. I expected a good movie out of Tarantino, but saw a great movie. I wasn't sure what I'd get out of Affleck, but he took a tough subject and made it really compelling and suspenseful to watch.
The best movies I saw this year were Django, Argo and Lincoln. I'm glad to see them all represented in some way, but I do need to see more of these.
I'm putting together a statistics thing right now, but I want to point out that Riva and Wallis are, respectively, the oldest and youngest actresses ever to be nominated for Best Lead Actress. Riva is 85; Wallis is 9.
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Originally posted by ekedolphinI'm putting together a statistics thing right now, but I want to point out that Riva and Wallis are, respectively, the oldest and youngest actresses ever to be nominated for Best Lead Actress. Riva is 85; Wallis is 9.
They mentioned that during the nominations broadcast.
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln 2 previous wins overall; both for Lead Actor 5th nomination overall (all for Lead Actor) Won Lead Actor for My Left Foot, 1989 Won Lead Actor for There Will Be Blood, 2007 Nominated for Lead Actor for In the Name of the Father, 1993 Nominated for Lead Actor for Gangs of New York, 2002
Hugh Jackman, Les Misérables 1st nomination
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master 3rd nomination overall; 2nd for Lead Actor Nominated for Supporting Actor for Gladiator, 2000 Nominated for Lead Actor for Walk the Line, 2005
Denzel Washington, Flight 2 previous wins overall; 1 for Supporting Actor, 1 for Lead Actor 6th nomination overall; 4th for Lead Actor Won Supporting Actor for Glory, 1989 Won Lead Actor for Training Day, 2001 Nominated for Supporting Actor for Cry Freedom, 1987 Nominated for Lead Actor for Malcolm X, 1992 Nominated for Lead Actor for The Hurricane, 1999
Best Lead Actress
Q'n'D: No previous winners; 2 first-time nominees (both record-breakers; see below)
Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty 2nd nomination overall; 1st for Lead Actress Nominated for Supporting Actress for The Help, 2011
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook 2nd nomination overall (both for Lead Actress) Nominated for Lead Actress for Winter's Bone, 2010
Emmanuelle Riva, Amour 1st nomination Riva, 85, is the oldest actress to be nominated for Best Lead Actress.
Quvenzhané Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild 1st nomination (in her debut acting role) Wallis, 9, is the youngest actress to be nominated for Best Lead Actress.
Naomi Watts, The Impossible 2nd nomination overall (both for Lead Actress) Nominated for Lead Actress for 21 Grams, 2003
Best Supporting Actor
Q'n'D: 5 previous winners; 1 seeking first award in this category
Alan Arkin, Argo 1 previous win overall (for Supporting Actor) 4th nomination (2nd for Supporting Actor; 2 for Lead Actor) Won Supporting Actor for Little Miss Sunshine, 2006 Nominated for Lead Actor for The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming, 1966 Nominated for Lead Actor for The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, 1968
Robert De Niro, Silver Linings Playbook 2 previous wins overall (1 for Lead Actor; 1 for Supporting Actor) 7th nomination (2nd for Supporting Actor; 5 for Lead Actor) Won Supporting Actor for The Godfather Part II, 1974 Won Lead Actor for Raging Bull, 1980 Nominated for Best Actor for Taxi Driver, 1976 Nominated for Best Actor for The Deer Hunter, 1978 Nominated for Best Actor for Awakenings, 1990 Nominated for Best Actor for Cape Fear, 1991
Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master 1 previous win overall (for Lead Actor) 4th nomination (3rd for Supporting Actor; 1 for Lead Actor) Won Lead Actor for Capote, 2005 Nominated for Supporting Actor for Charlie Wilson's War, 2007 Nominated for Supporting Actor for Doubt, 2008
Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln 1 previous win overall (for Supporting Actor) 4th nomination (3rd for Supporting Actor; 1 for Lead Actor) Won Supporting Actor for The Fugitive, 1993 Nominated for Supporting Actor for JFK, 1991 Nominated for Lead Actor for In the Valley of Elah, 2007
Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained 1 previous win overall (for Supporting Actor) 2nd nomination (both for Supporting Actor) Won Best Supporting Actor for Inglourious Basterds, 2009
Best Supporting Actress
Q'n'D: 2 previous winners (1 seeking first win in this category); no first-time nominees
Amy Adams, The Master 4th nomination overall (all for Supporting Actress) Nominated for Supporting Actress for Junebug, 2005 Nominated for Supporting Actress for Doubt, 2008 Nominated for Supporting Actress for The Fighter, 2010
Sally Field, Lincoln 2 previous wins overall (both for Lead Actress) 3rd nomination overall (1st for Supporting Actress) Won for Lead Actress for Norma Rae, 1979 Won for Lead Actress for Places in the Heart, 1984
Anne Hathaway, Les Misérables 2nd nomination overall (1st for Supporting Actress) Nominated for Lead Actress for Rachel Getting Married, 2008
Helen Hunt, The Sessions 1 previous win overall (for Lead Actress) 2nd nomination overall (1st for Supporting Actress) Won Lead Actress for As Good as It Gets, 1997
Jacki Weaver, Silver Linings Playbook 2nd nomination overall (both for Supporting Actress) Nominated for Supporting Actress for Animal Kingdom, 2010
(edited by ekedolphin on 12.1.13 0246) "Y'know, it has been a year since the last [Royal Rumble], I'm very sketchy on this, so bear with me here. If I Brogue Kick that small little head of yours over the top rope, and your body stays in the ring, tell me, fella, does that count as an elimination?" --Sheamus, to Randy Orton, SmackDown 1/4/13
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I don't know how Christoph is in the supporting category when he dominated Django, but having him not go up against Daniel Day Lewis increases bid chances of winning.
Affleck not getting recognized for Argo is a slap in the face. I can see snubbing QT, because as great as he is his movies don't fit nicely in the voters minds.
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That list of acting stats is nuts. I didn't realize that so many of the nominees were previously nominees (and mostly winners) before. It's got to be weird that only four of 20 nominees are first-timers.
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It's also kinda surprising that it's De Niro's first nomination in 21 years. (At least until you think about most of the movies he's made in the last 21 years, I guess.)
Originally posted by OlFuzzyBastardIt's also kinda surprising that it's De Niro's first nomination in 21 years. (At least until you think about most of the movies he's made in the last 21 years, I guess.)
I had the same reaction.
I thought it was interesting that Christoph Waltz and Helen Hunt were undefeated in the Oscars, but then I saw Sally Field! Two wins, and no other nominations until now.
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As I was compiling it and got to Sally Field, I actually grimaced a little bit, thinking of all the typing I'd no doubt have to do. I was as surprised as you were that it's been only three nominations thus far for her.
Another one who blew my mind was Alan Arkin. First nomination: 1966. First win: 2006.
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One of my fellow posters on The Straight Dope Message Board, where I also posted the list (Dopers, we call ourselves) pointed out that DDR also got nominated for Gangs of New York; the list has been edited to correct the omission.
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Originally posted by dwatersAnyone know why there are nine and not ten Best Picture nominees?
No fewer than five films and no more than ten films can be nominated.
My understanding is that it is based on how many nominations each film gets. There is a certain minimum (percentage I think) that a film has to get to be included in the nominees. If only four films reach the minimum percentage than they include the film with the most nominations that didn't meet the threshold as the 5th nominee.
In this case, my guess would be only 9 films reached the threshold.
(I could be totally wrong btw, but that is my recollection. I tried to Google an explanation and couldn't find a quick confirmation.)
No, in the books Littlefinger does not cross Arya's path if I remember correct. Like Johnny O, my memory about book 2 gets a bit fuzzy. I am glad they are making some changes.