And The Nominees Are: Oscar Nominations 2013

Get ready for 85th Academy Awards nominations. Yep, the speculations are over and the official version is out. Yesterday, Hollywood darling Emma Stone and the Oscar host Seth Macfarlane announced theOscars 2013 nominations for the li’l golden statuette.

And now, it’s time for some Oscar 2013 facts. We’ll be brief, we promise:-

• Emmanuelle Riva (85 yrs.), of “Amour,” and Quvenzhané Wallis (9 yrs.), of “Beasts of The Southern Wild,” are the oldest and youngest Academy Awards nominees in the best actress categories.
• Emmanuelle Riva will turn 86 on February 24, 2013, the same day the 85th Academy Awards ceremony will take place this year.
• The Oscars ceremony will be hosted by Seth Macfarlane.
• With Lincoln getting 12 nominations and Argo getting 7 nominations, it’s all about red, white and blue stars and stripes this year.

Which film will earn the highest number of awards this year? Who will be the best director? You’ve to wait till February 24 to get the answers. But for now, let the speculation begin with the official nominations.

And the Oscars Nominations 2013 are:

BEST DIRECTOR

• Life of Pi – Ang Lee
• Amour – Michael Haneke
• Lincoln – Steven Spielberg
• Silver Linings Playbook – David O Russell
• Beasts of the Southern Wild – Behn Zeitlin

BEST PICTURE

• Beast of the Southern Wild
• Zero Dark Thirty
• Amour
• Argo
• Life of Pi
• Les Miserables
• Lincoln
• Silver Linings Playbook
• Django Unchained

BEST ACTRESS

• 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 ACTOR

• Bradley Cooper – Silver Linings Playbook
• Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln
• Hugh Jackman – Les Misérables
• Joaquin Phoenix – The Master
• Denzel Washington - Flight

Don’t forget to catch the OSCAR 2013 Live on your favorite TV channel – ABC (February 24th, 7e|4p). 

Do you think Lincoln will take it all? What about Life of Pi? Give your valuable insights in the comment section and keep the speculations flowing.