THE 2013 OSCAR NOMINATIONS ARE ANNOUNCED
By: Hope Wilkos, Writer/Blogger Photographer: George Whylie Videographer: Maxine NolanThere was no sleeping late on this very important morning in January. This was the morning that hundreds of thousands of people had been waiting anxiously for, the announcement of the 85th Annual Oscar Nominees.
At 5:38 a.m. PT on Thursday, January 10, 2013, the very humorous Seth MacFarlane, this year’s Oscar host, and the ever so lovely Emma Stone, took to the stage at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills to make the much anticipated announcement. This is the first time since 1972 that an Oscar show host has participated in the nominations announcement.
In addition to hundreds of media representatives from around the world, over 68,733 viewers tuned in on their laptops to watch the fifteen minutes of fame and prepare us for the glorious award-winning ceremony set to take place on Sunday, February 24, 2013 at the Dolby Theatre at the Hollywood & Highland Center.
MacFarlane added a joke or two about the early hour as the list of names was read in each category. Emma looked mighty fashionable in an ivory low-cut V-neckline dress by Andrew Gn accompanied by a black belt and black Louboutin pumps.
The list of nominees are :
1. Best Picture: “Amour,” “Argo,” “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” “Django Unchained,” “Les Miserables,” “Life of Pi,” “Lincoln,” “Silver Linings Playbook,” “Zero Dark Thirty.”
2. Best Actor: Bradley Cooper, “Silver Linings Playbook”; Daniel Day-Lewis, “Lincoln”; Hugh Jackman, “Les Miserables”; Joaquin Phoenix, “The Master”; Denzel Washington, “Flight.”
3. 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.”
4. Supporting Actor: Alan Arkin, “Argo”; Robert De Niro, “Silver Linings Playbook”; Philip Seymour Hoffman, “The Master”; Tommy Lee Jones, “Lincoln”; Christoph Waltz, “Django Unchained.”
5. Supporting Actress: Amy Adams, “The Master”; Sally Field, “Lincoln”; Anne Hathaway, “Les Miserables”; Helen Hunt, “The Sessions”; Jacki Weaver, “Silver Linings Playbook.”
6. 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.”
7. Foreign Language Film: “Amour,” Austria; “Kon-Tiki,” Norway; “No,” Chile; “A Royal Affair,” Denmark; “War Witch,” Canada.
8. 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.”
9. Original Screenplay: Michael Haneke, “Amour”; Quentin Tarantino, “Django Unchained”; John Gatins, “Flight”; Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola, “Moonrise Kingdom”; Mark Boal, “Zero Dark Thirty.”
10. Animated Feature Film: “Brave”; “Frankenweenie”; “ParaNorman”; “The Pirates! Band of Misfits”; “Wreck-It Ralph.”
11. Production Design: “Anna Karenina,” “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” “Les Miserables,” “Life of Pi,” “Lincoln.”
12. Cinematography: “Anna Karenina,” “Django Unchained,” “Life of Pi,” “Lincoln,” “Skyfall.”
13. Sound Mixing: “Argo,” “Les Miserables,” “Life of Pi,” “Lincoln,” “Skyfall.”
14. Sound Editing: “Argo,” “Django Unchained,” “Life of Pi,” “Skyfall,” “Zero Dark Thirty.”
15. Original Score: “Anna Karenina,” Dario Marianelli; “Argo,” Alexandre Desplat; “Life of Pi,” Mychael Danna; “Lincoln,” John Williams; “Skyfall,” Thomas Newman.
16. Original Song: “Before My Time” from “Chasing Ice,” J. Ralph; “Everybody Needs a Best Friend” from “Ted,” Walter Murphy and Seth MacFarlane; “Pi’s Lullaby” from “Life of Pi,” Mychael Danna and Bombay Jayashri; “Skyfall” from “Skyfall,” Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth; “Suddenly” from “Les Miserables,” Claude-Michel Schonberg, Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boublil.
17. Costume: “Anna Karenina,” “Les Miserables,” “Lincoln,” “Mirror Mirror,” “Snow White and the Huntsman.”
18. Documentary Feature: “5 Broken Cameras,” “The Gatekeepers,” “How to Survive a Plague,” “The Invisible War,” “Searching for Sugar Man.”
19. Documentary (short subject): “Inocente,” “Kings Point,” “Mondays at Racine,” “Open Heart,” “Redemption.”
20. Film Editing: “Argo,” “Life of Pi,” “Lincoln,” “Silver Linings Playbook,” “Zero Dark Thirty.”
21. Makeup and Hairstyling: “Hitchcock,” “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” “Les Miserables.”
22. Animated Short Film: “Adam and Dog,” “Fresh Guacamole,” “Head over Heels,” “Maggie Simpson in ‘The Longest Daycare,'” “Paperman.”
23. Live Action Short Film: “Asad,” “Buzkashi Boys,” “Curfew,” “Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw),” “Henry.”
24. Visual Effects: “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” “Life of Pi,” “Marvel’s The Avengers,” “Prometheus,” “Snow White and the Huntsman.”
The competition is tough and each nominee has left a lasting impression upon us.
Start to follow the activity now and get prepared for the big evening.
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• Share the full list of nominees as posted on Oscar.com and encourage fans to the interactive ballot game – “MyPicks.”
One of the newest additions to the Oscar experience is the award-winning official Oscar app. With this exciting new app, you receive unparalleled backstage pass access on the big day and this will include the Android platform as well.
• Download the Official Oscars App:
Apple App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/oscars/id411784735?ls=1&mt=8
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.abc.oscars
Amazon App Store: http://www.amazon.com/gp/mas/dl/android?p=com.abc.oscars
You can go behind the scenes and thrill to the moment, find out all about the nominees and start filling out their ‘My Picks’ interactive ballot. Not to be left out is an insider view of all the lovely fashions and a chance to feel like you are right there in the Theatre. Special cameras include Thank You Cam-offering winners an extended opportunity to thank their supporters. Backstage Cam-this captures sound bites, backstage action, short interviews and behind the scenes footage. Control Room Cam-allowing users to watch the show’s direction in action and finally Press Room Cam-featuring moments of winners interacting with the world’s media moments after leaving the stage.
A night this big will also hold surprises and highlights which will be revealed as part of this app.
This is a night like none other and you can experience the memories of the 85th Annual Academy Awards as if you are right there in the Dolby Theatre. So stay tuned on Sunday, February 24, 2013, and see if your winning choice takes home the Golden prize, the Oscar.
PHOTO CREDITS: Associated Press
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