The 2013 Oscar Nominations have finally been released after a long wait.
Many of the nominations were expected especially after seeing some performances and the films themselves.

Here are this years hopeful winners:

Best Picture:

1. Amour
2. Argo
3. Beast of the Southern World
4. Django Unchained
5. Les Miserables
6. Life of Pi
7. Lincoln
8. Silver Linings Play Book
9. Zero Dark Thirty

Actor in a Leading Role

1. Bradley Cooper
2. Daniel Day Lewis
3. Hugh Jackman
4. Joaquin Pheonix
5. Denzel Washington

Actress in a Leading Role

1. Jessica Chastain
2. Jennifer Lawrence
3. Quvenzhane Wallis
4. Naomi Watts

Best actor in a supporting role

1. Alan Arkin
2. Philip Seymour Hoffman
3. Tommy Lee Jones
4. Christoph Waltz

Best actress in a supporting role

1. Amy Adams
2. Sally Field
3. Anne Hathaway
4. Helen Hunt
5. Jacki Weave

Foreign Language Film

1. Amour
2. Kon-Tiki
3. No
4. A Royal Affair
5. War Witch

Best animated

1. Brave
2. Frankenweenie
3. Paranorman
4. The Pirates! band of misfits
5. Wreck-it Ralph

The Oscars are on Sunday February 24. I highly recommend seeing all Oscar Nominations so that you can come up with your favourites and know what they are up against!

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