Oscars: The Nominees – recognising the year’s best films. 

Nominations for the 85th Academy Awards were announced this morning by the show’s host, Seth MacFarlane, and actress Emma Stone. This was the first time since 1972 that an Oscar show host has participated in the nominations announcement: DreamWorks’ Lincoln from Fox and Disney led with 12 nominations, Fox’s Life Of Pi 11, Working Title/Universal’s Les Misérables and The Weinstein Company’s Silver Linings Playbook 8, Warner Bros’ Argo 7, MGM/Sony Pictures’ Skyfall and Sony Pictures Classics’ Amour and The Weinstein Company’s Django Unchained 5. Click here for all lists: OSCARS: Nominations By Studio, Distributor, OSCARS: Nominations By Picture, OSCARS: Who Got Snubbed By Academy? Official Oscar list and the Official Oscar Nominations 2013 Announcement (VIDEO) Congrats to Dutch Animation Director Erik de Boer, who left to Los Angeles 16 years ago. This with his Best Achievement for Visual Effects Nomination for Life of Pi. But where is the best Directors nomination for Kathryn Bigelow guys? What do you think? Leave comments below. Foreign Language film: “A Royal Affair” please! (Photo Copyright Oscars)