Oscar 2013 nominations: Steven Spielberg steals the show as ‘Lincoln’ bags a dozen!

Oscar 2013 nominations: Steven Spielberg steals the show as ‘Lincoln’ bags a dozen!

New Delhi: Hollywood’s race for the best has just started. The anticipation of the imminent announcement of the 2013 Oscars has finally ended. Steven Spielberg's 'Lincoln' and Ang Lee's 'Life Of Pi' lead the list with 12 and 11 

nominations respectively. The two movies have certainly made heads turn.

Here’s taking a look at the nominees:

Best Actor: 

Bradley Cooper -Silver Linings Playbook

Daniel Day-Lewis - Lincoln

Hugh Jackman - Les Misérables

Joaquin Phoenix - The Master

Denzel Washington - Flight

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 Direction:

Amour Michael- Haneke

Beasts of the Southern Wild - Benh Zeitlin

Life of Pi - Ang Lee

Lincoln - Steven Spielberg

Silver Linings Playbook - David O. Russell

Best Supporting Actor:

Alan Arkin - Argo

Robert De Niro - Silver Linings Playbook

Tommy Lee Jones - Lincoln

Christoph Waltz - Django Unchained

Philip Seymour Hoffman - The Master

Best Supporting Actress:

Amy Adams - The Master

Sally Field - Lincoln

Anne Hathaway - Les Miserables

Helen Hunt - The Sessions

Jacki Weaver - Silver Linings Playbook

Best Picture:

Amour

Argo

Beasts

Django

Les Miserables

Life of Pi

Lincoln

Silver Linings

Zero Dark Thirty