"Lincoln" leads the Oscar race.The Civil War saga earned 12 nominations Thursday, including best picture, director for Steven Spielberg and acting honors for Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones. "Life of Pi" ran second with 11 - including a best director nod for Ang Lee. Surprising snubs in the directing category include Kathryn Bigelow for "Zero Dark Thirty," Tom Hooper for "Les Miserables" and Ben Affleck - who missed out on an acting and directing nod for "Argo." "Silver Linings Playbook" star Bradley Cooper is also up for best actor, alongside Hugh Jackman in "Les Miserables"; Joaquin Phoenix in "The Master"; and Denzel Washington as a boozy airline pilot in "Flight." Best actress nominees include Jessica Chastain in "Zero Dark Thirty"; Jennifer Lawrence in "Silver Linings Playbook"; French-born Emmanuelle Riva in "Amour," Naomi Watts in "The Impossible," and 9-year-old actress Quvenzhane (Kwuh-VIN-juh-nay) Wallis in "Beasts of the Southern Wild."Acting snubs include "Django's" Leonardo DiCaprio, John Hawkes of "The Sessions" and Matthew McConaughey, who had a big year with "Magic Mike," "Bernie" and "Killer Joe."Rounding out the nine nominees for best picture are - "Amour," "Argo," "Beasts of the Southern Wild," "Django Unchained," "Les Miserables," "Silver Linings Playbook," and "Zero Dark Thirty."Find out who takes home Oscar gold when the winners are announced February 24th.