The 85th annual Academy Award nominations for best actor, actress and picture have been announced in Beverly Hills, Calif.,
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by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. (Jan. 10)
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Nominees announced at 8:40 a.m. EST by "The Amazing Spider-Man" star Emma Stone and Seth MacFarlane, who will be the Oscar show host.STORYLINE:The Civil War saga "Lincoln" leads the Academy Awards with 12 nominations, including best picture, director for Steven Spielberg and acting honors for Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones. Also among the 9 nominees for best picture Thursday: the old-age love story "Amour"; the Iran hostage thriller "Argo"; the independent hit "Beasts of the Southern Wild"; the slave-revenge narrative "Django Unchained"; the musical "Les Miserables"; the shipwreck story "Life of Pi"; the lost-souls romance "Silver Linings Playbook"; and the Osama bin Laden manhunt chronicle "Zero Dark Thirty." The Oscars feature a best-picture field that ranges from five to 10 films depending on a complex formula of ballots from the 5,856 voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Winners will be announced Feb. 24.
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