BEVERLY HILLS -- 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.
Photos: 85th Oscar nominees announced
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.
Best Picture:
- Amour
- Argo
- Beasts of the Southern Wild
- Django Unchained
- Les Misérables
- Life of Pi
- Lincoln
- Silver Linings Playbook
- Zero Dark Thirty
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
- Emanuelle Riva-- Amour
- Quvenzhané Wallis-- Beasts of the Southern Wild
- Naomi Watts-- The Impossible
Supporting Actor:
- Alan Arkin-- Argo
- Robert De Niro-- Silver Linings Playbook
- Philip Seymour Hoffman-- The Master
- Tommy Lee Jones-- Lincoln
- Christoph Waltz-- Django Unchained
Supporting Actress:
- Amy Adams-- The Master
- Sally Field-- Lincoln
- Anne Hathaway-- Les Misérables
- Helen Hunt-- The Sessions
- Jacki Weaver-- Silver Linings Playbook
Best Director:
- Michael Haneke -- Amour
- Benh Zeitlin -- Beasts of the Southern Wild
- Ang Lee -- Life of Pi
- Steven Spielberg -- Lincoln
- David O. Russell -- Silver Linings Playbook
Complete list of nominees at: http://oscar.go.com/nominees
The Associated Press