The Oscars: 2013 85th Academy Awards
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Mr @SethMacFarlane at the #OscarNoms, talking about this year's nominees and his plans for the show. pbs.twimg.com/media/BAQZoK5CIAE6sn0.jpg
by Piya Sinha-Roy via twitter 1/10/2013 2:53:26 PM -
'Lincoln' gets leading 12 Oscar nominations
BEVERLY HILLS, Jan 10 (Reuters) - U.S. presidential drama "Lincoln" led the pack of Oscar nominees on Thursday with 12 nominations including a nod for best picture, in the race for the world's top film honors.
Joining "Lincoln" in the competition for the best movie Oscar were eight films, including shipwreck tale "Life of Pi" with 11 nods, musical "Les Miserables," Iran hostage drama "Argo," French drama "Amour," Osama bin laden thriller "Zero Dark Thirty," comedy "Silver Linings Playbook," Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained," and mythological indie film "Beasts of the Southern Wild."
The Oscars are given out by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and this year's winners will be named at a ceremony in Hollywood on Feb. 26.
(Reporting By Jill Serjeant; Editing by Vicki Allen) -
"Ben Affleck as best director is something I would have liked to have seen on the list." @SethMacFarlane to Reutersby Piya Sinha-Roy via twitter 1/10/2013 3:35:16 PM -
Lincoln leading @TheAcademy @OscarNoms today, Life of Pi = 11, Les Mis = 8. Snubbed: Bigelow, Tarantino, Affleck - http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/10/us-oscars-idUSBRE9090NB20130110by Piya Sinha-Roy via twitter 1/10/2013 4:47:30 PM -
RT @jtimberlake: To whom it may concern...I think I'M READY! #JT2013 http://tmbr.lk/imreadyby Piya Sinha-Roy via twitter 1/10/2013 5:33:19 PM -
New Destiny's Child AND new Justin Timberlake?! It's definitely 2002 again! #JT2013 #Sexybackby Piya Sinha-Roy via twitter 1/10/2013 5:34:14 PM -
Oscar snubs - discuss. Even @SethMacFarlane and David O. Russell said they were surprised with Affleck and Bigelow omissions. #Oscarnomsby Piya Sinha-Roy via twitter 1/10/2013 5:44:30 PM -
Only nine films were nominated in the best picture category for #Oscarnoms, but the question is, why did they leave out @007's Skyfall?by Piya Sinha-Roy via twitter 1/10/2013 6:05:55 PM -
How could Leo DiCaprio not score #OscarNom for his awesome villainous turn in Django @UnchainedMovie? The man literally spilt blood for it!by Piya Sinha-Roy via twitter 1/10/2013 6:28:56 PM -
Also, Snow White and The Huntsman picked up two #OscarNoms while @TheHungerGames was shut out completely. Surprised?by Piya Sinha-Roy via twitter 1/10/2013 6:38:19 PM -
Bit jealous of @rubiasroy and @chalky56 mingling with Django @UnchainedMovie stars at the London premiere right now.by Piya Sinha-Roy via twitter 1/10/2013 7:34:34 PM -
Last year it was Hazanavicius, this year it's Quvenzhane for the spelling tests! #OscarNomsby Piya Sinha-Roy via twitter 1/10/2013 7:44:27 PM -
Fun #OscarNoms fact: 6 members of the Coppola family (incl: Francis Ford, Sofia, Roman) have received Oscar nods and the family total is 24.by Piya Sinha-Roy via twitter 1/10/2013 9:00:21 PM -

"Silver Linings Playbook" pulled off something Thursday that hasn't been done in 31 years when the off-beat comedy scored Academy Award nominations in all four acting categories
- The Wrap -
Americans pick "Lincoln," "Les Miserables" for Oscar glory: Reuters/Ipsos poll
If Americans had their say, presidential drama "Lincoln" or musical "Les Miserables" would win the best picture Oscar next month, while Anne Hathaway and Daniel Day-Lewis should take home the movie industry's top prizes for acting, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday.
Americans also think epic fantasy "The Hobbit," slavery Western "Django Unchained" and shipwreck tale "Life of Pi," should be front-runners for the coveted best picture statuette, according to the online survey of 951 people.
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Love this. @krishgm presses Quentin Tarantino on the link of movie violence to real life violence, interesting response http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrsJDy8VjZk&feature=youtu.beby Piya Sinha-Roy via twitter 1/10/2013 10:19:39 PM -
The fall and fall of Lindsay Lohan, as documented by an @nytimes journalist. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/13/magazine/here-is-what-happens-when-you-cast-lindsay-lohan-in-your-movie.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0by Piya Sinha-Roy via twitter 1/10/2013 10:23:51 PM -
Uh oh indeed for Harry Styles and Connor Kennedy... RT @taylorswift13
Back in the studio. Uh oh...by Piya Sinha-Roy via twitter 1/10/2013 10:38:17 PM
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