This is the place where we keep track of all the Oscar contenders as they’re released. All films, performances, and songs must have been screened and generated a “substantial” amount of praise. If you feel a film or performance should be added (or removed) in any given category, please send it into the comment section or e-mail the Editor: ClaytonDavis@AwardsCircuit.com
UPDATED: 11/26/12
Best Motion Picture
Amour
Argo
The Avengers
Beasts of the Southern Wild
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Cloud Atlas
The Dark Knight Rises
The Impossible
Flight
Les Miserables
Life of Pi
Lincoln
The Master
Moonrise Kingdom
The Sessions
Silver Linings Playbook
Skyfall
Zero Dark Thirty
Best Director
Ben Affleck – Argo
Paul Thomas Anderson – The Master
Wes Anderson - Moonrise Kingdom
Juan Antonio Bayona – The Impossible
Kathryn Bigelow – Zero Dark Thirty
Michael Haneke – Amour
Tom Hooper – Les Miserables
Ang Lee – Life of Pi
Christopher Nolan - The Dark Knight Rises
David O. Russell – Silver Linings Playbook
Steven Spielberg – Lincoln
Joss Whedon - The Avengers
Benh Zeitlin - Beasts of the Southern Wild
Best Actor
Jack Black – Bernie
Bradley Cooper – Silver Linings Playbook
Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln
Richard Gere – Arbitrage
Jake Gyllenhaal – End of Watch
Tom Hanks – Cloud Atlas
John Hawkes – The Sessions
Hugh Jackman – Les Miserables
Tommy Lee Jones - Hope Springs
Bill Murray – Hyde Park on Hudson
Joaquin Phoenix - The Master
Jean-Louis Tringnant – Amour
Denzel Washington – Flight
Best Actress
Jessica Chastain – Zero Dark Thirty
Marion Cotillard - Rust & Bone
Judi Dench – The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Elle Fanning – Ginger & Rosa
Anne Hathaway – The Dark Knight Rises
Keira Knightley – Anna Karenina
Jennifer Lawrence - The Hunger Games
Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook
Laura Linney – Hyde Park on Hudson
Melanie Lynsky – Hello I Must Be Going
Emmanuelle Riva – Amour
Meryl Streep - Hope Springs
Quvenzhane Wallis - Beasts of the Southern Wild
Naomi Watts – The Impossible
Michelle Williams – Take this Waltz
Best Supporting Actor
Alan Arkin - Argo
Jim Broadbent – Cloud Atlas
Jason Clarke – Zero Dark Thirty
Bryan Cranston – Argo
Russell Crowe – Les Miserables
Robert DeNiro – Silver Linings Playbook
John Goodman – Argo
John Goodman – Flight
Woody Harrelson – Seven Psychopaths
Garrett Hedlund – On the Road
Dwight Henry - Beasts of the Southern Wild
Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Master
Tommy Lee Jones – Lincoln
Irrfan Kahn – Life of Pi
Jude Law – Anna Karenina
Matthew McConaughey - Magic Mike
Ewan McGregor – The Impossible
Nate Parker – Arbitrage
Michael Pena – End of Watch
Eddie Redmayne – Les Miserables
Sam Rockwell – Seven Psychopaths
James Spader – Lincoln
Christopher Walken – Seven Psychopaths
Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams – The Master
Samantha Barks – Les Miserables
Jessica Chastain – Lawless
Pauline Collins – Quartet
Ann Dowd – Compliance
Sally Field – Lincoln
Jane Fonda – Peace, Love, and Misunderstanding
Anne Hathaway – Les Miserables
Helen Hunt – The Sessions
Shirley MacLaine – Bernie
Susan Sarandon – Arbitrage
Maggie Smith - The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Kristen Stewart – On the Road
Jacki Weaver – Silver Linings Playbook
Best Original Screenplay
Amour (Michael Haneke)
Arbitrage (Nicholas Jarecki)
Celeste & Jesse Forever (Rashida Jones & Will McCormack)
Damsels in Distress (Whit Stillman)
The Impossible (Sergio G. Sanchez)
Magic Mike (Reid Carolin)
The Master (Paul Thomas Anderson)
Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola)
Your Sister’s Sister (Lynn Shelton)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Argo (Chris Terrio)
The Avengers (Joss Whedon, Zak Penn)
Beasts of the Southern Wild (Lucy Alibar, Benh Zeitlin)
Bernie (Skip Hollandsworth, Richard Linklater)
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Ol Parker)
The Dark Knight Rises (Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan)
Lincoln (Tony Kushner)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Sessions (Ben Lewin)
Silver Linings Playbook (David O. Russell)
Best Animated Feature
Brave
Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Hotel Transylvania
ParaNorman
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
The Secret World of Arrietty
Best Production Design
Anna Karenina
Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
The Dark Knight Rises
Hyde Park on Hudson
Lincoln
Best Cinematography
Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Cloud Atlas
The Dark Knight Rises
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Looper
Best Costume Design
Anna Karenina
Argo
The Hunger Games
Hyde Park on Hudson
Lincoln
Mirror Mirror
Moonrise Kingdom
Best Film Editing
Argo
The Avengers
Beasts of the Southern Wild
The Dark Knight Rises
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Looper
Silver Linings Playbook
Best Makeup
The Dark Knight Rises
The Hunger Games
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Looper
Best Sound Mixing
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Avengers
Battleship
The Bourne Legacy
Brave
The Dark Knight Rises
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Looper
Prometheus
Best Sound Editing
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Avengers
Battleship
Brave
The Bourne Legacy
Brave
The Dark Knight Rises
The Hunger Games
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Looper
Prometheus
Best Visual Effects
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Avengers
Battleship
Cloud Atlas
The Dark Knight Rises
The Hunger Games
Life of Pi
Looper
Prometheus
Best Original Score
Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
The Dark Knight Rises
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Moonrise Kingdom
Silver Linings Playbook
Best Original Song
“Into the Open Air” from Brave
“Learn Me Right” from Brave
“Touch the Sky” from Brave
“Let it Grow” from Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax
“Safe and Sound” from The Hunger Games
“From Here to the Moon and Back” from Joyful Noise
“Midnight Run” from Lawless
“Still Alive” from Paul Williams Still Alive
“Breath of Life” from Snow White & the Huntsman
“One Wing” from Sparkle
Best Foreign Language Film
Amour - AUSTRIA
Death for Sale – MOROCCO
The Intouchables – FRANCE
No – CHILE
The Ophir Nominees – ISRAEL
A Royal Affair - DENMARK
Best Documentary Feature
Bully
The Central Park Five
Chimpanzee
Death by China
The Invisible War
Jiro Dreams of Sushi
Marley
Paul Williams Still Alive
Queen of Versailles
Searching for Sugar Man
West of Memphis
REMOVED FROM TRACKER
The Deep Blue Sea, Rachel Weisz for Lead Actress
Greta Gerwig and Frances Ha in Original Screenplay (moved to 2013)
UNDER CONSIDERATION
Joss Whedon – Adapted Screenplay - The Avengers
The Grey, Liam Neeson
