85th Academy Awards (2013)
List of films that were nominated at the 85th Academy Awards, broadcast on February 24, 2013.
Films nominated for the categories "Best Original Song", "Best Animated Short Film", "Best Short Film" and "Best Documentary Short Film" are not included.
Films nominated for the categories "Best Original Song", "Best Animated Short Film", "Best Short Film" and "Best Documentary Short Film" are not included.
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- DirectorBen AffleckStarsBen AffleckBryan CranstonJohn GoodmanActing under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979.• Best Picture [W];
• Best Supporting Actor
(Alan Arkin);
• Best Adapted Screenplay [W]
(Chris Terrio);
• Best Original Score
(Alexandre Desplat);
• Best Sound Editing;
• Best Sound Mixing;
• Best Film Editing [W]. - DirectorBenh ZeitlinStarsQuvenzhané WallisDwight HenryLevy EasterlyFaced with both her hot-tempered father's fading health and melting ice-caps that flood her ramshackle bayou community and unleash ancient aurochs, six-year-old Hushpuppy must learn the ways of courage and love.• Best Picture;
• Best Director
(Benh Zeitlin);
• Best Actress
(Quvenzhané Wallis);
• Best Adapted Screenplay
(Lucy Alibar & Benh Zeitlin). - DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsJamie FoxxChristoph WaltzLeonardo DiCaprioWith the help of a German bounty-hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner in Mississippi.• Best Picture;
• Best Supporting Actor [W]
(Christoph Waltz);
• Best Original Screenplay [W]
(Quentin Tarantino);
• Best Sound Editing;
• Best Cinematography. - DirectorTom HooperStarsHugh JackmanRussell CroweAnne HathawayIn 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives forever.• Best Picture;
• Best Actor
(Hugh Jackman);
• Best Supporting Actress [W]
(Anne Hathaway);
• Best Sound Mixing [W];
• Best Production Design;
• Best Makeup & Hairstyling [W];
• Best Costume Design. - DirectorAng LeeStarsSuraj SharmaIrrfan KhanAdil HussainA young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger.• Best Picture;
• Best Director [W]
(Ang Lee);
• Best Adapted Screenplay
(David Magee);
• Best Original Score [W]
(Mychael Danna);
• Best Sound Editing;
• Best Sound Mixing;
• Best Production Design;
• Best Cinematography [W];
• Best Film Editing;
• Best Visual Effects [W]. - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsDaniel Day-LewisSally FieldDavid StrathairnAs the Civil War rages on, U.S President Abraham Lincoln struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on his decision to emancipate the slaves.• Best Picture;
• Best Director
(Steven Spielberg);
• Best Actor [W]
(Daniel Day-Lewis);
• Best Supporting Actor
(Tommy Lee Jones);
• Best Supporting Actress
(Sally Field);
• Best Adapted Screenplay
(Tony Kushner);
• Best Original Score
(John Williams);
• Best Sound Mixing;
• Best Production Design [W];
• Best Cinematography;
• Best Costume Design;
• Best Film Editing. - DirectorDavid O. RussellStarsBradley CooperJennifer LawrenceRobert De NiroAfter a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own.• Best Picture;
• Best Director
(David O. Russell);
• Best Actor
(Bradley Cooper);
• Best Actress [W]
(Jennifer Lawrence);
• Best Supporting Actor
(Robert De Niro);
• Best Supporting Actress
(Jacki Weaver);
• Best Adapted Screenplay
(David O. Russell);
• Best Film Editing. - DirectorKathryn BigelowStarsJessica ChastainJoel EdgertonChris PrattA chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L.s Team 6 in May 2011.• Best Picture;
• Best Actress
(Jessica Chastain);
• Best Original Screenplay
(Mark Boal);
• Best Sound Editing [W];
• Best Film Editing. - DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsJoaquin PhoenixPhilip Seymour HoffmanAmy AdamsA Naval veteran arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future - until he is tantalized by the Cause and its charismatic leader.• Best Actor
(Joaquin Phoenix);
• Best Supporting Actor
(Philip Seymour Hoffman);
• Best Supporting Actress
(Amy Adams). - DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsDenzel WashingtonNadine VelazquezDon CheadleTroubling questions arise after airline pilot Whip Whitaker makes a miracle landing after a mid-air catastrophe.• Best Actor
(Denzel Washington);
• Best Original Screenplay
(John Gatins). - DirectorJ.A. BayonaStarsNaomi WattsEwan McGregorTom HollandThe story of a tourist family in Thailand caught in the destruction and chaotic aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.• Best Actress
(Naomi Watts). - DirectorBen LewinStarsJohn HawkesHelen HuntWilliam H. MacyA man in an iron lung who wishes to lose his virginity contacts a professional sex surrogate with the help of his therapist and priest.• Best Supporting Actress
(Helen Hunt). - DirectorWes AndersonStarsJared GilmanKara HaywardBruce WillisTwo 12-year-olds, who live on an island, fall in love with each other and elope into the wilderness. While people set out on a search mission, a violent storm approaching them catches their attention.• Best Original Screenplay
(Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola). - DirectorMark AndrewsBrenda ChapmanSteve PurcellStarsKelly MacdonaldBilly ConnollyEmma ThompsonDetermined to make her own path in life, Princess Merida defies a custom that brings chaos to her kingdom. Granted one wish, Merida must rely on her bravery and her archery skills to undo a beastly curse.• Best Animated Feature Film [W].
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsWinona RyderCatherine O'HaraMartin ShortWhen a boy's beloved dog passes away suddenly, he attempts to bring the animal back to life through a powerful science experiment.• Best Animated Feature Film.
- DirectorChris ButlerSam FellStarsKodi Smit-McPheeAnna KendrickChristopher Mintz-PlasseA misunderstood boy takes on ghosts, zombies and grown-ups to save his town from a centuries-old curse.• Best Animated Feature Film.
- DirectorPeter LordJeff NewittStarsHugh GrantSalma HayekJeremy PivenPirate Captain sets out on a mission to defeat his rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz for the Pirate of the year Award. The quest takes Captain and his crew from the shores of Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London.• Best Animated Feature Film.
- DirectorRich MooreStarsJohn C. ReillyJack McBrayerJane LynchA video game villain wants to be a hero and sets out to fulfill his dream, but his quest brings havoc to the whole arcade where he lives.• Best Animated Feature Film.
- DirectorMichael HanekeStarsJean-Louis TrintignantEmmanuelle RivaIsabelle HuppertGeorges and Anne are an octogenarian couple. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, also a musician, lives in Britain with her family. One day, Anne has a stroke, and the couple's bond of love is severely tested.• Best Picture;
• Best Director
(Michael Haneke);
• Best Actress
(Emmanuelle Riva);
• Best Original Screenplay
(Michael Haneke);
• Best Foreign Language Film [W]
(Austria). - DirectorJoachim RønningEspen SandbergStarsPål Sverre HagenAnders BaasmoGustaf SkarsgårdIn 1947, with five loyal friends in tow, explorer Thor Heyerdahl sails a fragile balsa wood raft along an ancient path some 4,300 miles across the Pacific.• Best Foreign Language Film
(Norway). - DirectorPablo LarraínStarsGael García BernalAlfredo CastroAntonia ZegersAn advertising executive comes up with a campaign to defeat Augusto Pinochet in Chile's 1988 referendum.• Best Foreign Language Film
(Chile). - DirectorNikolaj ArcelStarsAlicia VikanderMads MikkelsenMikkel Boe FølsgaardA young queen, who is married to an insane king, falls secretly in love with her physician - and together they start a revolution that changes a nation forever.• Best Foreign Language Film
(Denmark). - DirectorKim NguyenStarsRachel MwanzaAlain Lino Mic Eli BastienSerge KanyindaSomewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa, Komona, a 14-year-old girl, tells her unborn child growing inside her the story of her life since she has been at war. Everything started when she was abducted by the rebel army at the age of 12.• Best Foreign Language Film
(Canada). - DirectorMalik BendjelloulStarsRodriguezStephen 'Sugar' SegermanDennis CoffeyTwo South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock n roller, Rodriguez.• Best Documentary Feature Film [W].
- DirectorEmad BurnatGuy DavidiStarsEmad BurnatSoraya BurnatMohammed BurnatA documentary on a Palestinian farmer's chronicle of his nonviolent resistance to the actions of the Israeli army.• Best Documentary Feature Film.
- DirectorDror MorehStarsAmi AyalonAvraham ShalomAvi DichterA documentary featuring interviews with all surviving former heads of Shin Bet, the Israeli security agency whose activities and membership are closely held state secrets.• Best Documentary Feature Film.
- DirectorDavid FranceStarsPeter StaleyLarry KramerIris LongThe story of two coalitions -- ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group) -- whose activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition.• Best Documentary Feature Film.
- DirectorKirby DickStarsAmy ZieringKirby DickKori CiocaAn investigative documentary about the epidemic of rape of soldiers within the US military.• Best Documentary Feature Film.
- DirectorJoe WrightStarsKeira KnightleyJude LawAaron Taylor-JohnsonIn late-19th-century Russian high society, St. Petersburg aristocrat Anna Karenina enters into a life-changing affair with the dashing Count Alexei Vronsky.• Best Original Score
(Dario Marianelli);
• Best Production Design;
• Best Cinematography;
• Best Costume Design [W]. - DirectorSam MendesStarsDaniel CraigJavier BardemNaomie HarrisJames Bond's loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her. When MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.• Best Original Score
(Thomas Newman);
• Best Sound Editing [W];
• Best Sound Mixing;
• Best Cinematography. - DirectorPeter JacksonStarsMartin FreemanIan McKellenRichard ArmitageA reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of dwarves to reclaim their mountain home and the gold within it from the dragon Smaug.• Best Production Design;
• Best Makeup & Hairstyling;
• Best Visual Effects. - DirectorSacha GervasiStarsAnthony HopkinsHelen MirrenScarlett JohanssonThe relationship between Alfred Hitchcock and his wife Alma Reville during the filming of Psycho (1960) in 1959 is explored.• Best Makeup & Hairstyling.
- DirectorTarsem SinghStarsLily CollinsJulia RobertsArmie HammerAn evil queen steals control of a kingdom and an exiled princess enlists the help of seven resourceful rebels to win back her birthright.• Best Costume Design
(posthumous nomination). - DirectorRupert SandersStarsKristen StewartChris HemsworthCharlize TheronIn a twist to the fairy tale, the Huntsman ordered to take Snow White into the woods to be killed winds up becoming her protector and mentor in a quest to vanquish the Evil Queen.• Best Costume Design;
• Best Visual Effects. - DirectorJoss WhedonStarsRobert Downey Jr.Chris EvansScarlett JohanssonEarth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are going to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity.• Best Visual Effects.
- DirectorRidley ScottStarsNoomi RapaceLogan Marshall-GreenMichael FassbenderFollowing clues to the origin of mankind, a team finds a structure on a distant moon, but they soon realize they are not alone.• Best Visual Effects.