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When Are The Oscars - Who's Likely To Win?

It's the biggest night in Hollywood - the Academy Awards.

It's the biggest night in Hollywood - the Academy Awards.

Tonight Hollywood's heavyweights will gather in one spot to honor the year's best in cinema.

The Oscars, which began in 1929, have been the talk of cinema fans for weeks.

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This year's telecast features, Seth MacFarlane stepping up for hosting duties.

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Oscar buzz has centered around a few shining films including 'Argo', 'Lincoln', and 'Silver Linings Playbook'.

The Oscars air at 7 p.m. tonight on ABC.

You could still sneak in an Oscar nominated movie in the theaters.

Full List of Nominees:

The full list (via ABC News online Oscar Preview)

Best Picture:

Best Supporting Actor:

  • Christoph Waltz, "Django Unchained"
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman, "The Master"
  • Robert De Niro, "Silver Linings Playbook"
  • Alan Arkin, "Argo"
  • Tommy Lee Jones, "Lincoln"

Best Supporting Actress:

  • Sally Field, "Lincoln"
  • Anne Hathaway, "Les Miserables
  • Jacki Weaver, "Silver Linings Playbook"
  • Helen Hunt, "The Sessions
  • Amy Adams, "The Master"

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Best Director:

  • David O. Russell, "Silver Linings Playbook"
  • Ang Lee, "Life of Pi"
  • Steven Spielberg, "Lincoln"
  • Michael Haneke, "Amour"
  • Benh Zeitlin, "Beasts of the Southern Wild"

Best Actor:

  • Daniel Day Lewis, "Lincoln"
  • Denzel Washington, "Flight"
  • Hugh Jackman, "Les Miserables"
  • Bradley Cooper, "Silver Linings Playbook"
  • Joaquin Phoenix, "The Master"

Best Actress:

  • Naomi Watts, "The Impossible"
  • Jessica Chastain, "Zero Dark Thirty"
  • Jennifer Lawrence, "Silver Linings Playbook"
  • Emmanuelle Riva, "Amour"
  • Quvenzhané Wallis, "Beasts of the Southern Wild"

Best Original Screenplay:

  • "Zero Dark Thirty"
  • "Django Unchained"
  • "Moonrise Kingdom"
  • "Amour"
  • "Flight"

Best Adapted Screenplay:

  • "Lincoln"
  • "Silver Linings Playbook"
  • "Argo"
  • "Life of Pi"
  • "Beasts of the Southern Wild"

Best Animated Feature:

  • "Frankenweenie"
  • "The Pirates! Band of Misfits"
  • "Wreck-It Ralph"
  • "Paranorman"
  • "Brave"

Best Foreign Feature:

  • "Amour"
  • "A Royal Affair"
  • "Kon-Tiki"
  • "No"
  • "War Witch"

Best Visual Effects:

  • "Life of Pi"
  • "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"
  • "The Avengers"
  • "Prometheus"
  • "Snow White and the Huntsman"

Best Cinematography:

  • "Skyfall"
  • "Anna Karenina"
  • "Django Unchained"
  • "Life of Pi"
  • "Lincoln"

Best Costume Design:

  • "Anna Karenina"
  • "Les Miserables"
  • "Lincoln"
  • "Mirror Mirror"
  • "Snow White and the Huntsman"

Best Documentary Feature:

  • "Searching for Sugar Man"
  • "How to Survive a Plague"
  • "The Gatekeepers"
  • "5 Broken Cameras"
  • "The Invisible War"

Best Documentary Short:

  • "Open Heart"
  • "Inocente"
  • "Redemption"
  • "Kings Point"
  • "Mondays at Racine"
  • "Snow White and the Huntsman"

Best Film Editing:

  • "Lincoln"
  • "Silver Linings Playbook"
  • "Life of Pi"
  • "Argo"
  • "Zero Dark Thirty"

Best Makeup and Hairstyling:

  • "Hitchcock"
  • "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"
  • "Les Miserables"

Best Music (Original Score):

  • "Anna Karenina"
  • "Argo"
  • "Life of Pi"
  • "Lincoln"
  • "Skyfall"

Best Music (Original Song):

  • Before My Time" from "Chasing Ice"
  • "Everybody Needs A Best Friend" from "Ted"
  • "Pi's Lullaby" from "Life of Pi"
  • "Skyfall" from "Skyfall"
  • "Suddenly" from "Les Misérables"

Best Production Design:

  • "Anna Karenina"
  • "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"
  • "Les Misérables"
  • "Life of Pi"
  • "Lincoln"

Best Short Film, Animated:

  • "Adam and Dog"
  • "Fresh Guacamole"
  • "Head over Heels"
  • "Maggie Simpson in 'The Longest Daycare'"
  • "Paperman"

Best Short Film, Live Action:

  • "Asad"
  • "Buzkashi Boys"
  • "Curfew"
  • "Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw)"
  • "Henry"

Best Sound Editing:

  • "Argo"
  • "Django Unchained"
  • "Life of Pi"
  • "Skyfall"
  • "Zero Dark Thirty"

Best Sound Mixing:

  • "Argo"
  • "Les Misérables"
  • "Life of Pi"
  • "Lincoln"
  • "Skyfall"


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