Nominees Announced For Best Animated Feature Film

Madeline Boardman
FILE - This film image released by Disney shows Ralph, left, voiced by John C. Reilly in a scene from "Wreck-It Ralph." The film was nominated for a Golden Globe for best animated film on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012. The 70th annual Golden Globe Awards will be held on Jan. 13. (AP Photo/Disney, File) (Photo: )
FILE - This film image released by Disney shows Ralph, left, voiced by John C. Reilly in a scene from "Wreck-It Ralph." The film was nominated for a Golden Globe for best animated film on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012. The 70th annual Golden Globe Awards will be held on Jan. 13. (AP Photo/Disney, File) (Photo: )

The nominees for the 85th annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning and the Best Animated Feature Film category has some of the year's favorites.

The movies vying for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature are "Brave," "Wreck-It Ralph," "Frankenweenie," "ParaNorman," and "The Pirates! Band of Misfits."

Introduced in 2001, Best Animated Feature is the newest category at the Academy Awards. The first award for Best Animated Feature was given to "Shrek," which beat out "Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius" and "Monsters, Inc." At last year's 84th annual Academy Awards, "Up" competed with "Coraline," "Fantastic Mr. Fox," "The Princess and the Frog," and "The Secret of Kells," and won the award.

Emma Stone and Seth MacFarlane made the announcement on Thursday. MacFarlane is also hosting the 2013 Academy Awards on Feb. 24. The awards show will be held at Los Angeles' Dolby Theater.

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For a full list of the Oscars nominations, head to the Academy Awards website.

Best Picture

"Argo"
"Argo"

Best Picture

"Lincoln"
"Lincoln"

Best Picture

"Amour"
"Amour"

Best Picture

"Zero Dark Thirty"
"Zero Dark Thirty"

Best Picture

"Silver Linings Playbook"
"Silver Linings Playbook"

Best Picture

"Les Miserables"
"Les Miserables"

Best Picture

"Life of Pi"
"Life of Pi"

Best Picture

"Django Unchained"
"Django Unchained"

Best Picture

"Beasts of the Southern Wild"
"Beasts of the Southern Wild"

Best Actor

Daniel Day-Lewis, "Lincoln"
Daniel Day-Lewis, "Lincoln"

Best Actor

Bradley Cooper, "Silver Linings Playbook"
Bradley Cooper, "Silver Linings Playbook"

Best Actor

Hugh Jackman, "Les Miserables"
Hugh Jackman, "Les Miserables"

Best Actor

Denzel Washington, "Flight"
Denzel Washington, "Flight"

Best Actor

Joaquin Phoenix, "The Master"
Joaquin Phoenix, "The Master"

Best Actress

Jennifer Lawrence, "Silver Linings Playbook"
Jennifer Lawrence, "Silver Linings Playbook"

Best Actress

Jessica Chastain, "Zero Dark Thirty"
Jessica Chastain, "Zero Dark Thirty"

Best Actress

Naomi Watts, "The Impossible"
Naomi Watts, "The Impossible"

Best Actress

Quvenzhane Wallis, "Beasts of the Southern Wild"
Quvenzhane Wallis, "Beasts of the Southern Wild"

Best Actress

Emmanuelle Riva, "Amour"
Emmanuelle Riva, "Amour"

Best Supporting Actor

Tommy Lee Jones, "Lincoln"
Tommy Lee Jones, "Lincoln"

Best Supporting Actor

Robert De Niro, "Silver Linings Notebook"
Robert De Niro, "Silver Linings Notebook"

Best Supporting Actor

Philip Seymour Hoffman, "The Master"
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "The Master"

Best Supporting Actor

Alan Arkin, "Argo"
Alan Arkin, "Argo"

Best Supporting Actor

Christoph Waltz, "Django Unchained"
Christoph Waltz, "Django Unchained"

Best Supporting Actress

Anne Hathaway, "Les Miserables"
Anne Hathaway, "Les Miserables"

Best Supporting Actress

Sally Field, "Lincoln"
Sally Field, "Lincoln"

Best Supporting Actress

Helen Hunt, "The Sessions"
Helen Hunt, "The Sessions"

Best Supporting Actress

Amy Adams, "The Master"
Amy Adams, "The Master"

Best Supporting Actress

Jacki Weaver, "Silver Linings Playbook"
Jacki Weaver, "Silver Linings Playbook"

Best Director

Steven Spielberg, "Lincoln"
Steven Spielberg, "Lincoln"

Best Director

David O. Russell, "Silver Linings Playbook"
David O. Russell, "Silver Linings Playbook"

Best Director

Ang Lee, "Life of Pi"
Ang Lee, "Life of Pi"

Best Director

Michael Haneke, "Amour"
Michael Haneke, "Amour"

Best Director

Behn Zeitlin, "Beasts of the Southern Wild"
Behn Zeitlin, "Beasts of the Southern Wild"

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