Here is the list of nominees for the 2013 Academy Awards. At this moment I am going to have to re-read these a few times and mull them over before coming up with a response. I have to say that many of these are disappointing to me on various levels. I will likely have a closer look at this tomorrow. Until then, have a good look and ponder the future.

BEST PICTURE 

- Beasts of the Southern Wild

- Silving Lingings Playbook

- Zero Dark Thirty

- Lincoln

- Les Miserables

- Life of Pi

- Amour

- Django Unchained

- Argo

BEST DIRECTOR

- David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook

- Michael Haneke, Amour

- Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild

- Steven Spielberg, Lincoln

- Ang Lee, Life of Pi

BEST ACTOR

- Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln

- Denzel Washington, Flight

- Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook

- Joaquin Phoenix, The Master

- Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

- Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained

- Phillip Seymour Hoffman, The Master

- Robert De Niro, Silver Linings

- Alan Arkin, Argo

- Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln

BEST ACTRESS

- Naomi Watts, The Impossible

- Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty

- Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook

- Quvenzhane Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild

- Emmanuelle Riva, Amour

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

- Jackie Weaver, Silver Linings Playbook

- Helen Hunt, The Sessions

- Amy Adams, The Master

- Sally Field, Lincoln

- Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

- John Gatins, Flight

- Mark Boal, Zero Dark Thirty

- Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained

- Michael Haneke, Amour

- Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola, Moonrise Kingdom

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

- Lucy Alibar and Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild

- Chris Terrio, Argo

- Tony Kushner, Lincoln

- David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook

- David Magee, Life of Pi

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

- Frankenweenie

- Wreck-It Ralph

- Paranorman

- Brave

- Pirates: A Band of Misfits

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

- Amour

- No

- War Witch

- A Royal Affair

- Kon-Tiki

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

- Seamus McGarvey, Anna Karenina

- Robert Richardson, Django Unchained

- Claudio Miranda, Life of Pi

- Janusz Kaminski, Lincoln

- Roger Deakins, Skyfall

BEST DOCUMENTARY – FEATURE

- 5 Broken Cameras

- The Gatekeepers

- How to Survive A Plague

- The Invisible War

- Searching for Sugar Man

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT

- Inocente

- Kings Point

- Mondays at Racine

- Open Heart

- Redemption

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM

- Asad

- Buzkashi Boys

- Curfew

- Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw)

- Henry

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

- Adam and Dog

- Fresh Guacamole

- Head over Heels

- Maggie Simpson in “The Longest Daycare”

- Paperman

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

- Dario Marianelli, Anna Karenina

- Alexandre Desplat, Argo

- Mychael Danna, Life of Pi

- John Williams, Lincoln

- Thomas Newman, Skyfall

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

- “Skyfall” – Skyfall

- “Everybody Needs A Friend” – Ted

- “Pi’s Lullabye” –  Life of Pi

- “Suddenly” – Les Miserables

- “Before My Time” – Chasing Ice

BEST SOUND EDITING

- Argo

- Django Unchained

- Life of Pi

- Skyfall

- Zero Dark Thirty

BEST SOUND MIXING

- Argo

- Les Miserables

- Life of Pi

- Lincoln

- Skyfall

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

- Anna Karenina

- Les Miserables

- Life of Pi

- Lincoln

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

- Hitchcock

- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

- Les Miserables

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

- Life of Pi

- The Avengers

- Prometheus

- Snow White and the Huntsman

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

- Anna Karenina

- Les Miserables

- Lincoln

- Mirror Mirror

- Snow White and the Huntsman

BEST FILM EDITING

- William Goldenberg, Argo

- Tim Squyres, Life of Pi

- Michael Kahn, Lincoln

- Jay Cassidy and Crispin Struthers, Silver Linings Playbook

- Dylan Tichenor and William Goldenberg, Zero Dark Thirty