The film award season has officially begun, and the nominations for the 85th annual Academy Awards were announced this morning, Thursday, Feb 10.  However, the Oscars are now only one of several important film awards.  The following shows the leading Oscar nominations, but scroll further down and see what the BAFTA’s have just announced, followed by the Razzie nominations – the worst films of the year.

Here is a brief look at the nominations for the 85th Annual Adademy Awards.  Winners will be announced on February 24.

Best Picture

"Argo"
"Django Unchained"
"Les Miserables"
"Life of Pi"
"Amour"
"Lincoln"
"Silver Linings Playbook"
"Zero Dark Thirty"
"Beasts of the Southern Wild"

Actor in a Leading Role
Bradley Cooper - "Silver Linings Playbook"
Daniel Day-Lewis - "Lincoln"
Hugh Jackman - "Les Miserables"
Joaquin Phoenix - "The Master"
Denzel Washington - "Flight"

Actress in a Leading Role
Jessica Chastain - "Zero Dark Thirty"
Jennifer Lawrence - "Silver Linings Playbook"
Emmanuelle Riva - "Amour"
Quvenzhané Wallis - "Beasts of Southern Wild"
Naomi Watts - "The Impossible"

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

Now compare the above nominations with the BAFTA’s, the British equivalent of the Oscars, where the winners will be announced on February 10 at the Royal Opera House in London. 

BEST FILM
Argo
Les Misérables
Life Of Pi
Lincoln
Zero Dark Thirty

DIRECTOR
Michael Haneke - Amour
Ben Affleck - Argo
Quentin Tarantino - Django Unchained
Ang Lee - Life Of Pi
Kathryn Bigelow - Zero Dark Thirty

LEADING ACTOR
Ben Affleck - Argo
Bradley Cooper - Silver Linings Playbook
Daniel Day-Lewis - Lincoln
Hugh Jackman - Les Misérables
Joaquin Phoenix - The Master

LEADING ACTRESS
Emmanuelle Riva - Amour
Helen Mirren - Hitchcock
Jennifer Lawrence - Silver Linings Playbook
Jessica Chastain - Zero Dark Thirty
Marion Cotillard - Rust and Bone

Now, take a look at the nominations for the Razzies, an award that celebrates the worst of the worst on Febraury 23rd. 

WORST PICTURE
“Battleship”
“The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure”
“That's My Boy”
“A Thousand Words”
“The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2”

WORST DIRECTOR
Sean Anders, “That's My Boy”
Peter Berg, “Battleship”
Bill Condon, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2”
Tyler Perry, “Good Deeds” / “Madea's Witness Protection”
John Putch, “Atlas Shrugged: Part 2”

WORST ACTRESS
Katherine Heigl, “One for the Money”
Milla Jovovich, “Resident Evil: Retribution”
Tyler Perry, “Madea's Witness Protection”
Kristen Stewart, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2” / “Snow White and the Huntsman”
Barbra Streisand, “The Guilt Trip”

WORST ACTOR
Nicolas Cage, “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance” / “Seeking Justice”
Eddie Murphy, “A Thousand Words”
Robert Pattinson, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2”
Tyler Perry, “Alex Cross” / “Good Deeds”
Adam Sandler, “That's My Boy”

Can't wait!