Lincoln makes history with Critics’ Choice nominations

The Critics’ Choice Movie Awards have a thing for Steven Spielberg. Or should we say Abraham Lincoln? Either way, the director’s latest film leads the pack of the 2013 nominees.

Is Lincoln the one to beat at next year’s Oscars? The Broadcast Film Critics Association seems to think so. Tuesday morning, the film was nominated for a record-breaking 13 Critics’ Choice Movie Awards. Grab a glass of cold water, because the competition is heating up!

Lincoln wasn’t the only one to go above and beyond expectations. The musical Les Miserables scored 11 nominations. They’ll both duke it out for Best Picture alongside Argo, Django Unchained, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Life of Pi, The Master, Moonrise Kingdom, Silver Linings Playbook and Zero Dark Thirty.

In the acting categories, there are a few notable additions. Quvenzhane Wallis from Beasts of the Southern Wild scored two nominations: Best Young Actor/Actress and Best Actress, where she’ll battle the likes of Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty), Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook) and Marion Cotillard (Rust and Bone).

Plus, Matthew McConaughey is still riding Magic Mike‘s wave of success. His role as a strip-club owner earned him a nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Fingers crossed that his country twang and leather chaps make it to the Oscars.

Here’s the full list of nominees:

BEST PICTURE

• Argo
• Beasts of the Southern Wild
• Django Unchained
• Les Miserables
• Life of Pi
• Lincoln
• The Master
• Moonrise Kingdom
• Silver Linings Playbook
• Zero Dark Thirty

BEST ACTOR

• Bradley Cooper (Silver Linings Playbook)
• Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln)
• John Hawkes (The Sessions)
• Hugh Jackman (Les Miserables)
• Joaquin Phoenix (The Master)
• Denzel Washington (Flight)

BEST ACTRESS

• Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty)
• Marion Cotillard (Rust and Bone)
• Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook)
• Emmanuelle Riva (Amour)
• Quvenzhane Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild)
• Naomi Watts (The Impossible)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Alan Arkin (Argo)
• Javier Bardem (Skyfall)
• Robert De Niro (Silver Linings Playbook)
• Philip Seymour Hoffman (The Master)
• Tommy Lee Jones (Lincoln)
• Matthew McConaughey (Magic Mike)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Amy Adams (The Master)
• Judi Dench (Skyfall)
• Ann Dowd (Compliance)
• Sally Field (Lincoln)
• Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables)
• Helen Hunt (The Sessions)

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS

• Elle Fanning (Ginger & Rosa)
• Kara Hayward (Moonrise Kingdom)
• Tom Holland (The Impossible)
• Logan Lerman (The Perks of Being a Wallflower)
• Suraj Sharma (Life of Pi)
• Quvenzhane Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild)

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE

• Argo
• The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
• Les Miserables
• Lincoln
• Moonrise Kingdom
• Silver Linings Playbook

BEST DIRECTOR

• Ben Affleck (Argo)
• Kathryn Bigelow (Zero Dark Thirty)
• Tom Hooper (Les Miserables)
• Ang Lee (Life of Pi)
• David O. Russell (Silver Linings Playbook)
• Steven Spielberg (Lincoln)

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

• Quentin Tarantino (Django Unchained)
• John Gatins (Flight)
• Rian Johnson (Looper)
• Paul Thomas Anderson (The Master)
• Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola (Moonrise Kingdom)
• Mark Boal (Zero Dark Thirty)

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

• Chris Terrio (Argo)
• David Magee (Life of Pi)
• Tony Kushner (Lincoln)
• Stephen Chbosky (The Perks of Being a Wallflower)
• David O. Russell (Silver Linings Playbook)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• Les Miserables – Danny Cohen
• Life of Pi – Claudio Miranda
• Lincoln – Janusz Kaminski
• The Master – Mihai Malaimare Jr.
• Skyfall – Roger Deakins

BEST ART DIRECTION

• Anna Karenina — Sarah Greenwood/Production Designer; Katie Spencer/Set Decorator
• The Hobbit — Dan Hennah/Production Designer; Ra Vincent and Simon Bright/Set Decorators
• Les Miserables — Eve Stewart/Production Designer; Anna Lynch-Robinson/Set Decorator
• Life of Pi — David Gropman/Production Designer; Anna Pinnock/Set Decorator
• Lincoln — Rick Carter/Production Designer; Jim Erickson/Set Decorator

BEST EDITING

• Argo — William Goldenberg
• Les Miserables — Melanie Ann Oliver and Chris Dickens
• Life of Pi — Tim Squyres
• Lincoln — Michael Kahn
• Zero Dark Thirty — William Goldenberg and Dylan Tichenor

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

• Anna Karenina — Jacqueline Durran
• Cloud Atlas — Kym Barrett and Pierre-Yves Gayraud
• The Hobbit — Bob Buck, Ann Maskrey and Richard Taylor
• Les Miserables — Paco Delgado
• Lincoln — Joanna Johnston

BEST MAKEUP

• Cloud Atlas
• The Hobbit
• Les Miserables
• Lincoln

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

• The Avengers
• Cloud Atlas
• The Dark Knight Rises
• The Hobbit
• Life of Pi

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

• Brave
• Frankenweenie
• Madagascar 3
• ParaNorman
• Rise of the Guardians
• Wreck-It Ralph

BEST ACTION MOVIE

• The Avengers
• The Dark Knight Rises
• Looper
• Skyfall

BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE

• Christian Bale (The Dark Knight Rises)
• Daniel Craig (Skyfall)
• Robert Downey Jr. (The Avengers)
• Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Looper)
• Jake Gyllenhaal (End of Watch)

BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE

• Emily Blunt (Looper)
• Gina Carano (Haywire)
• Judi Dench (Skyfall)
• Anne Hathaway (The Dark Knight Rises)
• Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger Games)

BEST COMEDY

• Bernie
• Silver Linings Playbook
• Ted
• This Is 40
• 21 Jump Street

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY

• Jack Black (Bernie)
• Bradley Cooper (Silver Linings Playbook)
• Paul Rudd (This Is 40)
• Channing Tatum (21 Jump Street)
• Mark Wahlberg (Ted)

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY

• Mila Kunis (Ted)
• Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook)
• Shirley MacLaine (Bernie)
• Leslie Mann (This Is 40)
• Rebel Wilson (Pitch Perfect)

BEST SCI-FI/HORROR MOVIE

• The Cabin in the Woods
• Looper
• Prometheus

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

• Amour
• The Intouchables
• A Royal Affair
• Rust and Bone

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

• Bully
• The Central Park Five
• The Imposter
• The Queen of Versailles
• Searching for Sugar Man
• West of Memphis

BEST SONG

• “For You” – performed by Keith Urban/written by Monty Powell and Keith Urban – Act of Valor
• “Learn Me Right” – performed by Birdy with Mumford and Sons/written by Mumford & Sons – Brave
• “Skyfall” – performed by Adele/written by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth – Skyfall
• “Still Alive” – performed by Paul Williams/written by Paul Williams – Paul Williams Still Alive
• “Suddenly” – performed by Hugh Jackman/written by Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil and Herbert Kretzmer – Les Miserables

BEST SCORE

• Argo – Alexandre Desplat
• Life of Pi – Mychael Danna
• Lincoln – John Williams
• The Master – Jonny Greenwood
• Moonrise Kingdom – Alexandre Desplat

Winners will be announced Jan. 10 and broadcast live on The CW.

Photo credit: Bridow/WENN