The Hobbit: AUJ Recieves Three Oscar Nominations

This morning the nominations for the 85th Annual Academy Awards were announced. While many film awards will be handed out over the next month, this is the primary prize. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey received three in the categories of Best Production Design, Best Visual Effects and Best Makeup & Styling. Lincoln received the most with 12 nominations followed by Life of Pi's eleven. Over the next month the members of the Academy of Arts and Sciences will vote on the movies with the winners revealed on February 24th. The host will be Family Guy, American Dad, and Ted creator Seth McFarlane. The full list of nominees can be found here.

Makeup
Hitchcock
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Les Miserables

Production Design
Anna Karenina
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Les Miserables
Life of Pi
Lincoln

Visual Effects
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Life of Pi
Marvel’s The Avengers
Prometheus
Snow White and the Huntsman