, Thursday, June 20, 2013
The 85th annual Academy Awards will be presented Feb. 24. Vote for who you think should win best picture, director, actor and actress in leading and supporting roles.
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The Academy has weighed in, and now it's your turn. WTOP will reveal the results Feb. 23.
"Lincoln"
"Silver Linings Playbook"
"Life of Pi"
"Les Miserables"
"Zero Dark Thirty"
"Django Unchained"
"Beasts Of The Southern Wild"
"Argo"
"Amour"
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Daniel Day-Lewis
FILE - This publicity film image released by DreamWorks and Twentieth Century Fox shows Daniel Day-Lewis portraying Abraham Lincoln in the film "Lincoln." Lewis was nominated for an Academy Award for best actor on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, for his role in the film. The 85th Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 on ABC. (AP Photo/DreamWorks, Twentieth Century Fox, David James, file)
Bradley Cooper
FILE - This publicity film image released by The Weinstein Company shows Bradley Cooper in "Silver Linings Playbook." Cooper was nominated for an Academy Award for best actor on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, for his role in the film. The 85th Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 on ABC. (AP Photo/The Weinstein Company, JoJo Whilden, File)
Joaquin Phoenix
FILE - This Sept. 7, 2012 file photo shows actor Joaquin Phoenix attending the premiere of "The Master" during the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto. Phoenix was nominated for an Academy Award for best actor on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, for his role in "The Master." The 85th Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 on ABC. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, file)
Hugh Jackman
This undated publicity image provided by Universal Pictures shows Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean in a scene from the motion-picture adaptation of "Les Misérables." Jackman was nominated for an Academy Award for best actor on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, for his role in the film. The 85th Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 on ABC. (AP Photo/Universal Pictures, Laurie Sparham)
Denzel Washington
This film image released by Paramount pictures shows Denzel Washington in a scene from "Flight." Washington was nominated for an Academy Award for best actor on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, for his role in the film. The 85th Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 on ABC. (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures)
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Emmanuelle Riva
FILE - This Jan. 7, 2013 file photo released by Starpix shows French actress Emmanuelle Riva from "Amour", at the New York Film Critics Circle awards dinner at the Crimson Club in New York. Riva was nominated for an Academy Award for best actress on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, for her role in "Amour ." The 85th Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 on ABC. (AP Photo/Starpix, Dave Allocca, file)
Naomi Watts
This film image released by Summit Entertainment shows Tom Holland, left, and Naomi Watts in a scene from "The Impossible." Watts was nominated for an Academy Award for best actress on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, for her role in the film. The 85th Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 on ABC. (AP Photo/Summit Entertainment, Jose Haro)
Jennifer Lawrence
FILE - This Nov. 11, 2012 file photo shows actress Jennifer Lawrence at a special screening of "Silver Linings Playbook" in New York. Lawrence was nominated for an Academy Award for best actress on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, for her role in the film. The 85th Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 on ABC. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, file)
Jessica Chastain
FILE - This undated publicity film image provided by Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. shows Jessica Chastain in "Zero Dark Thirty." Chastain was nominated for an Academy Award for best actress on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, for her role in the film. The 85th Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 on ABC. (AP Photo/Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., Jonathan Olley, File)
Quvenzhane Wallis
FILE - This film image released by Fox Searchlight Pictures shows Quvenzhane Wallis portraying Hushpuppy in a scene from, "Beasts of the Southern Wild." Wallis was nominated for an Academy Award for best actress on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, for her role in the film. The 85th Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 on ABC. (AP Photo/Fox Searchlight Pictures, Mary Cybulski)
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Steven Spielberg
Film: "Lincoln"
FILE - This June 7, 2012 file photo shows director Steven Spielberg at the AFI Life Achievement Award Honoring Shirley MacLaine at Sony Studios in Culver City, Calif. Spielberg was nominated for an Academy Award for best director on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, for "Lincoln." The 85th Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 on ABC. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, file)
David O. Russell
Film: "Silver Linings Playbook"
Best Adapted Screenplay winner, director David O. Russell, attends the National Board of Review Awards gala at Cipriani 42nd St. on Tuesday Jan. 8, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Michael Haneke
Film: "Amour"
Director Michael Haneke speaks during Talent Lab Day 4 during the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival at TIFF Bell Lightbox on September 9, 2012 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
Benh Zeitlin
Film: "Beasts of the Southern Wild"
"Break Through Performance" winner Quvenzhane Wallis, left, and "Best Directorial Debut" winner Benh Zeitlin, attend the National Board of Review Awards gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on Tuesday Jan. 8, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Ang Lee
Film: "Life of Pi"
Director Ang Lee arrives at The 24th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala on January 5, 2013 in Palm Springs, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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Alan Arkin
This image released by Warner Bros shows John Goodman, left, Alan Arkin, center, and actor-director Ben Affleck in a scene from "Argo." Arkin was nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actor on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, for his role in " Argo." The 85th Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 on ABC. (AP Photo/Warner Bros., Claire Folger)
Robert De Niro
FILE - This publicity film image released by The Weinstein Company shows Jacki Weaver, left, and Robert De Niro in "Silver Linings Playbook." Weaver and De Niro were nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actress and actor on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, for their roles in "Silver Linings Playbook ." The 85th Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 on ABC. (AP Photo/The Weinstein Company, JoJo Whilden, File)
Philip Seymour Hoffman
FILE - This undated file handout film image released by The Weinstein Company shows Joaquin Phoenix, left, and Philip Seymour Hoffman in a scene from "The Master." On Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association announced their picks for movies of 2012. The French old-age drama "Amour" was chosen as the year's best film. The 1950s cult drama "The Master" earned three awards: best director for Paul Thomas Anderson, best actor for Joaquin Phoenix and supporting actress for Amy Adams. "The Master" also was chosen as best-picture runner-up. "Amour" star Emmanuelle Riva shared the best-actress honor in a tie with Jennifer Lawrence for the lost-soul romance "Silver Linings Playbook." Newcomer Dwight Henry was chosen as supporting actor for the low-budget critical darling "Beasts of the Southern Wild." (AP Photo/The Weinstein Company, File)
Tommy Lee Jones
This image released by DreamWorks II Distribution Co., LLC and Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation shows Tommy Lee Jones in a scene from "Lincoln." Jones was nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actor on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, for his role in "Lincoln." The 85th Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 on ABC. (AP Photo/DreamWorks II Distribution Co., LLC and Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, David James)
Christoph Waltz
This undated publicity image released by The Weinstein Company shows, from left, Christoph Waltz as Schultz and Jamie Foxx as Django in the film, "Django Unchained." Waltz was nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actor on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, for his role in the film. The 85th Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 on ABC. (AP Photo/The Weinstein Company, Andrew Cooper, SMPSP)
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Amy Adams
FILE - This Dec. 1, 2012 file photo shows actress Amy Adams at the 4th Annual Governors Awards at Hollywood and Highland Center's Ray Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles. Adams was nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actress on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, for her role in "The Master." The 85th Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 on ABC. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, file)
Sally Field
This image released by DreamWorks II Distribution Co., LLC and Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation shows Sally Field in a scene from "Lincoln." Field was nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actress on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, for her role in " Lincoln." The 85th Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 on ABC. (AP Photo/DreamWorks II Distribution Co., LLC and Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, David James)
Anne Hathaway
This film image released by Universal Pictures shows actress Anne Hathaway portraying Fantine, a struggling, sickly mother forced into prostitution in 1800s Paris, in a scene from the screen adaptation of "Les Miserables." Hathaway was nominated Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 for a Golden Globe for best supporting actress for her role in "Les Miserables." The 70th annual Golden Globe Awards will be held on Jan. 13. (AP Photo/Universal Pictures, Laurie Sparham)
Helen Hunt
This publicity photo released by Fox Searchlight Pictures shows Helen Hunt, left, and John Hawkes in a scene from "The Sessions." Hunt was nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actress on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, for her role in the film. The 85th Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 on ABC. (AP Photo/Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Jacki Weaver
FILE - This publicity film image released by The Weinstein Company shows Jacki Weaver, left, and Robert De Niro in "Silver Linings Playbook." Weaver and De Niro were nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actress and actor on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, for their roles in "Silver Linings Playbook ." The 85th Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 on ABC. (AP Photo/The Weinstein Company, JoJo Whilden, File)
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