Yesterday, Oscar nominations were announced for the 2013 Academy Awards. For Disney fans, it was no surprise that Walt Disney Studios’ earned a whopping 17 nominations. Lincoln was the most nominated film this year with 12 of those nominations, including Best Picture. Disney's Brave, Frankenweenie, Wreck-It Ralph, Paperman and Marvel’s The Avengers all received one nomination each.

Disney 2013 Oscar Nominations

LINCOLN (DreamWorks/Touchstone)

Nominated for:

· Best Picture
· Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role – Daniel Day-Lewis
· Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role – Sally Field
· Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role – Tommy Lee Jones
· Directing – Steven Spielberg
· Adapted Screenplay – Tony Kushner
· Music (Original Score) – John Williams
· Cinematography – Janusz Kaminski
· Costume Design – Joanna Johnston
· Film Editing – Michael Kahn
· Production Design – Rick Carter, Jim Erickson
· Sound Mixing – Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom and Ronald Judkins

See My review of LINCOLN

BRAVE (Disney•Pixar)

Nominated for:

· Animated Feature Film

FRANKENWEENIE (Disney)

Nominated for:

· Animated Feature Film

See my review of FRANKENWEENIE

WRECK-IT RALPH (Walt Disney Animation Studios)

Nominated for:

· Animated Feature Film

See my review of WRECK-IT RALPH

PAPERMAN (Walt Disney Animation Studios)

Nominated for:

· Animated Short Film

See my review of PAPERMAN

MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS (Marvel)

Nominated for:

·Visual Effects – Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams and Dan Sudick

See my review of THE AVENGERS

The 85^th Academy Awards will air live on ABC on Sunday, February 24. Visit Oscar.com for a complete list of the nominations.