‘Lincoln’ Leads Oscar Field With 12 Nominations

NY Times Carpetbagger: ‘Lincoln’ Leads Oscar Field With 12 Nominations

The 85th Academy Awards season jolted into place early Thursday morning, as the heaviest number of Oscar nominations — including nods for best picture — went to “Lincoln,” about a president’s struggle with civil war; “Life of Pi,” about a shipwreck survivor and a tiger; “Silver Linings Playbook,” a comedy, of sorts, about mental illness; and “Les Misérables,” filled with songs of the oppressed