Oscar host Seth MacFarlane and actress Emma Stone announced the nominations for the 85^th annual Academy Awards at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills this morning .

Director Steven Spielburg's Lincoln, a biopic about 16^th president of the United States, leads the way with 12 nominations, narrowly edging out Ang Lee's visually stunning Life of Pi. The fantasy shipwreck tale surprisingly received 11 nominations. Zero Dark Thirty and Les Miserables, both of which were considered potential frontrunners, also earned multiple nominations, as did Silver Linings Playbook and Argo

History was also made today by 9-year-old Quvenzhane Wallis and 85-year-old Emmanuelle Riva. The two became the youngest and oldest nominees, respectively, to receive best actress nods. Wallis starred in the indie underdog fantasy Beasts of the Southern Wild - she was only five when she shot the movie - and Riva starred in the critically acclaimed Austrian drama Amour. Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty), Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook), and Naomi Watts (The Impossible) rounded out the nominations for the best actress category.

Best actor nominations went to Bradley Cooper (Silver Linings Playbook), Hugh Jackman (Les Miserables), Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln), Joaquin Phoenix (The Master), and Denzel Washington (Flight).

Nine films received best picture nominations, a field that can include as many as 10 or as few as five movies. This number depends on a complex formula of ballots from the 5,856 voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 

The 85^th Academy Awards will be broadcast live on February 24, 2013 on ABC.

The full list of nominees is posted below.

Best Picture: Amour, Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Django Unchained, Les Miserables, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Silver Linings Playbook, Zero Dark Thirty

Best Actor: Bradley Cooper (Silver Linings Playbook), Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln), Denzel Washington (Flight), Hugh Jackman (Les Miserables), Joaquin Phoenix (The Master)

Best Actress: Emmanuelle Riva (Amour), Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook), Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty), Naomi Watts (The Impossible), Quvenzhane Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild )

Best Supporting Actor: Alan Arkin (Argo), Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained), Philip Seymour Hoffman (The Master), Robert De Niro (Silver Linings Playbook), Tommy Lee Jones (Lincoln)

Best Supporting Actress: Amy Adams (The Master), Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables), Sally Field (Lincoln), Helen Hunt (The Sessions), Jacki Weaver (Silver Linings Playbook)

Best Director: Ang Lee (Life of Pi), David O. Russell (Silver Linings Playbook), Behn Zeitlin (Beast of the Southern Wild), Michael Haneke (Amour), Steven Spielberg (Lincoln)

Best Original Screenplay: Amour, Django Unchained, Flight, Moonrise Kingdom, Zero Dark Thirty

Best Adapted Screenplay: Argo, Beast of the Southern Wild, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Silver Linings Playbook

Best Animated Feature: Brave, Frankenweenie, ParaNorman, The Pirates! Band of Misfits, Wreck-It Ralph

Best Foreign Language Film: Amour, A Royal Affair, No, Kon-Tiki, War Witch

Best Cinematography: Anna Karenina, Django Unchained, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Skyfall

Best Costume Design: Anna Karenina, Les Miserables, Lincoln, Mirror Mirror, Snow White and the Huntsman

Best Documentary Feature: 5 Broken Cameras, The Gatekeepers, How to Survive a Plague, The Invisible War, Searching for Sugar Man

Best Documentary Short: Inocente, Kings Point, Mondays at Racine, Open Heart, Redemption

Best Film Editing: Argo, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Silver Linings Playbook, Zero Dark Thirty

Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Hitchcock, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Les Miserable

Best Original Score: Anna Karenina, Argo, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Skyfall

Best Original Song: "Before My Time" (Chasing Ice), "Everybody Needs a Best Friend" (Ted), "Pi's Lullaby" (Life of Pi), "Skyfall" (Skyfall), "Suddenly" (Les Miserables)

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

Best Animated Short: Adam and Dog, Fresh Guacamole, Head Over Heels, Maggie Simpson in 'The Longest Daycare,' Paperman

Best Live Action Short: Asad, Buzkashi Boys, Curfew, Death of a Shadow, Henry

Best Sound Editing: Argo, Django Unchained, Life of Pi, Skyfall, Zero Dark Thirty

Best Sound Mixing: Argo, Les Miserables, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Skyfall

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