Jan. 10 is going to be an awkward night
On the morning of Jan. 10, a bunch of people will learn they got Oscar nominations and a bunch more will learn they didn't. Then that evening, the two bunches will mix, however uncomfortably, at the ceremony for the Critics' Choice Movie Awards.
Anyway, nominations for the CCMAs were announced this morning. Here are their 10 best picture nominees, with total nominations in parentheses.
"Lincoln" (13)
"Les Miserables" (11)
"Silver Linings Playbook" (10)
"Life of Pi" (9)
"Argo" (7)
"The Master" (7)"
"Moonrise Kingdom" (5)
"Zero Dark Thirty" (5)"
Beasts of the Southern Wild" (3)
"Django Unchained" (2)
Get the full scoop on the Critics' Choice Movie Awards here.


A native of Los Angeles raised by two parents and "Hill Street Blues," Jon Weisman ankled his scriptwriting career and began working for Variety in 2004, subsequently serving as associate editor of features and television reporter before becoming awards editor. He promises not to use this platform to retroactively campaign for Oscars for “The Misfits,” though he’d feel justified in doing so.
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