The Academy Award candidates were announced Thursday morning, and LINCOLN (based on Doris Kearns Goodwin’s TEAM OF RIVALS) topped the list with 12 nominations, followed by LIFE OF PI, based on Yann Martel’s novel, with 11. Both are Best Picture nominees, along with three other titles based on books:
ARGO — based on Antonio Mendez’s book of the same name, published in September by Viking
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THE SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK — based on Matthew Quick’s novel