The 2013 Academy Awards will start at 7 p.m. today. Before you gather around your television for a night of long speeches and unexpected moments, take a look at our quick Oscar award guide.

WHERE AND WHEN TO WATCH 

WCVB-TV Ch. 5 (ABC) at 7 p.m.

NOMINATIONS

BEST PICTURE

Amour

Life of Pi

Argo

Lincoln

Silver Linings Playbook

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Django Unchained

Zero Dark Thirty

Les Miserables

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Bradley Cooper – Silver Linings Playbook

Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln

Hugh Jackman – Les Miserables

Denzel Washington – Flight

Joaquin Phoenix – The Master

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Jessica Chastain – Zero Dark Thirty

Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook

Quvenzhane Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild

Naomi Watts – The Impossible

Emmanuelle Riva – Amour

For a full list of the nominees, click here.

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