The nominations for the 85th Academy Awards have now been announced. Lincoln leads the field with 12 Oscar nominations followed by Life of Pi with 11. Silver Linings Playbook becomes the first film in 31 years to score nods in all four acting categories. HSX lets traders buy and sell the Oscar nominees in the top eight categories with these exclusive AwardOptions. Think you know who will take home the golden statuette? Invest in your favorites and profit from your predictions!
Best Picture Amour, Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Django Unchinaed, Les Miserables, Life of Pi, Lincoln, SIlver Linings Playbook, Zero Dark Thirty
Best Director Ang Lee - Life of Pi, Benh Zeitlin - Beasts of the Southern Wild, David O. Russell - Silver Linings Playbook, Michael Haneke - Amour, Steven Spielberg - Lincoln
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, Helen Hunt - The Sessions, Jacki Weaver - Silver Linings Playbook, Sally Field - Lincoln
Adapted Screenplay Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Silver Linings Playbook
Original Screenplay Amour, Django Unchained, Flight, Moonrise Kingdom, Zero Dark Thirty
The AwardOptions will halt trading at 1 p.m. Pacific on Sunday, February 24th, in preparation for the awards ceremony to be held that evening. The AwardOption for the winner will cash out at H$25.00, while those failing to win will delist at H$0.00.