The nominations for the 85th annual Academy Awards, as announced by the show's host, Seth MacFarlane and actress Emma Stone in Beverly Hills on Thursday. Best Motion Picture of the Year Amour Argo Beasts of the Southern Wild Django Unchained Les Misérables Life of Pi Lincoln

Steven Spielberg's biopic about former US President Abraham Lincoln is up for a host of top prizes including Best Drama, Best Director, Best Actor for Daniel Day-Lewis and Best Screenplay.

Walt Disney Co agreed to give Netflix exclusive TV distribution rights to its movies, becoming the first major studio to stream its movies to TV viewers via Netflix instead of distributing them to HBO, Showtime or other premium TV channels.

The world's largest annual media collaboration event, which brings together filmmakers, over 100 non-profits, and the United Nations, is confirmed for December 12, 2012.