Nominations have been announced by the Denver Film Critics Society. "Argo," "Lincoln," "The Master" and "Silver Linings Playbook" led the way with four nominations each, though "Lincoln" and "The Master" were edged out of the Best Picture category by "Django Unchained." Check out the full list of nominees below. Winners will be announced on January 8. Keep up with the season via The Circuit.

Best Film
"Argo"
"Django Unchained"
"Silver Linings Playbook"

Best Director
Ben Affleck, "Argo"
Paul Thomas Anderson, "The Master"
Kathryn Bigelow, "Zero Dark Thirty"

Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis, "Lincoln"
John Hawkes, "The Sessions"
Denzel Washington, "Flight"

Best Actress
Jessica Chastain, "Zero Dark Thirty"
Jennifer Lawrence, "Silver Linings Playbook"
Quvenzhané Wallis, "Beasts of the Southern Wild"

Best Supporting Actor
Robert De Niro, "Silver Linings Playbook"
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "The Master"
Tommy Lee Jones, "Lincoln"

Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, "The Master"
Anne Hathaway, "Les Misérables"
Sally Field, "Lincoln"

Best Adapted Screenplay
"Argo"
"The Perks of Being a Wallflower"
"Silver Linings Playbook"

Best Original Screenplay
"Django Unchained"
"The Master"
"Moonrise Kingdom"

Best Original Score
"Argo"
"The Dark Knight Rises"
"Lincoln"

Best Original Song
"Suddenly" from "Les Misérables"
"Skyfall" from "Skyfall"
"When Can I See You Again?" from "Wreck-It Ralph"

Best Animated Feature
"Frankenweenie"
"ParaNorman"
"Wreck-It Ralph"

Best Documentary Feature
"Bully"
"Jiro Dreams of Sushi"
"Samsara"

Best Non-English Language Feature
"Amour"
"Holy Motors"
"The Intouchables"

Kristopher Tapley
Editor-at-Large

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Kristopher Tapley has covered the film awards landscape for over a decade. He founded In Contention in 2005. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Times of London and Variety. He begs you not to take any of this too seriously.