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1 of 9Emmanuelle Riva, 85, and Quvenzhane Wallis, now 9: rivals for Best Actress -
2 of 9Lincoln: 12 nominations as Day-Lewis goes for third Oscar David James/AP -
3 of 9Ben Affleck, right, in Argo: Best Picture nod but not for him as director Claire Folger/AP -
8 of 9Skyfall: only one major nomination - for Adele's song Handout -
9 of 9Django Unchained: Best Picture nomination, but not in acting or directing Columbia Pictures
Read the full list of nominations here
As the nominees for the Oscars were unveiled before dawn in Beverly Hills today, it emerged that the most intriguing duel of the eighty-fifth Academy Awards will pit youth against age.
The Best Actress nominees included Quvenzhané Wallis, who appeared in the micro-budget magical realist fable Beasts of the Southern Wilds.
At nine-years old, she is the youngest nominee in the category ever. When she auditioned for the part of Hush Puppy, a ragamuffin who lives with her father in a forgotten but defiant bayou community in the Deep South, she was only
Youngest v oldest actress vie for Oscar as Lincoln leads the pack
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