Above: You would not believe how hard it is to find an unflattering photo of Seth MacFarlane. The guy is ridiculously photogenic

The Oscar’s are now such a media cluster fuck, that announcing the potential winners is an event in itself. Emma Stone and Seth MacFarlane announced the nominees this morning on ABC and some insiders are speculating that Seth may be too irreverent for the prestigious Oscars after he cracked some bad jokes.

“I’m Seth MacFarlane, the host of the Oscars. If you don’t know who I am just pretend I’m Donny Osmond.” He opened.

Unfortunately, no one knows who Donny Osmond is either. MacFarlane then took it too far when he made a Hitler joke.  Too soon, Seth, too soon!

“I read Amour was co-produced in Austria and Germany,” Said MacFarlane.  “The last time Austria and Germany got together and co-produced something it was Hitler, but this was much better. Highly recommended.”

Oh my God, Seth, you are so edgy. I can’t believe you said that, it’s only been like 70 years.  Some of those people killed by Hitler might still be alive!  I’m gonna let this slide MacFarlane, but if you make a William McKinley joke I’m calling for  a boycott!

And so you don’t have to look anywhere else I’ve listed the nominees. The important ones anyway. Nobody gives a fuck about ‘Achievement in Sound Mixing.’

Performance by an actor in a leading role

*   Bradley Cooper in “Silver Linings Playbook”
*   Daniel Day-Lewis in “Lincoln”
*   Hugh Jackman in “Les Miserables”
*   Joaquin Phoenix in “The Master”
*   Denzel Washington in “Flight”

Performance by an actor in a supporting role

*   Alan Arkin in “Argo”
*   Robert De Niro in “Silver Linings Playbook”
*   Philip Seymour Hoffman in “The Master”
*   Tommy Lee Jones in “Lincoln”
*   Christoph Waltz in “Django Unchained”

Performance by an actress in a leading role

*   Jessica Chastain in “Zero Dark Thirty”
*   Jennifer Lawrence in “Silver Linings Playbook”
*   Emmanuelle Riva in “Amour”
*   Quvenzhane Wallis in “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
*   Naomi Watts in “The Impossible”

Performance by an actress in a supporting role

*   Amy Adams in “The Master”
*   Sally Field in “Lincoln”
*   Anne Hathaway in “Les Miserables”
*   Helen Hunt in “The Sessions”
*   Jacki Weaver in “Silver Linings Playbook”

Achievement in directing

*   “Amour,” Michael Haneke
*   “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” Benh Zeitlin
*   “Life of Pi,” Ang Lee
*   “Lincoln,” Steven Spielberg
*   “Silver Linings Playbook,” David O. Russell

Best motion picture of the year

*   “Amour” (nominees to be determined)
*   “Argo,” Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck and George Clooney, producers
*   “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” Dan Janvey, Josh Penn and Michael Gottwald, producers
*   “Django Unchained,” Stacey Sher, Reginald Hudlin and Pilar Savone, producers
*   “Les Miserables,” Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward and Cameron Mackintosh, producers
*   “Life of Pi,” Gil Netter, Ang Lee and David Womark, producers
*   “Lincoln,” Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, producers
*   “Silver Linings Playbook,” Donna Gigliotti, Bruce Cohen and Jonathan Gordon, producers
*   “Zero Dark Thirty,” Mark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow and Megan Ellison, producers

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