Saying she was "honored and grateful" for her best actress nomination for the same film, Jennifer Lawrence said "this was a labor of love that we all poured our hearts into."

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And the film's director, David O. Russell, said, "I pretty much started crying" after De Niro and Jackie Weaver were revealed to be nominees, along with star Bradley Cooper.

"Lincoln" producers Kathleen Kennedy and Steven Spielberg said "we are absolutely thrilled and astonished with the 12 nominations," which included one for Spielberg as best director. "Lincoln" received more nominations than any other film.

Tony Kushner, nominated for his screenplay, was on a plane waiting to take off when he got the news.

"James Gandolfini, who's sitting in front of me, gave me a hug and a kiss, so I'm about as happy as can be," said Kushner.

Independent film "Beasts of the Southern Wild" made a surprisingly strong showing with nominations including best picture, best director and for Quvenzhane Wallis, who at age 9 became the youngest best actress nominee in Oscar history.

"Everyone who made 'Beasts' happen is so happy!" Wallis gushed. "Thank you to all you Oscar folks, from me, my mom and my dad," said Wallis, a Louisiana girl who was plucked from thousands of local children who tried for the part.

"Meeting all these great new people is one of the best parts for me," she added, ending with the exhortation, "Beast it!"

Oscars host Seth MacFarlane, who directed the surprise hit comedy "Ted," exhibited his usual irreverence about his best song nomination as "Everybody Needs a Best Friend" lyricist:

"First an Oscar nomination then I find a basically brand-new queen mattress on my drive home. This is an incredible day."

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Scenes from films nominated for Oscars