All three Hollywood movies have an Indian connection and are frontrunners for winning the Academy Award for Best Picture for 2013

The 85th Oscar Awards nominations list was declared yesterday, and three films with an Indian connect have been selected. Steven Spielberg’s presidential drama Lincoln, produced by Reliance DreamWorks, is the frontrunner for the Academy Awards with 12 citations, while Ang Lee’s Life of Pi starring Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan and Tabu follows close behind with 11 nominations, it was announced early Thursday. Bradley Cooper’s Silver Linings Playbook that also stars Bollywood’s Anupam Kher has received eight nominations. Click here to read more