Oscars: Best Supporting Actor nominees

Sally Field for "Lincoln" Winner of the Oscar for Best Actress twice, Sally Field earned her first Supporting Actress nomination with "Lincoln."

Anne Hathaway for "Les Misérables" Her performance as Fantine in "Les Misérables" could earn Hathaway the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. In 2008, she was in the running with "Rachel Getting Married."

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Jacki Weaver for "Silver Linings Playbook" Nominated in 2010 for "Animal Kingdom," the Australian actress will have another chance to win it thanks to her participation in David O. Russell's movie.

Amy Adams in "The Master" Will the fourth time be the charm for the actress? Her most recent nomination in the category was in 2010, for "The Fighter."

Helen Hunt in "The Sessions" 1997 Oscar winner Helen Hunt is back with "The Sessions" this year.

Christoph Waltz in "Django Unchained" Is it déjà vu? The Austrian actor won this Oscar in 2009 for another Quentin Tarantino movie, "Inglourious Basterds."

Philip Seymour Hoffman in "The Master" Philip Seymour Hoffman, 45, has his third nod for Best Supporting Actor. He won the best Actor Oscar in 2005 for "Truman Capote" and was nominated in the supporting category for "Charlie Wilson's War" and "Doubt.

Robert De Niro for "Silver Linings Playbook" Robert De Niro is nominated for his second Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, having won in 1974 with "The Godfather 2." "Raging Bull" earned him the Oscar for Best Actor six years later.

Alan Arkin for "Argo" Seven years after his success in "Little Miss Sunshine," Alan Arkin will try to win the Oscar in this category for the second time.