Previous movies Current nominees’ previous films with any Oscar nomination are shown. Gray dots indicate a connected nominee won.

Connections Nominees are connected when they worked together on a film with any Oscar nominations.

The incumbents The five major nominees for “Lincoln” have worked on at least 70 films with nominations. Kathleen Kennedy, a producer, has worked closely with Steven Spielberg since he gave Kennedy her first producer role, on “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.”

The British connection Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, the London producers of “Les Misérables,” worked on “Atonement” and “Bridget Jones’s Diary.” But they have never won an Oscar.

Island of Denzel The Academy often bestows the best actor nomination to take care of movies that aren’t otherwise recognized and have few or no connections to other nominees. Denzel Washington has four nominations for best actor, but none of those movies received best picture nominations.

The outsiders Best director nominations for “Amour” and “Beasts of the Southern Wild” were a surprise. The nominees beat out some more prominent directors, including Kathryn Bigelow and Ben Affleck.