'Lincoln' has been nominated for a record-breaking 13 Critics' Choice Movie Awards.

The biopic of former US president Abraham Lincoln - which stars Daniel Day Lewis in the title role - is up for a range of awards including Best Picture, Best Acting Ensemble, Best Director for Steven Spielberg and Best Actor, taking over the previous nomination record of 12, which was set by 'Black Swan' in 2010.

'Les Miserables' has also done well, taking 11 nominations, while the Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence-starring romantic comedy 'Silver Linings Playbook' is up for 10 awards.

The latter film's two stars picked up the most acting nominations, with them up for three awards apiece, while Dame Judi Dench and 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' star Quvenzhane Wallis, nine, each gained two nods.

Broadcast Film Critics Association president Joey Berlin said: ''This has been a truly spectacular year in filmmaking and our voters had an embarrassment of riches to choose from.

''To recognise the remarkable achievements across every genre of filmmaking we have added several new categories this year, including often overlooked performances in comedy and action.''

The 18th annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards will be held in Santa Monica on January 10.

Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2012 nominations:

Best Picture:

'Argo'

'Beasts of the Southern Wild'

'Django Unchained'

'Les Misérables'

'Life of Pi'

'Lincoln'

'The Master'

'Moonrise Kingdom'

'Silver Linings Playbook'

'Zero Dark Thirty'

Best Actor:

Bradley Cooper - 'Silver Linings Playbook'

Daniel Day-Lewis - 'Lincoln'

John Hawkes - 'The Sessions'

Hugh Jackman - 'Les Misérables'

Joaquin Phoenix - 'The Master'

Denzel Washington - 'Flight'

Best Actress:

Jessica Chastain - 'Zero Dark Thirty'

Marion Cotillard - 'Rust and Bone'

Jennifer Lawrence - 'Silver Linings Playbook'

Emmanuelle Riva - 'Amour'

Quvenzhane Wallis - 'Beasts of the Southern Wild'

Naomi Watts - 'The Impossible'

Best Supporting Actor:

Alan Arkin - 'Argo'

Javier Bardem - 'Skyfall'

Robert De Niro - 'Silver Linings Playbook'

Philip Seymour Hoffman - 'The Master'

Tommy Lee Jones - 'Lincoln'

Matthew McConaughey - 'Magic Mike'

Best Supporting Actress:

Amy Adams - 'The Master'

Judi Dench - 'Skyfall'

Ann Dowd - 'Compliance'

Sally Field - 'Lincoln'

Anne Hathaway - 'Les Misérables'

Helen Hunt - 'The Sessions'

Best Young Actor/Actress:

Elle Fanning - 'Ginger & Rosa'

Kara Hayward - 'Moonrise Kingdom'

Tom Holland - 'The Impossible'

Logan Lerman - 'The Perks of Being a Wallflower'

Suraj Sharma - 'Life of Pi'

Quvenzhane Wallis - 'Beasts of the Southern Wild'

Best Acting Ensemble:

'Argo'

'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel'

'Les Misérables'

'Lincoln'

'Moonrise Kingdom'

'Silver Linings Playbook'

Best Director:

Ben Affleck - 'Argo'

Kathryn Bigelow - 'Zero Dark Thirty'

Tom Hooper - 'Les Misérables'

Ang Lee - 'Life of Pi'

David O Russell - 'Silver Linings Playbook'

Steven Spielberg - 'Lincoln'

Best Original Screenplay:

Quentin Tarantino - 'Django Unchained'

John Gatins - 'Flight'

Rian Johnson - 'Looper'

Paul Thomas Anderson - 'The Master'

Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola - 'Moonrise Kingdom'

Mark Boal - 'Zero Dark Thirty'

Best Adapted Screenplay:

Chris Terrio - 'Argo'

Tony Kushner - 'Lincoln'

David O Russell - 'Silver Linings Playbook'

David Magee - 'Life of Pi'

Stephen Chbosky - 'The Perks of Being a Wallflower'

Best Cinematography:

'Life of Pi'

'Lincoln'

'Les Misérables'

'The Master'

'Skyfall'

Best Art Direction:

'Anna Karenina'

'The Hobbit'

'Les Misérables'

'Life of Pi'

'Lincoln'

Best Editing:

'Argo'

'Les Misérables'

'Life of Pi'

'Lincoln'

'Zero Dark Thirty'

Best Costume Design:

'Anna Karenina'

'Cloud Atlas'

'The Hobbit'

'Les Misérables'

'Lincoln'

Best Make-up:

'Cloud Atlas'

'The Hobbit'

'Les Misérables'

'Lincoln'

Best Visual Effects:

'The Avengers'

'Cloud Atlas'

'The Dark Knight Rises'

'The Hobbit'

'Life of Pi'

Best Animated Feature:

'Brave'

'Frankenweenie'

'Madagascar 3'

'ParaNorman'

'Rise of the Guardians'

'Wreck-It Ralph'

Best Action Movie:

'The Avengers'

'The Dark Knight Rises'

'Looper'

'Skyfall'

Best Actor in an Action Movie:

Christian Bale - 'The Dark Knight Rises'

Daniel Craig - 'Skyfall'

Robert Downey Jr - 'The Avengers'

Joseph Gordon-Levitt - 'Looper'

Jake Gyllenhaal - 'End of Watch'

Best Actress in an Action Movie:

Emily Blunt - 'Looper'

Gina Carano - 'Haywire'

Judi Dench - 'Skyfall'

Anne Hathaway - 'The Dark Knight Rises'

Jennifer Lawrence - 'The Hunger Games'

Best Comedy:

'Bernie'

'Silver Linings Playbook'

'Ted'

'This Is 40'

'21 Jump Street'

Best Actor in a Comedy:

Jack Black - 'Bernie'

Bradley Cooper - 'Silver Linings Playbook'

Paul Rudd - 'This is 40'

Channing Tatum - '21 Jump Street'

Mark Wahlberg - 'Ted'

Best Actress in a Comedy:

Mila Kunis - 'Ted'

Jennifer Lawrence - 'Silver Linings Playbook'

Shirley MacLaine - 'Bernie'

Leslie Mann - 'This is 40'

Rebel Wilson - 'Pitch Perfect'

Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie:

'Cabin in the Woods'

'Looper'

'Prometheus'

Best Foreign Language Film:

'Amour'

'The Intouchables'

'A Royal Affair'

'Rust and Bone'

Best Documentary Feature:

'Bully'

'The Imposter'

'Queen of Versailles'

'Searching for Sugar Man'

'The Central Park Five'

'West of Memphis'

Best Song:

'For You' - Keith Urban ('Actor of Valor')

'Skyfall' - Adele ('Skyfall')

'Still Alive' - Paul Williams ('Paul Williams Still Alive')

'Suddenly' - Hugh Jackman ('Les Misérables')

'Learn Me Right' - Birdy with Mumford & Sons ('Brave')

Best Score:

'Argo'

'Life of Pi'

'Lincoln'

'The Master'

'Moonrise Kingdom'