Chinese cinemas cancelled all screenings of Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" just as it was released on Thursday, local media said, with one viewer adding a showing was stopped after one minute. China strictly censors films and other media for sexual and political sensitivities, and limits distribution of foreign films to protect the domestic industry. "'Django Unchained', because of technical reasons, has been stopped from being shown nationwide for the time being," the popular web portal Sina reported, citing a notice distributed to cinema companies.

Chinese cinemas cancelled all screenings of Quentin Tarantino's film "Django Unchained" just as it was released on Thursday, local media said, with one viewer adding a showing stopped after one minute. China strictly censors films and other media for sexual and political sensitivities, and limits distribution of foreign films to protect the domestic industry. "'Django Unchained', because of technical reasons, has been stopped from being shown nationwide for the time being," the popular web portal Sina reported, citing a notice distributed to cinema companies.

Here is a list of the nominees in the main categories for this year's Oscars, as well as the number of nominations for each film that garnered two or more nods, and the films' distributors. The winners will be announced at the 85th Academy Awards show Sunday, in the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. - Best picture: "Amour," "Argo," "Beasts of the Southern Wild," "Django Unchained," "Les Miserables," "Life of Pi," "Lincoln," "Silver Linings Playbook," "Zero Dark Thirty."

Here are the nominees in the main categories for this year's Oscars, as well as the the number of nominations for each film which garnered two or more nods, and their distributors. The winners will be announced at the 85th Academy Awards show next Sunday, February 24 in the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. - Best picture: "Amour," "Argo," "Beasts of the Southern Wild," "Django Unchained," "Les Miserables," "Life of Pi," "Lincoln," "Silver Linings Playbook," "Zero Dark Thirty."