OFFICIAL NOMINATIONS FOR THE 84TH ACADEMY AWARDS!

 

It's been a long time waiting for Oscar fans but now the Academy has revealed their contenders in each category with plenty of shocks and surprises in many of the categories as Hugo leads the way with 11 nominations followed by The Artist with 10. This includes just two songs nominated in the Original Song category, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo snubbed for Original Score and the Adventures of Tin Tin snubbed for Animated Film. And that's just the technical categories! The greatest show on earth will be hosted by the legendary Billy Crystal on Sunday 24th February in what promises to be an excellent night for winners and speeches. The whole list is below....

Best Picture
The Artist

The Descendants

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

The Help

Hugo

Midnight in Paris

Moneyball

The Tree of Life

War Horse

Best Director 

Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris

Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist

Terrence Malick - The Tree of Life

Alexander Payne - The Descendants

Martin Scorsese - Hugo

Best Actor
Demian Bichir - A Better Life

George Clooney - The Descendants

Jean Dujardin - The Artist

Gary Oldman - Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

Brad Pitt - Moneyball

Best Actress

Glenn Close - Albert Nobbs

Viola Davis - The Help
Rooney Mara - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady

Michelle Williams - My Week With Marilyn

Best Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh - My Week With Marilyn

Jonah Hill - Moneyball

Nick Nolte - Warrior

Christopher Plummer - Beginners

Max von Sydow - Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Best Supporting Actress
Bérénice Bejo - The Artist"
Jessica Chastain - The Help

Melissa McCarthy - Bridesmaids

Janet McTeer - Albert Nobbs

Octavia Spencer - The Help

Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
The Descendants

Hugo

The Ides of March

Moneyball

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
The Artist

Bridesmaids

Margin Call

Midnight in Paris

A Separation

Best Art Direction
The Artist

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Hugo

Midnight in Paris

War Horse

Best Cinematography
The Artist

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Hugo

The Tree of Life

War Horse

Best Costume Design
Anonymous

The Artist

Hugo 

Jane Eyre

W.E.

Best Film Editing
The Artist

The Descendants

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Hugo

Moneyball

Best Makeup
Albert Nobbs

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

The Iron Lady

Best Music (Original Score)
The Adventures of Tintin

The Artist

Hugo

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

War Horse

Best Music (Original Song)
"Man or Muppet" - The Muppets

"Real in Rio" - Rio

Best Sound Editing
Drive

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Hugo

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

War Horse

Best Sound Mixing 

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 

Hugo

Moneyball 

Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse

Best Visual Effects
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Hugo

Real Steel

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Best Foreign Language Film
Bullhead - Belgium
Monsieur Lazhar - Canada
A Separation - Iran
Footnote - Israel
In Darkness - Poland

Best Animated Feature Film
A Cat in Paris
Chico and Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Rango