The Oscar nominations are out! Hugo leads the nominations with 11. The Artist is just behind with 10. The have thrown a few surprises in the mix though. Most notably in the Best Original Screenplay, Best Animated Feature, and Best Picture categories. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close got a nomination for Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor for Max von Sydow. Another surprise was that Terence Malick wasn’t snubbed completely and came out with a fair few nominations for The Tree of Life. The Iranian Golden Globe winning feature A Separation managed to nab a nomination in the Best Original Screenplay category. Weird, I know. That doesn’t usually happen. Also, the Best Animated Feature has been the most shocking with A Cat in Paris and Chico & Rita winning nominations and Arthur Christmas and the Golden Globe winning The Adventures of Tintin losing out on it (the latter because of the Academy’s motion capture rules). Shocking, I tell you! Our own Michael Fassbender was snubbed. Guess the Academy couldn’t handle the sexiness. Also, Young Adult was totally snubbed. Does not like!
The awards will be held on February 26, 2012 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. Until then, here’s all the (important) nominations:
Best Picture
The Artist
The Descendants
Hugo
The Help
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
War Horse
The Tree of Life
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Best Actor
Demián Bichir – A Better Life
George Clooney – The Descendants
Jean Dujardin – The Artist
Gary Oldman – Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Brad Pitt – Moneyball
Best Actress
Glenn Glose – 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
Keneth Branagh – My Week With Marilyn
Jonah Hill – Moneyball
Nick Nolte – Warrior
Christopher Plummer – Beginners
Max von Sydow – Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Best Supporting Actress
Berenice Bejo – The Artist
Jessica Chastain – The Help
Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer – Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer – The Help
Best Director
Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
Alexander Payne – The Descendants
Martin Scorsese – Hugo
Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris
Terence Malick – Tree of Life
Best Original Screenplay
Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
Kristin Wiig, Annie Mumolo – Bridesmaids
J.C. Chandor – Margin Call
Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris
Asghar Farhadi – A Separation
Best Adapted Screenplay
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash – The Descendants
John Logan – Hugo
George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon – Ides of March
Steve Zaillan, Aaron Sorkin – Moneyball
Bridget O’Connor, Peter Straughan – Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Best Animated Feature
A Cat in Paris
Chico & Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Rango
Best Foreign Film
A Separation (Iran)
Bullhead (Belgium)
Footnote (Israel)
In Darkness (Poland)
Monsieur Lazhar (Canada)
Original Score
John Williams – The Adventures of Tintin
Ludovic Bource – The Artist
Howard Shore – Hugo
Alberto Iglesias – Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
John Williams – War Horse
Best Original Song
“Man or Muppet,” The Muppets; Music and Lyrics by Bret McKenzie
“Real in Rio,” Rio; Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown, Lyrics by Siedah Garrett
Best Achievement in Art Direction
The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
War Horse
Best Achievement in Cinematography
The Artist
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
The Tree of Life
War Horse
Best Achievement in Costume Design
Anonymous
The Artist
Hugo
Jane Eyre
W.E.
Best Documentary Feature
Hell and Back Again
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Pina
Undefeated
Best Documentary Short Subject
The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement?
God Is the Bigger Elvis
Incident in New Baghdad
Saving Face
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
Best Achievement in Film Editing
The Artist
The Descendants
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Moneyball
Best Achievement in Makeup
Albert Nobbs
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
The Iron Lady
Best Animated Short Film
Dimanche/Sunday
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
La Luna
A Morning Stroll
Wild Life
Best Live Action Short Film
Pentecost
Raju
The Shore
Time Freak
Tuba Atlantic
Best Achievement in Sound Editing
Drive
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse
Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Moneyball
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse
Best Achievement in 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
