2012 Academy Award Nominations Announced

Many actors, along with several film studio execs got their wake-up call today, as the 84th Annual Academy Awards nominations were announced this morning. Leading the pack is Martin Scorcese’s Hugo snagging 11 nods, followed by The Artist with 10 nominations including Best Picture and Best Actor for Jean Dujardin. The biggest surprises came in the Best Picture and Acting categories as unexpected films such as Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and Warhorse made the final cut for the year’s best, while actor Gary Oldman earned his first ever Academy Award nomination for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.

Biggest shockers: Bridesmaids phenomenon Melissa McCarthy grabbing a spot for Best Supporting Actress, along with Jonah Hill’s recognition in the Best Support Actor category. Could we see some major upsets this year? Quite possible. Here’s the entire list of nominees for this year’s Academy Awards celebration.

BEST PICTURE
The Artist
The Descendants
War Horse
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
Midnight in Paris
The Help
Hugo
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

BEST DIRECTOR
Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
Alexander Payne – The Descendants
Martin Scorsese – Hugo
Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris
Terrence Malick – The Tree of Life

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 ACTRESS
Berenice Bejo – The Artist
Jessica Chastain – The Help
Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer – Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer – The Help

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Kenneth Branagh – My Week with Marilyn
Jonah Hill – Moneyball
Nick Nolte – Warrior
Christopher Plummer – Beginners
Max von Sydow – Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo – Bridesmaids
J.C. Chandor – Margin Call
Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris
Asghar Farhadi – A Separation

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash – The Descendants
John Logan – Hugo
George Clooney, Grant Heslov, and Beau Willomon – The Ides of March
Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, and Stan Chervin – Moneyball
Bridget O’Connor and Peter Straughan – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Bullhead – Belgium
Footnote – Israel
In Darkness – Poland
Monsier Lazhar – Canada
A Separation – Iran

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
A Cat in Paris
Chico & Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Rango

BEST ART DIRECTION
The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
War Horse

BEST 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 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 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 CINEMATOGRAPHY
Guillaume Schiffman – The Artist
Jeff Cronenweth –The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Robert Richardson –Hugo
Emmanuel Lubezki –The Tree of Life
Janusz Kaminski –War Horse

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Man or Muppet” – The Muppets
“Real in Rio” –Rio

BEST SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
Dimanche/Sunday
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
La Luna
A Morning Stroll
Wild Life

BEST SHORT FILM (LIVE-ACTION)
Pentecost
Raju
The Shore
Time Freak
Tuba Atlantic

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