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The 2012 Academy Award nominations were announced early this morning, in part in a TV and online broadcast hosted by Jennifer Lawrence and Academy President Tom Sherak. Leading the pack was Hugo, which scored 11 nominations including Best Picture, though The Artist wasn't far behind with 10 nods of its own. Though as few as 5 films could have been nominated for Best Picture, the category includes 9 films, indicating a wide range of support for a number of films, including several that were seen as complete long-shots for the nomination, like Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and War Horse.
If you're looking for surprises there are plenty to choose from, including the very presence of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close-- which also got a Best Supporting Actor nomination for Max von Sydow-- and a Best Actress nomination for Rooney Mara in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Star of the tiny drama A Better Life Demian Bichir managed to knock out Leonardo DiCaprio in the Best Actor category, which also gave Gary Oldman his first Oscar nomination for his performance in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. And even the raunchy comedy Bridesmaids has reason to celebrate this morning; it scored two nominations, for Best Original Screenplay and for Melissa McCarthy as Best Supporting Actress. You can read a much longer analysis of the morning's news here. Here's the full list of categories; refresh for updates and more commentary throughout the morning. This year's Oscars will be handed out during the usual lavish awards ceremony on February 26. BEST PICTURE The Artist War Horse The Descendants 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 ACTOR Jonah Hill, Moneyball Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn Max von Sydow, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Nick Nolte, Warrior Christopher Plummer, Beginners BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Berenice Bejo, The Artist Jessica Chastain, The Help Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs Octavia Spencer, The Help BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY The Artist Bridesmaids Margin Call Midnight in Paris A Separation BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY The Descendants Hugo The Ides of March Moneyball Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy BEST ANIMATED FEATURE A Cat in Paris Chico & Rita Kung Fu Panda 2 Puss in Boots Rango BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM A Separation Footnote In Darkness Bullhead Monsieur Lahzar BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE Pina Hell and Back Again If A Tree Falls: The Story of the Earth Liberation Front Paradise Lost 3 Undefeated BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY The Artist The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Hugo The Tree of Life War Horse BEST ORIGINAL SCORE The Adventures of Tintin The Artist Hugo Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy War Horse BEST ORIGINAL SONG "Man or Muppet" from The Muppets "Real in Rio" from Rio BEST EDITING The Artist The Descendants The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Hugo Moneyball 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 MAKEUP Albert Nobbs Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 The Iron Lady 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 SOUND MIXING The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Moneyball Hugo Transformers: Dark of the Moon War Horse BEST SOUND EDITING Drive The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Hugo Transformers: Dark of the Moon War Horse BEST ANIMATED SHORT Dimanche/Sunday The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore La Luna A Morning Stroll Wild Life BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT Pentecost Raju The Shore Time Freak Tuba Atlantic BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT 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 |
