2012 Oscar Nominations

With a lot of surprises — both good and bad — no one can accuse this year’s roster of Academy Award nominations of being “the usual suspects.”

Here is a complete roster of all the nominees. Check out the official Oscars site for more details.

The Descendants

Best Picture 
The Artist, 
The Descendants, 
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, 
The Help, Hugo, Midnight in Paris, 
Moneyball, The Tree of Life, War Horse

Directing
 The Artist, Michel Hazanavicius;
The Descendants, Alexander Payne; 
Hugo, Martin Scorsese;
 Midnight in Paris, Woody Allen;
 The Tree of Life, Terrence Malick

Actor in a Leading Role
 Demián Bichir in A Better Life;
 George Clooney in The Descendants;
 Jean Dujardin in The Artist;
 Gary Oldman in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy;
 Brad Pitt in Moneyball

Actor in a Supporting Role
 Kenneth Branagh in My Week with Marilyn;
 Jonah Hill in Moneyball; 
Nick Nolte in Warrior; 
Christopher Plummer in Beginners;
 Max von Sydow in Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

My Week With Marilyn

Actress in a Leading Role
 Glenn Close in Albert Nobbs;
 Viola Davis in The Help;
 Rooney Mara in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo;
 Meryl Streep in The Iron Lady; 
Michelle Williams in My Week with Marilyn

Actress in a Supporting Role
 Bérénice Bejo in The Artist;
 Jessica Chastain in The Help;
 Melissa McCarthy in Bridesmaids;
Janet McTeer in Albert Nobbs;
 Octavia Spencer in The Help

Animated Feature Film
 A Cat in Paris,
Chico & Ritam, Kung Fu Panda 2, Puss in Boots, Rango

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

Hugo

Writing (Adapted Screenplay) 
The Descendants, Hugo, The Ides of March, Moneyball, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Writing (Original Screenplay)
 The Artist, Bridesmaids, Margin Call, Midnight in Paris, A Separation

Cinematography
 The Artist, Guillaume Schiffman; 
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Jeff Cronenweth;
 Hugo, Robert Richardson; 
The Tree of Life, Emmanuel Lubezki;
 War Horse, Janusz Kaminski

Art Direction
 The Artist, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2, Hugo, Midnight in Paris, War Horse

Costume Design
 Anonymous; 
The Artist, Hugo, 
Jane Eyre, W.E.

Film Editing
 The Artist, The Descendants, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Hugo, Moneyball

The Help

Makeup
 Albert Nobbs, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2, The Iron Lady

Music (Original Score)
 The Adventures of Tintin, John Williams;
 The Artist, Ludovic Bource;
 Hugo, Howard Shore; 
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Alberto Iglesias;
War Horse, John Williams

Music (Original Song)
 “Man or Muppet” from The Muppets, “Real in Rio” from Rio

Visual Effects 
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2, Hugo, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Sound Editing 
Drive, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Hugo, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, War Horse

Sound Mixing 
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Hugo, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, War Horse

Brad Pitt

Documentary (Feature)
 Hell and Back Again, If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front, Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, Undefeated

Documentary (Short Subject) 
The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement, God Is the Bigger Elvis, Incident in New Baghdad, The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom

Short Film (Animated) 
Dimanche/Sunday, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, La Luna, 
A Morning Stroll, Wild Life

Short Film (Live Action)
 Pentecost, Raju, The Shore, Time Freak, Tuba Atlantic

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