Here they are, the 2012 Oscar nominations – including Flight of the Conchord Bret McKenzie (for his genius Muppet song) and big scores for Scorsese’s Hugo, silent movie The Artist, Bridesmaids, Moneyball and War Horse. FULL LIST BELOW.
If we’re playing the numbers game, leading is Hugo with 12 noms, followed by The Artist with 11 – two films that are love letters to a golden era of movies. Third is a tie, Moneyball and War Horse with 6.
In the ‘brilliant’ category: McKenzie is nominated for ‘Man or Muppet’ from The Muppets (we’d like a performance at the awards with a Rhymenosaurus encore). Comedy Bridesmaids gets 2 noms – for Best Original Screenplay and Supporting Actress (Melissa McCarthy). Plus Jonah Hill gets a nod for Moneyball, Best Supporting Actor.
In the ‘curious’ category: David Fincher’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo gets 5 nominations – but not for Best Film or Best Director. Drive and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy – both with a bunch of BAFTA noms – has been generally snubbed. Pixar’s Cars 2 and Spielberg’s Tintin didn’t make the cut for Best Animated. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close – with luke warm reviews at best – comes from nowhere to nab 2 noms, including Best Picture.
The winners will be announced in Los Angeles on February 26.
Best Film
The nominees are…
The Artist
The Descendants
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
The Help
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
War Horse
Best Lead Actress
The nominees are…
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 Lead Actor
The nominees are…
Demián Bichir, A Better Life
George Clooney, The Descendants
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Gary Oldman, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Brad Pitt, Moneyball
Best Supporting Actress
The nominees are…
Bérénice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer, The Help
Best Supporting Actor
The nominees are…
Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Nick Nolte, Warrior
Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Max von Sydow, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Best Director
The nominees are…
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Best Original Screenplay
The nominees are…
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Annie Mumolo, Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids
J.C. Chandor, Margin Call
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Asghar Farhadi, A Separation
Best Adapted Screenplay
The nominees are…
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash, The Descendants
John Logan, Hugo
George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon, The Ides of March
Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, Stan Chervin, Moneyball
Bridget O’Connor, Peter Straughan, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Best Animated Film
The nominees are…
A Cat in Paris
Chico & Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Rango
Best Foreign Language Film
The nominees are…
Bullhead
Footnote
In Darkness
Monsieur Lazhar
A Separation
Best Documentary
The nominees are…
Hell and Back Again
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Pina
Undefeated
Best Cinematography
The nominees are…
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
Best Editing
The nominees are…
The Artist: Anne-Sophie Bion, Michel Hazanavicius
The Descendants: Kevin Tent
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter
Hugo: Thelma Schoonmaker
Moneyball: Christopher Tellefsen
Best Original Music
The nominees are…
The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn: John Williams
The Artist: Ludovic Bource
Hugo: Howard Shore
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: Alberto Iglesias
War Horse: John Williams
Best Original Song
The nominees are…
The Muppets: Bret McKenzie, ‘Man or Muppet’
Rio: Sergio Mendes, Carlinhos Brown, Siedah Garrett, ‘Real in Rio’
Best Art Direction
The nominees are…
The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
War Horse
Best Costume Design
The nominees are…
Anonymous
The Artist
Hugo
Jane Eyre
W.E.
Best Make Up
The nominees are…
Albert Nobbs
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II
The Iron Lady
Best Sound Mixing
The nominees are…
The Girl in the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Moneyball
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse
Best Sound Editing
The nominees are…
Drive
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse
Best Special Visual Effects
The nominees are…
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II
Hugo
Real Steel
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
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