2012 Academy Award Nominees

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Best Picture

The Artist

The Descendants

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

The Help

Hugo

Midnight in Paris

Moneyball

The Tree of Life

War Horse

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

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 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

Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn

Jonah Hill, Moneyball

Nick Nolte, Warrior

Christopher Plummer, Beginners

Max Von Sydow, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Best Supporting Actress

Bérénice Bejo, The Artist

Jessica Chastain, The Help

Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids

Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs

Octavia Spencer, The Help

Best Original Screenplay

Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist

Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids

J.C. Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris

Asghar Farhadi, A Separation

Margin Call

Best Adapted Screenplay

Alexander Payne, Jim Rash & Nat Faxon, The Descendants

John Logan, Hugo

George Clooney, Grant Heslov & Beau Willimon, The Ides of March

Aaron Sorkin & Steven Zaillian, Moneyball

Peter Straughan & Bridget O’Connor, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Best Animated Film

The Adventures of Tintin

A Cat in Paris

Chico & Rita

Kung Fu Panda 2

Puss in Boots

Rango

Best Foreign Language Film

Bullhead (Belgium)

Monsieur Lazhar (Canada)

A Separation (Iran)

Footnote (Israel)

In Darkness (Poland)

Most egregious snubs as I’m concerned are Spielberg for directing, 50/50 for original screenplay, Andy Serkis for supporitng, and Tintin for animation.

Nick Nolte for supporting actor and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and Tree of Life for Best Picture are definitely surprises.

Things to be excited about: Bridesmaids and that’s about it. The Artist is going to win Best Pictures anyway.

Stray thought: The again exclusion of crowd favorites and big money makers in the Best Pic category (Harry Potter, Bridemaids) is further proof that the oft-changing nomination system isn’t totally worked out. Ratings are going to suffer because of it.