84th Academy Awards nominees

Oscar contenders were announced today (24/01/2012). Most expected films Hugo, War house and the Artist were nominated in several categories. Martin Scorsese's "Hugo" leads the Oscar with 11 Academy nominations. There after the Golden Globe Winner "the artist" Following with 10 Nominations. Winners will be announced and will be televised live from Hollywood's Kodak Theatre on February 26.

Here are the Nominations ....

Best Motion Picture of the Year

Nominees:

• The Artist (2011): Thomas Langmann
• The Descendants (2011): Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
• Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011): Scott Rudin
• The Help (2011): Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan
• Hugo (2011/II): Graham King, Martin Scorsese
• Midnight in Paris (2011): Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum
• Moneyball (2011): Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz, Brad Pitt
• The Tree of Life (2011): Nominees to be determined
• War Horse (2011): Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Nominees:

• Demián Bichir for A Better Life (2011)
• George Clooney for The Descendants (2011)
• Jean Dujardin for The Artist (2011)
• Gary Oldman for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
• Brad Pitt for Moneyball (2011)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Nominees:

• Glenn Close for Albert Nobbs (2011)
• Viola Davis for The Help (2011)
• Rooney Mara for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
• Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady (2011)
• Michelle Williams for My Week with Marilyn (2011)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Nominees:

• Kenneth Branagh for My Week with Marilyn (2011)
• Jonah Hill for Moneyball (2011)
• Nick Nolte for Warrior (2011)
• Christopher Plummer for Beginners (2010)
• Max von Sydow for Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Nominees:

• Bérénice Bejo for The Artist (2011)
• Jessica Chastain for The Help (2011)
• Melissa McCarthy for Bridesmaids (2011)
• Janet McTeer for Albert Nobbs (2011)
• Octavia Spencer for The Help (2011)

Best Achievement in Directing

Nominees:

• Woody Allen for Midnight in Paris (2011)
• Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist (2011)
• Terrence Malick for The Tree of Life (2011)
• Alexander Payne for The Descendants (2011)
• Martin Scorsese for Hugo (2011/II)

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

Nominees:

• The Artist (2011): Michel Hazanavicius
• Bridesmaids (2011): Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo
• Margin Call (2011): J.C. Chandor
• Midnight in Paris (2011): Woody Allen
• A Separation (2011): Asghar Farhadi

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published

Nominees:

• The Descendants (2011): Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
• Hugo (2011/II): John Logan
• The Ides of March (2011): George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon
• Moneyball (2011): Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, Stan Chervin
• Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011): Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year

Nominees:

• A Cat in Paris (2010): Alain Gagnol, Jean-Loup Felicioli
• Chico & Rita (2010): Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal
• Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011): Jennifer Yuh
• Puss in Boots (2011): Chris Miller
• Rango (2011): Gore Verbinski

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year

Nominees:

• Bullhead (2011): Michael R. Roskam(Belgium)
• Footnote (2011): Joseph Cedar(Israel)
• In Darkness (2011): Agnieszka Holland(Poland)
• Monsieur Lazhar (2011): Philippe Falardeau(Canada)
• A Separation (2011): Asghar Farhadi(Iran)

Best Achievement in Cinematography

Nominees:

• The Artist (2011): Guillaume Schiffman
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011): Jeff Cronenweth
• Hugo (2011/II): Robert Richardson
• The Tree of Life (2011): Emmanuel Lubezki
• War Horse (2011): Janusz Kaminski

Best Achievement in Editing

Nominees:

• The Artist (2011): Anne-Sophie Bion, Michel Hazanavicius
• The Descendants (2011): Kevin Tent
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011): Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter
• Hugo (2011/II): Thelma Schoonmaker
• Moneyball (2011): Christopher Tellefsen

Best Achievement in Art Direction

Nominees:

• The Artist (2011): Laurence Bennett, Robert Gould
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011): Stuart Craig, Stephenie McMillan
• Hugo (2011/II): Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo
• Midnight in Paris (2011): Anne Seibel, Hélène Dubreuil
• War Horse (2011): Rick Carter, Lee Sandales

Best Achievement in Costume Design

Nominees:

• Anonymous (2011/I): Lisy Christl
• The Artist (2011): Mark Bridges
• Hugo (2011/II): Sandy Powell
• Jane Eyre (2011): Michael O'Connor
• W.E. (2011): Arianne Phillips

Best Achievement in Makeup

Nominees:

• Albert Nobbs (2011): Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnson, Matthew W. Mungle
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011): Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight, Lisa Tomblin
• The Iron Lady (2011): Mark Coulier, J. Roy Helland

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score

Nominees:

• The Adventures of Tintin (2011): John Williams
• The Artist (2011): Ludovic Bource
• Hugo (2011/II): Howard Shore
• Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011): Alberto Iglesias
• War Horse (2011): John Williams

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song

Nominees:

• The Muppets (2011): Bret McKenzie("Man or Muppet")
• Rio (2011): Sergio Mendes, Carlinhos Brown, Siedah Garrett("Real in Rio")

Best Achievement in Sound Mixing

Nominees:

• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011): David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce, Bo Persson
• Hugo (2011/II): Tom Fleischman, John Midgley
• Moneyball (2011): Deb Adair, Ron Bochar, David Giammarco, Ed Novick
• Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011): Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush, Peter J.Devlin
• War Horse (2011): Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson, Stuart Wilson

Best Achievement in Sound Editing

Nominees:

• Drive (2011): Lon Bender, Victor Ray Ennis
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011): Ren Klyce
• Hugo (2011/II): Philip Stockton, Eugene Gearty
• Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011): Ethan Van der Ryn, Erik Aadahl
• War Horse (2011): Richard Hymns, Gary Rydstrom

Best Achievement in Visual Effects

Nominees:

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011): Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler, John Richardson
• Hugo (2011/II): Robert Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossmann, Alex Henning
• Real Steel (2011): Erik Nash, John Rosengrant, Danny Gordon Taylor, Swen Gillberg
• Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011): Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White, Daniel Barrett
• Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011): Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew E. Butler, John Frazier

Best Documentary, Features

Nominees:

• Hell and Back Again (2011): Danfung Dennis, Mike Lerner
• If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front (2011): Marshall Curry, Sam Cullman
• Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory (2011): Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky
• Pina (2011): Wim Wenders, Gian-Piero Ringel
• Undefeated (2011): Daniel Lindsay, T.J. Martin, Rich Middlemas

Best Documentary, Short Subjects

Nominees:

• The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement (2011): Robin Fryday, Gail Dolgin
• God Is the Bigger Elvis: Rebecca Cammisa, Julie Anderson
• Incident in New Baghdad (2011): James Spione
• Saving Face (2011/II): Daniel Junge, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
• The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom (2011): Lucy Walker, Kira Carstensen

Best Short Film, Animated

Nominees:

• Dimanche (2011): Patrick Doyon
• The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (2011): William Joyce, Brandon Oldenburg
• La Luna (2011): Enrico Casarosa
• A Morning Stroll (2011): Grant Orchard, Sue Goffe
• Wild Life (2011): Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby

Best Short Film, Live Action

Nominees:

• Pentecost (2011): Peter McDonald
• Raju (2011): Max Zähle, Stefan Gieren
• The Shore: Terry George, Oorlagh George
• Time Freak (2011): Andrew Bowler, Gigi Causey
• Tuba Atlantic (2010): Hallvar Witzo

-Academy Award Panel - 

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