As tradition would have it, another early Tuesday morning in January heralded in the next batch of Oscar hopefuls as the Academy Award nominations were announced.
Let's dive right in, ladies and gentleman, your 2012 Oscar nominees:
BEST PICTURE
- The Artist
- The Descendants
- Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
- The Help
- Hugo
- Midnight in Paris
- Moneyball
- The Tree of Life
- War Horse
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
- Demian Bichir - A Better Life
- George Clooney - The Descendants
- Jean Dujardin - The Artist
- Gary Oldman - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
- Brad Pitt - Moneyball
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
- 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
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
- Kenneth Branagh - My Week With Marilyn
- Jonah Hill - Moneyball
- Nick Nolte - Warrior
- Christopher Plummer - Beginners
- Max von Sydow - Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
- Berenice Bejo - The Artist
- Jessica Chastain - The Help
- Melissa McCarthy - Bridesmaids
- Janet McTeer - Albert Nobbs
- Octavia Spencer - The Help
BEST DIRECTOR
- Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
- Alexander Payne - The Descendants
- Martin Scorsese - Hugo
- Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris
- Terrence Malick - The Tree of Life
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
- A Cat in Paris
- Chico & Rita
- Kung Fu Panda 2
- Puss in Boots
- Rango
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
ART DIRECTION
- The Artist
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
- Hugo
- Midnight in Paris
- War Horse
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
- Hell and Back Again
- If A Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
- Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
- Pina
- Undefeated
CINEMATOGRAPHY
- The Artist
- The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
- Hugo
- The Tree of Life
- War Horse
DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
- 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
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
COSTUME DESIGN
- Anonymous
- The Artist
- Hugo
- Jane Eyre
- W.E.
FILM EDITING
- The Artist
- The Descendants
- The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
- Hugo
- Moneyball
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
- Man or Muppet - The Muppets
- Real in Rio - Rio
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
- The Adventures of Tintin
- The Artist
- Hugo
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
- War Horse
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
- Bullhead - Belgium
- Footnote - Israel
- In Darkness - Poland
- Monsieur Lazhar - Canada
- A Separation - Iran
MAKE-UP
- Albert Nobbs
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
- The Iron Lady
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
- Moneyball
- Transformers: Dark of the Moon
- War Horse
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
Click here to read my full reaction to the nominees, including the biggest surprises and snubs.
The 84th Academy Awards will be held on February 26th. Be sure to follow me on Twitter, @tomsantilli, and at tomsantilli.com, for more upcoming news on this year's nominees, as well as all of the latest movie news and reviews.
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