Awards season continues to roll on with the announcement of the 2012 Academy Award Nominations, better known as the Oscars to you. The announcement was made this morning at 8:30 AM EST by actress Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger Games) and Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences President, Tom Sherak live from the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Los Angeles, California.
There were some notable moments. Hugo, the fantasy film by Martin Scorsese walked away with 11 nominations and Meryl Streep was nominated for her 17th Best Actress award. The were also audible shouts of joy for Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close which nominated for Best Picture and Max von Sydow was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. However the surprise of the day was the announcement of Jonah Hill's name for Best Actor in a support ing role.
List of Nominees:
Actor in a Leading Role
Damian Bichir, A Better Life
George Clooney, The Descendants
Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt, Moneyball
Jean DuJardin, The Artist
Actor in a Supporting Role
Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Nick Nolte, Warrior
Chris Plummer, Beginners
Max von Sydow, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Actress in a Leading Role
Glen 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
Actress in a Supporting Role
Berenice Bejoe, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
Mellissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
Octavia Spencer, The Help
Directing
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
Best Picture
War Horse
The Artist
Moneyball
The Descendants
The Tree of Life
Midnight in Paris
The Help
Hugo
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
The 84th annual Academy Awards will air on Sunday, February 25from the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles, CA at 7 pm on ABC. Billy Crystal will host the event for 9th time in his career. For a complete list of nominees, click here.
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