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Academy Awards 2012: The Nominations

Actress Jennifer Lawrence woke up at the crack of dawn this morning to announce the nominations for this year’s 84th Academy Awards. These are the contenders – did your favorite movie make the cut?

The Oscars air on February 26th, so start making those predictions with this full list of the nominees!

Best Picture

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The Artist

The Descendants

The Help

The Tree of Life

Hugo

Midnight in Paris

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Moneyball

War Horse

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Best Actor

George Clooney – The Descendants

Jean Dujardin – The Artist

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Brad Pitt – Moneyball

Gary Oldman – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Demian Bichir – A Better Life

Best Actress

Viola Davis – The Help

Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady

Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn

Rooney Mara – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Glenn Close – Albert Nobbs

Best Supporting Actor

Christopher Plummer – Beginners

Kenneth Branagh – My Week with Marilyn

Max Von Sydow – Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Nick Nolte – Warrior

Jonah Hill – Moneyball

Best Supporting Actress

Octavia Spencer – The Help

Janet McTeer – Albert Nobbs

Berenice Bejo – The Artist

Jessica Chastain – The Help

Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids

Best Director

Martin Scorsese – Hugo

Alexander Payne – The Descendants

Michael Hanazavicius – The Artist

Terrence Malick – The Tree of Life

Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris

Original Screenplay

Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris

Michael Hanazavicius – The Artist

Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo – Bridesmaids

J.C. Chandor – Margin Call

Asghar Farhadi – A Separation

Adapted Screenplay

Aaron Sorkin, Steven Zaillian, Steve Chervin – Moneyball

Alexander Payne, Nat Faxton, Jim Rash – The Descendants

John Logan – Hugo

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

George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon – The Ides of March

Best Animated Film

Rango

A Cat in Paris

Chico & Rita

Puss in Boots

Kung Fu Panda 2

Foreign Language Film

A Separation (Iran)

In Darkness (Poland)

Footnote (Israel)

Monsier Lazhar (Canada)

Bullhead (Belgium)

Documentary

Pina

Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory

Hell and Back Again

If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front

Undefeated

Editing

The Artist

The Descendants

Hugo

Moneyball

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Cinematography

Guillaume Schiffman – The Artist

Emmanuel Lubezki – The Tree of Life

Robert Richardson – Hugo

Jeff Cronenweth – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Janusz Kaminski – War Horse

Art Direction

The Artist

War Horse

Hugo

Midnight in Paris

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2

Sound Mixing

The Artist

War Horse

Hugo

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Sound Editing

Drive

War Horse

Hugo

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Costume Design

The Artist

Anonymous

Hugo

W.E.

Jane Eyre

Visual Effects

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2

Real Steel

Hugo

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Best Make-Up

Albert Nobbs

The Iron Lady

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2

Original Score

Lodovic Bource – The Artist

Alberto Iglesias – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Howard Shore – Hugo

John Williams – War Horse

John Williams – The Adventures of Tintin

Original Song

“Man or Muppet” from The Muppets

“Real in Rio” from Rio

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