2012 Oscar Academy Awards Nominations

Martin Scorsese’s Hugo leads the Oscar nominations with 11 nods.

The 84th annual Oscar Academy Award selections were announced this morning in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Jennifer Lawrence and Tom Sherak – president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences – announced the list, with Hugo leading the pack.

Scorsese’s first foray into family films is in the running for the coveted best film prize, as is War Horse, The Artist, Moneyball, The Descendants, The Tree of Life, Midnight in Paris, The Help and Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close.

Hugo was also named in the best director and best adapted screenplay categories respectively.

Michel Hazanavicius’s critically-acclaimed The Artist garnered a respectable ten nominations, coming in a close second place and continuing its domination over the major Hollywood film events.

Bennett Miller’s Moneyball took six nominations, with Alexander Payne’s The Descendants up for five prizes.

The Artist’s stars have been praised for their roles, with Jean Dujardin in the running for best actor and Bérénice Bejo nominated for the supporting actress award.

Others battling it out to be named best actor are Demian Bichir, George Clooney, Gary Oldman and Brad Pitt.
Bérénice is in the running for best supporting actress alongside Jessica Chastain, Melissa McCarthy, Janet McTeer and Octavia Spencer, while the male version of the prize includes Kenneth Branagh, Jonah Hill, Nick Nolte, Christopher Plummer and Max von Sydow.

For the coveted best actress award, Glenn Close, Rooney Mara, Viola Davis, Meryl Streep and Michelle Williams are all named.

Scorsese is battling it out for best director with Michel Hazanavicius, Alexander Payne, Woody Allen and Terrence Malick.

The 84th annual Oscar Academy Awards will be presented in a ceremony on 26 February presented by Billy Crystal.

2012 Academy Awards nomination main categories:

Actress in a Supporting Role

• Bérénice Bejo, The Artist
• Jessica Chastain, The Help
• Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
• Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
• Octavia Spencer, The Help

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 Leading Role

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

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

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 Original Screenplay

• The Artist
• Bridesmaids
• Midnight in Paris
• Margin Call
• A Separation

Best Adapted Screenplay

• The Descendants
• Hugo
• The Ides of March
• The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
• Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Best Foreign Feature

• Bullhead
• Footnote
• In Darkness
• Monsier Lazhar
• In Separation

Best Animated Feature

• A Cat in Paris
• Chico & Rita
• Kung Fu Panda 2
• Puss in Boots
• Rango

Best Picture

• War Horse
• The Artist
• Moneyball
• The Descendants
• The Tree of Life
• Midnight in Paris
• The Help
• Hugo
• Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

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