On January 24, 2012, the 84th Academy Award Nominations were announced. The Academy Awards will take place on February 26, 2012. The Academy Award nominees are as follows (and any BasementReject Reviews will be linked under the nominee…keep checking in as we review more & more movies).
Best Picture:
WINNER: The Artist
The Descendants
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
The Help
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
War Horse
Best Actor:
Demain Bichir—A Better Life
George Clooney—The Descendants
WINNER: Jean Dujardin—The Artist
Gary Oldman—Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt—Moneyball
Best Actress:
Glenn Close—Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis—The Help
Rooney Mara—The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
WINNER: Meryl Streep—Iron Lady
Michelle Williams—My Week with Marilyn
Best Supporting Actor:
Kenneth Branagh—My Week with Marilyn
Jonah Hill—Moneyball
Nick Nolte—Warrior
WINNER: Christopher Plummer—Beginners
Max von Sydow—Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Best Supporting Actress:
Berenice Bejo—The Artist
Jessica Chastain—The Help
Melissa McCarthy—Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer—Albert Nobbs
WINNER: Octavia Spencer—The Help
Best Animated Feature Film:
A Cat in Paris
Chico & Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
WINNER: Rango
Best Cinematography:
The Artist
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
WINNER: Hugo
The Tree of Life
War Horse
Best Art Direction:
The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
WINNER: Hugo
Midnight in Paris
War Horse
Best Costume Design:
Anonymous
WINNER: The Artist
Hugo
Jane Eyre
W. E.
Best Directing:
WINNER: The Artist—Michael Hazanavicius
The Descendants—Alexander Payne
Hugo—Martin Scorsese
Midnight in Paris—Woody Allen
The Tree of Life—Terrence Malick
Best Documentary Feature:
Hell and Back Again
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Pina
WINNER: Undefeated
Best Documentary Short:
The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights
God is the Bigger Elvis
Incident in New Baghdad
WINNER: Saving Face
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
Best Film Editing:
The Artist
The Descendants
WINNER: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Moneyball
Best Foreign Language Film:
Bullhead
Monsieur Lazhar
WINNER: A Separation
Footnote
In Darkness
Best Makeup:
Albert Nobbs
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
WINNER: The Iron Lady
Best Music (Original Score):
The Adventures of Tintin
WINNER: The Artist
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
War Horse
Best Music (Original Song):
WINNER: “Man or Muppet”—The Muppets
“Real in Rio”—Rio
Best Short Film—Animated:
Dimanche (Sunday)
WINNER: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
La Luna
A Morning Stroll
Wild Life
Best Short Film—Live Action:
Pentecost
Raju
WINNER: The Shore
Time Freak
Tuba Atlantic
Best Sound Editing:
Drive
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
WINNER: Hugo
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse
Best Sound Mixing:
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
WINNER: Hugo
Moneyball
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse
Best Visual Effects:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
WINNER: Hugo
Real Steel
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay):
WINNER: The Descendants
Hugo
The Ides of March
Moneyball
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Best Writing (Original Screenplay):
The Artist
Bridesmaids
Margin Call
WINNER: Midnight in Paris
A Separation
Preceded By:
The 83rd Academy Award Nominations
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