Oscar Nominations 2012

If you didn’t get a chance to watch the Oscar Nominations 2012 on Monday night, then don’t forget to see who the winners are on February 26th. At the 2012 Oscar nominations we witnessed the expected, the unexpected, a few surprises, and even a few shuns. Our all time Hollywood favorites, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Glenn Close, Meryl Streep and many more great actors and actresses received nominations, while our popular directors, Martin Scorese, Woody Allen and Alexander Payne made it in the gate. “Hugo“, “The Artist,” “The Help” and “The Descendants” were nominated for Best Movies, and nominations for Best Supporting Actors and Actresses were also announced.

Surprisingly, “Hugo” received the most nominations on Monday night! Director, Martin Scoreses’s very first 3-D movie about a young orphan who lived in a train station in the 1930′s was nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Music, Best Directing, Best Visual Effects and Best Writing and Film Editing. What’s unusual about this? “Hugo” didn’t receive a Best Actor or Best Actress nomination, which just may count against them at the Oscars in February.

Second on the list is “The Artist” receiving 10 nominations! This black and white film brings back memories of Hollywood’s Golden Age with Jean Dujardin receiving Best Actor in a Leading Role. Other nominations for the Best Director Award, the Best Screenwriter Award and Best Film Award, “The Artist” definitely has a pretty good chance of coming in first at the Oscars.

Last years all time favorite Southern drama, “The Help” received nominations in the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress categories. Viola Davis received the Best Actress Award nomination, while Octavia Spencer and Jessica Chastain received nominations for Best Supporting Actress. The idea for this movie was sparked by a group of friends joining together with an idea! They decided to make a movie about Mississippi maids during a time of racial segregation in America. No wonder it has touched the hearts of so many Americans!

We can’t forget America’s most handsome actor, George Clooney! He starred in “The Descendants,” a movie about a middle aged dad trying to raise 2 daughters on his own. “The Descendants” was awarded with 5 nominations, among them, George Clooney for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Alexander Payne for Best Director, Best Screenplay, and also a nomination for Best Editing.

Very unusual, the Oscar nominations 2012 awards have gone to movies that contained very little violence or sex! About time! What is also odd is the number of foreign film nominations, including a nomination for the most original screenplay, “A Separation,” and “Footnote,” but surprisingly, we did not see Angelina Jolie receiving a nomination for her role in “In the Land of Blood and Honey.” Another surprise- why wasn’t Steven Spielberg nominated for Best Director in “War Horse?” After all, “War Horse” did receive a nomination for Best Picture.

Other nominations for the Best Picture award were the “Midnight in Paris,” “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close,” “Moneyball,” “The Tree of Life,” and a best screenplay nomination for the very funny, “Bridesmaids.” Brad Pitt was nominated as Best Actor in “Moneyball,” an Oakland A’s general manager named Billy Beane. Unfortunately, good friends, Brad Pitt and George Clooney will be rivals for the Best Actor award at the Oscars.

Best supporting actor nominee, Christopher Plummer who is 82 years old starring in “Beginners” has yet to receive an Oscar award, and Meryl Streep, nominated for Best Actress in “The Iron Lady,” hasn’t won an Oscar since “Sophie’s Choice” 29 years ago. We’ll see where this one goes since “The Iron Lady” did not win an Oscar Nominations 2012. A full list of the nominations are as follows:

BEST PICTURE

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

BEST ACTOR

Demian Bichir, “A Better Life”
George Clooney, “The Descendants”
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”
Meryl Streep, “The Iron Lady”
Michelle Williams, “My Week With Marilyn”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Kenneth Branagh, “My Week With Marilyn”
Jonah Hill, “Moneyball”
Nick Nolte, “Warrior”
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”
Octavia Spencer, “The Help”

BEST DIRECTOR

Woody Allen, “Midnight in Paris”
Michel Hazanavicius, “The Artist”
Terrence Malick, “The Tree of Life”
Alexander Payne, “The Descendants”
Martin Scorsese, “Hugo”

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Woody Allen, “Midnight in Paris”
JC Chandor, “Margin Call”
Asghar Farhadi, “A Separation”
Michel Hazanavicius, “The Artist”
Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, “Bridesmaids”

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Alexander Payne, Nat Faxton, Jim Rash, “The Descendants”
John Logan, “Hugo”
George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon, “The Ides of March”
Aaron Sorkin, Steven Zaillian, Stan Chevren “Moneyball”
Bridget O’Connor, Peter Straughn, “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy”

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

“A Cat In Paris”
“Chico & Rita”
“Kung Fu Panda 2″
“Puss in Boots”
“Rango”

BEST FOREIGN FEATURE

“Bullhead”
“Footnote”
“In Darkness”
“Monsier Lazhar”
“A Separation”

BEST DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)

“Hell and Back Again”
“If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front”
“Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory”
“Pina”
“Undefeated”

BEST DOCUMENTARY (SHORT)

“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”

BEST SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)

“Dimanche/Sunday”
“The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore”
“La Luna”
“A Morning Stroll”
“Wild Life”

BEST SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)

“Pentecost”
“Raju”
“The Shore”
“Time Freak”
“Tuba Atlantic”

BEST ART DIRECTION

“The Artist”
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2″
“Hugo”
“Midnight in Paris”
“War Horse”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

“The Artist”
“The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”
“Hugo”
“The Tree of Life”
“War Horse”

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

“Anonymous”
“The Artist”
“Hugo”
“Jane Eyre”
“W.E.”

BEST FILM EDITING

“The Artist”
“The Descendants”
“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
“Hugo”
“Moneyball”

Best MAKEUP

“Albert Nobbs”
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2″
“The Iron Lady”

BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)

“The Adventures of Tintin”
“The Artist”
“Hugo”
“Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”
“War Horse”

BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)

“Man or Muppet” from “The Muppets” Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie
“Real in Rio” from “Rio” Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown Lyric by Siedah Garrett

BEST SOUND EDITING

“Drive”
“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
“Hugo”
“Transformers: Dark of the Moon”
“War Horse”

BEST SOUND MIXING

“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
“Hugo”
“Moneyball”
“Transformers: Dark of the Moon”
“War Horse”

BEST 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”