Nominations for the 84th Academy Awards

March 12, 2012 2:48 pm

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The nominees for the 84th Academy Awards, announced Jan. 24. The Oscars will be awarded Sunday, Feb. 26, in a ceremony hosted by Billy Crystal and telecast live on ABC. An "X" will denote the winners as they are announced.

Motion Picture

[     ]    "The Descendants"
[     ]    "War Horse"
[     ]    "The Help"
[     ]    "Moneyball"
[     ]    "Hugo"
[     ]    "Midnight in Paris"
[     ]    "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"
[     ]    "The Tree of Life"
[  X  ]     "The Artist"

Director

[     ]    Martin Scorsese, "Hugo"
[     ]    Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"
[     ]    Alexander Payne, "The Descendants"
[  X ]     Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"
[     ]    Terrence Malick, "The Tree of Life"

Actor

[     ]    George Clooney, "The Descendants"
[  X ]     Jean Dujardin, "The Artist"
[     ]    Brad Pitt, "Moneyball"
[     ]    Gary Oldman, "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
[     ]    Demian Bichir, "A Better Life"

Actress

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

Supporting Actor

[     ]    Nick Nolte, "Warrior"
[     ]    Kenneth Branagh, "My Week With Marilyn"
[  X ]     Christopher Plummer, "Beginners"
[     ]    Max von Sydow, "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"
[     ]    Jonah Hill, "Moneyball"

Supporting Actress

[     ]    Berenice Bejo, "The Artist"
[     ]    Melissa McCarthy, "Bridesmaids"
[     ]    Janet McTeer, "Albert Nobbs"
[     ]    Jessica Chastain, "The Help"
[  X ]     Octavia Spencer, "The Help"

Original Screenplay

[     ]    "The Artist"
[     ]    "Bridesmaids"
[     ]    "Margin Call"
[  X ]     "Midnight in Paris"
[     ]    "A Separation"

Adapted Screenplay

[  X ]     "The Descendants"
[     ]    "Hugo"
[     ]    "The Ides of March"
[     ]    "Moneyball"
[     ]    "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"

Foreign Language Film

[  X ]     "A Separation," Iran
[     ]    "Bullhead," Belgium
[     ]    "Monsieur Lazhar," Canada
[     ]    "Footnote," Israel
[     ]    "In Darkness," Poland

Animated Film

[  X ]     "Rango"
[     ]    "A Cat in Paris"
[     ]    "Puss in Boots"
[     ]    "Chico & Rita"
[     ]    "Kung Fu Panda 2"

Short Film (Animated)

[     ]    "Dimanche/Sunday"
[  X ]     "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore"
[     ]    "La Luna"
[     ]    "A Morning Stroll"
[     ]    "Wild Life"

Short Film (Live Action)

[     ]    "Pentecost"
[     ]    "Raju"
[  X ]     "The Shore"
[     ]    "Time Freak"
[     ]    "Tuba Atlantic"

Original Score

[  X ]     "The Artist"
[     ]    "Hugo"
[     ]    "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
[     ]    "War Horse"
[     ]    "The Adventures of Tintin"

Original Song

[  X ]     "Man or Muppet"
[     ]    "Real in Rio"

Cinematography

[     ]    "The Artist"
[     ]    "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo"
[  X ]     "Hugo"
[     ]    "The Tree of Life"
[     ]    "War Horse"

Art Direction

[     ]    "The Artist"
[     ]    "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2"
[  X ]     "Hugo"
[     ]    "Midnight in Paris"
[     ]    "War Horse"

Visual Effects

[     ]    "Rise of the Planet of the Apes"
[     ]    "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2"
[  X ]     "Hugo"
[     ]    "Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon"
[     ]    "Real Steel"

Costume Design

[  X ]     "The Artist"
[     ]    "Anonymous"
[     ]    "Hugo"
[     ]    "Jane Eyre"
[     ]    "W.E."

Make-Up

[     ]    "Albert Nobbs"
[     ]    "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2"
[  X ]     "The Iron Lady"

Documentary

[     ]    "Hell and Back Again"
[     ]    "If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front"
[     ]    "Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory"
[     ]    "Pina"
[  X ]     "Undefeated"

Documentary Short

[     ]    "The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement"
[     ]    "God is the Bigger Elvis"
[     ]    "Incident in New Baghdad"
[  X ]     "Saving Face"
[     ]    "The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom"

Film Editing

[     ]    "The Artist"
[     ]    "The Descendants"
[  X ]     "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
[     ]    "Hugo"
[     ]    "Moneyball"

Sound Editing

[     ]    "Drive"
[     ]    "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
[  X ]     "Hugo"
[     ]    "Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon"
[     ]    "War Horse"

Sound Mixing

[     ]    "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
[  X ]     "Hugo"
[     ]    "Moneyball"
[     ]    "Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon"
[     ]    "War Horse"

First Published January 24, 2012 12:00 am
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