Highlights among 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. For a complete list of nominees vist oscars.org.
Motion Picture
“The Descendants” “War Horse” “The Help” “Moneyball” “Hugo” “Midnight in Paris” “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” “The Tree of Life” “The Artist”
Director
Martin Scorsese, “Hugo” Woody Allen, “Midnight in Paris” Alexander Payne, “The Descendants” Michel Hazanavicius, “The Artist” Terrence Malick, “The Tree of Life”
Actor
George Clooney, “The Descendants” Jean Dujardin, “The Artist” Brad Pitt, “Moneyball” Gary Oldman, “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” Demian Bichir, “A Better Life”
Actress
Viola Davis, “The Help” 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” 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” Octavia Spencer, “The Help”
Original Screenplay
“The Artist” “Bridesmaids” “Margin Call” “Midnight in Paris” “A Separation”
Adapted Screenplay
“The Descendants” “Hugo” “The Ides of March” “Moneyball” “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”
Foreign Language Film
“A Separation,” Iran “Bullhead,” Belgium “Monsieur Lazhar,” Canada “Footnote,” Israel “In Darkness,” Poland
Animated Film
“Rango” “A Cat in Paris” “Puss in Boots” “Chico & Rita” “Kung Fu Panda 2″
Original Score
“The Artist” “Hugo” “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” “War Horse” “The Adventures of Tintin”
Original Song
“Man or Muppet” “Real in Rio”
Cinematography
“The Artist” “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo” “Hugo” “The Tree of Life” “War Horse”
Visual Effects
“Rise of the Planet of the Apes” “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2″ “Hugo” “Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon” “Real Steel”
Documentary
“Hell and Back Again” “If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front” “Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory” “Pina” “Undefeated”
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”
Film Editing
“The Artist” “The Descendants ” “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ” “Hugo” “Moneyball”
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