Tuesday, January 24, 2012

The 84th Academy Awards


Welcome to the nominees of the 84th Annual Academy Awards.  From now until February 26th when they air, we will be examining the nominees and trying to predict the outcomes.  Here are the nominees:

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

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

Animated Feature Film
A Cat in Paris
Chico & Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Rango

Short Film (Animated)
Dimanche/Sunday
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
La Luna
A Morning Stroll
Wild Life

Short Film (Live Action)
Pentecost
Raju
The Shore
Time Freak
Tuba Atlantic

Music (Original Song)
“Man of 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

Music (Original Score)
The Adventures of Tintin
The Artist
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
War Horse

Makeup
Albert Nobbs
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
The Iron Lady

Costume Design
Anonymous
The Artist
Hugo
Jane Eyre
W.E.

Sound Editing
Drive
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse

Sound Mixing
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Moneyball
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse

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

Art Direction
The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Hugo
War Horse

Foreign Language Film
Belgium, “Bullhead”
Canada, “Monsieur Lazhar”
Iran, “A Separation”
Israel, “Footnote”
Poland, “In Darkness”

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
The Descendants
Hugo
The Ides of March
Moneyball
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Writing (Original Screenplay)
The Artist
Bridesmaids
Margin Call
Midnight in Paris
A Separation

Film Editing
The Artist
The Descendants
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo Moneyball

Cinematography
The Artist
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
The Tree of Life
War Horse

Actress in a Supporting Role
Berenice 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 and Incredibly Close

Actress in a Leading Role
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

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

Directing
The Artist
The Descendants
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
The Tree of Life

Best Picture
The Artist
The Descendants
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
The Help
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
War Horse

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