The 84th Oscar Nomination List

Dear all my blog readers, here is the complete list of 84th Annual Academy Award nominations announced Tuesday, 24 January 2012.

1. Best Picture:
"The Artist," '
'The Descendants,"
''Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close,"
''The Help,"
''Hugo,"
''Midnight in Paris,"
''Moneyball,"
''The Tree of Life,"
''War Horse."

2. Best Actor:
Demian Bichir, "A Better Life";
George Clooney, "The Descendants";
Jean Dujardin, "The Artist";
Gary Oldman, "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy";
Brad Pitt, "Moneyball."

3. 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."

4. 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."

5. Best Supporting Actress:
Berenice Bejo, "The Artist";
Jessica Chastain, "The Help";
Melissa McCarthy, "Bridesmaids";
Janet McTeer, "Albert Nobbs";
Octavia Spencer, "The Help."

6. Best Director:
Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist";
Alexander Payne, "The Descendants";
Martin Scorsese, "Hugo";
Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris";
Terrence Malick, "The Tree of Life."

7. Best Foreign Language Film:
"Bullhead," Belgium; "
Footnote," Israel; "
In Darkness," Poland;
"Monsieur Lazhar," Canada;
"A Separation," Iran.

8. Best Adapted Screenplay:
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, "The Descendants";
John Logan, "Hugo";
George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon, "The Ides of March";
Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin and Stan Chervin, "Moneyball";
Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan, "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy."

9. Best Original Screenplay:
Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist";
Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig, "Bridesmaids";
J.C. Chandor, "Margin Call";
Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris";
Asghar Farhadi, "A Separation."

10. Best Animated Feature Film:
"A Cat in Paris";
"Chico & Rita";
"Kung Fu Panda 2";
"Puss in Boots";
"Rango."

11. Best Art Direction:
"The Artist,"
''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2,"
''Hugo,"
''Midnight in Paris,"
''War Horse."

12. Best Cinematography:
"The Artist,"
''The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,"
''Hugo,"
''The Tree of Life,"
''War Horse."

13. Best Sound Mixing:
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,"
''Hugo,"
''Moneyball,"
''Transformers: Dark of the Moon,"
''War Horse."

14. Best Sound Editing:
"Drive,"
''The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,"
''Hugo,"
''Transformers: Dark of the Moon,"
''War Horse."

15. Best Original Score:
"The Adventures of Tintin," John Williams;
"The Artist," Ludovic Bource;
"Hugo," Howard Shore;
"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," Alberto Iglesias;
"War Horse," John Williams.

16. Best Original Song:
"Man or Muppet" from "The Muppets," Bret McKenzie;
"Real in Rio" from "Rio," Sergio Mendes, Carlinhos Brown and Siedah Garrett.

17. Best Costume:
"Anonymous,"
''The Artist,"
''Hugo,"
''Jane Eyre,"
''W.E."

18. Best Documentary Feature:
"Hell and Back Again,"
''If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front,"
''Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory,"
''Pina,"
''Undefeated."

19. Best Documentary (short subject):
"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."

20. Best Film Editing:
"The Artist,"
''The Descendants,"
''The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,"
''Hugo,"
''Moneyball."

21. Best Makeup:
"Albert Nobbs,"
''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2,"
''The Iron Lady."

22. Best Animated Short Film:
"Dimanche/Sunday,"
''The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore,"
''La Luna,"
''A Morning Stroll,"
''Wild Life."

23. Best Live Action Short Film:
"Pentecost,"
''Raju,"
''The Shore,"
''Time Freak,"
''Tuba Atlantic."

24. 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."

So, who’s your prediction?