The Oscars 84th Academy Awards Nominees Announced

Leslie Cheung almost 13 years ago

Nominations for the 84th Academy Awards were announced today (US time, January 24) by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak and 2010 Oscar nominee Jennifer Lawrence.

The Academy Awards ceremony will be presented on February 26 (Hong Kong time, February 27), at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center.

Here is the list of nominations:

Performance by an actor in a leading role

• Demián Bichir in A Better Life
• George Clooney in The Descendants
• Jean Dujardin in The Artist
• Gary Oldman in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
• Brad Pitt in Moneyball

Performance by an actor in a supporting role

• Kenneth Branagh in My Week With Marilyn
• Jonah Hill in Moneyball
• Nick Nolte in Warrior
• Christopher Plummer in Beginners
• Max von Sydow in Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close

Performance by an actress in a leading role

• Glenn Close in Albert Nobbs
• Viola Davis in The Help
• Rooney Mara in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
• Meryl Streep in The Iron Lady
• Michelle Williams in My Week With Marilyn

Performance by an actress in a supporting role

• Bérénice Bejo in The Artist
• Jessica Chastain in The Help
• Melissa McCarthy in Bridesmaids
• Janet McTeer in Albert Nobbs
• Octavia Spencer in The Help

Best animated feature film of the year

• A Cat In Paris
  Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli
• Chico & Rita
  Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal
• Kung Fu Panda 2
  Jennifer Yuh Nelson
• Puss In Boots
  Chris Miller
• Rango
  Gore Verbinski

Achievement in art direction

• The Artist
• Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2
• Hugo
• Midnight In Paris
• War Horse

Achievement in cinematography

• The Artist
• The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
• Hugo
• The Tree Of Life
• War Horse

Achievement in costume design

• Anonymous
• The Artist
• Hugo
• Jane Eyre
• W.E.

Achievement in directing

• The Artist
  Michel Hazanavicius
• The Descendants
  Alexander Payne
• Hugo
  Martin Scorsese
• Midnight In Paris
  Woody Allen
• The Tree Of Life
  Terrence Malick

Best documentary feature

• Hell And Back Again
  Danfung Dennis and Mike Lerner
• If A Tree Falls: A Story Of The Earth Liberation Front
  Marshall Curry and Sam Cullman
• Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
  Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky
• Pina
  Wim Wenders and Gian-Piero Ringel
• Undefeated
  TJ Martin, Dan Lindsay and Richard Middlemas

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

Achievement in film editing

• The Artist
• The Descendants
• The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
• Hugo
• Moneyball

Best foreign language film of the year

• Bullhead (Belgium)
• Footnote (Israel)
• In Darkness (Poland)
• Monsieur Lazhar (Canada)
• A Separation (Iran)

Achievement in makeup

• Albert Nobbs
• Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2
• The Iron Lady

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (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

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (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 motion picture of the year

• The Artist
• The Descendants
• Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close
• The Help
• Hugo
• Midnight In Paris
• Moneyball
• The Tree Of Life
• War Horse

Best animated short film

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

Best live action short film

• Pentecost
• Raju
• The Shore
• Time Freak
• Tuba Atlantic

Achievement in sound editing

• Drive
• The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
• Hugo
• Transformers: Dark Of The Moon
• War Horse

Achievement in sound mixing

• The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
• Hugo
• Moneyball
• Transformers: Dark Of The Moon
• War Horse

Achievement in 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

Adapted screenplay

• The Descendants
• Hugo
• The Ides Of March
• Moneyball
• Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Original screenplay

• The Artist
• Bridesmaids
• Margin Call
• Midnight In Paris
• A Separation

Photo by Greg Harbaugh / © A.M.P.A.S.