And the Nominees Are!

The nominations for the 84th Academy Awards were announced Tuesday morning in Beverly Hills, CA.  The complete list of nominees are as follows.

Actor in a Supporting Role
Christopher Plummer, "Beginners"
Jonah Hill, "Moneyball"
Kenneth Branagh, "My Week with Marilyn"
Nick Nolte, "Warrior"
Max Von Sydow, "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close"


Actress in a Supporting Role

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


Actor in a Leading Role

George  Clooney, "The Descendants"
Brad Pitt, "Moneyball"
Juan Dujardin, "The Artist"
Gary Oldman, "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
Demian Bechir, "A Better Life"

Actress in a leading Role

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

Directing

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


Documentary

"Pina"
"Project Nim"
"Buck"
"Bill Cunningham: New York"
"Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory”
 "We Were Here," "Hell and Back Again"

Film Editing

Anne-Sophie Bion, Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"
Thelma Schoonmaker, "Hugo"
Michael Kahn, "War Horse"
Kevin Tent, "The Descendants"
Christopher Tellefsen, "Moneyball"
Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,"
Alisa Lepselter, "Midnight in Paris"   

Adapted Screenplay

Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, "The Descendants"
Aaron Sorkin, Steve Zaillan, "Moneyball"
John Logan, "Hugo"
Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan, "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
George Clooney, "The Ides of March"



Original Screenplay

Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"
Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"
Annie Mumalo, Kristin Wiig, "Bridesmaids"
"Asghar Farhadi, "A Separation"
J.C. Chandor, "Margin Call,"



Foreign Language Film

"Bullhead"
"Monsieur Lazhar"
"A Separation"
"Footnote"
"In Darkness"


Animated Feature Film

"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


Best Picture

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