84th ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEES

BEST PICTURE:
THE ARTIST
THE DESCENDANTS
EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE
THE HELP
HUGO
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
MONEYBALL
THE TREE OF LIFE
WAR HORSE

BEST DIRECTING:
MICHEL HAZANAVICIUS - THE ARTIST
ALEXANDER PAYNE - THE DESCENDANTS
MARTIN SCORSESE - HUGO
WOODY ALLEN - MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
TERRENCE MALICK - THE TREE OF LIFE

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE:
DEMIAN BACHIR - A BETTER LIFE
GEORGE CLOONEY - THE DESCENDANTS
JEAN DUJARDIN - THE ARTIST
GARY OLDMAN - TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
BRAD PITT - MONEYBALL

BEST 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

BEST 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

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:
BERENICE BEJO - THE ARTIST
JESSICA CHASTAIN - THE HELP
MELISSA MCCARTHY - BRIDESMAIDS
JANET MCTEER - ALBERT NOBBS
OCTAVIA SPENCER - THE HELP

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
THE ARTIST - MICHEL HAZANAVICIUS
BRIDESMAIDS - ANNIE MUMOLO & KRISTEN WIIG
MARGIN CALL - J.C. CHANDOR
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS - WOODY ALLEN
A SEPARATION - ASGHAR FARHADI

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
THE DESCENDANTS - ALEXANDER PAYNE, NAT FAXON AND JIM RASH
HUGO - JOHN LOGAN
IDES OF MARCH - GEORGE CLOONEY, GRANT HESLOV AND BEAU WILLIMON
MONEYBALL - STEVEN ZALLIAN, AARON SORKIN AND STAN CHERVIN
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY - BRIDGET O'CONNOR & PETER STRAUGHAN

ART DIRECTION:
THE ARTIST
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2
HUGO
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
WAR HORSE

CINEMATOGRAPHY:
THE ARTIST
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
HUGO
THE TREE OF LIFE
WAR HORSE

COSTUME DESIGN:
ANONYMOUS
THE ARTIST
HUGO
JANE EYRE
W.E.

FILM EDITING:
THE ARTIST
THE DESCENDANTS
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
HUGO
MONEYBALL

MAKEUP:
ALBERT NOBBS
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2
THE IRON LADY

MUSIC - ORIGINAL SCORE:
THE ADVENTURES OF TIN TIN
THE ARTIST
HUGO
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
WAR HORSE

MUSIC - ORIGINAL SONG:
"MAN OR MUPPET" - THE MUPPETS
"REAL IN RIO" - RIO

SOUND MIXING:
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
HUGO
MONEYBALL
TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON
WAR HORSE

SOUND EDITING:
DRIVE
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
HUGO
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

ANIMATED FEATURE:
A CAT IN PARIS
CHICO & RITA
KUNG FU PANDA 2
PUSS IN BOOTS
RANGO

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:
HELL AND BACK AGAIN
IF A TREE FALLS: A STORY OF THE EARTH LIBERTATION FRONT
PARADISE LOST 3: PURGATORY
PINA
UNDEFEATED

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

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
BULLHEAD
FOOTNOTE
IN DARKNESS
MONSIEUR LAZHAR
A SEPARATION

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