2012 Oscar Nominations
The 2012 Oscar nominations were announced this morning in Beverly Hills! The Artist, The Descendants, The Help, Moneyball, Hugo, War Horse, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, The Tree of Life and Midnight in Paris are all up for best picture. In the best actor category, nominations went to George Clooney for The Descendants, Brad Pitt for Moneyball, The Artist‘s Jean Dujardin, Demian Bichir (A Better Life) and Gary Oldman (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy). The nominees for best actress are Michelle Williams (My Week with Marilyn), Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady), Viola Davis (The Help), Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs) and Rooney Mara (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo). The nominees for best director are Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist), Alexander Payne (The Descendants), Martin Scorsese (Hugo), Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris) and Terrence Malick (The Tree of Life). The 84th annual Academy Awards will be broadcast from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday, February 26.