Good morning everyone,
Guess who woke up at 5:30 A.M. to write and publish this article for all you dedicated readers?
No need to answer.
This morning the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released their nominations of 2011 film. This will be the 84th ceremony for the Academy. The show is planned to broadcast on February 26th hosted by ABC. The widely popular program will be aired nationwide and to a plethora of countries across the globe.
Below is each category and the respected nominees that were announced this morning by the beautiful Jennifer Lawrence.
The Academy has decided to go with Billy Crystal for the hosting position. This will be his 9th crack at the job. Classy, witty, sarcastic social commentary ensues.
There are those who could care less about the Oscars. If that’s you, perhaps just take a glance. However, for those interested: let your desires be satisfied here.
Best Picture
The Artist
War Horse
Moneyball
The Descendants
The Tree of Life
Midnight In Paris
The Help
Hugo
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Best Actor
George Clooney ~ The Descendants
Jean Dujardin ~ The Artist
Demian Bichir – A Better Life
Gary Oldman ~ Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt – Moneyball
Best Actress
Rooney Mara ~ The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep ~ The Iron Lady
Glenn Close ~ Albert Nobbs
Michelle Williams ~ My Week With Marilyn
Viola Davis ~ The Help
Best Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh ~ My Week with Marilyn
Jonah Hill ~ Moneyball
Nick Nolte ~ Warrior
Christopher Plummer ~ Beginners
Max von Sydow ~ Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Best Supporting Actress
Berenice Bejo ~ The Artist
Jessica Chastain ~ The Help
Melissa McCarthy ~ Bridesmaids
James McTeer ~ Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer ~ The Help
Best Director
Michel Hazanavicius ~ The Artist
Woody Allen ~ Midnight In Paris
Terrence Mallick ~ The Tree of Life
Martin Scorsese ~ Hugo
Alexander Payne ~ The Descendants
Best Original Screenplay
Michel Hazanivicius~ The Artist
Annie Mumolo ~ Bridesmaids
J. C. Chandor ~ Margin Call
Woody Allen ~ Midnight In Paris
Asghar Farhadi ~ A Separation
Best Adapted Screenplay
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, & Jim Rash ~ The Descendants
John Logan ~ Hugo
George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon ~ The Ides of March
Aaron Sorkin & Steve Zallian ~ Moneyball
Peter Straughan & Bridget O’Connor ~ Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Best Animated Feature
A Cat In Paris
Chico & Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss In Boots
Rango
Best 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
Tree of Life
War Horse
Best Costume Design
Anonymous
The Artist
Hugo
Jane Eyre
W.E.
Best Foreign Language Film
Bullhead
Footnote
In Darkness
Monsieur Lazhar
A Separation
Best Documentary Feature
Hell and Back Again
If A Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Paradise 3: Purgatory
Pina
Undefeated
Best Original Song
Man or Muppet ~ Brett McKenzie
Real in Rio ~ Sergio Mendes
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 (again)
Best Film Editing
The Artist
The Descendants
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Moneyball
Best Makeup
Albert Nobbs
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
The Iron Lady
Best Sound Editing
Drive ~ Lou Bender & Victory Ray Ennis
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ~ Ren Klyce
Hugo ~ Phillip Stockton and Eugene Gearty
Transformers: Dark of the Moon ~ Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl
War Horse ~ Richard Hymns and Gary Rydstrom
Best Sound Mixing
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Moneyball
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse
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
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Best Documentary (Short)
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
Best Visual Short (Animated)
Dimanche/Sunday
The Fantastic Flying Books Of Mr. Morris Lessmore
La Luna
A Morning Stroll
Wild Life
Best Short Film (Live Action)
Pentecost
Raju
The Shore
Time Freak
Tuba Atlantic
Please share your thoughts on the nominations below. Snippy and or upsetting commentary is expected and welcomed.
Fuck these nominations. Fuck ‘em all.
I’m sorry Alex. My deepest condolences go out to you.
I’m surprised Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close got in there. It kind of came and went, with not much critical acclaim
I’m planning on seeing it this week. Hopefully it’s worth of the acclaim.
For me the big surprises were the snubs for Fassbender, Brooks, and Woodley. I expect that the Academy wasn’t thrilled to recognize an NC-17 film or a violent crime drama. I’m most surprised that Woodley didn’t make it, but I guess they liked The Help enough to have to include two supporting actors. It’s also crazy to see Hugo and War Horse get so many nominations. I thought there might be more diversity in the secondary categories.
Apparently not. War Horse is fine and you know my stances on both THE HELP & HUGO.
[...] Sam over at Duke & The Movies got up early to watch the nominations come through… [...]
I was pretty outraged by the whole NOM affair. But I need to get over it, as I know I will still be up all night watching it!
Ahh, won’t we all.
It was great seeing Gary Oldman finally get the Oscar nomination he deserves. Can he turn that into a win…probably not – he deserves it but I’m guessing the Academy will play it safe.
He most certiainly deserved it, but he won’t
Win.