2012 Oscars - The year of The Artist!

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5,783 voters will sit down and choose from the nomination ballots that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has mailed to them.

Here are the 6 major races for the ultimate win:

BEST PICTURE

The Artist
War Horse
The Descendants
The Help
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
The Tree of Life
Moneyball
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Bridesmaids
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2
The Ides of March
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Drive


BEST DIRECTOR

Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Steven Spielberg, War Horse
Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Stephen Daldry, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Tate Taylor, The Help
David Fincher, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Bennett Miller, Moneyball
George Clooney, The Ides of March
Nicolas Winding Refn, Drive


BEST ACTOR

George Clooney, The Descendants
Brad Pitt, Moneyball
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Michael Fassbender, Shame
Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar
Michael Shannon, Take Shelter
Demián Bichir, A Better Life
Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Ryan Gosling, Drive
Woody Harrelson, Rampart
Ryan Gosling, The Ides of March
Matt Damon, We Bought A Zoo


BEST ACTRESS

Viola Davis, The Help
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin
Charlize Theron, Young Adult
Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene
Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids
Keira Knightley, A Dangerous Method
Kirsten Dunst, Melancholia
Felicity Jones, Like Crazy


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
Albert Brooks, Drive
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Nick Nolte, Warrior
Max Von Sydow, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Armie Hammer, J. Edgar
Ben Kingsley, Hugo
Patton Oswalt, Young Adult
Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method
Andy Serkis, Rise of the Planet of the Apes
George Clooney, The Ides of March


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Octavia Spencer, The Help
Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
Bérénice Bejo, The Artist
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Shailene Woodley, The Descendants
Vanessa Redgrave, Coriolanus
Carey Mulligan, Shame
Sandra Bullock, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Judy Greer, The Descendants
Jessica Chastain, The Tree of Life
Kate Winslet, Carnage

[MichaelMyers]

I gotta think Tree of Life is the favorite, though I can see The Descendants mounting a challenge for those who found the film too "weird."

[roshiq]

This is going to suck big time!

[TheWickerFan]

This is going to suck big time!

I was thinking the same thing.

[newb]

I'm really out of the loop this year....the only movie I've seen is Bridesmaids

[hammerfan]

I'm really out of the loop this year....the only movie I've seen is Bridesmaids

The only one I've seen is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

[Angra]

I'm really out of the loop this year....the only movie I've seen is Bridesmaids



WHIPPED!!!













But seriously, Bridesmaids was a fun watch. I doubt that's enough to give it an Oscar nomination tho.

[newb]

WHIPPED!!!













But seriously, Bridesmaids was a fun watch. I doubt that's enough to give it an Oscar nomination tho.

I actually wanted to see it more than Mrs. Newb.......and Yeah...I doubt it will get any nominations

[Angra]

I actually wanted to see it more than Mrs. Newb.......and Yeah...I doubt it will get any nominations

Your wife told you to tell me that, didn't she? ;) :p

[newb]

Your wife told you to tell me that, didn't she? ;) :p

yes.....yes.....YES...it's true....she said she would cut me off for two weeks.....I had no other choice


I had no other choice

[Angra]

Finally....... the truth.

Your name is Newb and you're a husband.

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And the nominations are...

Best Picture

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

Best Director

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

Best Actor

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

Best Actress

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 Supporting Actor

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

Best Supporting Actress

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

Best Original Screenplay

Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids
J.C. Chandor, Margin Call
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Asghar Farhadi, A Separation

Best Adapted Screenplay

Alexander Payne, Jim Rash, and Nat Faxon, The Descendants
John Logan, Hugo
George Clooney, Grant Heslov, and Beau Willimon, The Ides of March
Aaron Sorkin and Steven Zaillian, Moneyball
Peter Straughan and Bridget O’Connor, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Best Animated Film

A Cat in Paris
Chico & Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Rango

Best Foreign Language Film

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

Best Cinematography

The Artist
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
The Tree of Life
War Horse

Art Direction

The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Hugo
War Horse

Costume Design

Anonymous
The Artist
Hugo
Jane Eyre
W.E.

Documentary Feature

Hell and Back Again
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Pina
Undefeated

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

Film Editing

The Artist, Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius
The Descendants, Kevin Tent
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
Hugo, Thelma Schoonmaker
Moneyball, Christopher Tellefsen

Makeup

Albert Nobbs, Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnston, and Matthew W. Mungle
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk, and Yolanda Toussieng
The Iron Lady, Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland

Music (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

Music (Original Song)

“Man or Muppet” from The Muppets, Bret McKenzie
“Real in Rio” from Rio, Sergio Mendes, Carlinhos Brown, and Siedah Garrett

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

Sound Editing

Drive
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse

Sound Mixing

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Monyeball
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

[hammerfan]

I haven't seen any of the nominated films. I'm hoping to see Tinker Tailor this weekend.

[TheWickerFan]

Roshiq was right. What a terrible year.:mad:

[The Villain]

Yeah this is gonna suck. Still gonna watch all the nominated movies and watch the oscars. Not very excited about it though.

[roshiq]

I think this time the Academy got an interesting opportunity to do something very rare & original...by NOT declaring any winner in the major categories..."Sorry, the academy hasn't find any of them Oscar-worthy! Try something really better next time. Good night.":D

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And the WINNERS are (highlighted in bold)...


Best Picture

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


Best Director

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



Best Actor

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



Best Actress

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 Supporting Actor

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



Best Supporting Actress

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



Best Original Screenplay

Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids
J.C. Chandor, Margin Call
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Asghar Farhadi, A Separation



Best Adapted Screenplay

Alexander Payne, Jim Rash, and Nat Faxon, The Descendants
John Logan, Hugo
George Clooney, Grant Heslov, and Beau Willimon, The Ides of March
Aaron Sorkin and Steven Zaillian, Moneyball
Peter Straughan and Bridget O’Connor, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy



Best Animated Film

A Cat in Paris
Chico & Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Rango



Best Foreign Language Film

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



Best Cinematography

The Artist
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
The Tree of Life
War Horse



Art Direction

The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Hugo
War Horse



Costume Design

Anonymous
The Artist
Hugo
Jane Eyre
W.E.



Documentary Feature

Hell and Back Again
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Pina
Undefeated



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



Film Editing

The Artist, Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius
The Descendants, Kevin Tent
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
Hugo, Thelma Schoonmaker
Moneyball, Christopher Tellefsen



Makeup

Albert Nobbs, Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnston, and Matthew W. Mungle
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk, and Yolanda Toussieng
The Iron Lady, Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland



Music (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



Music (Original Song)

“Man or Muppet” from The Muppets, Bret McKenzie
“Real in Rio” from Rio, Sergio Mendes, Carlinhos Brown, and Siedah Garrett



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



Sound Editing

Drive
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse



Sound Mixing

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Monyeball
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



Details - http://www.imdb.com/oscars/nominations/



Most of the technical awards were taken by Martin Scorcese's visually impressive Hugo, but it was heartening to see The Artist winning all the major Oscars this year. A truly magnificent film based on the silent era of film-making. I urge everyone strongly to check it out asap.

Truly, the year of The Artist in 2012 Oscars.

And I predict that Prometheus will take at least one Oscar next year. What say?

(Hush, Angra!)

[Disease]

The Artist is the biggest rmake concept ever, of course it got the gong.

[roshiq]

And the WINNERS are (highlighted in bold)...

Film Editing

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
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And I thought the editing was horrible!:D

[Fearonsarms]

Whoever was responsible for Meryl Streep winning for The Iron Lady should be shot

[The Villain]

Whoever was responsible for Meryl Streep winning for The Iron Lady should be shot

I know. Viola Davis really should have won

[Fearonsarms]

I know. Viola Davis really should have won

I haven't seen The Help but I've heard good things.

[The Villain]

I haven't seen The Help but I've heard good things.

It was good. A little over hyped but i liked it. Her performance was really good though.

[neverending]

And have you seen The Iron Lady?

[The Villain]

And have you seen The Iron Lady?

No which is why i didn't comment on it. I based my opinion off the performances i had seen. Now that isn't really a fair opinion but since when are opinions fair? I'm sure Streep's performance was great and if i ever do see The Iron Lady and change my mind, then i will recant but seeing how i didn't at this moment i think Viola Davis should have won.

[Elvis_Christ]

Man Drive got cheated. It deserved an Oscar for cinematography alone and was a far more worthy nomination than Moneyball (can't comment on the others as I've yet to watch them).

[Zero]

i really like The ARTIST - thought the DECENDANTS was overrated

[newb]

got me a copy of The Artist but the sound was all fucked up