We are 1 month into 2012 and just a few days into the Year Of The Dragon. But Award Show season is in full swing! Yesterday the nominations for the Oscars were announced and the big movie is Hugo with 11 nominations and the Artist in a close 2nd with 10 nominations. The Oscars air Sunday, February 26th on ABC.  Billy Crystal is hosting. See the full list of Oscar hopefuls after the jump.

loading...

Best Picture:

--"The Artist"

--"The Descendants"

--"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"

--"The Help"

--"Hugo"

--"Midnight in Paris"

--"Moneyball"

--"The Tree of Life"

--"War Horse"

Best Animated Feature Film:

--"Puss in Boots"

--"Kung Fu Panda 2"

--"Rango"

--"A Cat in Paris"

--"Chico & Rita"

Best Director:

--Woody Allen"Midnight in Paris"

--Michel Hazanavicius"The Artist"

--Terrence Malick"The Tree of Life"

--Alexander Payne"The Descendants"

--Martin Scorsese"Hugo"

Best Actor:

--George Clooney"The Descendants"

--Brad Pitt"Moneyball"

--Gary Oldman"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"

--Jean Dujardin"The Artist"

--Demián Bichir"A Better Life"

Best Actress:

--Rooney Mara"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"

--Michelle Williams"My Week with Marilyn"

--Glenn Close"Albert Nobbs"

--Meryl Streep"The Iron Lady"

--Viola Davis"The Help"

Best Supporting Actor:

--Jonah Hill"Moneyball"

--Nick Nolte"Warrior"

--Kenneth Branagh"My Week with Marilyn"

--Christopher Plummer"Beginners"

--Max von Sydow"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"

Best Supporting Actress:

--Melissa McCarthy"Bridesmaids"

--Octavia Spencer"The Help"

--Jessica Chastain"The Help"

--Janet McTeer"Albert Nobbs"

--Bérénice Bejo"The Artist"

Best Documentary Feature:

--"Hell and Back Again"

--"If a Tree Falls:  A Story of the Earth Liberation Front"

--"Paradise Lost 3:  Purgatory"

--"Pina"

--"Undefeated"

Best 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"

Best Adapted Screenplay:

--"The Descendants"

--"Hugo"

--"The Ides of March"

--"Moneyball"

--"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"

Best Original Screenplay:

--"The Artist"

--"Bridesmaids"

--"Margin Call"

--"Midnight in Paris"

--"A Separation"

Best Foreign Film:

--"Bullhead" (Belgium)

--"Monsieur Lazhar" (Canada)

--"A Separation" (Iran)

--"Footnote" (Israel)

--"In Darkness" (Poland)

Best Film Editing:

--"The Artist"

--"The Descendants"

--"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"

--"Hugo"

--"Moneyball"

Best Costume:

--"Anonymous"

--"The Artist"

--"Hugo"

--"Jane Eyre"

--"W.E."

Best Makeup:

--"Albert Nobbs"

--"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2"

--"The Iron Lady"

Best Visual Effects:

--"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2"

--"Rise of the Planet of the Apes"

--"Transformers:  Dark of the Moon"

--"Hugo"

--"Real Steel"

Best Sound Mixing:

--"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"

--"Hugo"

--"Moneyball"

--"Transformers:  Dark of the Moon"

--"War Horse"

Best Sound Editing:

--"Drive"

--"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"

--"Hugo"

--"Transformers:  Dark of the Moon"

--"War Horse"

Best Art Direction:

--"The Artist"

--"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2"

--"Hugo"

--"Midnight in Paris"

--"War Horse"

Best Cinematography:

--"The Artist"

--"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"

--"Hugo"

--"The Tree of Life"

--"War Horse"

Best Original Score:

--"The Adventures of Tintin" . . . composed by John Williams

--"The Artist" . . . composed by Ludovic Bource

--"Hugo" . . . composed by Howard Shore

--"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" . . . composed by Alberto Iglesias

--"War Horse" . . . composed by John Williams

Best Original Song:

--"Man or Muppet" . . . from "The Muppets"

--"Real in Rio" . . . from "Rio"

Best Short Film (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"

 

More From Kool 96.5