2012 Oscar Nominations

The Oscars are just around the corner and the nominees were announced yesterday. There were a few surprises, sure, but overall things went according to plan. There's pleanty of Hugo, The Artist, The Descendants and War Horse nominations to go around. My guesses will carry asterisks (*).

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

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

Best Supporting Actress:
Berenice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
*Octavia Spencer, The Help*
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs

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

Art Direction:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
*The Artist*
War Horse

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

Film Editing:
Hugo
Moneyball
The Artist
*The Descendants*
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Music (Original Score):
Hugo
The Adventures of Tintin
*The Artist*
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
War Horse

Sound Editing:
*Drive*
Hugo
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse

Visual Effects:
*Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2*
Hugo
Moneyball
The Ides of March
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Writing (Adapted Screenplay):
Hugo
Moneyball
*The Descendants*
The Ides of March
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Writing (Original Screenplay):
A Separation
Bridesmaids
Margin Call
*Midnight in Paris*
The Artist

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