There’s a somewhat surprising leader for the OSCARS this year with HUGO picking 11 nominations including Best Picture and Director for Martin Scorsese. An even bigger surprise is the omission of TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY for Best Picture and no Tilda Swinton for WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN. We’re also a little disappointed as there’s no mention for SHAME or DRIVE…
However, THE DESCENDANTS has 4 nominations for the Fox Searchlight film as it’s up for Best Picture, Best Actor for Clooney, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay and – as expected – Meryl Streep has been nominated for Best Actress in THE IRON LADY but it’s also great to see Rooney Mara up for the same accolade.
Here’s the complete list in full for awards ceremony on February 26th:
Best Actress
Glenn Close: Albert Nobbs
Rooney Mara: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Viola Davis: The Help
Meryl Streep: The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams: My Week With Marilyn
Best Actor
Demian Bichir: A Better Life
George Clooney: The Descendants
Jean Dujardin: The Artist
Gary Oldman: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt: Moneyball
Supporting Actress
Berenice Bejo: The Artist
Jessica Chastain: The Help
Melissa McCarthy: Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer: Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer: The Artist
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
Michel Hazanivicus: The Artist
Alexander Payne: The Descendants
Martin Scorsese: Hugo
Woody Allen: Midnight in Paris
Terrence Malick: The Tree of Life
Best Original Screenplay
Michel Hazanivicius: The Artist
Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumulo: Bridesmaids
Woody Allen: Midnight in Paris
J.C. Chandor: Margin Call
Asghar Farhadi: A Separation
Best Adapted Screenplay
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash: The Descendants
John Logan: Hugo
George Clooney, Beau Willimon and Grant Heslov: The Ides of March
Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin and Stan Chervin: Moneyball
Bridget O’Connor and Peter Straughan: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Best Foreign Feature
Bullhead
Footnote
In Darkness
Monsier Lazhar
In Separation
Best Animated Feature
A Cat in Paris
Chico & Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Rango
Best Picture
War Horse
The Artist
Moneyball
The Descendants
The Tree of Life
Midnight in Paris
The Help
Hugo
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
So, there you go! Some surprises with the usual questionable omissions but it could be a very interesting night, once again! Let the discussion and reaction, begin!
