The nominations for next month’s 84th Academy Awards have been announced, with The Artist and Hugo leading the way, and Meryl Streep and George Clooney among the nominees.
Meryl Streep is considered favourite for Best Actress for her role as former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady, while George Clooney is among the frontrunners in the Best Actor category for The Descendents.
The Artist, a French tribute to silent movies set in Hollywood, is nominated for both Best Picture and Original Screenplay, with its leading man Jean Dujardin also up for Best Actor.
In total it has 10 nominations, while Martin Scorsese's Hugo has 11.
The Academy Awards take place on Sunday 26th February at the Kodak Theatre, Hollywood, presented by Billy Crystal.
The list is as follows:
- Best picture: The Artist, War Horse, Moneyball, The Descendants, Tree of Life, Midnight in Paris, The Help, Hugo, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
- Actor in a Leading Role: George Clooney (The Descendants), Demian Bichir (A Better Life), Jean Dujardin (The Artist), Gary Oldman (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), Brad Pitt (Moneyball)
- Best Actress in a Leading Role: Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs), Viola Davies (The Help), Rooney Mara (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady), Michelle Williams (My Week With Marilyn)
- Actor in a Supporting Role: Kenneth Branangh (My Week With Marilyn), Nick Nolte (Warrior), Jonah Hill (Moneyball), Christopher Plummer (Beginners), Max Von Sydow (Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close)
- Actress in a Supporting Role: Bérénice Bejo (The Artist), Jessica Chastain (The Help), Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids), Janet McTeer (Albert Nobbs), Octavia Spencer (The Help)
- Directing: Michael Hazanavicius (The Artist), Alexander Payne (The Descendents), Martin Scorsese (Hugo), Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris), Terrence Mallick (The Tree of Life)
- Best Original screenplay: The Artist, Bridesmaids, Midnight in Paris, Margin Call, A Separation
- Best Adapted screenplay: The Descendants, Hugo, Ides of March, Moneyball, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
- Foreign Language: A Separation (Iran), Bullhead (Belgium), Monsieur Lazhar (Canada), Footnote (Israel), In Darkness (Poland)
- Animated Feature Film: A Cat in Paris, Chico & Rita, Kung Fu Panda 2, Puss in Boots, Rango
- Cinematography: The Artist, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Hugo, The Tree of Life, War Horse
- Costume design: Anonymous, The Artist, Hugo, Jane Eyre, W.E.
- Art Direction: The Artists, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Hugo, War Horse
- 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 Tsynami and the Cherry Blosson
- Film Editing: The Artist, The Descendants, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Hugo, Moneyball
- Makeup: Albert Nobbs, Harry Potter Part 2, The Iron Lady
- Music (Original): The Adventures of Tintin, The Artist, Hugo, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, War Horse
- Music (Original Song): Man or Muppet from The Muppets, Real in Rio from Rio
- 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, Moneyball, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, War Horse
- Visual Effects: Harry Potter Part 2, Hugo, Real Steel, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Transformers: Dark of the Moon
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