The 84th Annual Academy Awards Nominations Announced

It's that time of year again. Awards season!  Well, the biggest awards show of all, The 84th Annual Academy Awards announced its nominations today.  "The Help" was nominated for Best Picture.  There are a total of nine nominations for Best Picture. "The Help" also garnered nods for Viola Davis (Best Actress) and Octavia Spencer and Jessica Chastain for (Best Supporting Actress). George Clooney and his friend, Brad Pitt garnered Best Actor nominations for "The Descendants" and "Moneyball," respectively. Kudos to Melissa McCarthy for her Best Supporting actress nod (BridesMaids), Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs) and Meryl Streep (Iron Lady) for Best Actress. There are a couple of surprises like Rooney Mara "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" (Best Actress), Jonah Hill for "Moneyball" and Nick Nolte for "Warrior," both for (Best Supporting Actor). 

Following is a list of nominees for the 84th annual Academy Awards, which will be hosted by Billy Crystal.  The show airs on ABC on Feb. 26.

BEST PICTURE
"The Artist"
"The Descendants"
"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"
"Hugo"
"Midnight in Paris"
"The Help"
"Moneyball"
"War Horse"
"The Tree of Life"
BEST ACTOR
Demian 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 (standing) in "THE HELP"

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
Berenice Bejo, "The Artist"
Jessica Chastain, "The Help"
Melissa McCarthy, "Bridesmaids"
Janet McTeer, "Albert Nobbs"

(l-r) Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer and Viola Davis in "The Help"

Octavia Spencer, "The Help"
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 ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"
JC Chandor, "Margin Call"
Asghar Farhadi, "A Separation"
Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"
Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, "Bridesmaids"
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxton, Jim Rash, "The Descendants"
John Logan, "Hugo"
George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon, "The Ides of March"
Aaron Sorkin, Steven Zaillian, Stan Chevren "Moneyball"
Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughn, "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
"A Cat In Paris"
"Chico & Rita"
"Kung Fu Panda 2"
"Puss in Boots"
"Rango"
BEST FOREIGN FEATURE
"Bullhead"
"Footnote"
"In Darkness"
"Monsier Lazhar"
"A Separation"
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 Costume Design
"Anonymous"
"The Artist"
"Hugo"
"Jane Eyre"
"W.E."
Best Directing
"The Artist"
"The Descendants"
"Hugo"
"Midnight in Paris"
"The Tree of Life"
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 Film Editing
"The Artist"
"The Descendants"
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
"Hugo"
"Moneyball"
Best Foreign Language Film
"Bullhead"
"Footnote"
"In Darkness"
"Monsieur Lazhar"
"A Separation"
Best Makeup
"Albert Nobbs"
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
"The Iron Lady"
Best Music (Original Score)
"The Adventures of Tintin"
"The Artist"
"Hugo"
"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
"War Horse"
Best Music (Original Song)
"Man or Muppet" from "The Muppets"
"Real in Rio" from "Rio"
Best Picture
"The Artist"
"The Descendants"
"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"
"The Help"
"Hugo"
"Midnight in Paris"
"Moneyball"
"The Tree of Life"
"War Horse"
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"
Best Sound Editing
"Drive"
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
"Hugo"
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon"
"War Horse"
Best Sound Mixing
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
"Hugo"
"Moneyball"
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon"
"War Horse"
Best 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"
Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
"The Descendants"
"Hugo"
"The Ides of March"
"Moneyball"
"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
Writing (Original Screenplay)
"The Artist"
"Bridesmaids"
"Margin Call"
"Midnight in Paris"
"A Separation"