2012 Oscar Nominations are Here!

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The Oscar race is heating up, and here are the nominations, except foreign film, short film and documentaries:Best PictureThe Artist – Thomas LangmannThe Descendants – Jim Burke, Jim Taylor and Alexander PayneExtremely Loud and Incredibly Close – Scott RudinThe Help – Brunson Green, Chris Columbus and Michael BarnathanHugo – Graham King and Martin ScorseseMidnight in Paris – Letty Aronson and Stephen TenenbaumMoneyball – Michael De Luca, Rachel Horowitz and Brad PittThe Tree of Life – Dede Gardner, Sarah Green, Grant Hill, Brad Pitt and Bill PohladWar Horse – Steven Spielberg and Kathleen KennedyBest DirectorWoody Allen – Midnight in ParisMichel Hazanavicius – The ArtistTerrence Malick – The Tree of LifeAlexander Payne – The DescendantsMartin Scorsese – HugoBest ActorDemián Bichir – A Better Life as Carlos GalindoGeorge Clooney – The Descendants as Matt KingJean Dujardin – The Artist as George ValentinGary Oldman – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy as George SmileyBrad Pitt – Moneyball as Billy BeaneBest ActressGlenn Close – Albert Nobbs as Albert NobbsViola Davis – The Help as Aibileen ClarkeRooney Mara – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Lisbeth SalanderMeryl Streep – The Iron Lady as Margaret ThatcherMichelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn as Marilyn MonroeBest Supporting ActorKenneth Branagh – My Week with Marilyn as Laurence OlivierJonah Hill – Moneyball as Peter BrandNick Nolte – Warrior as Paddy ConlonChristopher Plummer – Beginners as Hal FieldsMax von Sydow – Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close as The RenterBest Supporting ActressBérénice Bejo – The Artist as Peppy MillerJessica Chastain – The Help as Celia FooteMelissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids as MeganJanet McTeer – Albert Nobbs as Hubert PageOctavia Spencer – The Help as Minny JacksonBest Writing – Original ScreenplayThe Artist – Michel HazanaviciusBridesmaids – Kristen Wiig and Annie MumoloMargin Call – J.C. ChandorMidnight in Paris – Woody AllenA Separation – Asghar FarhadiBest Writing-Adapted ScreenplayThe Descendants – Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash from The Descendants by Kaui Hart HemmingsHugo – John Logan from The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian SelznickThe Ides of March – George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon from Farragut North by Beau WillimonMoneyball – Screenplay by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin; Story by Stan Chervin from Moneyball by Michael LewisTinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan from Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréBest Animated FeatureA Cat in Paris – Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup FelicioliChico and Rita – Fernando Trueba and Javier MariscalKung Fu Panda 2 – Jennifer Yuh NelsonPuss in Boots – Chris MillerRango – Gore VerbinskiBest Original ScoreThe Adventures of Tintin – John WilliamsThe Artist – Ludovic BourceHugo – Howard ShoreTinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Alberto IglesiasWar Horse – John WilliamsBest Original Song"Man or Muppet" from The Muppets – Bret McKenzie"Real in Rio" from Rio – Sergio Mendes, Carlinhos Brown and Siedah GarrettBest Sound EditingDrive – Lon Bender and Victor Ray EnnisThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Ren KlyceHugo – Philip Stockton and Eugene GeartyTransformers: Dark of the Moon – Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik AadahlWar Horse – Richard Hymns and Gary RydstromBest Sound MixingThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Bo PerssonHugo – Tom Fleischman and John MidgleyMoneyball – Deb Adair, Ron Bochar, Dave Giammarco and Ed NovickTransformers: Dark of the Moon – Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Peter J. DevlinWar Horse – Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson and Stuart WilsonBest Art DirectionThe Artist – Laurence Bennett and Robert GouldHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 – Stuart Craig and Stephenie McMillanHugo – Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo SchiavoMidnight in Paris – Anne Seibel and Hélène DubreuilWar Horse – Rick Carter and Lee SandalesBest CinematographyThe Artist – Guillaume SchiffmanThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo – Jeff CronenwethHugo – Robert RichardsonThe Tree of Life – Emmanuel LubezkiWar Horse – Janusz KaminskiBest MakeupAlbert Nobbs – Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnston and Matthew W. MungleHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 – Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight and Lisa TomblinThe Iron Lady – Mark Coulier and J. Roy HellandBest Costume DesignAnonymous – Lisy ChristlThe Artist – Mark BridgesHugo – Sandy PowellJane Eyre – Michael O'ConnorW.E – Arianne PhillipsBest Film EditingThe Artist – Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel HazanaviciusThe Descendants – Kevin TentThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Angus Wall and Kirk BaxterHugo – Thelma SchoonmakerMoneyball – Christopher TellefsenBest Visual EffectsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 – Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler and John RichardsonHugo – Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossman and Alex HenningReal Steel – Erik Nash, John Rosengrant, Dan Taylor and Swen GillbergRise of the Planet of the Apes – Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White and Daniel BarrettTransformers: Dark of the Moon – Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew Butler and John FrazierHere are my picks:Best Visual Effects: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2-Come on, they've gotta give HP something. Why not this?Best Film Editing: Hugo-This is only a guess. This is a really dicey category. My second pick is The Artist.Best Costume Design: Anonymous-The Academy loves period pieces. Second pick is Hugo.Best Makeup: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2-It is obvious that The Iron Lady is going down. It's really between this and Albert Nobbs.Best Cinematography: War Horse-Likely the only award this film will get, so give it to the one it deserves most.Best Art Direction: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2-Stuart Craig has been waiting a decade for his name to be called. The time is now!Best Sound Mixing: War Horse-This category is up for grabs. It usually goes to the best action movie of the year, but since it is absent, I might as well go with War Horse.Best Sound Editing: Hugo-Despite what you may think, these two categories rarely go to the same movie.Best Original Song: The Muppets for Man or Muppet-No doubt one of the funniest songs of the year, and it's a no-brainer.Best Original Score: The Artist-Since the film is silent, all you hear is music. That alone makes it a shoe-in.Best Animated Feature: Rango-The award is really between this and Adventures of Tintin, but since that isn't here, might as well hand out the award right now.Best Adapted Screenplay: Moneyball-Again, likely the only award this film will get, but the one it most deserves.Best Original Screenplay: Midnight in Paris-Easily the pick here.Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer for The Help-This is a shot in the dark category this year, but since The Help is so acclaimed, might as well.Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer for Beginners-Don't think twice. He has won every other award show for this position.Best Actress: Viola Davis for The Help-Again, a tie between Michelle Williams and Viola Davis, but Viola.Best Actor: George Clooney for The Descendants-No-brainer. The film wouldn't even be possible without Clooney, who like Plummer, has won Best Actor in everything else.Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist-The film has already done so much to get it's foot in the Oscar door, and Michel makes sure his foot is alongside the other.Best Picture: The Artist-Bam, easy choice. Same reason as above.Your input matters, too. Shout out your picks.