2012 Academy Awards

On February 26th 2012 the 84th Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), will honor the best films of 2011.

....Best Animated Short Film nominee: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

2012 Academy Award Nominees:

Best Picture	Best Director
The Artist The Descendants Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close The Help Hugo Midnight in Paris Moneyball The Tree of Life War Horse	Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist Terrence Malick – The Tree of Life Alexander Payne – The Descendants Martin Scorsese – Hugo
Best Actor	Best Actress
Demián Bichir – A Better Life as Carlos Galindo George Clooney – The Descendants as Matt King Jean Dujardin – The Artist as George Valentin Gary Oldman – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy as George Smiley Brad Pitt – Moneyball as Billy Beane	Glenn Close – Albert Nobbs as Albert Nobbs Viola Davis – The Help as Aibileen Clark Rooney Mara – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Lisbeth Salander Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady as Margaret Thatcher Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn as Marilyn Monroe
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Kenneth Branagh – My Week with Marilyn as Laurence Olivier Jonah Hill – Moneyball as Peter Brand Nick Nolte – Warrior as Paddy Conlon Christopher Plummer – Beginners as Hal Fields Max von Sydow – Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close as The Renter	Bérénice Bejo – The Artist as Peppy Miller Jessica Chastain – The Help as Celia Foote Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids as Megan Price Janet McTeer – Albert Nobbs as Hubert Page Octavia Spencer – The Help as Minny Jackson
Best Writing – Original Screenplay	Best Writing – Adapted Screenplay
The Artist – Michel Hazanavicius Bridesmaids – Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo Margin Call – J.C. Chandor Midnight in Paris – Woody Allen A Separation – Asghar Farhadi	The Descendants Hugo The Ides of March Moneyball Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Best Animated Feature	Best Foreign Language Film
A Cat in Paris Chico and Rita Kung Fu Panda 2 Puss in Boots Rango	Bullhead (Belgium) in Dutch and French Footnote (Israel) in Hebrew In Darkness (Poland) in Polish Monsieur Lazhar (Canada) in French A Separation (Iran) in Persian
Best Documentary – Feature	Best Documentary – Short Subject
Hell and Back Again If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory Pina Undefeated	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 Live Action Short Film	Best Animated Short Film
Pentecost Raju The Shore Time Freak Tuba Atlantic	Dimanche The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore La Luna A Morning Stroll Wild Life
Best Original Score	Best Original Song
The Adventures of Tintin The Artist Hugo Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy War Horse	"Man or Muppet" from The Muppets – Bret McKenzie "Real in Rio" from Rio – Sérgio Mendes, Carlinhos Brown, and Siedah Garrett
Best Sound Editing	Best Sound Mixing
Drive The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Hugo Transformers: Dark of the Moon War Horse	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Hugo Moneyball Transformers: Dark of the Moon War Horse
Best Art Direction	Best Cinematography
The Artist Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Hugo Midnight in Paris War Horse	The Artist The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Hugo The Tree of Life War Horse
Best Makeup	Best Costume Design
Albert Nobbs Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 The Iron Lady	Anonymous The Artist Hugo Jane Eyre W.E.

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