The height of award season has arrived. Jennifer Lawrence, along with Academy President Tom Sherak, just announced the Oscar nominations for the 84th Annual Academy Awards. And yes, both
The Descendants and
The Artist dominated, as was expected. George Clooney actually made history for being nominated in two different categories again.
"This morning we will share the news we've all been waiting for," Sherak said, live from the Beverly Hilton. No time was wasted to announce the nominees for Best Supporting Actress, which included award season sweetheart, Octavia Spencer. Melissa McCarthy was also nominated for
Bridesmaids and Jessica Chastain for
The Help.
Best Supporting actor nods included Kenneth Bannagh, Johan Hill, and Christopher Plummer.
And for Best Supporting Actress in a leading role, Glenn Close ('Albert Nobbs'), Viola Davis ('The Help'), Rooney Mara ('The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo'), Meryl Streep ('The Iron Lady') and Michelle Williams ('My Week With Marilyn') will all go head-to-head.
For Best Supporting Actor in a lead role, George Clooney and Brad Pitt are once again up against each other. While Clooney took home the Golden Globe, there's a good chance Brad could swipe the Oscar. But they've got stiff competition with the likes of Gary Oldman on that list.
A full list of nominees is below:
Best Motion Picture of the YearThe Artist
Moneyball
The Descendants
The Help
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
War Horse
Tree of Life
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Performance by an Actress in a Leading RoleViola Davis--The Help
Meryl Streep--The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams--My Week With Marilyn
Rooney Mara--The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Glenn Close--Albert Nobbs
Performance by an Actor in a Leading RoleGeorge Clooney--The Descendants
Jean Dujardin--The Artist
Brad Pitt--Moneyball
Gary Oldman--Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Damian Bejoiu--A Better Life
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting RoleKenneth Branagh--My Week With Marilyn
Jonah Hill--Moneyball
Nick Nolte, Warrior
Christopher Plummer--Beginners
Max Von Sydow--Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting RoleOctavia Spencer--The Help
Bérénice Bejo--The Artist
Jessica Chastain--The Help
Melissa McCarthy--Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer--Albert Nobbs
Best Animated Feature Film of the Year"A Cat in Paris" --Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli
"Chico & Rita" --Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal
"Kung Fu Panda 2" --Jennifer Yuh Nelson
"Puss in Boots" --Chris Miller
"Rango" --Gore Verbinski
Achievement in DirectingMichel Hazanavicius--The Artist
Alexander Payne--The Descendants
Martin Scorsese--Hugo
Woody Allen--Midnight in Paris
Terrence Malick--The Tree of Life
Best Documentary Feature"Hell and Back Again" --Danfung Dennis and Mike Lerner
"If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front" --Marshall Curry and Sam Cullman
"Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory" --Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
"Pina" --Wim Wenders and Gian-Piero Ringel
"Undefeated" --TJ Martin, Dan Lindsay and Richard Middlemas
Writing (Original Screenplay)"The Artist" --Written by Michel Hazanavicius
"Bridesmaids" --Written by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig
"Margin Call" --Written by J.C. Chandor
"Midnight in Paris" --Written by Woody Allen
"A Separation" --Written by Asghar Farhadi
Best Foreign Film"Bullhead" --Belgium
"Footnote" --Israel
"In Darkness" --Poland
"Monsieur Lazhar" --Canada
"A Separation" --Iran
Art Direction'The Artis' --Production Design: Laurence Bennett; Set Decoration: Robert Gould
'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2' --Production Design: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
'Hugo' --Production Design: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
'Midnight in Paris'--Production Design: Anne Seibel; Set Decoration: Hélène Dubreuil
'War Horse'--Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales
Cinematography'The Artist' --Guillaume Schiffman
'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' --Jeff Cronenweth
'Hugo' --Robert Richardson
'The Tree of Life' --Emmanuel Lubezki
'War Horse' --Janusz Kaminski
Costume Design'Anonymous' --Lisy Christl
'The Artist' --Mark Bridges
'Hugo' --Sandy Powell
'Jane Eyre' --Michael O'Connor
'W.E.' --Arianne Phillips