And the Oscar nominees are...

 

The Academy Award nominations were announced this morning. Here's who made it - in all the top categories:

Picture
The Artist
The Descendants
The Help
Hugo
Midnight In Paris
Moneyball
Tree of Life
War Horse
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close 

That last one was extremely surprising

Actor

Demina Bichir, A Better Life

George Clooney, The Descendants

Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor

Brad Pitt, Moneyball

Son of a Bichir, No Leo!

Actress

Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs

Viola Davis, The Help
Rooney, Girl with Dragon Tattoo

Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady

Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn

Supporting Actor

Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn

Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Nick Nolte, Warrior

Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Max Von Sidoh, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Supporting Actress

Benice Bejo,The Artist

Jessica Chastain,The Help

Melissa McCarthy,Bridesmaids

Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs

Octavia Spencer,The Descendants

Director

Hazanavicius, The Artist

Scorsese, Hugo

Payne, The Descendants

Allen, Midnight In Paris

Malick, The Tree Of Life

No Speilberg
   

Screenplay (Original)

The Artist

Bridesmaids
Margin Call

Midnight In Paris

A Separation

Screenplay (Adapted)

The Descendants

Hugo
Ides of March

Moneyball

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Animated Picture

Cat in Paris
Chico & Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots

Rango

TinTin didn't get deemed animation. But Pixar was shut out.

Best Foreign Feature

Bullhead
Footnote
In Darkness
Monsieur Lazhar
A Separation

Art Direction

The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
War Horse

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.

Madonna's film W.E. is there.

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 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

Film Editing

The Artist
The Descendants
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Moneyball

Makeup

Albert Nobbs
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
The Iron Lady

Music (Original Score)

John Williams, The Adventures of Tintin
Ludovic Bource, The Artist
Howard Shore, Hugo
Alberto Iglesias, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
John Williams, War Horse

Music (Original Song)

"Man or Muppet" from The Muppets, Bret McKenzie
"Real in Rio" from Rio, Sergio Mendes, Carlinhos Brown and Siedah Garrett

No Elton nor Madonna.  But my favorite nom of all is "Man or Muppet"

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
Monyeball
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse

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

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