The 2012 Oscars nominations have just been announced and, as usual, following the Golden Globes and plenty of speculation, there aren’t that many surprises. Here are the main category nominees:
Best Picture
The Artist
War Horse
The Descendants
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
The Help
Hugo
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Best Director
Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
Martin Scorsese – Hugo
Alexander Payne – The Descendants
Terrence Malick – Tree of Life
Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Demian Bachir – A Better Life
George Clooney – The Descendants
Jean Dujardin – The Artist
Brad Pitt – Moneyball
Gary Oldman – Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady
Rooney Mara – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Glenn Close – Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis – The Help
Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Christopher Plummer – Beginners
Jonah Hill – Moneyball
Kenneth Branagh – My Week with Marilyn
Nick Nolte – Warrior
Max von Sydow - Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Bérénice Bejo – The Artist
Jessica Chastain – The Help
Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer – Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer – The Help
Best Original Screenplay
Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
Kristen Wiig & Annie Mumolo – Bridesmaids
JC Chandor – Margin Call
Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris
Asghar Farhadi – A Separation
Best Animated Feature
A Cat in Paris
Chico & Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Rango
Best Foreign Language Film
Bullhead
Footnote
In Darkness
Monsieur Lazhar
A Separation
Best Cinematography
Guillaume Schiffman – The Artist
Jeff Cronenweth – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Robert Richardson – Hugo
Emmanuel Lubezki – The Tree of Life
Janusz Kaminski – War Horse
Movie Talk is now officially on Oscars watch until the ceremony, which takes place at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday 26 February, so make sure to check in with us on the latest developments leading up to the big night.
We’re incredibly pleased that Eddie Murphy pulled out of the hosting job because that means that Oscars presenter extraordinaire Billy Crystal is back – for the ninth time! Not that it will be difficult (for anyone) to beat the cringeworthy efforts of Anne Hathaway and James Franco last year.