The 84th Annual Academy Award Nominations




Nominations announced Tuesday, January 24th; winners announced on Sunday, February 26th.


Best Motion Picture of the Year
Nominees:


Artist, The (2011): Thomas Langmann

Descendants, The (2011): Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011): Scott Rudin

Help, The (2011): Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan

Hugo (2011): Graham King, Martin Scorsese

Midnight in Paris (2011): Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum

Moneyball (2011): Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz, Brad Pitt

Tree of Life, The (2011): Terrence Malick

War Horse (2011): Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy



Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Nominees:


Demián Bichir for Better Life, A (2011)

George Clooney for Descendants, The (2011)

Jean Dujardin for Artist, The (2011)

Gary Oldman for Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (2011)

Brad Pitt for Moneyball (2011)



Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Nominees:


Glenn Close for Albert Nobbs (2011)

Viola Davis for Help, The (2011)

Rooney Mara for Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The (2011)

Meryl Streep for Iron Lady, The (2011)

Michelle Williams for My Week with Marilyn (2011)



Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Nominees:


Kenneth Branagh for My Week with Marilyn (2011)

Jonah Hill for Moneyball (2011)

Nick Nolte for Warrior (2011)

Christopher Plummer for Beginners (2010)

Max von Sydow for Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011)



Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Nominees:


Bérénice Bejo for Artist, The (2011)

Jessica Chastain for Help, The (2011)

Melissa McCarthy for Bridesmaids (2011)

Janet McTeer for Albert Nobbs (2011)

Octavia Spencer for Help, The (2011)



Best Achievement in Directing
Nominees:


Woody Allen for Midnight in Paris (2011)

Michel Hazanavicius for Artist, The (2011)

Terrence Malick for Tree of Life, The (2011)

Alexander Payne for Descendants, The (2011)

Martin Scorsese for Hugo (2011)



Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Nominees:


Artist, The (2011): Michel Hazanavicius

Bridesmaids (2011): Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo

Margin Call (2011): J.C. Chandor

Midnight in Paris (2011): Woody Allen

Separation, A (2011): Asghar Farhadi



Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Nominees:


Descendants, The (2011): Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash

Hugo (2011): John Logan

Ides of March, The (2011): George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon

Moneyball (2011): Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, Stan Chervin

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (2011): Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan



Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
Nominees:


A Cat in Paris (2010): Alain Gagnol, Jean-Loup Felicioli

Chico & Rita (2010): Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal

Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011): Jennifer Yuh

Puss in Boots (2011): Chris Miller

Rango (2011): Gore Verbinski



Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Nominees:


Bullhead (2011): Michael R. Roskam(Belgium)

Footnote (2011): Joseph Cedar(Israel)

In Darkness (2011): Agnieszka Holland(Poland)

Monsieur Lazhar (2011): Philippe Falardeau(Canada)

A Separation (2011): Asghar Farhadi(Iran)



Best Achievement in Cinematography
Nominees:


Artist, The (2011): Guillaume Schiffman

Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The (2011): Jeff Cronenweth

Hugo (2011): Robert Richardson

Tree of Life, The (2011): Emmanuel Lubezki

War Horse (2011): Janusz Kaminski



Best Achievement in Editing
Nominees:


Artist, The (2011): Anne-Sophie Bion, Michel Hazanavicius

Descendants, The (2011): Kevin Tent

Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The (2011): Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter

Hugo (2011): Thelma Schoonmaker

Moneyball (2011): Christopher Tellefsen



Best Achievement in Art Direction
Nominees:


Artist, The (2011): Laurence Bennett, Gregory S. Hooper

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011): Stuart Craig, Stephenie McMillan

Hugo (2011): Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo

Midnight in Paris (2011): Anne Seibel, Hélène Dubreuil

War Horse (2011): Rick Carter, Lee Sandales



Best Achievement in Costume Design
Nominees:


Anonymous (2011): Lisy Christl

Artist, The (2011): Mark Bridges

Hugo (2011): Sandy Powell

Jane Eyre (2011): Michael O'Connor

W.E. (2011): Arianne Phillips



Best Achievement in Makeup
Nominees:


Albert Nobbs (2011): Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnson, Matthew W. Mungle

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011): Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight, Lisa Tomblin

Iron Lady, The (2011): Mark Coulier, J. Roy Helland



Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
Nominees:


Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, The (2011): John Williams

Artist, The (2011): Ludovic Bource

Hugo (2011): Howard Shore

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (2011): Alberto Iglesias

War Horse (2011): John Williams



Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
Nominees:


Muppets, The (2011): Bret McKenzie("Man or Muppet")

Rio (2010): Sergio Mendes, Carlinhos Brown, Siedah Garrett("Real in Rio")



Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
Nominees:


Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The (2011): David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce, Bo Persson

Hugo (2011): Tom Fleischman, John Midgley

Moneyball (2011): Deb Adair, Ron Bochar, David Giammarco, Ed Novick

Transformers 3 (2011): Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush, Peter J. Devlin

War Horse (2011): Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson, Stuart Wilson



Best Achievement in Sound Editing
Nominees:


Drive (2011): Lon Bender, Victor Ray Ennis

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011): Ren Klyce

Hugo (2011/II): Philip Stockton, Eugene Gearty

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011): Ethan Van der Ryn, Erik Aadahl

War Horse (2011): Richard Hymns, Gary Rydstrom



Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Nominees:


Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011): Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler, John Richardson

Hugo (2011/II): Robert Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossmann, Alex Henning

Real Steel (2011): Erik Nash, John Rosengrant, Danny Gordon Taylor, Swen Gillberg

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011): Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White, Daniel Barrett

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011): Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew E. Butler, John Frazier



Best Documentary, Features
Nominees:


Hell and Back Again (2011): Danfung Dennis, Mike Lerner

If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front (2011): Marshall Curry, Sam Cullman

Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory (2011): Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky

Pina (2011): Wim Wenders, Gian-Piero Ringel

Undefeated (2011): Daniel Lindsay, T.J. Martin, Rich Middlemas



Best Documentary, Short Subjects
Nominees:


The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement (2011): Robin Fryday, Gail Dolgin

God Is the Bigger Elvis: Rebecca Cammisa, Julie Anderson

Incident in New Baghdad (2011): James Spione

Saving Face (2011/II): Daniel Junge, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom (2011): Lucy Walker, Kira Carstensen



Best Short Film, Animated
Nominees:


Dimanche (2011): Patrick Doyon

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (2011): William Joyce, Brandon Oldenburg

La Luna (2011): Enrico Casarosa

A Morning Stroll (2011): Grant Orchard, Sue Goffe

Wild Life (2011): Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby



Best Short Film, Live Action
Nominees:


Pentecost (2011): Peter McDonald

Raju (2011): Max Zähle, Stefan Gieren

The Shore: Terry George, Oorlagh George

Time Freak (2011): Andrew Bowler, Gigi Causey

Tuba Atlantic (2010): Hallvar Witzø