Academy Awards Ceremony (The Oscars) Nominations 2012

The Oscars 2012

Academy Awards Ceremony (The Oscars) 2012 which is scheduled to take place today in Hollywood and Highland Center in Hollywood, California at 4:00 p.m. PST, 7:00 p.m. EST will be broadcast-ed live on ABC. The host for Academy Awards 2012 will be none other than Billy Crystal who is doing it for the ninth time.

Oscar 2012 Nominations for various categories goes as follows,

Nomination for Best Picture: The Artist, War Horse, The Descendants, The Tree of Life, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, Hugo, The Help, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball.

Nomination for Actor in a Leading Role: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Demián Bichir, Jean Dujardin, Gary Oldman.

Nomination for Actress in a Leading Role: Meryl Streep, Viola Davis, Glenn Close, Rooney Mara, Michelle Williams

Nomination for Best Director: The Descendants, The Artist, Hugo, The Tree of Life, Midnight in Paris.

Nomination for Best Supporting Actor: Kenneth Branagh, Max von Sydow, Jonah Hill, Christopher Plummer, Nick Nolte

Nomination for Best Supporting Actress: Bérénice Bejo, Jessica Chastain, Melissa McCarthy, Janet McTeer, Octavia Spencer

Nomination for Best Writing – Original Screenplay: The Artist, Bridesmaids, Margin Call, Midnight in Paris, A Separation

Nomination for Best Writing – Adapted Screenplay: The Descendants, Hugo, The Ides of March, Moneyball, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Nomination for Best Animated Feature: A Cat in Paris, Chico and Rita, Kung Fu Panda 2, Puss in Boots, Rango

Nomination for Best Foreign Language Film: Bullhead (Belgium) in Dutch and French, Footnote (Israel) in Hebrew, In Darkness (Poland) in Polish, Monsieur Lazhar (Canada) in French, A Separation (Iran) in Farsi

Nomination for Best Documentary – Feature: Hell and Back Again, If a Tree Fall, Paradise Lost, Pina, Undefeated

Nomination for Best Documentary – Short Subject: The Barber of Birmingham, God Is the Bigger Elvis, Incident in New Baghdad, Saving Face, The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom

Nomination for Best Live Action Short Film: Pentecost, Raju, The Shore, Time Freak, Tuba Atlantic

Nomination for Best Animated Short Film: Dimanche, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, La Luna, A Morning Stroll, Wild Life

Nomination for Best Original Score: The Adventures of Tintin, The Artist, Hugo, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, War Horse

Nomination for Best Original Song: "Man or Muppet" from The Muppets, "Real in Rio" from Rio

Nomination for Best Sound Editing: Drive, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Hugo, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, War Horse

Nomination for Best Sound Mixing: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Hugo, Moneyball, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, War Horse

Nomination for Best Art Direction: The Artist, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, Hugo, Midnight in Paris, War Horse

Nomination for Best Cinematography: The Artist, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Hugo, The Tree of Life, War Horse

Nomination for Best Costume Design: Anonymous, The Artist, Hugo, Jane Eyre, W.E.

Nomination for Best Film Editing: The Artist, The Descendants, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Hugo, Moneyball

Nomination for Best 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