Oscar nominations were announced earlier and The Help scored well getting a "Best Picture" nomination as well as garnering a "Best Actress" nomination for Viola Davis and "Best Supporting Actress" for Octavia Spencer.
Chico & Rita, an animated film given much ink here at S&A, also was nominated for "Best Animated Feature."
The Academy Awards will air live, February 26 on the ABC network at 7:00pm ET and 4:00pm PT.
Here's a listing of the main categories:
Best Picture
The Artist
The Descendants
Hugo
The Help
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
War Horse
The Tree of Life
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Best Actor
George Clooney, The Descendants
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Brad Pitt, Moneyball
Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailer Soldier Spy
Demian Bichir, A Better Life
Best Actress
Viola Davis, The Help
Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Best Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
Nick Nolte, Warrior
Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Max von Sydow, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Best Supporting Actress
Berenice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
Octavia Spencer, The Help
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
Best Director
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
Best Original Screenplay
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Asghar Farhadi, A Separation
Michael Hazanavicius, The Artist
Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumulo, Bridesmaids
J.C. Chandor, Margin Call
Best Adapted Screenplay
Nat Faxon, Alexander Payne and Jim Rash, The Descendants
Aaron Sorkin and Steven Zaillian, Moneyball
John Logan, Hugo
George Clooney and Grant Heslov, The Ides of March
Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Best Animated Feature
A Cat in Paris
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Rango
Chico & Rita
Best Foreign Film
A Separation (Iran)
Footnote (Israel)
In Darkness (Poland)
Monsieur Lazhar (Canada)
Best Documentary Feature
Hell and Back Again
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Pina
Undefeated
Best Documentary Short
The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement
God is the Bigger Elvis
Incident in New Bagdad
Saving Face
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
Music (Original Score)
The Adventures of Tintin
The Artist
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
War Horse
Music (Original Song)
"Man or Muppet" from THE MUPPETS
"Real in Rio" from RIO
For additional categories that include makeup, visual effects and editing, please go HERE.
