The Academy Awards 2012 Nominations Announced; Gary Oldman Nominated For Best Actor!

The Academy Awards 2012 Nominations Announced; Gary Oldman Nominated For Best Actor!

The nominations for the 2012 Academy Awards Ceremony have finally been announced, and Gary Oldman has been nominated for Best Actor, while Rise of the Planet of the Apes has been nominated for Best Visual Effects. Full list after the jump

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By MovieMaster - Jan 24, 2012 05:01 AM EST
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Gary Oldman was the only CBM related person/thing nominated in a major category, but both Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Transformers: Dark of the Moon were nominated in the Best Visual Effects category! The other nominatons are below:

Best Picture

The Artist
The Descendants
War Horse
Moneyball
The Tree Of Life
Midnight In Paris
Hugo
Extremely Close And Incredibly Close
The Help

Best Actor

Jean Dujardin (The Artist)
George Clooney (The Descendants)
Demian Bachir (A Better Life)
Gary Oldman (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy)
Brad Pitt (Moneyball)

Best Actress

Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady)
Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs)
Michelle Williams (My Week With Marilyn)
Viola Davis (The Help)
Rooney Mara (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo)

Best Supporting Actor

Kenneth Branagh (My Week With Marilyn)
Jonah Hill (Moneyball)
Nick Nolte (Warrior)
Christopher Plummer (Beginners)
Max Von Sydow (Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close)

Best Supporting Actress

Berenice Bijou (The Artist)
Jessica Chastain (The Help)
Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids)
Janet McTeer (Albert Nobbs)
Octavia Spencer (The Help)

Best Director

Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist)
Alexander Payne (The Descendants)
Martin Scorsese (Hugo)
Woody Allen (Midnight In Paris)
Terrence Malick (The Tree Of Life)

Animated Feature

A Cat In Paris
Chico & Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss In Boots
Rango

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.

Editing

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

Music (Score)

The Adventures of Tintin
The Artist
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
War Horse

Music (Song)

The Muppets
Rio

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


Yeah yeah yeah, not all the nominations are there, I only included the major nominations. If you want to read the full list, then click HERE! What do you make of the list? Are you annoyed that Andy Serkis got snubbed, or are you pleased with the nominations? Sound off in the comments below.


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CloserPleasures
CloserPleasures - 1/24/2012, 6:08 AM
love you gordon
CloserPleasures
CloserPleasures - 1/24/2012, 6:10 AM
DRIVE should be up for best pic man whata cool ass movie that was
marvel72
marvel72 - 1/24/2012, 6:35 AM
what about drive? definetly the best film of last year & some fine performances & a kick ass soundtrack.


best picture i've only seen moneyball going to watch war horse tonight.

i hope either gary oldman or brad pitt get best actor.

best cgi effects should go to either rise of the planet of the apes or transformers 3.
TopCat89
TopCat89 - 1/24/2012, 6:52 AM
About F***ing Time!
RunDTC
RunDTC - 1/24/2012, 6:53 AM
of all the Best Picture nominees, the only one I've seen is Moneyball. and of the rest, the only one's I have any interest in seeing is Tree of Life and War Horse.
StrangerX
StrangerX - 1/24/2012, 6:56 AM
I just watched a movie called True Romance with Oldman in it. This dude is versatile. HE played a Jamaican and nailed it.
CapA
CapA - 1/24/2012, 6:56 AM
Ziii Artiiiist ! XD
OptimusBurgundyMaximus
OptimusBurgundyMaximus - 1/24/2012, 7:10 AM
best cgi green lantern no ? :p
LucasMend
LucasMend - 1/24/2012, 7:15 AM
No nominations for DRIVE?
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scarecrow007
scarecrow007 - 1/24/2012, 7:20 AM
Extremely Close And Incredibly Close ... best picture my ass!
MrReese
MrReese - 1/24/2012, 7:29 AM
drive was awesome but Rise of the planet of the apes was way better imo
PaulRom
PaulRom - 1/24/2012, 8:30 AM
Glad to see Oldman finally get a nomination, the dude deserves one for every performance he gives.
But the rest of the list is a mixed bag. No Serkis but Jonah Hill? No Drive but Hugo, The Artist and War Horse? Tintin being snubbed from Best Animated Feature? Meh.
Irons
Irons - 1/24/2012, 8:53 AM
Oldman deserved it for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, but Fassbender got shafted for Shame
MrCameron
MrCameron - 1/24/2012, 9:25 AM
I swear I'm gonna sue the Academy for not nominating Andy Serkis. I believe he deserves the Best Actor award. C'mon he played a CHIMP and nailed it.
marvel72
marvel72 - 1/24/2012, 1:07 PM
just watched war horse good film would be a worthy winner but out of the two films i've seen in the best picture catagory i'd give it to moneyball.
95
95 - 1/24/2012, 4:09 PM
I really liked THE DESCENDANTS. Best Picture.

2011 was a horrible year.

Moneyball - Writing (Adapted)
Gary Oldman - Best Actor
Meryl Streep - Best Actress
The Tree of Life - Cinematography
Transformers 3 - Best VFX

Bettin' on it!
Bandrews1
Bandrews1 - 1/24/2012, 6:37 PM
Yea its official that every award is a joke now. I can't believe Drive was only nominated for sound editing -__-, when it at least deserved a best supporting actor nod for Albert Brooks. Michael Fassbender was snubbed as well with his performance in Shame. I also can't believe David Fincher wasn't nominated for best director with The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo, along with Nicholas Winding Refn with Drive. And what about a nomination for Andy Serkis for Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
EarOne
EarOne - 1/24/2012, 11:26 PM
FINALLY...!!! i think Gary Oldman SHOULD HAVE been nominated for many of his previous performances. Sid & Nancy, State of Grace, Bram Stoker's Dracula..The Contender..even his first turn as Gordon, in Batman Begins..deserving some recognition. i'm glad to hear this. and i've seen TTSS, and i think he's exceptionally great in it. he downplays everything, and the one time he raises his voice, it actually gets your reaction. he's just supremely talented, but underrated. i haven't seen Clooney in the much buzzed about The Descendants, so i'd keep my pick reserved til after watching it.

but, seriously...Demian Bichir...A Better Life...WTF?! i mean...not that i don't agree with this nod... i never even KNOW about this movie, much less bout the actor!! kudos to the academy for still managing to give us a surprise or two, here and there.

Melissa McCarthy, for me is expected. and my two personal faves that I just knew WILL get nominated (even though, there seems to be small or NO buzz bout em): Nick Nolte in Warrior and Jessica Chastain in The Help.
GrayFox1025
GrayFox1025 - 1/25/2012, 7:38 AM
Gary Oldman better win

this year's nominations were a complete joke
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