2012 Oscar Nominations

- Best Picture -

Best Picture - Berardinelli's pick to win

starstarstarhalf  The Artist

Drama
Run Time: 1:40       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

Best Picture

starstarstarhalf  The Descendants

Drama/Comedy
Run Time: 1:55       MPAA Rating: "R"

Best Picture

starstarstarhalf  Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Drama
Run Time: 2:09       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

Best Picture

starstarstar  The Help

Drama
Run Time: 2:26       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

Best Picture

starstarstarhalf  Hugo

Drama/Adventure
Run Time: 2:07       MPAA Rating: "PG"

Best Picture

starstarstar  Midnight in Paris

Fantasy/Comedy
Run Time: 1:40       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

Best Picture

starstarstar  Moneyball

Drama
Run Time: 2:13       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

Best Picture

starstarstarhalf  The Tree of Life

Drama
Run Time: 2:18       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

Best Picture

starstarstar  War Horse

Drama
Run Time: 2:26       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

- Director -

Director

starstarstar  Woody Allen for "Midnight in Paris"

Fantasy/Comedy
Run Time: 1:40       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

Director- Berardinelli's pick to win

starstarstarhalf  Michel Hazanavicius for "The Artist"

Drama
Run Time: 1:40       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

Director

starstarstarhalf  Terence Malick for "The Tree of Life"

Drama
Run Time: 2:18       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

Director

starstarstarhalf  Alexander Payne for "The Descendants"

Drama/Comedy
Run Time: 1:55       MPAA Rating: "R"

Director

starstarstarhalf  Martin Scorsese for "Hugo"

Drama/Adventure
Run Time: 2:07       MPAA Rating: "PG"

- Lead Actor -

Lead Actor

  Demian Bichir in "A Better Life"

Drama
Run Time: 1:38       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

Lead Actor

starstarstarhalf  George Clooney in "The Descendants"

Drama/Comedy
Run Time: 1:55       MPAA Rating: "R"

Lead Actor - Berardinelli's pick to win

starstarstarhalf  Jean Dujardin in "The Artist"

Drama
Run Time: 1:40       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

Lead Actor

starstarstar  Gary Oldman in "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"

Thriller
Run Time: 2:07       MPAA Rating: "R"

Lead Actor

starstarstar  Brad Pitt in "Moneyball"

Drama
Run Time: 2:13       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

- Lead Actress -

Lead Actress

starstarhalf  Glenn Close in "Albert Nobbs"

Drama
Run Time: 1:53       MPAA Rating: "R"

Lead Actress - Berardinelli's pick to win

starstarstar  Viola Davis in "The Help"

Drama
Run Time: 2:26       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

Lead Actress

starstarstarstar  Rooney Mara in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"

Thriller
Run Time: 2:38       MPAA Rating: "R"

Lead Actress

starstar  Meryl Streep in "The Iron Lady"

Drama
Run Time: 1:45       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

Lead Actress

starstarstar  Michelle Williams in "My Week with Marilyn"

Drama
Run Time: 1:37       MPAA Rating: "R"

- Supporting Actor -

Supporting Actor

starstarstar  Kenneth Branagh in "My Week with Marilyn"

Drama
Run Time: 1:37       MPAA Rating: "R"

Supporting Actor

starstarstar  Jonah Hill in "Moneyball"

Drama
Run Time: 2:13       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

Supporting Actor

starstarstarhalf  Nick Nolte in "Warrior"

Drama
Run Time: 2:15       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

Supporting Actor - Berardinelli's pick to win

starstarstar  Christopher Plummer in "Beginners"

Drama
Run Time: 1:45       MPAA Rating: "R"

Supporting Actor

starstarstarhalf  Max von Sydow in "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close"

Drama
Run Time: 2:09       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

- Supporting Actress -

Supporting Actress

starstarstarhalf  Berenice Bejo in "The Artist"

Drama
Run Time: 1:40       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

Supporting Actress

starstarstar  Jessica Chastain in "The Help"

Drama
Run Time: 2:26       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

Supporting Actress

starstar  Melissa McCarthy in "Bridesmaids"

Comedy
Run Time: 2:04       MPAA Rating: "R"

Supporting Actress

starstarhalf  Janet McTeer in "Albert Nobbs"

Drama
Run Time: 1:53       MPAA Rating: "R"

Supporting Actress - Berardinelli's pick to win

starstarstar  Octavia Spencer in "The Help"

Drama
Run Time: 2:26       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

- Animated Feature -

Animated Feature

  A Cat in Paris

Animated
Run Time: 1:10       MPAA Rating: NR

Animated Feature

  Chico & Rita

Animated
Run Time: 1:34       MPAA Rating: NR

Animated Feature

starstarstar  Kung-Fu Panda 2

Animated
Run Time: 1:30       MPAA Rating: "PG"

Animated Feature

  Puss in Boots

Animated
Run Time: 1:30       MPAA Rating: "PG"

Animated Feature - Berardinelli's pick to win

starstarstarhalf  Rango

Animated
Run Time: 1:47       MPAA Rating: "PG"

- Documentary Feature -

Documentary Feature

  Hell and Back Again

Documentary
Run Time: 1:28       MPAA Rating: NR

Documentary Feature

  If a Tree Falls

Documentary
Run Time: 1:25       MPAA Rating: NR

Documentary Feature

  Paradise Lost 3

Documentary
Run Time: 2:00       MPAA Rating: NR

Documentary Feature - Berardinelli's pick to win

  Pina

Documentary
Run Time: 1:43       MPAA Rating: "PG"

Documentary Feature

  Undefeated

Documentary
Run Time: 1:53       MPAA Rating: NR

- Foreign Language Film -

Foreign Language Film

  Bullhead

Drama
Run Time: 2:04       MPAA Rating: "R"

Foreign Language Film

  Footnote

Drama
Run Time: 1:43       MPAA Rating: "PG"

Foreign Language Film

  In Darkness

Drama
Run Time: 2:25       MPAA Rating: "R"

Foreign Language Film

  Monsieur Lazhar

Drama/Comedy
Run Time: 1:34       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

Foreign Language Film - Berardinelli's pick to win

starstarstarhalf  A Separation

Drama
Run Time: 2:03       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

- Adapted Screenplay -

Adapted Screenplay

starstarstarhalf  The Descendants

Drama/Comedy
Run Time: 1:55       MPAA Rating: "R"

Adapted Screenplay - Berardinelli's pick to win

starstarstarhalf  Hugo

Drama/Adventure
Run Time: 2:07       MPAA Rating: "PG"

Adapted Screenplay

starstarstarhalf  The Ides of March

Drama/Thriller
Run Time: 1:43       MPAA Rating: "R"

Adapted Screenplay

starstarstar  Moneyball

Drama
Run Time: 2:13       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

Adapted Screenplay

starstarstar  Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Thriller
Run Time: 2:07       MPAA Rating: "R"

- Original Screenplay -

Original Screenplay

starstarstarhalf  The Artist

Drama
Run Time: 1:40       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

Original Screenplay

starstar  Bridesmaids

Comedy
Run Time: 2:04       MPAA Rating: "R"

Original Screenplay

starstarstarhalf  Margin Call

Drama/Thriller
Run Time: 1:48       MPAA Rating: "R"

Original Screenplay - Berardinelli's pick to win

starstarstar  Midnight in Paris

Fantasy/Comedy
Run Time: 1:40       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

Original Screenplay

starstarstarhalf  A Separation

Drama
Run Time: 2:03       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

- Art Direction -

Art Direction - Berardinelli's pick to win

starstarstarhalf  The Artist

Drama
Run Time: 1:40       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

Art Direction

starstarstarhalf  Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows 2

Fantasy
Run Time: 2:10       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

Art Direction

starstarstarhalf  Hugo

Drama/Adventure
Run Time: 2:07       MPAA Rating: "PG"

Art Direction

starstarstar  Midnight in Paris

Fantasy/Comedy
Run Time: 1:40       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

Art Direction

starstarstar  War Horse

Drama
Run Time: 2:26       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

- Cinematography -

Cinematography - Berardinelli's pick to win

starstarstarhalf  The Artist

Drama
Run Time: 1:40       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

Cinematography

starstarstarstar  The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Thriller
Run Time: 2:38       MPAA Rating: "R"

Cinematography

starstarstarhalf  Hugo

Drama/Adventure
Run Time: 2:07       MPAA Rating: "PG"

Cinematography

starstarstarhalf  The Tree of Life

Drama
Run Time: 2:18       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

Cinematography

starstarstar  War Horse

Drama
Run Time: 2:26       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

- Costume Design -

Costume Design

starstarstar  Anonymous

Drama
Run Time: 2:10       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

Costume Design - Berardinelli's pick to win

starstarstarhalf  The Artist

Drama
Run Time: 1:40       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

Costume Design

starstarstarhalf  Hugo

Drama/Adventure
Run Time: 2:07       MPAA Rating: "PG"

Costume Design

starstarstar  Jane Eyre

Drama
Run Time: 1:55       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

Costume Design

  W.E.

Drama
Run Time: 1:59       MPAA Rating: "R"

- Film Editing -

Film Editing - Berardinelli's pick to win

starstarstarhalf  The Artist

Drama
Run Time: 1:40       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

Film Editing

starstarstarhalf  The Descendants

Drama/Comedy
Run Time: 1:55       MPAA Rating: "R"

Film Editing

starstarstarstar  The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Thriller
Run Time: 2:38       MPAA Rating: "R"

Film Editing

starstarstarhalf  Hugo

Drama/Adventure
Run Time: 2:07       MPAA Rating: "PG"

Film Editing

starstarstar  Moneyball

Drama
Run Time: 2:13       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

- Makeup -

Makeup - Berardinelli's pick to win

starstarhalf  Albert Nobbs

Drama
Run Time: 1:53       MPAA Rating: "R"

Makeup

starstarstarhalf  Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows 2

Fantasy
Run Time: 2:10       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

Makeup

starstar  The Iron Lady

Drama
Run Time: 1:45       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

- Music (Original Score) -

Original Score

starstarstar  The Adventures of Tintin

Animated
Run Time: 1:47       MPAA Rating: "PG"

Original Score - Berardinelli's pick to win

starstarstarhalf  The Artist

Drama
Run Time: 1:40       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

Original Score

starstarstarhalf  Hugo

Drama/Adventure
Run Time: 2:07       MPAA Rating: "PG"

Original Score

starstarstar  Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Thriller
Run Time: 2:07       MPAA Rating: "R"

Original Score

starstarstar  War Horse

Drama
Run Time: 2:26       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

- Music (Original Song) -

Original Song - Berardinelli's pick to win

starstarstar  "Man or Muppet" from "The Muppets"

Comedy/Musical
Run Time: 1:37       MPAA Rating: "PG"

Original Song

starstarhalf  "Real in Rio" from "Rio"

Animated
Run Time: 1:31       MPAA Rating: "PG"

- Sound Editing -

Sound Editing

starstarstarhalf  Drive

Action/Thriller
Run Time: 1:40       MPAA Rating: "R"

Sound Editing

starstarstarstar  The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Thriller
Run Time: 2:38       MPAA Rating: "R"

Sound Editing - Berardinelli's pick to win

starstarstarhalf  Hugo

Drama/Adventure
Run Time: 2:07       MPAA Rating: "PG"

Sound Editing

starhalf  Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Science Fiction/Action
Run Time: 2:37       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

Sound Editing

starstarstar  War Horse

Drama
Run Time: 2:26       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

- Sound Mixing -

Sound Mixing

starstarstarstar  The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Thriller
Run Time: 2:38       MPAA Rating: "R"

Sound Mixing - Berardinelli's pick to win

starstarstarhalf  Hugo

Drama/Adventure
Run Time: 2:07       MPAA Rating: "PG"

Sound Mixing

starstarstar  Moneyball

Drama
Run Time: 2:13       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

Sound Mixing

starhalf  Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Science Fiction/Action
Run Time: 2:37       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

Sound Mixing

starstarstar  War Horse

Drama
Run Time: 2:26       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

- Visual Effects -

Visual Effects

starstarstarhalf  Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows 2

Fantasy
Run Time: 2:10       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

Visual Effects - Berardinelli's pick to win

starstarstarhalf  Hugo

Drama/Adventure
Run Time: 2:07       MPAA Rating: "PG"

Visual Effects

starstarstar  Real Steel

Drama/Action
Run Time: 2:05       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

Visual Effects

starstarhalf  Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Science Fiction
Run Time: 1:45       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

Visual Effects

starhalf  Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Science Fiction/Action
Run Time: 2:37       MPAA Rating: "PG-13"

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