2011 Academy Awards Nominations

[Don Draper]

Best Motion Picture of the Year
Nominees:

The Artist (2011)

The Descendants (2011)

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011)

The Help (2011)

Hugo (2011/II)

Midnight in Paris (2011)

Moneyball (2011)

The Tree of Life (2011)

War Horse (2011)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Nominees:

Demián Bichir for A Better Life (2011)

George Clooney for The Descendants (2011)

Jean Dujardin for The Artist (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 The Help (2011)

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

Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady (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 The Artist (2011)

Jessica Chastain for The Help (2011)

Melissa McCarthy for Bridesmaids (2011)

Janet McTeer for Albert Nobbs (2011)

Octavia Spencer for The Help (2011)

Best Achievement in Directing Nominees:

Woody Allen for Midnight in Paris (2011)

Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist (2011)

Terrence Malick for The Tree of Life (2011)

Alexander Payne for The Descendants (2011)

Martin Scorsese for Hugo (2011/II)

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Nominees:

The Artist (2011): Michel Hazanavicius

Bridesmaids (2011): Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo

Margin Call (2011): J.C. Chandor

Midnight in Paris (2011): Woody Allen

A Separation (2011): Asghar Farhadi

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

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

Hugo (2011/II): John Logan

The Ides of March (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)

Chico & Rita (2010)

Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)

Puss in Boots (2011)

Rango (2011)

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)

 

[mpdvg]

Weak year.

 

[Carling]

when was the last time Malick ,Allen and Scorcese been on the same nomination ticket for best Director?...it's like 1978 all over again!

 

[CUPID]

I am really surprised that 50/50 did not receive a nomination for best film.

 

[train]

Nice of them to put the year after each nomination....lol

 

[Insidious Von]

I'm glad Gary Oldman got a nomination, he's amazing as George Smiley in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Somewhere from beyond Alec Guinness has a smile on his face.

 

[Don Draper]

Nice of them to put the year after each nomination....lol

It's only because some films were produced in 2010 (for example) but not released in North America until 2011 and could have been released in their country of origin a year prior.

 

[james t kirk]

I saw "the Descendants"

Excellent movie and would recommend.

 

[fun-guy]

Did DiCaprio get snubbed? Didn't see the movie but I heard he was great in Roosevelt? Not true?

 

[bullitt]

not true. he was excellant in 'Hoover' though. kudos to gary oldman, very fine actor. state of grace, the contender, true romance to name a few.

 

[Lustology]

Wow only nine nominations for best film when they are allowed ten.

 

[HOF]

Who cares?

 

[shack]

Wow only nine nominations for best film when they are allowed ten.

They could have nominated Chipwrecked.

 

[Don Draper]

Lots of Oscar parties tonight. It should be fun!

I say 'The Artist' - Best Picture

Jean Dujardin - Actor

Viola Davis - Actress

'A Separation' - Foreign Language Film

Malick should get Director but they simply don't have the balls to give it to him.

Here's cheering Plummer wins for 'Beginners'.

Fingers crossed Woody gets 'Original Screenplay.'

'Descendants' was over rated. 'Hugo' feels like a bit of a cold (although lovely) postcard. 'Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close' shouldn't even be there.

Too bad Crystal is hosting. He'll have to do something pretty daring to rise above the milquetoast expectations. Then again, that what he was hired for.

Looking forward to a night celebrating The 7th Art!

 

[Tangwhich]

You appear to have missed a whole bunch of nominations.

 

[Twister]

The help is good but very very slow....

 

[Viggo Rasmussen]

I think it should be automatic that Best Director would also have made the Best Picture. I've only seen 3 of the nominees but of them I'd go with "The Artist".

Bérénice Bejo should have been nominated Best Actress instead of Best Supporting Actress for "The Artist", but I'd still pick Michelle Williams as an amazing Marilyn Monroe.

I'm going to watch it at the local movie theatre on the giant screen, seeing it in a crowd is the best way to enjoy the show.

 

[Don Draper]

You appear to have missed a whole bunch of nominations.

Not all all.

All nominees are listed in the very first post.

Bérénice Bejo should have been nominated Best Actress instead of Best Supporting Actress for "The Artist".

Couldn't agree more. She is the female lead of the film and her smile would light up the devil's heart!

 

[Tangwhich]

Not all all.

All nominees are listed in the very first post.

Please show me where you list the documentary nominations.

 

[Insidious Von]

Since there were two Marylin Monroe portrayals this year, Michelle Williams will not win this year. Oscar will not acclaim one (Williams) and slight the other (Chastain -The Help). However whomever wins the top prizes for acting will have to contend with the fact that they were only second best. If the Academy truly believed in artistic merit these would be the winners:

Best Actor:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5U4TtYpKIc

Best Actress:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV7Y5cylhNc&feature=related