And the Oscar Nominees Are...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced their nominees for the 84th Academy Awards yesterday at 8:30am E.T.
Below is the list with all the nominees for each category. Who do you think will take the little golden men home on Sunday, February 26? Perhaps some Golden Globe winners?

Best picture: Besides this one, Hugo has 10 more nominations. Click on each
title for more details.

• "War Horse"
• "The Artist"
• "The Descendants"
• "Moneyball"
• "The Tree of Life"
• "The Help"
• "Hugo"
• "Midnight in Paris"
• "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"

Best Actor: After the Golden Globes, do you think Clooney will win another
Best Actor award for his role in "The Descendants" as a Hawaiian lawyer and
father who tries to keep his family together after his wife dies in a boat
accident?

• Demián Bichir, "A Better Life" 
• George Clooney, "The Descendants"
• Jean Dujardin, "The Artist"
• Gary Oldman, "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
• Brad Pitt, "Moneyball"

 Best Actress: Recreating a real-life characters works almost always.  Meryl
Streep playing as  British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, in “The Iron Lady,”
Michelle Williams playing the role of the famous movie legend Marilyn Monroe
in  “My Week With Marilyn.”
We cannot forget to give credit to Rooney Mara for her first and outstanding role as
Lisbeth Salander ( in the English-language version of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"

• Glenn Close, "Albert Nobbs"
• Viola Davis, "The Help"
• Rooney Mara, "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
• Meryl Streep, "The Iron Lady"
• Michelle Williams, "My Week with Marilyn"

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: This category is dominated by first-time nominees.

• Bérénice Bejo, "The Artist"
• Jessica Chastain, "The Help"
• Melissa McCarthy, "Bridesmaids"
• Janet McTeer, "Albert Nobbs"
• Octavia Spencer, "The Help"

Best Director: Steven Spielberg did not make the cut this time for his work
on "War Horse."

• Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"
• Alexander Payne, "The Descendants"
• Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"
• Terrence Malick, "The Tree of Life"
• Martin Scorsese, "Hugo"

Best Animated Feature

• "A Cat in Paris"
• "Chico & Rita"
• "Kung Fu Panda 2"
• "Puss in Boots"
• "Rango"

Best Original Screenplay

• "Bridesmaids"
• "Midnight in Paris"
• "A Separation"
• "Margin Call"
• "The Artist"

And the list of nominees goes on... If you want to see the complete list, please visit the Digiplex Destinations Blog.

Thanks to Digital Cinema projectors, there will be screenings of the Oscar Shorts (Animation and Live Action) at the Digiplex Cranford Theater, starting on Friday, February 17 through Wednesday, February 22; and the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday, February 26 at 7pm.