Monday, January 23, 2012

Act Break - Alex's 2012 Oscar Nominations

With little time to dabble in the analytical, the abstract, and the labyrinthine workings of my 2012 Oscar Nominations, I shall simply list them.  A few categories have more nominations that may be nominated (it was stated last year that the number of nominations will officially fluctuate based on actual merit, not on a pre-determined number, so we’ll see…) The official nominations are announced tomorrow at 5:30 AM.

 

Best Motion Picture of the Year

“Midnight in Paris”
“Moneyball”
“The Descendants”
“The Artist”
“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
“The Help”
“War Horse”
“Hugo”
“The Ides of March”
“The Tree of Life”

(Should be there: Drive, Take Shelter, 50/50, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Brad Pitt - "Moneyball"
George Clooney – “The Descendants”
Jean Dujardin – “The Artist”
Gary Oldman – “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”
Joseph Gorden Levitt – “50/50”
Michael Fassbender- “Shame”
Ryan Gosling – “Drive”
Leonardo DiCaprio – “J Edgar”
Michael Shannon – “Take Shelter”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Michelle Williams – “My Week with Marilyn”
Meryl Streep – “The Iron Lady”
Charlize Theron – “Young Adult”
Rooney Mara – “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
Viola Davis – “The Help”
Glenn Close – “Albert Nobbs”
Tilda Swinton – “We Need to Talk About Kevin”
Elizabeth Olsen – “Martha Marcy May Marlene”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Albert Brooks - “Drive”
Christopher Plummer – “Beginners”
Jonah Hill – “Moneyball”
Corey Stoll – “Midnight in Paris”
Kenneth Branagh – “My Week With Marilyn”
Armie Hammer – “J Edgar”
Nick Nolte – “Warrior”
Phillip Seymour Hoffman – “Moneyball”
Niels Arestrup – “War Horse”
Andy Serkis – “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”
            ***NOTE: Andy Serkis acted as ‘Ceasar,’ the lead ape…he pantomimed every motion that the character had, including eye/face/full body movement – he was the film.  If he doesn’t get nominated for ‘best supporting’ than he should get a ‘Special Achievement’ or a ‘Special Mention’ of some sort’

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Jessica Chastain – “The Help”
Shailene Woodley – “The Descendants”
Bérénice Bejo – “The Artist”
Melissa McCarthy – “Bridesmaids”
Octavia Spencer – “The Help”
Vanessa Redgrave – “Coriolanus”
Janet Mcteer – “Albert Nobbs”

Best Achievement in Directing

Steven Spielberg – “War Horse”
Alexander Payne – “The Descendants”
David Fincher – “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)”
Nicolas Winding Ref – “Drive”
Woody Allen – “Midnight in Paris”
Michel Hazanavicius – “The Artist”
Martin Scorcese – “Hugo”
George Clooney – “The Ides of March”
Bennett Miller – “Moneyball”

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

"Midnight in Paris" - Woody Allen
 “Bridesmaids” - Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo
“The Artist” - Michel Hazanavicius
“50/50” – Will Reiser
“Young Adult” – Diablo Cody
“Win Win” – Tom McCarthy

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published

“Moneyball” – Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, Stan Chervin (Story)
“The Ides of March” – George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon
“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” - Steven Zaillian
“The Help” – Tate Taylor
“Hugo” – John Logan
“The Descendants” – Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year

“Rango”
“Puss in Boots”
“Kung Fu Panda 2”
“The Adventures of Tintin”
“Arthur Christmas”

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year

“A Separation”
“The Skin I Live in”
“In the Land of Blood and Honey”
 “Le Havre”
“Where Do We Go Now?

Best Achievement in Cinematography

"Drive"
“War Horse”
“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
“The Tree of Life”
“The Artist”
“Hugo”

Best Achievement in Editing

“Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”
“The Artist”
“War Horse”
“Drive”
“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
“The Tree of Life”
“Take Shelter”
“Hugo”
“Midnight in Paris”

Best Achievement in Art Direction

“Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”
“The Help”
“The Iron Lady”
“Drive”
“J Edgar”
“The Artist”
“My Week with Marilyn”
“War Horse”
“Hugo”
“Jane Eyre”

Best Achievement in Costume Design

“Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”
“The Help”
“The Iron Lady”
 “J Edgar”
“The Artist”
“My Week with Marilyn”
“War Horse”
“Albert Nobbs”
“Hugo”
“Jane Eyre”

Best Achievement in Makeup

 “Drive”
“Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”
“The Iron Lady”
“The Artist”
“Albert Nobbs”
“My Week with Marilyn”
“J Edgar”

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – ‘Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’
Ludovic Bource - “The Artist”
John Williams – “War Horse”
Howard Shore – “Hugo”
Cliff Martinez – “Contagion”
The Chemical Brothers – “Hanna”
Alexandre Desplat – “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2”
Cliff Martinez or Ilan Eshkeri - "Coriolanus"
Clint Eastwood - "J Edgar"

(Alexandre Desplat’s score for “Tree of Life” was deemed ineligible, and wouldn’t win over Trent Reznor and Ludovic Bource, but would walk over most of the other scores...as well as the score for “Drive.”)

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song

‘Life’s a Happy Song’ – The Muppets
‘The Keeper’ – “Machine Gun Preacher”
‘Masterpiece’ – “W.E.”
‘The Living Proof’ – “The Help”
‘Man or Muppet’ – “The Muppets”
‘Hello Hello’ – “Gnomeo and Juliet”
‘Lay Your Head Down’ – Albert Nobbs

Best Achievement in Sound Mixing

“Super 8”
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2”
“Rise of the Planet of the Apes”
“War Horse”
“Hugo”
“Drive”
“The Tree of Life”

Best Achievement in Sound Editing

“Super 8”
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2”
“Rise of the Planet of the Apes”
“The Tree of Life”
“War Horse”
“Hugo”
“Drive”
“Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides”
“Transformers: Dark of the Moon”

Best Achievement in Visual Effects

“Rise of the Planet of the Apes”
“Super 8”
“The Tree of Life”
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2”
“The Tree of Life”
“War Horse”
 “Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows”

Best Documentary, Features

“Buck”
“Cave of Forgotten Dreams”
“Page One: Inside the New York Times”
“George Harrison: Living in the Material World”
“The Swell Season”
“Project Nim”
“Undefeated”



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