84th Annual Academy Awards (2012)

[Boom]

I still haven't seen Moneyball. Was Jonah Hill really that good. I'm a fan of his but his nomination is shocking. If he beats Nolte I'll probably smash my t.v.

He's good, but nothing memorable.

 

[jacobed]

I thought Hill was great in Moneyball but not Oscar great

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

I still haven't seen Moneyball. Was Jonah Hill really that good. I'm a fan of his but his nomination is shocking. If he beats Nolte I'll probably smash my t.v.

Someone wrote that Hill's performance is an "I'm just sitting here" type of performance. Which is hilariously accurate.

 

[Raiden]

I'm surprised that Harry Potter got the snub; I thought Oscar would gives it recognition like they did for Return of the King.

 

[danoyse]

Btw, I'm happy that my other favorite 2011 movie got a nomination:

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Honestly, I would have given this the Best Picture nomination over Extremely Loud.

 

[Robin91939]

Extremely Loud, Incredibly Close
Top Critics: 51%

Drive
Top Critics: 84%

Tinker, Tailor Soldier, Spy
Top Critics: 91%

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II
Top Critics: 100%

Average Top Critics Score for the other 8 Best Picture Nominees: 89%

One of these things is not like the other...

-R

 

[danoyse]

I'm surprised that Harry Potter got the snub; I thought Oscar would gives it recognition like they did for Return of the King.

I would have loved that too, but it was pretty clear it wasn't going to happen once awards season started and it was shut out just about everywhere else.

Still should have happened, though. That, and a nomination for Andy Serkis.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

It would have been shocking if Harry Potter had gotten a nod.

 

[danoyse]

They promoted the crap out of Harry Potter to try and get one, but it was obvious that it just wasn't gaining any traction.

Still should have been nominated, though. Would have been nice to see Alan Rickman finally get some Oscar love as well.

 

[redhawk23]

How was the Artist not disqualified from the score nominations due to reusing music from Vertigo? Other films have been disqualified for less.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

Extremely Loud, Incredibly Close
Top Critics: 51%

Drive
Top Critics: 84%

Tinker, Tailor Soldier, Spy
Top Critics: 91%

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II
Top Critics: 100%

Average Top Critics Score for the other 8 Best Picture Nominees: 89%

One of these things is not like the other...

-R

They caught the bait!

Never underestimate the power of Tom Hanks.

 

[Boom]

Kid: "If things were easy to find..."
Tom Hanks: "They wouldn't be worth finding."

Winner of fifty Academy Awards.

 

[jacobed]

I liked Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close a lot more than The Artist

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

I'm surprised that Harry Potter got the snub; I thought Oscar would gives it recognition like they did for Return of the King.

But unlike the Harry Potter movies, Return of the King and its predecessors received BP nods, so you could say it was kind of viewed as an Oscar worthy material from the start.

 

[GREEN =w= DAY]

i have not seen any of the Best Film nominations

anyway, i'm glad that Gary Oldman finally got an Oscar nod. itwas long overdue and hopefully he wins it.

 

[Crockett]

How was the Artist not disqualified from the score nominations due to reusing music from Vertigo? Other films have been disqualified for less.

It was just one track if I'm not mistaken, nevertheless the pre-existing music didn't dominate the score.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

Vote in the hypes version of the oscars!

The final two categories have begun for the SHH! awards! Nominate for each of them, especially the first Lifetime achievement awards!

Superhero movie Lifetime Achievement Award!
Movie of the year


And don't forget to vote in the polls for these categories!

Best Actress
Best Actor

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Kid: "If things were easy to find..."
Tom Hanks: "They wouldn't be worth finding."

Winner of fifty Academy Awards.

Oh jeeze does that quote make me want to throw up. I'm sorry but I just find 9/11 movies to be tacky most of the time.

But unlike the Harry Potter movies, Return of the King and its predecessors received BP nods, so you could say it was kind of viewed as an Oscar worthy material from the start.

Yep, that's the big difference.

 

[Robin91939]

Also shocked that:

Demián Bichir was nominated for A Better Life while Michael Fassbender was snubbed for Shame.

-R

 

[Project862006]

wow i am shocked tilda swinton got snubbed i thought she was fantastic

but why jonah hill should of nominated armie hammer over him imo if anything

 

[DACrowe]

Happy surprises:

Gary Oldman and Melissa McCarthy receiving Oscar nominations.

Happy to see: The Descendants, Midnight in Paris and Hugo nominated for best picture and Payne and Scorsese getting Director nods.

Worst Snub: Albert Brooks was criminally robbed for not getting nominated for Drive. He deserved to WIN the freaking award and wasn't even nominated.

I was also happy to see Rooney Mara get a nomination, but I'm still pissed Noomi Rapace wasn't nominated last year so I feel mixed up about that.

 

[mclay18]

Do I have to point out again how good The Artist is?

I would see it, but we don't have it. Yet. We've been getting the Oscar bait movies really late, compared to late 2010. We only had My Week With Marilyn for three weeks, we just got The Iron Lady this past Friday and we're finally getting The Descendants this weekend.

If enough interest rises, perhaps we'll get The Artist week after next.

 

[Project862006]

so happy Nick Nolte got nominated i hope he wins he was my fav performance of the year and this is now his 3rd nomination

 

[Evil Twin]

How was the Artist not disqualified from the score nominations due to reusing music from Vertigo? Other films have been disqualified for less.

No they have not.

I'm very critical of The Artist's decision to use Vertigo's theme for the climax. But, 90+% of the film has a totally original score based on nothing else. It's completely eligible. And, more to the point, no film relied more on its score this year. Which is why it's an oxymoron to call it a "silent" movie.

 

[Robin91939]

Of all of the categories in which I've seen the films, (Excluded the shorts, foreign, and docs) I made the picks of what I think the Academy will go with in RED and MY PICKS are underlined. Sometimes they're are the SAME.

Best Picture

"The Artist" Thomas Langmann, Producer

"The Descendants" Jim Burke, Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Producers

"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" Scott Rudin, Producer

"The Help" Brunson Green, Chris Columbus and Michael Barnathan, Producers

"Hugo" Graham King and Martin Scorsese, Producers

"Midnight in Paris" Letty Aronson and Stephen Tenenbaum, Producers

"Moneyball" Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz and Brad Pitt, Producers

"The Tree of Life" Nominees to be determined

"War Horse" Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers



Actor in a Leading Role

Demián Bichir in "A Better Life"

George Clooney in "The Descendants"

Jean Dujardin in "The Artist"

Gary Oldman in "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"

Brad Pitt in "Moneyball"



Actor in a Supporting Role

Kenneth Branagh in "My Week with Marilyn"

Jonah Hill in "Moneyball"

Nick Nolte in "Warrior"

Christopher Plummer in "Beginners"

Max von Sydow in "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"


Actress in a Leading Role

Glenn Close in "Albert Nobbs"

Viola Davis in "The Help"

Rooney Mara in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"

Meryl Streep in "The Iron Lady"

Michelle Williams in "My Week with Marilyn"


Actress in a Supporting Role

Bérénice Bejo in "The Artist"

Jessica Chastain in "The Help"

Melissa McCarthy in "Bridesmaids"

Janet McTeer in "Albert Nobbs"

Octavia Spencer in "The Help"


Animated Feature Film

"A Cat in Paris" Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli

"Chico & Rita" Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal

"Kung Fu Panda 2" Jennifer Yuh Nelson

"Puss in Boots" Chris Miller

"Rango" Gore Verbinski


Art Direction

"The Artist" Production Design: Laurence Bennett; Set Decoration: Robert Gould

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" Production Design: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan

"Hugo" Production Design: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo

"Midnight in Paris" Production Design: Anne Seibel; Set Decoration: Hélène Dubreuil

"War Horse" Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales


Cinematography

"The Artist" Guillaume Schiffman

"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" Jeff Cronenweth

"Hugo" Robert Richardson

"The Tree of Life" Emmanuel Lubezki

"War Horse" Janusz Kaminski


Costume Design

"Anonymous" Lisy Christl

"The Artist" Mark Bridges

"Hugo" Sandy Powell

"Jane Eyre" Michael O'Connor

"W.E." Arianne Phillips


Directing

"The Artist" Michel Hazanavicius

"The Descendants" Alexander Payne

"Hugo" Martin Scorsese

"Midnight in Paris" Woody Allen

"The Tree of Life" Terrence Malick


Film Editing

"The Artist" Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius

"The Descendants" Kevin Tent

"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall

"Hugo" Thelma Schoonmaker

"Moneyball" Christopher Tellefsen


Makeup

"Albert Nobbs" Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnston and Matthew W. Mungle

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng

"The Iron Lady" Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland


Music (Original Score)

"The Adventures of Tintin" John Williams

"The Artist" Ludovic Bource

"Hugo" Howard Shore

"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" Alberto Iglesias

"War Horse" John Williams


Music (Original Song)

"Man or Muppet" from "The Muppets" Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie

"Real in Rio" from "Rio" Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown Lyric by Siedah Garrett


Sound Editing

"Drive" Lon Bender and Victor Ray Ennis

"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" Ren Klyce

"Hugo" Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty

"Transformers: Dark of the Moon" Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl

"War Horse" Richard Hymns and Gary Rydstrom


Sound Mixing

"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Bo Persson

"Hugo" Tom Fleischman and John Midgley

"Moneyball" Deb Adair, Ron Bochar, Dave Giammarco and Ed Novick

"Transformers: Dark of the Moon" Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Peter J. Devlin

"War Horse" Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson and Stuart Wilson


Visual Effects

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler and John Richardson

"Hugo" Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossman and Alex Henning

"Real Steel" Erik Nash, John Rosengrant, Dan Taylor and Swen Gillberg

"Rise of the Planet of the Apes" Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White and Daniel Barrett

"Transformers: Dark of the Moon" Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew Butler and John Frazier


Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

"The Descendants" Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash

"Hugo" Screenplay by John Logan

"The Ides of March" Screenplay by George Clooney & Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon

"Moneyball" Screenplay by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin. Story by Stan Chervin

"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" Screenplay by Bridget O'Connor & Peter Straughan


Writing (Original Screenplay)

"The Artist" Written by Michel Hazanavicius

"Bridesmaids" Written by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig

"Margin Call" Written by J.C. Chandor

"Midnight in Paris" Written by Woody Allen

"A Separation" Written by Asghar Farhadi


-R