The 2012 Oscars Announces the Nominations – Jonah Hill Gets a Nom?

Wow, look at all these movies I’m missing out on (and most of them I’ve never even heard of). The only movie I saw in the “Best Picture” category is War Horse, which I highly enjoyed.

So who’s got the most nominations? That would have to be Hugo, which got 11 nominations including “Best Picture.” The Artist received 10 nominations. A surprise for me was Jonah Hill being nominated for “Best Supporting Actor” in Moneyball. I haven’t seen the movie, but I’m left thinking that the kid in Superbad is getting a nomination. Another surprise for me was Bridesmaids receiving two nominations, one for “Best Original Screenplay” and for Melissa McCarthy as “Best Supporting Actress.” I don’t think that many raunchy comedies get a chance like this. Imagine The Hangover and Harold and Kumar getting a nomination. Crazy, I know.

Here’s the full list of Oscar nominations:

BEST PICTURE

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

BEST DIRECTOR

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

BEST ACTOR

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

BEST ACTRESS

• 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

• Jonah Hill, Moneyball
• Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
• Max von Sydow, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
• Nick Nolte, Warrior
• Christopher Plummer, Beginners

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

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

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

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

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

• The Descendants
• Hugo
• The Ides of March
• Moneyball
• Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

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

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

• A Separation
• Footnote
• In Darkness
• Bullhead
• Monsieur Lahzar

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

• Pina
• Hell and Back Again
• If A Tree Falls: The Story of the Earth Liberation Front
• Paradise Lost 3
• Undefeated

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY The Artist

• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
• Hugo
• The Tree of Life
• War Horse

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

• The Adventures of Tintin
• The Artist
• Hugo
• Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
• War Horse

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

• “Man or Muppet” from The Muppets
• “Real in Rio” from Rio

BEST EDITING

• The Artist
• The Descendants
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
• Hugo
• Moneyball

BEST ART DIRECTION

• The Artist
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
• Hugo
• Midnight in Paris
• War Horse

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

• Anonymous
• The Artist
• Hugo
• Jane Eyre
• W.E.

BEST MAKEUP

• Albert Nobbs
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
• The Iron Lady

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
• Hugo
• Real Steel
• Rise of the Planet of the Apes
• Transformers: Dark of the Moon

BEST SOUND MIXING

• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
• Moneyball
• Hugo
• Transformers: Dark of the Moon
• War Horse

BEST SOUND EDITING

• Drive
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
• Hugo
• Transformers: Dark of the Moon
• War Horse

BEST ANIMATED SHORT

• Dimanche/Sunday
• The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
• La Luna
• A Morning Stroll
• Wild Life

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT

• Pentecost
• Raju
• The Shore
• Time Freak
• Tuba Atlantic

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

• The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement
• God Is the Bigger Elvis
• Incident in New Baghdad
• Saving Face
• The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom

Source: Oscars