84th Annual Academy Award Nominations

BEST Film Of The SeasonInchThe Artist"(The Weinstein Co.)Thomas Langmann, Producer"The Descendants"(Fox Searchlight)Jim Burke, Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Producers"Very Noisy & Incredibly Close" (Warner Bros.)Scutt Rudin, Producer"The AssistanceInch(Touchstone)Brunson Eco-friendly, Chris Columbus and Michael Barnathan, Producers "Hugo"(Vital)Graham King and Martin Scorsese, Producers"Night time in Paris"(The new sony Pictures Classics)Letty Aronson and Stephen Tenenbaum, Producers"Moneyball"(The new sony Pictures)Michael P Luca, Rachael Horovitz and Kaira Pitt, Producers"The Tree of Existence"(Fox Searchlight)Nominees TBD"War Equine"(Touchstone)Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, ProducersACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTINGMichel Hazanavicius - "The Artist"Alexander Payne - "The Descendants"Martin Scorsese - "Hugo"Woodsy Allen - "Night time in Paris"Terrence Malick - "The Tree of Existence."PERFORMANCE BY An Actress Inside A LEADING ROLEDemin Bichir - "A Much Better Existence"George Clooney - "The Descendants" Jean Dujardin - "The Artist"Gary Oldman - "Mess Tailor Soldier Spy" Kaira Pitt - "Moneyball"PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS Inside A LEADING ROLEGlenn Close - "Albert Nobbs" Viola Davis - "The AssistanceInch Rooney Mara - "The Lady using the Dragon Tattoo" Meryl Streep - "The Iron Lady" Michelle Williams - "My Week with Marilyn"PERFORMANCE BY An Actress Inside A SUPPORTING ROLEKenneth Branagh - "My Week with Marilyn"Jonah Hill - "Moneyball"Nick Nolte - "Warrior"Christopher Plummer - "Beginners"Max von Sydow - "Very Noisy & Incredibly Close"PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS Inside A SUPPORTING ROLEBerenice Bejo - "The Artist"Jessica Chastain - "The AssistanceInchBethany McCarthy - "Bridesmaids"Jesse McTeer - "Albert Nobbs"Octavia Spencer - "The Assistance.Inch Modified SCREENPLAYAlexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash - "The Descendants"John Logan - "Hugo"George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Love Willimon - "The Ides of March"Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin and Stan Chervin - "Moneyball"Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan - "Mess Tailor Soldier Spy."ORIGINAL SCREENPLAYMichel Hazanavicius - "The Artist"Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig - "Bridesmaids"J.C. Chandor - "Margin Call"Woodsy Allen - "Night time in Paris"Asghar Farhadi - "A Separation."BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM Of The SeasonInchThe Cat in Paris""Chico & Rita""Kung Fu Panda 2""Puss in Boots""Rango" ANIMATED Video ClipInchDimanche/Sunday" "The Great Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore" "La Luna" "A Morning Stroll" "Wild Existence" BEST Language FILM"Bullhead" (Belgium)"Footnote" (Israel) "In Darkness" (Belgium) "Monsieur Lazhar" (Canada) "A Separation" (Iran)CINEMATOGRAPHY"The Artist" "The Lady using the Dragon Tattoo" "Hugo" "The Tree of Existence" "War Equine"Seem MIXING"The Lady using the Dragon Tattoo" "Hugo" "Moneyball" "Transformers: Dark from the Moon" "War Equine" Seem EDITING"Drive" "The Lady using the Dragon Tattoo" "Hugo" "Transformers: Dark from the Moon" "War Equine" ORIGINAL SCORELudovic Bource - "The Artist"Alberto Iglesias - "Mess Tailor Soldier Spy" Howard Shoreline - "Hugo" John Williams - "The Adventures of Tintin" John Williams - "War Equine" ORIGINAL SONG"Guy or Muppet" from "The Muppets" - Bret McKenzie"Real in Rio" from "Rio" - Sergio Mendes, Carlinhos Brown and Siedah Garrett.COSTUME"Anonymous" "The Artist" "Hugo" "Jane Eyre" "W.E."DOCUMENTARY FEATURE"Hell and AgainInch "If your Tree Falls: A Tale of the world Liberation Front" "Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory" "Pina" "Undefeated" DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)"The Barber of Birmingham: Feet Soldier from the Civil Privileges Movement" "God May be the Bigger Elvis" "Incident in New Baghdad" "Saving Face" "The Tsunami and also the Cherry Blossom" ART DIRECTION"The Artist" "Harry Potter and also the Deathly Hallows Part 2" "Hugo" "Night time in Paris" "War Equine"FILM EDITING"The Artist" "The Descendants" "The Lady using the Dragon Tattoo" "Hugo" "Moneyball"MAKEUP"Albert Nobbs" "Harry Potter and also the Deathly Hallows Part 2" "The Iron Lady"LIVE ACTION Video ClipInchPentecost" "Raju" "The Shoreline" "Time Freak" "Tuba Atlantic"VISUAL EFFECTS"Harry Potter and also the Deathly Hallows Part 2" "Hugo" "Real Steel" "Rise from the Planet from the Apes" "Transformers: Dark from the Moon" Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com