84th Academy Awards Nominees Announced!

I admit I liked Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close slightly better than War Horse. But a BP nomination? I didn't see that coming! Stephen Daldry did it again. Wowzers. The Academy can't live without him, can they? By the way I am digging Gary Oldman and Peter Straughan and Bridget O'Connor nominations. Team Tinker Tailor Solider Spy! 
Anyhoo, let's see how many I got right. I got all Film Editing and Foreign Language Film nominees right! So proud. 

Best Picture

I predicted:
The Artist

The Descendants

Hugo

The Help

Midnight in Paris

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Moneyball

War Horse

This year we have 9 BP nominees! The Artist, The Descendants, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, The Help, Hugo, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball, The Tree of Life, War Horse
No love for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

Best Director

I predicted:

Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist

Martin Scorsese, Hugo

Alexander Payne, The Descendants

Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris

David Fincher, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Nominees are: Michel Hazanavicius, Martin Scorsese, Alexander Payne, Woody Allen, Terrence Malick. sorry Fincher. we got your hopes up. from DGA.

Best Actress

I predicted:
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady

Viola Davis, The Help

Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn

Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin

Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Nominees are: Glenn Close, Viola Davis, Rooney Mara, Meryl Streep, Michelle Williams. oh so sorry Tilda, we got your hopes up. from critics. 

Best Actor

I predicted:

George Clooney, The Descendants

Brad Pitt, Moneyball

Jean Dujardin, The Artist

Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Michael Fassbender, Shame


Nominees are: Demian Bichir, George Clooney, Jean Dujardin, Gary Oldman, Brad Pitt. Gary fucking Oldman! I can die now. Wait. No Michaels (Shannon & Fassbender)?? damn.

Best Supporting Actress

I predicted:

Octavia Spencer, The Help

Berenice Bejo, The Artist

Jessica Chastain, The Help

Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids

Shalene Woodley, The Descendants

Nominees are: Berenice Bejo, Jessica Chastain, Melissa McCarthy, Janet McTeer, Octavia Spencer. 

Best Supporting Actor

I predicted:

Christopher Plummer, Beginners

Albert Brooks, Drive

Jonah Hill, Moneyball

Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn

Nick Nolte, Warrior

Nominees are: Kenneth Branagh, Jonah Hill, Nick Nolte, Christopher Plummer, Max von Sydow. Yes! for von Sydow. Where's Albert Brooks? I'm waiting for his tweet on this.

Best Writing - Original Screenplay

I predicted:

Midnight in Paris

The Artist

50/50

Bridesmaids

A Separation

Nominees are: The Artist, Bridesmaids, Margin Call, Midnight in Paris, A Separation. Margin Call was my alternative anyway. Very solid writing from a debut filmmaker. 

Best Writing - Adapted Screenplay

I predicted:

The Descendants

Moneyball

Hugo

The Help

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Nominees are: The Descendants, Hugo, The Ides of March, Moneyball, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Tinker fucking Tailor fucking Soldier fucking Spy! (sorry, I'm not sorry for the profanity.)  The Ides of March's writing is way better than The Help's, so I'm glad. 

Best Film Editing

I predicted:

The Artist

Hugo

Moneyball

The Descendants

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Nominees are: The Artist, The Descendants, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Hugo, Moneyball. I got all of them right. Proud.

Best Cinematography

I predicted
The Tree of Life

War Horse

Hugo

The Artist

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Nominees are: The Artist, The Tree of Life, Hugo, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, War Horse. Oh well. 

Best Art Direction

I predicted:
Hugo

The Artist

War Horse

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Nominees are: The Artist, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Hugo, Midnight in Paris, War Horse. Ugh, no TTSS. Sad. 

Best Costume Design

I predicted:

The Artist

My Week with Marilyn

Hugo

Jane Eyre

The Help

Nominees are: Anonymous, The Artist, Hugo, Jane Eyre, W.E.. No nom for Marilyn? Hm. 

Best Makeup

I predicted:

The Iron Lady

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

The Artist

Albert Nobbs

Nominees are: Albert Nobbs, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, The Iron Lady. Shit, shoud've left The Artist out. So close, though.

Best Original Score

I predicted:

Ludovic Bource, The Artist

Howard Shore, Hugo

John Williams, War Horse

Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Alberto Iglesias, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Nominees are: The Artist, The Adventures of Tintin, Hugo, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, War Horse. I predicted no love for Desplat, but it still hurts. Two noms for Williams. So glad Iglesias got recognized for his wonderfully moody and jazzy work for TTSS. 

Best Visual Effects

I predicted:

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Hugo

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol

Nominees are: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Hugo, Real Steel, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Gah. The Academy hates Tom Cruise. LOL. Kidding.

Best Original Song

I predicted:

The Living Proof, The Help

Lay Your Head Down, Albert Nobbs

Man or Muppet, The Muppets

Hello Hello, Gnomeo & Juliet

The Keeper, Machine Gun Preacher

Nominees are: "Man or Muppet" from The Muppets, "Real in Rio" from Rio. Only two songs?! What the hell?

Best Animated Feature

I predicted:

Rango

Puss in Boots

Kung Fu Panda 2

Car 2

The Adventures of Tintin

Nominees are: A Cat in Paris, Chico & Rita, Kung Fu Panda 2, Puss in Boots, Rango. I wasn't really confident about my animated feature choices. No Tintin. Hmm.

Best Documentary - Feature

I predicted:

Project Nim

Bill Cunningham New York

Pina

Hell and Back Again

We Were Here

Nominees are: Hell and Back Again, If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front, Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, Pina, Undefeated. I really sucked here. Yikes.

Best Foreign Language Film

I predicted:

Iran, A Separation

Canada, Monsieur Lazhar

Poland, In Darkness

Israel, Footnote

Belgium, Bullhead

Nominees are: A Separation, Monsieur Lazhar, In Darkness, Footnote, Bullhead. I got all of them right. Proud.

Best Sound Mixing

I predicted:

Hugo

The Artist

War Horse

Transformers: Dar of the Moon

Super 8

Nominees are: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Hugo, Moneyball, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, War Horse. Oh, glad to see Moneyball. 

Best Sound Editing

I predicted:

War Horse

The Adventures of Tintin

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Super 8

Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol

Nominees are: Drive, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Hugo, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, War Horse. Drive! Glad to see you here. I'm predicting Mixing and Editing sweeps by either Dragon Tattoo or War Horse. I really suck at sound categories. Gotta work on that.

And here are the rest of the categories I didn't/couldn't predict:

Short Film (Animated)


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



Short Film (Live Action)


Pentacost
Raju
The Shore
Time Freak
Tuba Atlantic


Documentary (Short Subject)


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

Nomination Count (only films with 2 noms +)

I predicted:

The Artist  - 12 nominations
Hugo - 10
The Help - 7
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - 6
The Descendants - 6
War Horse - 6
Moneyball - 5
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - 4
Midnight in Paris - 3
My Week with Marilyn - 3
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 - 3
Transformers: Dark of the Moon - 3
A Separation - 2
Bridesmaids - 2
The Iron Lady - 2
Super 8 - 2
The Adventures of Tintin - 2

Actually..:

Hugo - 11 nominations
The Artist  - 9  
Moneyball - 6
War Horse - 6
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - 5
The Descendants - 5
Midnight in Paris - 4
The Help - 4
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - 3
My Week with Marilyn - 3
The Tree of Life - 3
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 - 3
Transformers: Dark of the Moon - 3
A Separation - 2
Bridesmaids - 2
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close - 2
The Iron Lady - 2