War Horse, Descendants nominated for Oscars 2012

Image: A scene from The Descendants

The 84th Annual Academy Awards were announced by last year's Best Actress nominee Jennifer Lawrence and Tom Sherak, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Here are the nominees:

Best Picture

The Artist

The Descendants

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

The Help

Hugo

Midnight in Paris

Moneyball

The Tree of Life

War Horse

Tags: Jennifer Lawrence , Tom Sherak , ParisMoneyballThe Tree of LifeWar Horse , Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , Best Actress

Actor In a Leading Role

Image: Brad Pitt, Moneyball

Demian Bichir, A Better Life

George Clooney, The Descendants

Jean Dujardin, The Artist

Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Brad Pitt, Moneyball

Tags: Gary Oldman , Jean Dujardin , LifeGeorge Clooney , Demian Bichir , Brad Pitt

Actress In a Leading Role

Image: Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady

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

Tags: Michelle Williams , Glenn Close , Rooney Mara , Viola Davis , Meryl Streep

Actor In a Supporting Role

Image: Melissa McCarthy from Bridesmaids and Christopher Plummer from Beginners

Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn

Jonah Hill, Moneyball

Nick Nolte, Warrior

Christopher Plummer, Beginners

Max von Sydow, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Actress In a Supporting Role

Berenice Bejo, The Artist

Jessica Chastain, The Help

Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids

Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs

Octavia Spencer, The Help

Tags: Jonah Hill , Jessica Chastain , HelpMelissa McCarthy , Nick Nolte , Octavia Spencer

Best Animated Film

Image: A scene from Rango

A Cat in Paris

Chico & Rita

Kung Fu Panda 2

Puss in Boots

Rango

Tags: Chico & Rita , Kung Fu Panda , Paris , Rango

Best Cinematography

Image: A scene from The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

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

Art Direction

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

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

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

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

Tags: Deathly Hallows Part , Rick Carter , Robert Richardson , Emmanuel Lubezki , Janusz Kaminski

Costume design

Image: A scene from The Artist

Anonymous: Lisy Christl

The Artist: Mark Bridges

Hugo: Sandy Powell

Jane Eyre: Michael O'Connor

W.E: Arianne Phillips

Best Foreign Language Film

Bullhead, Belgium

Monsieur Lazhar, Canada

A Separation, Iran

Footnote, Israel

In Darkness, Poland

Tags: Lisy Christl , Michael O'Connor , BelgiumMonsieur Lazhar , Arianne Phillips , Best Foreign Language FilmBullhead

Best Direction

Image: A scene from Hugo, inset of Martin Scorsese

The Artist: Michel Hazanavicius

The Descendants: Alexander Payne

Hugo: Martin Scorsese

Midnight in Paris: Woody Allen

The Tree of Life: Terrence Malick

Tags: Martin Scorsese , Alexander Payne , Michel Hazanavicius , Best Direction , Terrence Malick

Best Original Screenplay

Image: A scene from Midnight in Paris

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

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