Oscar Nominations 2012

[LondonPrincess]

We here at GirlsAskGuys LOVE films, and are excited for the 2012 Academy Awards. Here is a short list of the 2012 Oscar nominations - and our favorites are notated with the stars**! BEST PICTURE
**“The Artist”
“The Descendants”
"Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close"
“The Help”
“Hugo”
“Midnight in Paris”
“Moneyball”
“The Tree of Life”
“War Horse”

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Demián Bichir, "A Better Life"
**George Clooney, “The Descendants”
Jean Dujardin, “The Artist”
Gary Oldman, “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”
Brad Pitt, “Moneyball”

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
**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 ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
**Kenneth Branagh, “My Week with Marilyn”
Jonah Hill, “Moneyball”
Nick Nolte, “Warrior”
Christopher Plummer, “Beginners”
Max von Sydow, “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close”

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Berenice Bejo, “The Artist”
Jessica Chastain, “The Help”
**Melissa McCarthy, “Bridesmaids”
Janet McTeer, “Albert Nobbs”
Octavia Spencer, “The Help”

BEST DIRECTOR
Woody Allen, “Midnight in Paris”
Michael Hazanavicius, “The Artist”
Terrence Malick, “The Tree of Life”
**Alexander Payne, “The Descendants”
Martin Scorsese, “Hugo”

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
"A Cat in Paris"
"Chico & Rita"
"Kung Fu Panda"
"Rango"
**"Puss In Boots"

VISUAL EFFECTS
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
"Hugh"
"Real Steel"
**"Rise of the Planet of the Apes"
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon"

The full list of nominations can be found at Academy Award Nominations. The Academy Awards will be hosted by Billy Crystal, and air Sunday, February 26 on ABC.

Who are you rooting for? Let us know in the comments below!

[yopyopyop]

It's like asking to choose between typhus and black plague.

[Settingemstraight]

Rango was way better than Puss

[dracr]

Kirsten Dunst got screwed here.