ENTERTAINMENT PARADISE: Nominees for 84th Academy Awards released!

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have announced their nominees for the 84th Academy Awards.

Final announcement of winners will be on Sunday, February 26, 2012.

List of Nominees:

Best picture

• "War Horse"

• "The Artist"

• "Moneyball"

• "The Descendants"

• "The Tree of Life"

• "Midnight in Paris"

• "The Help"

• "Hugo"

• "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"

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"

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"

Supporting actor

• Kenneth Branagh, "My Week With Marilyn"

• Jonah Hill, "Moneyball"

• Nick Nolte, "Warrior"

• Christopher Plummer, "Beginners"

• Max von Sydow "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"

Supporting actress

• Bérénice Bejo, "The Artist"

• Jessica Chastain, "The Help"

• Melissa McCarthy, "Bridesmaids"

• Janet McTeer, "Albert Nobbs"

• Octavia Spencer, "The Help"

Director

• Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"

• Alexander Payne, "The Descendants"

• Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"

• Terrence Malick, "The Tree of Life"

• Martin Scorsese, "Hugo"

Animated feature

• "A Cat in Paris"

• "Chico & Rita"

• "Kung Fu Panda 2"

• "Puss in Boots"

• "Rango"

Original screenplay

• "Bridesmaids"

• "Midnight in Paris"

• "Margin Call"

• "A Separation"

• "The Artist"

Adapted screenplay

• "The Descendants"

• "Hugo"

• "The Ides of March"

• "Moneyball"

• "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"

Best foreign language

• "Bullhead" (Belgium)

• "Footnote" (Israel)

• "In Darkness" (Poland)

• "Monsieur Lazhar" (Canada)

• "A Separation" (Iran)

Art direction

• “The Artist”

• “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2”

• “Hugo”

• “Midnight in Paris”

• “War Horse”

Cinematography

• “The Artist”

• “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”

• “Hugo”

• “The Tree of Life”

• “War Horse”

Costume design

• “Anonymous”

• “The Artist”

• “Hugo”

• “Jane Eyre”

• “W.E.”

Live action short film

• “Pentecost”

• “Raju”

• “The Shore”

• “Time Freak”

• “Tuba Atlantic”

Sound editing

• “Drive”

• “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”

• “Hugo”

• “Transformers: Dark of the Moon”

• “War Horse”

Sound mixing

• “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”

• “Hugo”

• “Moneyball”

• “Transformers: Dark of the Moon”

• “War Horse”

Animated short film

• “Dimanche/Sunday”

• “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore”

• “La Luna”

• “A Morning Stroll”

• “Wild Life”

Original song

• “Man or Muppet” from “The Muppets”

• “Real in Rio” from “Rio”

Film editing

• “The Artist”

• “The Descendants”

• “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”

• “Hugo”

• “Moneyball”

Makeup

• “Albert Nobbs”

• “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2”

• “The Iron Lady”

Original score

• “The Adventures of Tintin”

• “The Artist”

• “Hugo”

• “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”

• “War Horse”

Documentary feature

• “Hell and Back Again”

• “If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front”

• “Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory”

• “Pina”

• “Undefeated”

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”

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”