Oscars 2011 - The Nominees

 
 

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BEST PICTURE
The Artist - 2.3.3
The Descendants - 5.4.7
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close - 1.5.4
The Help - 3.4.4
Hugo - 2.3.1
Midnight in Paris - 4.2.4
Moneyball - 1.2.5
The Tree of Life - 2.4.1
War Horse - 1.8.2


ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Demián Bichir - A Better Life - 3.5.5
George Clooney - The Descendants - 5.4.7
Jean Dujardin - The Artist - 2.3.3
Gary Oldman - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - 7.7.5
Brad Pitt - Moneyball - 1.2.5


ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Glenn Close - Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis - The Help - 3.4.4
Rooney Mara - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - 9.9.6
Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady - 5.5.3
Michelle Williams - My Week with Marilyn - 5.4.5


ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Kenneth Branagh - My Week with Marilyn - 5.4.5
Jonah Hill - Moneyball - 1.2.5
Nick Nolte - Warrior - 3.7.5
Christopher Plummer - Beginners - 7.3.6
Max von Sydow - Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close - 1.5.4


ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Bérénice Bejo - The Artist - 2.3.3
Jessica Chastain - The Help - 3.4.4
Melissa McCarthy - Bridesmaids - 8.5.7
Janet McTeer - Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer - The Help - 3.4.4


DIRECTING
Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist - 2.3.3
Alexander Payne - The Descendants - 5.4.7
Martin Scorsese - Hugo - 2.3.1
Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris - 4.2.4
Terrence Malick - The Tree of Life - 2.4.1


ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli - A Cat in Paris [review pending]
Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal - Chico & Rita [review pending]
Jennifer Yuh Nelson - Kung Fu Panda 2 - 1.4.2
Chris Miller - Puss in Boots - 2.4.3
Gore Verbinski - Rango - 3.4.3


ART DIRECTION
Production Design: Laurence Bennett | Set Decoration: Robert Gould - The Artist - 2.3.3
Production Design: Stuart Craig | Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 - 3.7.3
Production Design: Dante Ferretti | Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo - Hugo - 2.3.1
Production Design: Anne Seibel | Set Decoration: Hélène Dubreuil - Midnight in Paris - 4.2.4
Production Design: Rick Carter | Set Decoration: Lee Sandales - War Horse - 1.8.2


CINEMATOGRAPHY
Guillaume Schiffman - The Artist - 2.3.3
Jeff Cronenweth - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - 9.9.6
Robert Richardson - Hugo - 2.3.1
Emmanuel Lubezki - The Tree of Life - 2.4.1
Janusz Kaminski - War Horse - 1.8.2


COSTUME DESIGN
Lisy Christl - Anonymous - 7.6.4
Mark Bridges - The Artist - 2.3.3
Sandy Powell - Hugo - 2.3.1
Michael O’Connor - Jane Eyre - 4.5.1
Arianne Phillips - W.E. [review pending]


WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
Screenplay by Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash - The Descendants - 5.4.7
Screenplay by John Logan - Hugo - 2.3.1
Screenplay by George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon - The Ides of March - 6.2.10
Screenplay by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin, story by Stan Chervin - Moneyball - 1.2.5
Screenplay by Bridget O’Connor and Peter Straughan - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - 7.7.5


FILM EDITING
Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist - 2.3.3
Kevin Tent - The Descendants - 5.4.7
Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - 9.9.6
Thelma Schoonmaker - Hugo - 2.3.1
Christopher Tellefsen - Moneyball - 1.2.5


WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
Written by Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist - 2.3.3
Written by Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig - Bridesmaids - 8.5.7
Written by J.C. Chandor - Margin Call - 3.2.10
Written by Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris - 4.2.4
Written by Asghar Farhad - A Separation - 1.4.4


MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
John Williams - The Adventures of Tintin - 0.5.3
Ludovic Bource - The Artist - 2.3.3
Howard Shore - Hugo - 2.3.1
Alberto Iglesias - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - 7.7.5
John Williams - War Horse - 1.8.2


MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie, "Man or Muppet" - The Muppets - 2.3.1
Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown, Lyric by Siedah GarrettReal, "Real in Rio" - Rio - 2.3.1


MAKEUP
Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnston and Matthew W. Mungle - Albert Nobbs
Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight and Lisa Tomblin - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 - 3.7.3
Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland - The Iron Lady - 5.5.3


VISUAL EFFECTS
Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler and John Richardson - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 - 3.7.3
Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossman and Alex Henning - Hugo - 2.3.1
Erik Nash, John Rosengrant, Dan Taylor and Swen Gillberg - Real Steel - 3.5.4
Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White and Daniel Barrett - Rise of the Planet of the Apes - 1.7.5
Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew Butler and John Frazier - Transformers: Dark of the Moon - 5.7.5


SOUND EDITING
Lon Bender and Victor Ray Ennis - Drive - 5.8.8
Ren Klyce - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - 9.9.6
Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty - Hugo - 2.3.1
Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl - Transformers: Dark of the Moon - 5.7.5
Richard Hymns and Gary Rydstrom - War Horse - 1.8.2


SOUND MIXING
David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Bo Persson - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - 9.9.6
Tom Fleischman and John Midgley - Hugo - 2.3.1
Deb Adair, Ron Bochar, Dave Giammarco and Ed Novick - Moneyball - 1.2.5
Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Peter J. Devlin - Transformers: Dark of the Moon - 5.7.5
Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson and Stuart Wilson - War Horse - 1.8.2


FOREIGN FILM
Belgium - Bullhead [review pending]
Israel - Footnote [review pending]
Poland - In Darkness [review pending]
Canada - Monsieur Lazhar [review pending]
Iran - A Separation - 1.4.4


DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Danfung Dennis and Mike Lerner - Hell and Back Again [no review]
Marshall Curry and Sam Cullman - If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front [no review]
Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky - Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory [no review]
Wim Wenders and Gian-Piero Ringel - Pina - 3.1.1
TJ Martin, Dan Lindsay and Richard Middlemas - Undefeated - 2.3.5


DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
Robin Fryday and Gail Dolgin - The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement [no review]
Rebecca Cammisa and Julie Anderson - God Is the Bigger Elvis [no review]
James Spione - Incident in New Baghdad [no review]
Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy - Saving Face [no review]
Lucy Walker and Kira Carstensen - The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom [no review]


SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
Patrick Doyon - Dimanche/Sunday [no review]
William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg - The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore [no review]
Enrico Casarosa - La Luna [no review]
Grant Orchard and Sue Goffe - A Morning Stroll [no review]
Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby - Wild Life [no review]


SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
Peter McDonald and Eimear O’Kane - Pentecost [no review]
Max Zähle and Stefan Gieren - Raju [no review]
Terry George and Oorlagh George - The Shore [no review]
Andrew Bowler and Gigi Causey - Time Freak [no review]
Hallvar Witzø - Tuba Atlantic [no review]




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