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84th Annual Academy Award Nominations list

By April MacIntyre Jan 24, 2012, 14:38 GMT

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences heralded the nominees on Tuesday morning by gifting the most Oscar nominations to two films that are retro homages to classic cinema.

"Hugo," Martin Scorsese's beautiful film, earned the most nominations with 11, including best picture, best director and best screenplay alng with several technical Oscars.

Black and white silent film "The Artist," the film about Hollywood in its transition to the "talkies" earned 10 nominations, including nods for best picture, best director, screenplay, actor and supporting actress.

"The Artist" took the Producers Guild Award this past weekend.

Complete list of 84th Annual Academy Award nominations, announced Tuesday:

Best Picture:
"The Artist,'' "The Descendants,'' "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close,'' "The Help,'' "Hugo,'' "Midnight in Paris,'' "Moneyball,'' "The Tree of Life,'' "War Horse.''

Best Actor:
Demián Bichir, "A Better Life''; George Clooney, "The Descendants''; Jean Dujardin, "The Artist''; Gary Oldman, "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy''; Brad Pitt, "Moneyball.''

Best Actress:
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 Supporting Actor:
Kenneth Branagh, "My Week with Marilyn''; Jonah Hill, "Moneyball''; Nick Nolte, "Warrior''; Christopher Plummer, "Beginners''; Max von Sydow, "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close.''

Best Supporting Actress:
Berenice Bejo, "The Artist''; Jessica Chastain, "The Help''; Melissa McCarthy, "Bridesmaids''; Janet McTeer, "Albert Nobbs''; Octavia Spencer, " The Help.''

Best Directing:
Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist''; Alexander Payne, "The Descendants''; Martin Scorsese, "Hugo''; Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris''; Terrence Malick, "The Tree of Life.''

Best Foreign Language Film:
"Bullhead,'' Belgium; "Footnote,'' Israel; "In Darkness,'' Poland; "Monsieur Lazhar,'' Canada; "A Separation,'' Iran.

Best Adapted Screenplay:
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, "The Descendants''; John Logan, "Hugo''; George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon, "The Ides of March''; Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin and Stan Chervin, "Moneyball''; Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan, "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.''

Best Original Screenplay:
Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist''; Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig, "Bridesmaids''; J.C. Chandor, "Margin Call''; Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris''; Asghar Farhadi, "A Separation.''

Best Animated Feature Film:
"A Cat in Paris''; "Chico & Rita''; "Kung Fu Panda 2''; "Puss in Boots''; "Rango.''

Best Art Direction:
"The Artist,'' "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2,'' "Hugo,'' "Midnight in Paris,'' "War Horse.''

Best Cinematography:
"The Artist,'' "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,'' "Hugo,'' "The Tree of Life,'' "War Horse.''

Best Sound Mixing:
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,'' "Hugo,'' "Moneyball,'' "Transformers: Dark of the Moon,'' "War Horse.''

Best Sound Editing:
"Drive,'' "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,'' "Hugo,'' "Transformers: Dark of the Moon,'' "War Horse.''

Best Original Score:
"The Adventures of Tintin,'' John Williams; "The Artist,'' Ludovic Bource; "Hugo,'' Howard Shore; "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,'' Alberto Iglesias; "War Horse,'' John Williams.

Best Original Song:
"Man or Muppet'' from "The Muppets,'' Bret McKenzie; "Real in Rio'' from "Rio,'' Sergio Mendes, Carlinhos Brown and Siedah Garrett.

Best Costume:
"Anonymous,'' "The Artist,'' "Hugo,'' "Jane Eyre,'' "W.E.''

Best Documentary Feature:
"Hell and Back Again,'' "If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front,'' "Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory,'' "Pina,'' "Undefeated.''

Best 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.''

Best Film Editing:
"The Artist,'' "The Descendants,'' "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,'' "Hugo,'' "Moneyball.''

Best Makeup:

"Albert Nobbs,'' "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2,'' "The Iron Lady.''

Best Animated Short Film:
"Dimanche/Sunday,'' "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore,'' "La Luna,'' "A Morning Stroll,'' "Wild Life.''

Best Live Action Short Film:
"Pentecost,'' "Raju,'' "The Shore,'' "Time Freak,'' "Tuba Atlantic.''

Best 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.'"