0Just as I was wondering about this year’s Oscar nominations, they are announced. Heh. Well it was about time anyway! Last year Wil and I tried to see as many of the nominated movies as possible, we’ll try to do the same this year. The nominees:
Best movie
- The Artist + director nom
- The Descendants + director nom
- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
- The Help
- Hugo + director nom
- Midnight in Paris (seen it) + director nom
- Moneyball
- The Tree of Life + director nom
- War Horse
Best actor
- Demian Bechir (A Better Life)
- George Clooney (The Descendants)
- Jean Dujardin (The Artist)
- Gary Oldman (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy)
- Brad Pitt (Moneyball – really?)
Best supporting actor
- Kenneth Branagh (My Week with Marilyn)
- Jonah Hill (Moneyball)
- Nick Nolte (Warrior)
- Christopher Plummer (Beginners) (seen it)
- Max von Sydow (Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close)
Best actress
- Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs)
- Viola Davis (The Help)
- Noomi Rapace Rooney Mara (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)
- Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady)
- Michelle Williams (My Week with Marilyn)
Best supporting actress
- Bérénice Bejo (The Artist)
- Jessica Chastain (The Help)
- Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids – Did not see this coming)
- Janet McTeer (Albert Nobbs)
- Octavia Spencer (The Help)
Who are your favorites? I’ll give you mine just as soon as I’ve watched some more of the movies in question.
(I might live blog the Oscars this year…)
