It's that time of year again . . .

[feedthehungry]

 OSCARS!

12/26/2012: Ceremony begins at 7:00. Finally tally for nominees: not bad. I missed all the documentaries and foreign films, and I meant to watch the shorts this weekend, but overall I think I did pretty well. I am still kicking myself for missing Albert Nobbs. Why couldn't it have stayed in theaters for one week longer?
(Bold movies are the ones I've seen)

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 DIRECTOR

• Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris
• Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
• Terrence Malick - The Tree of Life
• Alexander Payne - The Descendants
• Martin Scorsese - Hugo

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 and Incredibly Close

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Bérénice Bejo - The Artist 
• Jessica Chastain - The Help 
• Melissa McCarthy - Bridesmaids
• Janet McTeer - Albert Nobbs
• Octavia Spencer - The Help

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

• The Artist 
• Bridesmaids
• Margin Call
• Midnight in Paris
• A Separation

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

• The Descendants
• Hugo
• The Ides of March
• Moneyball 
• Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

• Bullhead (Belgium) in Dutch and French 
• Footnote (Israel) in Hebrew 
• In Darkness (Poland) in Polish 
• Monsieur Lazhar (Canada) in French
• A Separation (Iran) in Persian 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

• The Adventures of Tintin
• The Artist 
• Hugo
• Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
• War Horse 

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

• "Man or Muppet" from The Muppets 
• "Real in Rio" from Rio

BEST SOUND EDITING

• Drive
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 
• Hugo
• Transformers: Dark of the Moon
• War Horse 

BEST SOUND MIXING

• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 
• Hugo
• Moneyball
• Transformers: Dark of the Moon
• War Horse 

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 MAKEUP

• Albert Nobbs
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2
• The Iron Lady

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

• Anonymous
• The Artist
• Hugo
• Jane Eyre
• W.E.

BEST FILM EDITING

• The Artist
• The Descendants
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
• Hugo
• Moneyball

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2
• Hugo
• Real Steel
• Rise of the Planet of the Apes
• Transformers: Dark of the Moon

BEST DOCUMENTARY

• Hell and Back Again
• If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
• Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
• Pina
• Undefeated

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

• 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 LIVE ACTION SHORT

• Pentecost
• Raju
• The Shore
• Time Freak
• Tuba Atlantic

BEST ANIMATED SHORT

• Dimanche
• The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
• La Luna
• A Morning Stroll
• Wild Life

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

• A Cat in Paris
• Chico and Rita
• Kung Fu Panda 2
• Puss in Boots
• Rango