The 84th Academy Awards Nominations were announced a week ago, on January 24th. I personally believe that this years' nominations are a little bit peculiar. Some big (and pleasant) surprises, not just for great nominations people weren't expecting, and other ones that never happened and made some people, actors, etc., really upset. The thing is that it is official, and now the race has begun. The 2012 Oscar presentation will take place Sunday, February 26th, 2012.

As promised when I posted the announced nominations, I've chosen my favorite ones for this special event.

If you haven't had the chance to see the list yet, here's the complete list of nominations for the 84th Academy Awards and more especially, my personal favorites:

Best Picture

* The Artist
* The Descendants
* Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
* The Help
* Hugo
* Midnight in Paris
* Moneyball
* The Tree of Life
* War Horse

Actor in a Leading Role

* Demian Bichir, A Better Life
* George Clooney, The Descendants
* Jean DuJardin, The Artist
* Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
* Brad Pitt, Moneyball

Actor in Supporting Role

* Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn
* Jonah Hill, Moneyball
* Nick Nolte, Warrior
* Christopher Plummer, Beginners
* Max Von Sydow, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Actress in 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

Actress in a Supporting Role

* Bernice Bejo, The Artist
* Jessica Chastain, The Help
* Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
* Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
* Octavia Spencer, The Help

Animated Feature Film

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

Art Direction

* The Artist
* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two
* Hugo
* Midnight in Paris
* War Horse

Cinematography

* The Artist
* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
* Hugo
* The Tree of Life
* War Horse

Custome Design

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

Directing

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

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

* Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon & Jim Rash: The Descendants
* John Logan: Hugo
* George Clooney, Grant Heslov & Beau Willimon: The Ides of March
* Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin & Stan Chervin: Moneyball
* Bridget o’Connor & Peter Straughan: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Writing (Original Screenplay)

* Michel Hazanavicius: The Artist
* Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig: Bridesmaids
* J.C. Chandor: Margin Call
* Woody Allen: Midnight in Paris
* Asghar farhadi: A Separation

Documentary Feature

* Hell and Back Again
* If a Tree Falls
* Paradise Lost 3: Purgator
* Pina
* Undefeated

Documentary Short

* The Barber of Birmingham
* God is the Bigger Elvis
* Incident in New Baghdad
* Saving Face
* The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom

Film Editing

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

Foreign Laguage Film

* Bullhead, Belgium
* Footnote, Israel
* In Darkness, Poland
* Monsieur Lazhar, Canada
* A Separation, Iran

Make Up

* Albert Nobbs
* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two
* The Iron Lady

Music (Original Score)

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

Music (Original Song)

* Man or Muppet, The Muppets
* Real in Rio, Rio

Short Film (Live Action)

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

Short Film (Animated)

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

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

Visual Effects

* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two
* Hugo
* Real Steel
* Rise of the Planet of the Apes
* Transformers: Dark of the Moon

What are your favorites? I'll place my favorite ones within the next few days! :)

Enjoy it!...

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