Follow Us
Join Us
It’s time to hoo-haw at the list of contenders for the golden trophy. The nominations for the 84th Academy Awards were announced January 24 with Hugo (11 nominations) and The Artist (10 nominations) as the frontrunners.
It was a bit surprising to see Leonardo DiCaprio left out despite his stellar performance in J. Edgar , Tilda Swinton lose out for her restrained role in We Need to Talk About Kevin and Steven Spielberg’s The Adventures Of Tintin fail to get him a nomination in the best director category.
Incidentally, Anil Ambani owned Reliance DreamWorks garnered 11 Oscar Nominations for three films — War Horse, The Help and Real Steel. This is the first time an Indian-owned company has been nominated in such a big way at the Oscars. Two films from Reliance DreamWorks — War Horse and The Help — are nominees in the Best Picture category.
Nominations for the 84th Academy Awards
Actor in a Leading Role
Demián Bichir in A Better Life
George Clooney in The Descendants
Jean Dujardin in The Artist
Gary Oldman in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt in Moneyball
Actress in a Leading Role
Glenn Close in Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis in The Help
Rooney Mara in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep in The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams in My Week With Marilyn
Directing
The Artist – Michel Hazanavicius
The Descendants – Alexander Payne
Hugo – Martin Scorsese
Midnight In Paris – Woody Allen
The Tree Of Life Terrence Malick
Best Picture
The Artist – Thomas Langmann, Producer
The Descendants – Jim Burke, Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Producers
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close – Scott Rudin, Producer
The Help – Brunson Green, Chris Columbus and Michael Barnathan, Producers
Hugo – Graham King and Martin Scorsese, Producers
Midnight In Paris – Letty Aronson and Stephen Tenenbaum, Producers
Moneyball – Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz and Brad Pitt, Producers
The Tree Of Life – Nominees to be determined
War Horse – Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers
Actor in a Supporting Role
Kenneth Branagh in My Week With Marilyn
Jonah Hill in Moneyball
Nick Nolte in Warrior
Christopher Plummer in Beginners
Max von Sydow in Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Actress in a Supporting Role
Bérénice Bejo in The Artist
Jessica Chastain in The Help
Melissa McCarthy in Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer in Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer in The Help
Any guesses for who the winners will be?
More on Koimoi.com
Agneepath Initial Report: Excellent
Dev D To No One Killed Jessica: Amitabh Bhattacharya’s Journey
When Salman Khan & Vijay Galani Were Friends
