Academy Award Nominations 2012 Announced

The Academy has announced the choices for the 2012 Oscars. The following are the nominees by category:

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:

Demian Bichir
George Clooney
Jean Dujardin
Gary Olman
Brad Pitt

Best Actress:

Glenn Close
Viola Davis
Rooney Mara
Meryl Streep
Michelle Williams

Best Supporting Actor:

Kenneth Branagh
Jonah Hill
Nick Nolte
Christopher Plummer
Max Van Sydow

Best Supporting Actress:

Berenice Bejo
Jessica Chastain
Melissa McCarthy
Janet McTeer
Octavia Spencer

Congratulations to all the Nominees!