Oscar Reaction

So as expected (and I kept telling you!) The Artist has 10 oscar nominations, only one behind leader Hugo but as happy as I am that that The Artist is making waves in the film world, I am furious that The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo didn't receive that many. As soon as I came out of the cinema I said that film deserves at least 3 oscars. Best director, original soundtrack and best actress. I was sad to see when I looked at the oscar nominations that David Fincher (Director) and Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (Soundtrack) have been left out. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is the only soundtrack I have paid for in a long time. Reznor and Ross won the academy award last year for their work on The Social Network, but is that why they have been left out this year? If it is that is not fair at all, if they deserve the nod again this year they should get it a nomination, in-fact scratch that they should win it but they cant, sadly. The Girl withe Dragon Tattoo should have also had a nomination for best adapted screenplay again though overlooked. Drive has also been excluded for best picture, best director for Nicolas Winding Refn and best actor for Ryan Gosling's fantastic portrayal of the Driver. Carey Mulligan and Albert Brooks both miss out on nominations for best actress and actor respectively. This is a travesty as The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Drive were two of the best films I have seen over the last 12 months.

There are some good points about this though: As I have already stated The Artist is up for 10 awards. Gary Oldman receives his first ever nomination for his role in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and as much as I didn't enjoy Rise of the Planet of the Apes I did think the special effect work was outstanding and I hope it wins in that category.

So what did get nominated? Below is a full list of oscar nominations followed by my chosen winner on the categories I can comment on.

Best Picture


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

[The Artist]

Best Director 


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

[Michael Hazanavicius - The Artist]

Best Actor


Demian Bechir - A Better Life
George Clooney - The Descendants
Jean Dujardin - The Artist
Gary Oldman - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt - Moneyball

[Jean Dujardin - The Artist/ Gary Oldman - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy]

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

[Rooney Mara - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo]

Best Supporting Actress


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

[Melissa McCarthy - Bridesmaids]


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 Original Screenplay 


Michael Hazanavicius - The Artist
Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo - Bridesmaids
J.C Chandor - Margin Call
Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris
Asghar Farhadi - The Separation

[Michael Hazanavicius - The Artist]


Best Adapted Screenplay


Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash - The Descendants
John Logan - Hugo
George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Beau Willomon - The Ides of March
Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin and Stan Chervin - Moneyball
Bridget O' Connor and Peter Straughan - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

[Bridget O' Connor and Peter Straughan - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy]

Best Foreign Language 


Bullhead - Belgium
Footnote - Israel
In Darkness - Poland
Monsier Lazhar - Canada
A Separation - Iran

Best Animated Feature


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

[Rango]

Best Art Direction 


The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
War Horse

[The Artist]

Best Cinematography 


Guillaume Schiffman - The Artist
Jeff Cronenweth - The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo
Robert Richardson - Hugo
Emmanuel Lubezki - The Tree of Life
Janusz Kaminski - War Horse

[Jeff Cronenweth - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo]

Best Costume 


Anonymous
The Artist
Hugo
Jane Eyre
W.E.

[Anonymous]

Best Documentary Feature 


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

Best Documentary Short Subject


The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement
God is Bigger then Elvis
Incident in New Baghdad
Saving Face
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom

Best Film Editing


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

[The Artist]

Best Makeup


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

[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2]

Best Original Score


John Williams - The Adventures of Tintin
Ludovic Bource - The Artist
Howard Shore - Hugo
Alberto Iglesias - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
John Williams - War Horse

[Howard Shore - Hugo]

Best Original Song


Man or Muppet - The Muppets
Real in Rio - Rio

Best Short Film (Animated)


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

Best Short Film (Live Action)


Pentecost
Raju
The Shore
Time Freak
Yuba Atlantic

Best Sound Editing


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

[Drive]

Best Sound Mixing


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

[The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo]

Best Visual Effects


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

[Rise of the Planet of the Apes]




The 84th Academy Awards will be held on February 26th.