Academia Americana de Film a anuntat marti nominalizarile pentru cea de-a 84 editie a premiilor Oscar, ce va avea loc pe 26 februarie, la Kodak Theatre din Los Angeles.

Cele mai multe nominalizari Oscar a primit productia 3D “Hugo”, in regia lui Martin Scorsese (11). Pelicula alb-negru “The Artist” a fost nominalizata la zece categorii, in timp ce “Moneyball”, cel mai nou film in care apare Brad Pitt, a primit sase nominalizari.

Nominalizarile la cele mai importante categorii:

-Cel mai bun film: "The Artist", " The Tree of Life ", "Hugo", "Moneyball", "The Descendants", "Midnight in ", "The Help", "War Horse" si "Extremely Loud and Incredebly Close"

-Cel mai bun regizor: Michel Hazanavicius ("The Artist"), Alexander Payne ("The Descendants"), Martin Scorsese ("Hugo"), Woody Allen ("Midnight in Paris") si Terrence Malick ("The Tree of Life")

-Cea mai buna actrita in rol principal: Glenn Close ("Albert Nobbs"), Rooney Mara ("The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"), Viola Davis ("The Help"), Meryl Streep ("The Iron Lady") si Michelle Williams (" My Week with Marilyn ").

-Cel mai bun actor in rol principal: Jean Dujardin ("The Artist"), George Clooney ("The Descendants"), Brad Pitt ("Moneyball"), Demián Bichir ("A Better Life") si Gary Oldman ("Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy").