84th Academy Awards soon to be start on February 26, 2012. It will be ninth time; Billy Crystal will host the show.
Earlier, Eddie Murphy was going to be the host for award ceremony but at the last moment, Murphy quits doing the hosting.

On June 14, 2011, it was announced by the Academy President Tom Shreak that the Board of Governors have approved some changes in the award categories and those changes came in “Best picture, Best Animated Feature, Best Documentary and Best Visual Effects”.
In 84th Academy Award, the movie “Hugo” directed by legendary Martin Scorsese got the highest 11 nominations including Best Picture and Best Director.

The movie “The Artist” got 10 nominations including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor. George Clooney starrer “The Descendants” also got 5 nominations including Best picture, Best Director and Best Actor.

The Academy Award nominees of 2012 are:

Best Picture:

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

Best Actor:

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

Best Actress:

Viola Davis - The Help
Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams - My Week with Marilyn
Rooney Mara - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Glenn Close - Albert Nobbs

Best Supporting Actor:

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

Best Supporting Actress:

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

Best Director:

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

Original Screenplay:

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

Adapted Screenplay:

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

Best Animated Film:

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

Foreign Language Film:

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

Documentary:

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

Editing:

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

Cinematography:

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

Art Direction:

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

Sound Mixing:

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

Sound Editing:

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

Costume Design:

The Artist
Anonymous
Hugo
W.E.
Jane Eyre

Visual Effects:

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

Best Make-Up:

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

Original Score:

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

Original Song:

“Man or Muppet” from The Muppets
“Real in Rio” from Rio

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