The Academy Awards 2012 Nominations were announced and lo and behold: I obviously didn’t see any movies this year. That’s not actually true. As you know I saw Breaking Dawn Part One opening night and actually I also saw Midnight in Paris three times. I just really liked Hemingway. Maybe it’s just that movies I care about didn’t get nominated. Welp! Looks like I have some big catching up to do in the next 33 days.
Below you’ll find some nominees I or someone else on Autostraddle had feelings about followed by the complete list at the bottom.
The Artist: So The Artist is apparently a silent movie that everyone loved. Can I be real here? I don’t think I have the attention span for a silent movie. I’m not trying to hate on innovative ideas or film as art or even reject something I have no experience with, but I honestly could not make it through the trailer.
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close: This came out in theaters literally four days ago and has a 48% on Rotten Tomatoes. How did it get in here? How is this nominated for Best Picture and not Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2?
The Help: I liked The Help. It was heartwarming. Please don’t flame me.
Excerpt from Riese Liveblog of the Golden Globes
I actually kinda liked The Help? It reminded me of a movie I would’ve been allowed to see in the 90s (because it was rated PG) and that if I had, my little heart would’ve been heartwarmed. But maybe also ignorant?
Midnight in Paris: As previously mentioned, I loved Midnight in Paris. This is why:
Moneyball: I really hope Moneyball doesn’t win. Not because I have anything against it as a movie, but because I live in Boston where anything remotely baseball related gets at least 5.2 times it’s appropriate news coverage on NPR.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Julie & Brandy have some feelings about this movie.
Beginners: This movie has a gay. I kept meaning to see it but kept repeatedly forgetting about it because I kept going to see Midnight in Paris. Obviously I hope Christopher Plummer wins anyways.
Bridesmaids: Excerpt from Riese Liveblog of the Golden Globes:
I think Bridesmaids is SO overrated. Y’all, women have been making fucking awesome comedies for years, do not act like women just got born this year ’cause you’ve not bothered to release any of their movies since like 2005.
My Week With Marilyn: I preferred my own week with pictures of faux Marilyn. Just kidding, I obvs did not see this movie.
The Muppet Movie:Riese had good feelings about The Muppet Movie I preferred Muppet Treasure Island. Check out the song that The Muppet Movie is nominated for:
The Animated Shorts: I absolutely love the animated short catagory. I always try to find ways to see the shorts before the Oscars air. I like having a team to cheer for. Although Pixar’s La Luna will be airing before their upcoming film Brave and A Morning Stroll is currently only on view in film festivals, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, Wild Life and Dimanche/Sunday are all currently available to watch at their production studios’ websites.
If you really care about what’s important in the Oscars, you should check out the Oscar cute dog showdown.
*Indicates a Golden Globe winner in a similar catagory
Best Picture:
The Artist*
The Descendants*
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
The Help
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
War Horse
Actor:
Demian Bichir- A Better Life
George Clooney- The Descendants*
Jean Dujardin- The Artist*
Gary Oldman- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt- Moneyball
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*
Supporting Actor:
Kenneth Branagh- My Week With Marilyn
Jonah Hill- Moneyball
Nick Nolte- Warrior
Christopher Plummer- Beginners*
Max von Sydow- Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close.
Supporting Actress:
Berenice Bejo- The Artist
Jessica Chastain- The Help
Melissa McCarthy- Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer- Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer- The Help*
Directing:
Michel Hazanavicius- The Artist
Alexander Payne- The Descendants
Martin Scorsese- Hugo*
Woody Allen- Midnight in Paris
Terrence Malick- The Tree of Life
Foreign Language Film:
Bullhead- Belgium
Footnote- Israel
In Darkness- Poland
Monsieur Lazhar- Canada
A Separation- Iran*
Adapted Screenplay:
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash- The Descendants
John Logan-Hugo
George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon- The Ides of March
Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin and Stan Chervin- Moneyball
Bridget O’Connor and Peter Straughan- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Original Screenplay:
Michel Hazanavicius- The Artist
Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig- Bridesmaids
J.C. Chandor- Margin Call
Woody Allen- Midnight in Paris*
Asghar Farhadi- A Separation
Animated Feature Film:
A Cat in Paris
Chico & Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Rango
Art Direction:
The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
War Horse
Cinematography:
The Artist
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
The Tree of Life
War Horse
Sound Mixing:
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Moneyball
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse
Sound Editing:
Drive
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse
Original Score:
The Adventures of Tintin- John Williams
The Artist- Ludovic Bource*
Hugo- Howard Shore
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy- Alberto Iglesias
War Horse- John Williams
Original Song:
Man or Muppet from The Muppets- Bret McKenzie
Real in Rio from Rio-Sergio Mendes, Carlinhos Brown and Siedah Garrett.
Costume:
Anonymous
The Artist
Hugo
Jane Eyre
W.E.
Documentary Feature
Hell and Back Again
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Pina
Undefeated
Documentary (short subject):
The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement
God Is the Bigger Elvis
Incident in New Baghdad
Saving Face
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
Film Editing:
The Artist
The Descendants
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Moneyball
Makeup:
Albert Nobbs
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
The Iron Lady
Animated Short Film:
Dimanche/Sunday
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
La Luna
A Morning Stroll
Wild Life
Live Action Short Film:
Pentecost
Raju
The Shore
Time Freak
Tuba Atlantic.
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