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If I Picked the Oscar Nominations and Winners 2012

Much the same as last year, I left off the short subjects because I hardly ever watch short films. And Documentary Feature this year too, because again, haven't seen enough of them. But Best Foreign Language Film makes an appearance because I actually saw a few of them. And Best Original Song too because there were some truly exceptional songs put out this year. Color me surprised. And you'll notice one new category, Best Title Credits Sequence. This is an aspect of filmmaking that takes a lot of work and doesn't get nearly enough recognition. If the Academy really wanted to acknowledge the best in filmmaking, it's a category they'd bring back. Because yes in fact there was at one point an Oscar for Best Title Writing (for the first ceremony in 1928 only).

	1. The Artist Best Picture Nomination. Best Original Screenplay WINNER. Best Editing Nomination. Best Art Direction Nomination. Best Costume Design Nomination. Seven nominations total including Jean Dujardin for Best Actor and Bérénice Bejo for Best Supporting Actress; one win.
	2. Beginners Best Picture Nomination. Best Original Screenplay Nomination. Three nominations total including Christopher Plummer for Best Supporting Actor.
	3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Best Picture Nomination. Best Editing Nomination. Best Sound Editing WINNER. Best Sound Mixing WINNER. Best Original Score Nomination. Best Title Credits Sequence WINNER. Eight nominations total including David Fincher for Best Director and Rooney Mara for Best Actress; three wins.
	4. Hanna Best Picture Nomination. Best Cinematography Nomination. Best Art Direction Nomination. Best Original Score WINNER. Five nominations total including Joe Wright for Best Director; one win.
	5. The Help Best Picture Nomination. Best Costume Design Nomination. Four nominations total including Octavia Spencer for Best Supporting Actress; one win (Jessica Chastain for Best Supporting Actress).
	6. Hugo Best Picture Nomination. Best Art Direction WINNER. Best Costume Design Nomination. Best Original Score Nomination. Best Visual Effects Nomination. Six nominations total including Martin Scorsese for Best Director; one win.
	7. Moneyball Best Picture Nomination. Best Adapted Screenplay Nomination. Best Editing Nomination. Four nominations total including Jonah Hill for Best Supporting Actor.
	8. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Best Picture Nomination. Best Adapted Screenplay Nomination. Best Art Direction Nomination. Four nominations total; one win (Gary Oldman for Best Actor).
	9. We Need to Talk About Kevin Best Picture Nomination. Best Adapted Screenplay Nomination. Best Editing Nomination. Five nominations total including Lynne Ramsay for Best Director; one win (Tilda Swinton for Best Actress).
	10. Drive Best Picture WINNER. Best Adapted Screenplay WINNER. Best Cinematography WINNER. Best Editing WINNER. Best Sound Editing Nomination. Best Sound Mixing Nomination. Best Original Score Nomination. Nine nominations total; six wins including Nicolas Winding Refn for Best Director and Albert Brooks for Best Supporting Actor.
	11. George Clooney Best Actor Nomination for The Descendants.
	12. Jean Dujardin Best Actor Nomination for The Artist.
	13. Brendan Gleeson Best Actor Nomination for The Guard.
	14. Woody Harrelson Best Actor Nomination for Rampart.
	15. Gary Oldman Best Actor WINNER for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
	16. Elena Anaya Best Actress Nomination for The Skin I Live In.
	17. Rooney Mara Best Actress Nomination for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
	18. Elizabeth Olsen Best Actress Nomination for Martha Marcy May Marlene.
	19. Charlize Theron Best Actress Nomination for Young Adult.
	20. Tilda Swinton Best Actress WINNER for We Need to Talk About Kevin.
	21. John Hawkes Best Supporting Actor Nomination for Martha Marcy May Marlene.
	22. Jonah Hill Best Supporting Actor Nomination for Moneyball.
	23. Nick Nolte Best Supporting Actor Nomination for Warrior.
	24. Christopher Plummer Best Supporting Actor Nomination for Beginners.
	25. Albert Brooks Best Supporting Actor WINNER for Drive.
	26. Bérénice Bejo Best Supporting Actress Nomination for The Artist.
	27. Jennifer Ehle Best Supporting Actress Nomination for Contagion.
	28. Octavia Spencer Best Supporting Actress Nomination for The Help.
	29. Shailene Woodley Best Supporting Actress Nomination for The Descendants.
	30. Jessica Chastain Best Supporting Actress WINNER for The Help.
	31. David Fincher Best Director Nomination for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
	32. Lynne Ramsay Best Director Nomination for We Need to Talk About Kevin.
	33. Martin Scorsese Best Director Nomination for Hugo.
	34. Joe Wright Best Director Nomination for Hanna.
	35. Nicolas Winding Refn Best Director WINNER for Drive.
	36. The Guard Best Original Screenplay Nomination. Best Cinematography Nomination. Three nominations total including Brendan Gleeson for Best Actor.
	37. Win Win Best Original Screenplay Nomination.
	38. Young Adult Best Original Screenplay Nomination. Two nominations total including Charlize Theron for Best Actress.
	39. The Ides of March Best Adapted Screenplay Nomination. Best Original Score Nomination. Two nominations total.
	40. Contagion Best Cinematography Nomination. Two nominations total including Jennifer Ehle for Best Supporting Actress.
	41. The Tree of Life Best Cinematography Nomination.
	42. Captain America: The First Avenger Best Art Direction Nomination. Best Costume Design WINNER. Best Visual Effects Nomination. Best Original Song WINNER for "Star-Spangled Man." Four nominations total; two wins.
	43. Jane Eyre Best Costume Design Nomination.
	44. The Iron Lady Best Make-Up Nomination.
	45. J. Edgar Best Make-Up Nomination.
	46. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II Best Make-Up WINNER. Best Visual Effects Nomination. Two nominations total; one win.
	47. Super 8 Best Visual Effects Nomination. Best Sound Mixing Nomination. Best Sound Editing Nomination. Three nominations total.
	48. Rise of the Planet of the Apes Best Visual Effects WINNER.
	49. The Muppets Best Original Song Nomination for "Man or Muppet."
	50. Winnie the Pooh Best Original Song Nomination for "The Backson Song." Best Animated Feature WINNER. Two nominations total; one win.

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ashogoon Jan. 24, 2012 at 9:29 p.m.

Pretty good list; it's a shame the academy completely passed over some of these. I would have tossed Melancholia a few noms as well.

edit: oh yeah, and TAKE SHELTER. Man, that was a great movie that got very little buzz this year.

vonDreadon Jan. 24, 2012 at 10:38 p.m.

Unfortunately didn't see Take Shelter. The only thing I was considering giving Melancholia is a Best Cinematography nod, but I just felt the other five were better in that respect. It would be #6.

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