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Nominees for the 84th annual Academy Awards have just been announced in Los Angeles. Oscar-nominated actress Jennifer Lawrence (Winter’s Bone) helped read the names at the press conference. This is the first time there have been nine nominees for Best Picture. The Academy Awards will be handed out on February 26th.

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

BEST ACTOR
George Clooney – The Descendants
Brad Pitt – Moneyball
Jean Dujardin – The Artist
Gary Oldman – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Demian Bachir – A Better Life

BEST ACTRESS
Michelle Wiliams – My Week With Marilyn
Glenn Close – Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis – The Help
Rooney Mara – The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Kenneth Branagh – My Week With Marilyn
Jonah Hill – Moneyball
Christopher Plummer – Beginners
Nick Nolte – Warrior
Max Von Sydow – Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Berenice Bejo – The Artist
Jessica Chastain – The Help
Janet McTeer – Albert Knobs
Octavia Spencer – The Help
Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids

BEST DIRECTOR
Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris
Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
Alexander Payne – The Descendants
Martin Scorsese – Hugo
Terrence Malick – The Tree of Life

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Rango
A Cat in Paris
Kung Fu Panda 2
Chico and Rita
Puss in Boots

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris
Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
Kristen Wiig / Annie Mumulo – Bridesmaids
Asghar Farhadi – A Separation
JC Chandor – Margin Call

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Nat Faxon, Alexander Payne & Jim Rash – The Descendants
Aaron Sorkin & Steven Zaillian & Stan Chernin – Moneyball
John Logan – Hugo
Bridget O’Connor & Peter Straughan – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
George Clooney & Grant Heslov & Beau Willimon- The Ides of March

BEST SONG
“Man or Muppet” – Bret McKenzie (The Muppets)
“Real in Rio” – Sergio Mendes and Siedah Garrett (Rio)

The Best of Rockfest 2011 – Images by Aaron Bell