Oscar Nominees 2012 Full List

The nominees for the 2012 Oscars were announced Tuesday morning, and as expected, the films on the film set the stage.

Best Motion Picture
Drama	Musical or Comedy
The Descendants The Help Hugo The Ides of March Moneyball War Horse	The Artist 50/50 Bridesmaids Midnight in Paris My Week with Marilyn
Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama
Actor	Actress
George Clooney - The Descendants as Matt King Leonardo DiCaprio - J. Edgar as J. Edgar Hoover Michael Fassbender - Shame as Brandon Sullivan Ryan Gosling - The Ides of March as Stephen Meyers Brad Pitt - Moneyball as Billy Beane	Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady as Margaret Thatcher Glenn Close - Albert Nobbs as Albert Nobbs Viola Davis - The Help as Aibileen Clark Rooney Mara - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Lisbeth Salander Tilda Swinton - We Need to Talk about Kevin as Eva Khatchadourian
Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Actor	Actress
Jean Dujardin - The Artist as George Valentin Brendan Gleeson - The Guard as Gerry Boyle Joseph Gordon-Levitt - 50/50 as Adam Lerner Ryan Gosling - Crazy, Stupid, Love. as Jacob Palmer Owen Wilson - Midnight in Paris as Gil Pender	Michelle Williams - My Week with Marilyn as Marilyn Monroe Jodie Foster - Carnage as Penelope Longstreet Charlize Theron - Young Adult as Mavis Gary Kristen Wiig - Bridesmaids as Annie Walker Kate Winslet - Carnage as Nancy Cowan
Supporting Actor	Supporting Actress
Christopher Plummer - Beginners as Hal Kenneth Branagh - My Week with Marilyn asLaurence Olivier Albert Brooks - Drive as Bernie Rose Jonah Hill - Moneyball as Peter Brand Viggo Mortensen - A Dangerous Method asSigmund Freud	Octavia Spencer - The Help as Minny Jackson Bérénice Bejo - The Artist as Peppy Miller Jessica Chastain - The Help as Celia Foote Janet McTeer - Albert Nobbs as Hubert Page Shailene Woodley - The Descendants as Alexandra "Alex" King
Best Director	Best Screenplay
Martin Scorsese - Hugo Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris George Clooney - The Ides of March Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist Alexander Payne - The Descendants	Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris George Clooney, Grant Heslov & Beau Willimon - The Ides of March Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon & Jim Rash - The Descendants Steven Zaillian & Aaron Sorkin - Moneyball
Best Original Score	Best Original Song
Ludovic Bource - The Artist Abel Korzeniowski - W.E. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Howard Shore - Hugo John Williams - War Horse	"Masterpiece" (music and lyrics by Madonna, Julie Frost and Jimmy Harry) - W.E. "Hello Hello" (music by Elton John, lyrics by Bernie Taupin) - Gnomeo & Juliet "The Keeper" (music & lyrics by Chris Cornell) - Machine Gun Preacher "Lay Your Head Down" (music by Brian Byrne, lyrics by Glenn Close) - Albert Nobbs "The Living Proof" (music by Thomas Newman, Mary J. Blige & Harvey Mason, Jr., lyrics by Blige, Mason &Damon Thomas) - The Help
Best Animated Feature Film	Best Foreign Language Film
The Adventures of Tintin Arthur Christmas Cars 2 Puss in Boots Rango	A Separation The Flowers of War In the Land of Blood and Honey The Kid with a Bike The Skin I Live In

[edit]Television

Best Series
Drama	Musical or Comedy
Homeland American Horror Story Boardwalk Empire Boss Game of Thrones	Modern Family Enlightened Episodes Glee New Girl
Best Performance in a Television Series – Drama
Actor	Actress
Kelsey Grammer – Boss as Tom Kane Steve Buscemi – Boardwalk Empire as Nucky Thompson Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad as Walter White Jeremy Irons – The Borgias as Pope Alexander VI Damian Lewis – Homeland as Nicholas Brody	Claire Danes – Homeland as Carrie Mathison Mireille Enos – The Killing as Sarah Linden Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife as Alicia Florrick Madeleine Stowe – Revenge as Victoria Grayson Callie Thorne – Necessary Roughness as Dr. Danielle "Dani" Santino
Best Performance in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Actor	Actress
Matt LeBlanc – Episodes as Matt LeBlanc Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock as Jack Donaghy David Duchovny – Californication as Hank Moody Johnny Galecki – The Big Bang Theory as Leonard Hofstadter Thomas Jane – Hung as Ray Drecker	Laura Dern - Enlightened as Amy Jellicoe Zooey Deschanel - New Girl as Jessica "Jess" Day Tina Fey - 30 Rock as Liz Lemon Laura Linney - The Big C as Catherine "Cathy" Jamison Amy Poehler - Parks and Recreation as Leslie Knope
Best Performance in a Miniseries or Television Film
Actor	Actress
Idris Elba – Luther as Detective Chief Inspector John Luther Hugh Bonneville – Downton Abbey as Robert, Earl of Grantham William Hurt – Too Big to Fail as Henry Paulson Bill Nighy – Page Eight as Johnny Worricker Dominic West – The Hour as Hector Madden	Kate Winslet – Mildred Pierce as Mildred Pierce Romola Garai – The Hour as Bel Rowley Diane Lane – Cinema Verite as Pat Loud Elizabeth McGovern – Downton Abbey as Cora, Countess of Grantham Emily Watson – Appropriate Adult as Janet Leach
Best Supporting Performance in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film
Actor	Actress
Peter Dinklage – Game of Thrones as Tyrion Lannister Paul Giamatti – Too Big to Fail as Ben Bernanke Guy Pearce – Mildred Pierce as Monty Beragon Tim Robbins – Cinema Verite as Bill Loud Eric Stonestreet – Modern Family as Cameron Tucker	Jessica Lange – American Horror Story as Constance Langdon Kelly Macdonald – Boardwalk Empire as Margaret Schroeder Maggie Smith – Downton Abbey as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham Sofía Vergara – Modern Family as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett Evan Rachel Wood – Mildred Pierce as Veda Pierce
Best Miniseries or Television Film
Downton Abbey Cinema Verite The Hour Mildred Pierce Too Big to Fail