Oscar nominations are in, “The Help” scores four nods

Oscar nominations are officially in!

The nominees for the 84th Annual Academy Awards were announced this morning by actress Jennifer Lawrence (“Hunger Games”) and Tom Sherak, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

“The Help” earned four Oscar nominations for Viola Davis (Best Actress), Octavia Spencer (Best Supporting Actress), Jessica Chastain (Best Supporting Actress), as well as Best Picture.

Below is a complete list of Oscar nominations:

Supporting Actress

Berenice Bejo (“The Artist”)
Jessica Chastain (“The Help”)
Melissa McCarthy (“Bridesmaids”)
Janet McTeer (“Albert Nobbs”)
Octavia Spencer (“The Help”)

Supporting Actor

Kenneth Branagh (“My Week With Marilyn”)
Jonah Hill (“Moneyball”)
Nick Nolte (“Warrior”)
Christopher Plummer (“Beginners”)
Max von Sydow (“Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close”)

Best Actress

Glenn Close (“Albert Nobbs”)
Rooney Mara (“Girl With The Dragon Tattoo”)
Viola Davis (“The Help”)
Meryl Streep (“The Iron Lady”)
Michelle Williams (“My Week With Marilyn”)

Best Actor

Demian Bichir (“A Better Life”)
George Clooney (“The Descendants”)
Jean Dujardin (“The Artist”)
Gary Oldman (“Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy”)
Brad Pitt (“Moneyball”)

Best Director

Michel Hazanivicus (“The Artist”)
Alexander Payne (“The Descendants”)
Martin Scorsese (“HUGO”)
Woody Allen (“Midnight in Paris”)
Terrence Malick (“Tree of Life”)

Best Original Screenplay

The Artist
Bridesmaids
Midnight in Paris
Margin Call
A Separation

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Descendants
Hugo
The Ides of March
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Best Foreign Feature

Bullhead
Footnote
In Darkness
Monsier Lazhar
A Separation

Best Animated Feature

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

Best Picture

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

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