Oscar nominations 2012

• With 10 Academy Award nominations, The Artist is well positioned to seek an Oscar boost at the box office. More than any other major awards contender, it needs the help.
(Los Angeles Times)
• (CNN)-- Oscar wants to take you back in time. The nominees for the 84th annual Academy Awards were announced Tuesday morning, and if theres a theme, its how many nominations hearken back to previous eras in film history.
(CNN)
• Martin Scorseses Hugo is the surprise leader of the 2012 Academy Award nominations with 11 nods, including Best Picture and Best Director.
(ABC News)
• Oscar nominations always come with a few surprises, but the unexpected seemed to be flowing even more freely Tuesday morning.
(Los Angeles Times)
• The Oscar nominations were announced bright and early Tuesday, revealing the number of best picture nominees (nine), some big snubs (sorry, Albert Brooks) and happy surprises (hooray, Melissa McCarthy!).
(Washington Post)
• The two-horse Oscar race has a third entrant: Hugo.
(Los Angeles Times)
• Whats the take-away from the Oscar nominations? Keep your clothes on, and your mouth shut.  Make an uplifting film. And dont think just because youve won many times before that youre a lock.
(Los Angeles Times)
• They may be hits with Oscar voters, but this year's Best Picture nominees are not exactly standouts at the box office.
(Reuters)
• The 84th Annual Academy Award nominations were announced Tuesday morning with which took home the Golden Globe in the same category, but failed to get any Oscar love.
(Access Hollywood)