Oscar nominations 2012

• The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences paid homage Tuesday morning to the early days of cinema by bestowing the lions share of Oscar nominations on two films that are valentines to the early days of cinema.
(Los Angeles Times)
• Martin Scorseses Hugo is the surprise leader of the 2012 Academy Award nominations with 11 nods, including Best Picture and Best Director.
(ABC News)
• 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)
• (CBS) The nominees for this years Academy Awards have just been announced, and, as happens every year, there were a few surprises in the mix - along with some snubs.
(CBS News)
• Before Michelle Williams was breaking hearts as Marilyn Monroe in My Week With Marilyn, she was the bad girl next door on The WBs teen soap, Dawsons Creek. But Williams wasnt the only Oscar nominated starlet to get her start on TV.
(Huffington Post)
• For Demián Bichir, star of A Better Life, life keeps getting better and better. The Mexican actor, best known to U.S.
(Los Angeles Times)
• Documentary filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is the first native of Pakistan to be nominated for an Oscar award by the film establishment of Hollywood.
(International Business Times)
• 1. Best Picture: The Artist, The Descendants, Extremely Loud Incredibly Close, The Help, Hugo, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball, The Tree of Life, War Horse.
(International Business Times)
• Well, theyre in! The nominations for the 2012 Academy Awards were announced early Tuesday morning, and many of us couldnt help but wake up in time to watch them.
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