2011 Academy Award nominee Jennifer Lawrence announced the Oscar nominations this morning, and here they are, with Hugo leading the pack with 11 nominations and Best Picture frontrunner The Artist right behind with 10 noms.
Note: the above image has become THE go-to image for The Artist. I'm kind of sick of seeing it, but for the sake of consistency, here it is again. You may as well just get used to this telling image of two actors anticipating your praise because the film is probably going to clean up on Oscar night.
Other surprises included Rooney Mara landing a Best Actress nomination (edging out Tilda Swinton), Melissa McCarthy making the cut in the Supporting Actress race, and critically-panned Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close getting some Best Picture and Supporting Actor love.
Who was snubbed? Fassy Fassy Fassy---as in Michael Fassbender, who was shut out in the Best Actor category for a performance that EVERYONE has been talking about, including a candid George Clooney at the Golden Globes. Shailene Woodley was also shut out in the Best Supporting Actress category.
The Oscars will air on February 26 and will be hosted by Billy Crystal.
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