LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Sunday hands out the Oscars -- the highest honors in the movie industry.
Following is a list of nominees in leading categories for the 84th annual Academy Awards.
BEST PICTURE
War Horse
The Artist
Moneyball
The Descendants
Tree of Life
Midnight in Paris
The Help
Hugo
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
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 ACTRESS
Glenn Close, "Albert Nobbs"
Viola Davis, "The Help"
Rooney Mara, "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
Meryl Streep, "The Iron Lady"
Michelle Williams, "My Week with Marilyn"
BEST DIRECTOR
Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"
Alexander Payne, "The Descendants"
Martin Scorsese, "Hugo"
Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"
Terrence Malick, "The Tree of Life"
BEST 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 SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Berenice Bejo, "The Artist"
Jessica Chastain, "The Help"
Melissa McCarthy, "Bridesmaids"
Janet McTeer, "Alfred Nobbs"
Octavia Spencer, "The Help"
ANIMATED FILM
A Cat in Paris
Chico & Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Rango
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
"Bullhead," Belgium
"Footnote," Israel
"In Darkness," Poland
"Monsieur Lazhar," Canada
"A Separation," Iran
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
"The Descendants," by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash
"Hugo," by John Logan
"The Ides of March," by George Clooney & Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon
"Moneyball," by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin. Story by Stan Chervin
"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," by Bridget O'Connor & Peter Straughan
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
"The Artist," by Michel Hazanavicius
"Bridesmaids," by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig
"Margin Call," by J.C. Chandor
"Midnight in Paris," by Woody Allen
"A Separation," by Asghar Farhadi
DOCUMENTARY
"Hell and Back Again"
"If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front"
"Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory"
"Pina"
"Undefeated"
ORIGINAL SCORE
"The Adventures of Tintin," John Williams
"The Artist," Ludovic Bource
"Hugo," Howard Shore
"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," Alberto Iglesias
"War Horse," John Williams
ORIGINAL SONG
"Man or Muppet" from "The Muppets," music and lyrics by Bret McKenzie
"Real in Rio" from "Rio," music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown, lyrics by Siedah Garrett
ART DIRECTION
"The Artist," production design: Laurence Bennett; set decoration: Robert Gould
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2," production design: Stuart Craig; set decoration: Stephenie McMillan
"Hugo," production design: Dante Ferretti; set decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
"Midnight in Paris," production design: Anne Seibel; set decoration: Hélène Dubreuil
"War Horse," production design: Rick Carter; set decoration: Lee Sandales
CINEMATOGRAPHY
"The Artist," Guillaume Schiffman
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," Jeff Cronenweth
"Hugo," Robert Richardson
"The Tree of Life," Emmanuel Lubezki
"War Horse," Janusz Kaminski
COSTUME DESIGN
"Anonymous," Lisy Christl
"The Artist," Mark Bridges
"Hugo," Sandy Powell
"Jane Eyre," Michael O'Connor
"W.E.," Arianne Phillips
FILM EDITING
"The Artist," Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius
"The Descendants," Kevin Tent
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
"Hugo," Thelma Schoonmaker
"Moneyball," Christopher Tellefsen
MAKEUP
"Albert Nobbs," Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnston and Matthew W. Mungle
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2," Nick Dudman Amanda Knight, and Lisa Tomblin
"The Iron Lady," Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland
VISUAL EFFECTS
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2," Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler and John Richardson
"Hugo," Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossman and Alex Henning
"Real Steel," Erik Nash, John Rosengrant, Dan Taylor and Swen Gillberg
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes," Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White and Daniel Barrett
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon," Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew Butler and John Frazier
(Reporting By Jill Serjeant; Editing by Sandra Maler)
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