Nominees for the 84th Academy Awards 2012

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After the Golden Globes, of course, follows the Oscars 2012. This year, these are the big name movies and performers who are nominated for the golden trophy. Place your bets!

Best picture
1. “War Horse”
2. “The Artist”
3. “Moneyball”
4. “The Descendants”
5. “The Tree of Life”
6. “Midnight in Paris”
7. “The Help”
8. “Hugo”
9. “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”

Best Actor
1. Demián Bichir, “A Better Life”
2. George Clooney, “The Descendants”
3. Jean Dujardin, “The Artist”
4. Gary Oldman, “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”
5. Brad Pitt, “Moneyball”

Best Actress
1. Glenn Close, “Albert Nobbs”
2. Viola Davis, “The Help”
3. Rooney Mara, “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
4. Meryl Streep, “The Iron Lady”
5. Michelle Williams, “My Week with Marilyn”

Best Supporting actor
1. Kenneth Branagh, “My Week With Marilyn”
2. Jonah Hill, “Moneyball”
3. Nick Nolte, “Warrior”
4. Christopher Plummer, “Beginners”
5. Max von Sydow “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”

Best Supporting actress
1. Bérénice Bejo, “The Artist”
2. Jessica Chastain, “The Help”
3. Melissa McCarthy, “Bridesmaids”
4. Janet McTeer, “Albert Nobbs”
5. Octavia Spencer, “The Help”

Best Director
1. Michel Hazanavicius, “The Artist”
2. Alexander Payne, “The Descendants”
3. Woody Allen, “Midnight in Paris”
4. Terrence Malick, “The Tree of Life”
5. Martin Scorsese, “Hugo”

Best Animated Feature
1. “A Cat in Paris”
2. “Chico & Rita”
3. “Kung Fu Panda 2″
4. “Puss in Boots”
5. “Rango”

Best Original Screenplay
1. “Bridesmaids”
2. “Midnight in Paris”
3. “Margin Call”
4. “A Separation”
5. “The Artist”

Best Adapted Screenplay
1. “The Descendants”
2. “Hugo”
3. “The Ides of March”
4. “Moneyball”
5. “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”

Best Foreign Language Film
1. “Bullhead” (Belgium)
2. “Footnote” (Israel)
3. “In Darkness” (Poland)
4. “Monsieur Lazhar” (Canada)
5. “A Separation” (Iran)

Best in Art direction
1. “The Artist”
2. “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2”
3. “Hugo”
4. “Midnight in Paris”
5. “War Horse”

Best in Cinematography
1. “The Artist”
2. “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
3. “Hugo”
4. “The Tree of Life”
5. “War Horse”

Best in Costume design
1. “Anonymous”
2. “The Artist”
3. “Hugo”
4. “Jane Eyre”
5. “W.E.”

Best Live action short film
1. “Pentecost”
2. “Raju”
3. “The Shore”
4. “Time Freak”
5. “Tuba Atlantic”

Best Sound editing
1. “Drive”
2. “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
3. “Hugo”
4. “Transformers: Dark of the Moon”
5. “War Horse”

Best Sound mixing
1. “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
2. “Hugo”
3. “Moneyball”
4. “Transformers: Dark of the Moon”
5. “War Horse”

Best Animated short film
1. “Dimanche/Sunday”
2. “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore”
3. “La Luna”
4. “A Morning Stroll”
5. “Wild Life”

Best Original song
1. “Man or Muppet” from “The Muppets”
2. “Real in Rio” from “Rio”

Best Film editing
1. “The Artist”
2. “The Descendants”
3. “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
4. “Hugo”
5. “Moneyball”

Makeup
1. “Albert Nobbs”
2. “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2”
3. “The Iron Lady”

Best Original score
1. “The Adventures of Tintin”
2. “The Artist”
3. “Hugo”
4. “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”
5. “War Horse”

Best Documentary feature
1. “Hell and Back Again”
2. “If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front”
3. “Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory”
4. “Pina”
5. “Undefeated”

Best Visual effects
1. “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2”
2. “Hugo”
3. “Real Steel”
4. “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”
5. “Transformers: Dark of the Moon”

Easy A

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Easy A

Easy A stars Emma Watson

Easy A is the first movie I watched that starred Emma Watson. She is super cute in this flick.

This is a teenage film that has a some drama, some humorous situations (especially with the Penderghast family situations), and deep sensitivities in our culture, such as teen sex, losing virginity, sexually-transmitted diseases, divorce, and peer pressure.

It has a lot of narratives told in the first person by Stone, who plays the role of Olive Penderghast.

The movie is loosely based in the classic novel The Scarlett Letter, while criticizing the movie adaptation that starred Demi Moore.

My husband and I were highly entertained. This was one of the movies that we watched after midnight while munching on junk food.

Easy A stars Emma Stone, Penn Badgley, Amanda Bynes, Cam Gigandet, Thomas Haden Church, Patricia Clarkson, Lisa Kudrow, Malcolm McDowell, Alyson Michalka, and Stanley Tucci. The story was written by Bert V. Royal while the film was directed by Will Gluck.

Golden Globes 2012 Winners

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Here are the winners for the recently concluded Golden Globe Awards 2012.
See here for the list of nominees: Nominees for the Golden Globe Awards. Check if your bets have made it.

TV Series, Drama – Homeland

Actor In A TV Series, Drama – Kelsey Grammar, Boss

Actress In A TV Series, Drama – Claire Danes, Homeland

TV Series, Comedy – Modern Family

Actor In A TV Series, Comedy – Matt LeBlanc, Episodes

Actress In A TV Series, Comedy – Laura Dern, Enlightened

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV – Downton Abbey

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for TV – Idris Elba, Luther

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for TV – Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV – Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV – Jessica Lange, American Horror Story

Motion Picture, Drama – The Descendants

Actor In A Motion Picture, Drama – George Clooney, The Descendants

Actress In A Motion Picture, Drama – Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady

Motion Picture, Comedy – The Artist

Actor In A Motion Picture, Comedy – Jean Dujardin, The Artist

Actress In A Motion Picture, Comedy – Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn

Supporting Actor In A Motion Picture – Christopher Plummer, Beginners

Supporting Actress In A Motion Picture – Octavia Spencer, The Help

Best Director – Martin Scorcese, Hugo