Yesterday the nominees for the Academy Awards of the Academy, in its 84th edition to be held in February, and «Hugo»Is the great favorite, by being nominated for eleven awards, including Best Director for Martin Scorsese and Best Film. Will Scorsese repeat? It is the great unknown.
«The Artist»Follows with ten nominations, also including Best Director and Best Film, while«moneyball" Y "War Horse»Have six, while«The Descendants" Y "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo»Got five.
Un great achievement without a doubt the «The Artist», movie that was directed by Michel Hazanavicius, since it is a silent film that recreates the Hollywood era, set in 1927, where George Valentine (Jean Dujardin) is a very successful silent film star. The arrival of talkies means the end of his career, which will be exploited by the young Peppy Miller.
For its part, "Hugo" is based on the best-seller 'The Invention of Hugo Cabret' by Brian Selznick, and stars Asa Butterfield, Chloe Grace moretz, Sacha Baron Cohen, Ben Kingsley, Jude Law y Ray winstone. It tells the story of an orphan boy who lives a secret life on the walls of a Paris train station. With the help of an eccentric girl, he seeks the answer to a mystery that links him to his father - whom he has just lost - to the owner of a toy store who is his neighbor, and to a heart-shaped lock.
Remember that the Academy Awards will be delivered on Sunday, February 26 at the Kodak Theater, and the event will be televised live on the ABC television network.
The most important awards are:
Best film:
* The Artist
*The Descendants
* Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
* The Help
* Hugo
*Midnight in Paris
*Moneyball
*The Tree of Life
*War Horse
Director:
* Michel Hajanavicius (The Artist)
*Alexander Payne (The Descendants)
* Martin Scorsese (Hugo)
* Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris)
* Terrence Malick (The Tree of Life)
Leading Actor:
*Demian Bichir (A Better Life)
*George Clooney (The Descendants)
*Jean Dujardin (The Artist)
* Gary Oldman (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy)
*Brad Pitt (Moneyball)
Leading 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)