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Oscars 2012(1) 2012 Bar Library Academy Awards Competition $2.00 entry fee. One entry per person. Entry with most correct answers wins pool. In the event of a tie, the pool is divided amongst those with most correct entries. Entries must be lodged at the Bar library or [email protected] by close of business Friday 24 February 2012. Name : Chambers: Telephone No: BEST PICTURE Actor in a Supporting Role □ The Artist □ Kenneth Branagh in My Week with Marilyn □ The Descendants □ Jonah Hill in Moneyball □ Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close □ Nick Nolte in Warrior □ The Help □ Christopher Plummer in Beginners □ Hugo □ Max von Sydow in Extremely Loud & □ Midnight in Paris Incredibly Close □ Moneyball □ The Tree of Life Actress in a Leading Role □ War Horse □ Glenn Close in Albert Nobbs □ Viola Davis in The Help DIRECTING □ Rooney Mara in The Girl with the Dragon □ Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist Tattoo □ Alexander Payne for The Descendants □ Meryl Streep in The Iron Lady □ Martin Scorsese for Hugo □ Michelle Williams in My Week with Marilyn □ Woody Allen for Midnight in Paris □ Terrence Malick for The Tree of Life Actress in a Supporting Role □ Bérénice Bejo in The Artist Actor in a Leading Role □ Jessica Chastain in The Help □ Demián Bichir in Better Life □ Melissa McCarthy in Bridesmaids □ George Clooney in The Descendants □ Janet McTeer in Albert Nobbs □ Jean DuJardin in The Artist □ Octavia Spencer in The Help □ Gary Oldman in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy □ Brad Pitt in Moneyball Foreign Language Film Animated Feature Film □ Bullhead (Belgium) □ A Cat in Paris □ Footnote (Israel) □ Chico & Rita □ In Darkness (Poland) □ Kung Fu Panda 2 □ Monsieur Lazhar (Canada) □ Puss in Boots □ A Separation (Iran) □ Rango Music (Original Score) ART DIRECTION □ John Williams for The Adventures of Tintin □ The Artist □ Ludovic Bource for The Artist □ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 □ Howard Shore for Hugo □ Hugo □ Alberto Iglesias for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy □ Midnight in Paris □ John Williams for War Horse □ War Horse Short Film (Animated) CINEMATOG RAPHY □ Dimanche/Sunday □ The Artist □ The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris □ The Girl with the Dragon Tatt oo Lessmore □ Hugo □ La Luna □ The Tree of Life □ A Morning Stroll □ War Horse □ Wild Life COSTUME DESIGN Short Film (Live Action) □ Anonymous □ Pentecost □ The Artist □ RaJu □ Hugo □ The Shore □ Jane Eyre □ Time Freak □ W.E. □ Tuba Atlantic DOCUMENTARY FEATURE Writing (Adapted Screenplay ) □ Hell and Back Again □ The Descendants □ If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth □ Hugo □ Liberation Front □ The Ides of March □ Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory □ Moneyball □ Pina □ Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy □ Undefeated Writing (Original Screenplay ) Documentary Short Subject □ The Artist □ The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of □ Bridesmaids the Civil Rights Movement □ Margin Call □ God Is the Bigger Elvis □ Midnight in Paris □ Incident in New Baghdad □ A Separation □ Saving Face □ The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom .
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