2012 Oscar Nominations

The 84th Academy Awards are upon us, and the nominations are hot off the presses. I am excited to see so much attention being paid to the powerful movie "The Help" with four nominations.

Best Picture: The Help
Best Actress: Viola Davis(middle)
Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer(bottom left)
Best Supporting Actress: Jessica Chastain(top left)



One of comedy's leading ladies, Melissa McCarthy landed a nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her hilarious antics in Bridesmaids. Along with Bridesmaids scoring a nomination for Best Original Screenplay. One nomination I didn't see coming was Jonah Hill for Best Supporting Actor in Moneyball. I still see Seth from Superbad when I think of his acting, but who am I to typecast? Viola Davis will have to face Meryl Streep(The Iron Lady) and Michelle Williams (My Week With Marilyn) for the Best Actress title.

Some other nominations include:

Best Actor:Brad Pitt(Moneyball);George Clooney (The Descendants)
Best Animated Film Feature:Kung Fu Panda 2, Puss n Boots, Rango
Best Music (Original Song):"Man or Muppet"(The Muppets),"Real in Rio"(Rio)

Congratulations and good luck to all the nominees. It was a great year in movies. To see the full list of nominations,vote and see how others are predicting wins; visit the official Academy Awards website http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/oscars/nominees/ 

Tune in to the 84th Annual Academy Awards Sunday, February 26 at 7pm EST. But set your DVR because you will be at Radar Magazine's The Royal Experience that night getting your own celebrity status treatment.