2012 ACADEMY AWARDS: NOMINATIONS & SNUBS

The nominations for the 84th Annual Academy Awards are in. 'Hugo' led the bunch with an astounding 11 nominations, followed by 'The Artist' with 10 and 'Moneyball' and 'War Horse' with 6 a piece including Best Picture nominations.

As expected, Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Jean Dujardin, Meryl Streep and Viola Davis all landed nominations for their lead roles, but the list also included surprises Gary Oldman, Rooney Mara and scene-stealer Melissa McCarthy.

Some of the huge snubs included Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton and Mary J. Blige, who was considered a lock for Original Song.

Take a look at the complete list of contenders for the annual event after the cut:

2012 ACADEMY AWARDS - NOMINATIONS

Best Picture
The Artist
The Descendants
The Help
Hugo
The Tree of Life
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
War Horse
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Best Actor
George Clooney, The Descendants
Demian Bichir, A Better Life
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Brad Pitt, Moneyball
Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Best Actress
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis, The Help
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Best Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
Nick Nolte, Warrior
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
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, Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer, The Help

Best Director
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Terrance Malick, The Tree of Life

Best Original Screenplay
The Artists
Bridesmaids
Margin Call
Midnight in Paris
A Seperation

Best Adapted Screenplay
The Descendants
Hugo
Moneyball
The Ides of March
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Best Animated Film
A Cat in Paris
Chico and Ritat
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Rango

Best Foreign Language Film
Bullhead
Footnote
In Darkness
Monsieur Lazhar
A Separation

Best Art Direction
The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
War Horse

Cinematography
The Artist
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
The Tree of Life
War Horse

Costume Design
Anonymous
The Artist
Hugo
Jane Eyre
W.E.

Editing
The Artist
The Descendants
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Moneyball

Sound Editing
Drive
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse

Sound Mixing
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Moneyball
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse

Original Score
The Adventures of Tintin
The Artist
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
War Horse

Original Song
"Man or Muppet" from The Muppets
"Real in Rio" from Rio

Documentary Feature
Hell and Back Again
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Pina
Undefeated

Documentary (Short Subject)
The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement
God Is the Bigger Elvis
Incident in New Baghdad
Saving Face
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom

Makeup
Albert Nobbs
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
The Iron Lady

Animated Short Film
Dimanche/Sunday
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
La Luna
A Morning Stroll
Wild Life

Live Action Short Film
Pentecost
Raju
The Shore
Time Freak
Tuba Atlantic

Visual Effects
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Hugo
Real Steel
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Transformers: Dark of the Moon

THE WINNERS WILL BE REVEALED ON FEBRUARY 26TH.