Oscars 2012 Nominations: Here We Go Again...

The tradition of complaining about the Academy Awards officially begins this morning as the nominations for the 84^th annual ceremony were announced. As expected there were snubs, both expected (No Drive love whatsoever and Andy Serkis was shut out for Rise of the Apes, just don't act surprised. They're snobbish towards motion-capture acting!) and those listed in the "Really?!" category (No Michael Fassbender Best Actor nod for Shame). On the flip side, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close scoring for Best Picture drew audible groans heard wide across the interwebs, mainly Twitter.

Surprisingly, Martin Scorsese's Hugo led the pack with 11 nominations followed by The Artist (Odds on favorite to win) with 10.

Here's the full list:

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

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

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

Best 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

Best Supporting Actor 
Kenneth Branagh - My Week With Marilyn
Jonah Hill - Moneyball
Nick Nolte - Warrior
Christopher Plummer - Beginners
Max Von Sydow - Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Best Supporting Actress
Bérénice Bejo - The Artist
Jessica Chastain - The Help
Melissa McCarthy - Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer - Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer - The Help 

Best Original Screenplay
Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig - Bridesmaids
J.C. Chandor - Margin Call
Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris
Asghar Farhadi - A Separation

Best Adapted Screenplay
Alexander Payne, Jim Rash & Nat Faxon - The Descendants
John Logan - Hugo
George Clooney, Grant Heslov & Beau Willimon - The Ides of March
Aaron Sorkin & Steven Zaillian - Moneyball
Peter Straughan & Bridget O’Connor - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Best Animated Film
A Cat in Paris
Chico & Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Rango 

Best Foreign Language Film
Bullhead (Belgium)
Monsieur Lazhar (Canada)
A Separation (Iran)
Footnote (Israel)
In Darkness (Poland)