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| Martin Scorsese's Hugo leads Oscar charge with 11 nods | Martin Scorsese's Hugo leads Oscar charge with 11 nods |
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| Martin Scorsese's 3D epic adventure film Hugo leads the charge at this year's Academy Awards with 11 nods, including best film and director. | |
| War Horse, The Artist, Moneyball, The Tree Of Life, Midnight In Paris, The Help and The Descendants, and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close complete the best film category. | |
| Meryl Streep and George Clooney are nominated for the best acting prizes. | |
| The 84th Academy Awards take place in Los Angeles on 26 February. | |
| Hugo, the story of an orphaned boy living inside a giant clock in a French railway station, was followed closely in the nominations list by silent movie The Artist, which had 10 mentions. | |
| Oscars 2012 - nominees in full | |
| France's Michel Hazanavicius received nods for writing and directing the comedy, while his wife Berenice Bejo was named in the best supporting actress category. | |
| The film's star Jean Dujardin will compete for best actor along with Clooney (The Descendants), Gary Oldman (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), Demian Bichir (A Better Life) and Brad Pitt (Moneyball). | |
| It is Oldman's first nomination, after more than 30 years on the big screen. | |
| The British star said: "You may have heard this before, but it has never been truer than it is for me today, it is extremely humbling, gratifying, and delightful to have your work recognized by the Academy, and to join the celebrated ranks of previous nominees and colleagues. Amazing." | |
| 'Absolutely thrilled' | |
| Streep, who received her nod for her portrayal of the former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady, has now been nominated for 17 Academy Awards - more than any other actor. | |
| It means she pulls further ahead from joint second-place holders Katharine Hepburn and Jack Nicholson, who have 12 apiece. | |
| She has won twice, for Kramer vs Kramer and Sophie's Choice. | |
| Other contenders in this year's best actress category were Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs), Viola Davis (The Help), Rooney Mara (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and Michelle Williams (My Week With Marilyn). | |
| Hugo did not receive any nominations in the acting categories, mainly being recognised for its technical achievements - including art direction, film editing and visual effects. | |
| Woody Allen picked up a nomination for best director for his movie Midnight In Paris, along with Terrence Malick for The Tree Of Life and Alexander Payne for The Descendants. | |
| Sports drama Moneyball, Steven Spielberg's War Horse, and civil rights tale The Help all scored six nominations. | |
| Octavia Spencer and Jessica Chastain will go head to head for the best supporting actress prize for latter film. | |
| Melissa McCarthy and Janet McTeer complete the category for Bridesmaids and Albert Nobbs respectively. | |
| British star Kenneth Branagh will vye for the best supporting actor award for his role in My Week With Marilyn. | |
| "It was a rare honour to play Sir Laurence Olivier," he told the BBC. "To be recognised by the Academy for doing so is overwhelming. I'm absolutely thrilled." | |
| His competition comes from Jonah Hill (Moneyball), Nick Nolte (Warrior), Christopher Plummer (Beginners) and Max von Sydow (Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close). |