Oscar Nominations

Actor in a Leading Role

• Demián Bichir in "A Better Life"
• George Clooney in "The Descendants"
• Jean Dujardin in "The Artist"
• Gary Oldman in "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
• Brad Pitt in "Moneyball"

Actress in a Leading Role

• Glenn Close in "Albert Nobbs"
• Viola Davis in "The Help"
• Rooney Mara in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
• Meryl Streep in "The Iron Lady"
• Michelle Williams in "My Week with Marilyn"

Actress in a Supporting Role

• Bérénice Bejo in "The Artist"
• Jessica Chastain in "The Help"
• Melissa McCarthy in "Bridesmaids"
• Janet McTeer in "Albert Nobbs"
• Octavia Spencer in "The Help"

Animated Feature Film

• "A Cat in Paris" Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli
• "Chico & Rita" Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal
• "Kung Fu Panda 2" Jennifer Yuh Nelson
• "Puss in Boots" Chris Miller
• "Rango" Gore Verbinski

Art Direction

• "The Artist"
  Production Design: Laurence Bennett; Set Decoration: Robert Gould
• "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
  Production Design: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
• "Hugo" 
  Production Design: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
• "Midnight in Paris" 
  Production Design: Anne Seibel; Set Decoration: Hélène Dubreuil
• "War Horse" 
  Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales

Costume Design

• "Anonymous" Lisy Christl
• "The Artist" Mark Bridges
• "Hugo" Sandy Powell
• "Jane Eyre" Michael O'Connor
• "W.E." Arianne Phillips

Directing

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

Makeup

• "Albert Nobbs"Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnston and Matthew W. Mungle
• "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
  Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight and Lisa Tomblin
• "The Iron Lady" Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland

Best Picture

• "The Artist" Thomas Langmann, Producer
• "The Descendants" Jim Burke, Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Producers
• "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" Scott Rudin, Producer
• "The Help" Brunson Green, Chris Columbus and Michael Barnathan, Producers
• "Hugo" Graham King and Martin Scorsese, Producers
• "Midnight in Paris" Letty Aronson and Stephen Tenenbaum, Producers
• "Moneyball" Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz and Brad Pitt, Producers
• "The Tree of Life" Nominees to be determined
• "War Horse" Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers

Writing (Original Screenplay)

• "The Artist" Written by Michel Hazanavicius
• "Bridesmaids" Written by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig
• "Margin Call" Written by J.C. Chandor
• "Midnight in Paris" Written by Woody Allen
• "A Separation" Written by Asghar Farhadi

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xoxo
Carrie

25 Highest-Grossing Movies of 2011

19. 'Rango' (Paramount)

Paramount Pictures

$123.2 Mil

Best Quote
Rango (Johnny Depp): “Reptiles gotta stick together, brother.”

Buford (Blake Clark): “I’m an amphibian.”

Rango: “Ain’t no shame in that.”

14. 'X-Men: First Class' (20th Century Fox)

20th Century Fox

$146.4 Mil

Best Quote
Professor Charles Xavier (James McAvoy): “Listen to me very carefully, my friend: killing Shaw will not bring you peace.”

Erik Lehnsherr (Michael Fassbender): “Peace was never an option.”

11. 'The Help' (Buena Vista)

Walt Disney Pictures

$169.4 Mil

Best Quote
Aibileen Clark (Viola Davis): “God says we need to love our enemies. It hard to do. But it can start by telling the truth. No one had ever asked me what it feel like to be me. Once I told the truth about that, I felt free. And I got to thinking about all the people I know. And the things I seen and done. My boy Treelore always said we gonna have a writer in the family one day. I guess it’s gonna be me.”

3. 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1' (Summit Ent.)

Summit Entertainment

$271.9 Mil

Best Quote
Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson): “I’ll meet you at the altar.”

Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart): “I’ll be the one in white.”

1. 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2' (Warner Bros.)

Warner Bros.

$381 Mil

Best Quote
Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe): “He knows if we find them, and destroy all the horcruxes we’ll be able to kill him. I reckon he’ll stop at nothing to make sure we don’t find the rest. There’s more, one of them is at Hogwarts.”

Extra for the rest
xoxo
Carrie

PCA 2012 Winners

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST

• Blake Shelton
• Bruno Mars
• Eminem
• Enrique Iglesias
• Justin Bieber

FAVORITE DRAMA MOVIE

• The Adjustment Bureau
• The Help
• Limitless
• Moneyball
• Water for Elephants

FAVORITE MOVIE

• Bridesmaids
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
• The Help
• Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
• Transformers: Dark of the Moon

FAVORITE CABLE TV COMEDY

• Hot In Cleveland
• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
• Nurse Jackie
• Royal Pains
• Weeds

FAVORITE MOVIE ACTOR

• Daniel Radcliffe
• Hugh Jackman
• Johnny Depp
• Robert Pattinson
• Ryan Reynolds

FAVORITE MOVIE ACTRESS

• Anne Hathaway
• Emma Stone
• Jennifer Aniston
• Julia Roberts
• Reese Witherspoon

FAVORITE ACTION MOVIE

• Fast Five
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
• Thor
• Transformers: Dark of the Moon
• X-Men: First Class

FAVORITE ACTION MOVIE STAR

• Hugh Jackman
• Ryan Reynolds
• Shia LaBeouf
• Taylor Lautner
• Vin Diesel

FAVORITE NEW TV DRAMA

• A Gifted Man
• Grimm
• Hart of Dixie
• Once Upon A Time
• Pan Am
• Person of Interest
• Prime Suspect
• Revenge
• Ringer
• The Secret Circle
• Terra Nova
• Unforgettable

FAVORITE ENSEMBLE MOVIE CAST

• Bridesmaids
• The Hangover Part II
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
• Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
• X-Men: First Class

FAVORITE ANIMATED MOVIE VOICE

• Anne Hathaway as Jewel
  Rio
• Jack Black as Po
  Kung Fu Panda 2
• Johnny Depp as Rango
  Rango
• Katy Perry as Smurfette
  The Smurfs
• Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueen
  Cars 2

FAVORITE BOOK ADAPTATION

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
• The Help
• I Am Number Four
• Soul Surfer
• Water For Elephants

FAVORITE R&B ARTIST

• Beyoncé
• Bruno Mars
• Chris Brown
• Ne-Yo
• Rihanna

FAVORITE BAND

• Coldplay
• Foo Fighters
• Linkin Park
• Maroon 5
• Red Hot Chili Peppers

PCA for full list
xoxo
Carrie

Announcing the 2012 Golden Globe Nominations

Well, folks, we're finally getting into the heavy hitters of award season, as the 2012 Golden Globe nominees were announced this morning. As expected, award season darlings The Artist and The Descendants led the way with five nods apiece, but there are plenty of surprises here, too. George Clooney is going to have a big night, as his The Ides of Marchscored four nods, including one for him as a director. Ryan Gosling managed to score two nods for acting, for Crazy, Stupid, Love as well as Ides.

In the TV categories, new shows ruled as nods for New Girl, Game of Thrones, Boss,Episodes, Enlightened, and Homeland made the list — and that's not all. Zooey Deschanelscored a best actress nod, as did Mireille Enos for her work on The Killing and Laura Dern forEnlightened.

We'll be breaking down all of the surprises and snubs later today, but for now, check out the full list of nominees when you read more.

MOVIES

BEST MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA
The Descendants
Moneyball
The Help
Hugo
The Ides of March
War Horse

BEST MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
50/50
The Artist
Bridesmaids
Midnight in Paris
My Week With Marilyn

BEST DIRECTOR
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
George Clooney, The Ides of March
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Martin Scorsese, Hugo

BEST ACTRESS, DRAMA
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis, The Help
Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin

BEST ACTOR, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Brendan Gleeson, The Guard
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 50/50
Ryan Gosling, Crazy, Stupid, Love
Owen Wilson, Midnight in Paris

BEST ACTRESS, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Jodi Foster, Carnage
Charlize Theron, Young Adult
Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn
Kate Winslet, Carnage

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Bérénice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer, The Help
Shailene Woodley, The Descendants

BEST SCREENPLAY
Midnight in Paris
The Ides of March
The Descendants
Moneyball
Bridesmaids

BEST ANIMATED FILM
The Adventures of Tintin
Arthur Christmas
Cars 2
Puss in Boots
Rango

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
"Hello, Hello," Gnomeo and Juliet
"The Keeper," Machine Gun Preacher
"Lay Your Head Down," Albert Nobb
"The Living Proof," The Help
"Masterpiece," W.E.
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Carrie