Hugo leads the pack with 11 Oscar nominations

The second-highest number of nominations went to The Artist, a silent film directed by Michael Hazanavicius, which is up for 10 Oscars, including best motion picture.

Stephen Spielberg's War Horse, Tate Taylor's The Help, Bennett Miller's Moneyball, Alexander Payne's The Descendants, Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life, Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris, and Stephen Daldry's Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close rounded out the best-picture nominees.

Best actor nominations have gone to George Clooney (The Descendants), Brad Pitt (Moneyball), Demian Bichir (A Better Life), Jean Dujardin (The Artist), and Gary Oldman (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy).

The nominees for best actress are Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady), Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs), Viola Davis (The Help), Rooney Mara (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo), and Michelle Williams (My Week With Marilyn).

Comedian Billy Crystal will host the Oscars on February 26 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.

Best supporting actress

Berenice Bejo, “The Artist”
Jessica Chastain, “The Help”
Melissa McCarthy, “Bridesmaids”
Janet McTeer, “Albert Nobbs”
Octavia Spencer, “The Help”

Best supporting actor

Kenneth Branagh, “My Week With Marilyn”
Jonah Hill, “Moneyball”
Christopher Plummer, “Beginners”
Nick Nolte, “Warrior”
Max von Sydow, “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”

Best director

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

Best original screenplay

“The Artist”
“Bridesmaids”
“Margin Call”
“Midnight in Paris”
“A Separation”

Best adapted screenplay

Best foreign language film

“Bullhead”
“Footnote”
“In Darkness”
“Monsieur Lazhar”
“A Separation”

Best animated feature

“A Cat in Paris”
“Chico & Rita”
“Kung Fu Panda 2”
“Puss in Boots”
“Rango”

Best animated short film

“Dimanche/Sunday”
“The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore”
“La Luna”
“A Morning Stroll”
“Wild Life”

Best live action short film

“Pentecost”
“Raju”
“The Shore”
“Time Freak”
“Tuba Atlantic”

Best art direction

“The Artist”
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2”
“Hugo”
“Midnight in Paris”
“War Horse”

Best cinematography

“The Artist”
“The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”
“Hugo”
“The Tree of Life”
“War Horse”

Best costumes

“Anonymous”
“The Artist”
“Hugo”
“Jane Eyre”
“W.E.”

Best documentary feature

“Hell and Back Again”
“If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Libration 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”

Film editing

“The Artist”
“The Descendants”
“The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”
“Hugo”
“Moneyball”

Make-up

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

Original score

“The Adventures of TinTin”
“The Artist”
“Hugo”
“Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"
“War Horse”

Original song

“Man or Muppet”
“Real in Rio”

Sound editing

“Drive”
“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
“Hugo”
“Transformers: Dark of the Moon”
“War Horse”

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”