Hugo and The Artist lead this year's Oscar nominations
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This year's Oscar nominations have been announced, and it looks like Uggie the dog will need his bow tie again!
The silent black and white movie The Artist is up for 10 awards including the Best Actor, Best Screenplay and Best Director categories.
It's also up for the top prize of Best Picture, alongside 3D action adventure Hugo and Steven Spielberg's War Horse.
Hugo, which is set in 1930s Paris got the most nominations overall, with a total of 11.
Best Animation nominees include Kung Fu Panda 2, Rango and Puss in Boots.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 got three nominations for Visual Effects, Makeup and Art Direction.
The red carpet will be rolled out once again to welcome the stars to the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on 26 February.
Pictures in the video report courtesy of: Entertainment Film Distribution; Dreamworks; Fox/Pathe; 20th Century Fox
The nominations in the major categories are:
Best Picture
The Artist
Hugo
War Horse
The Descendants
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
The Help
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
Best Actor
Jean Dujardin - The Artist
Demian Bichir - A Better Life
George Clooney - The Descendants
Jean Dujardin - The Artist
Gary Oldman - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt - Moneyball
Best Actress
Rooney Mara - The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Glenn Close - Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis - The Help
Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams - My Week With Marilyn
Best Director
Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
Alexander Payne - The Descendants
Martin Scorsese - Hugo
Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris
Terrence Malick - The Tree of Life
Animated Feature Film
Kung Fu Panda 2
A Cat in Paris
Rango
Puss in Boots
Chico & Rita
Music - Original Score
The Adventures of Tintin - John Williams
The Artist - Ludovic Bource
Hugo - Howard Shore
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Alberto Iglesias
War Horse - John Williams
