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SFF Has Strong Showing in the 2012 Oscar Nominations

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Published on January 24, 2012

Award Statue or Giant Robot? You decide.
Award Statue or Giant Robot? You decide.

The nominations for the 84th Academy Awards have just been released, and there are a lot of films with science fiction or fantasy content up for major awards. Traditionally, we’re all used to seeing our favorite genre films dominate the sound categories or visual effects. Sure, Star Wars was nominated for best picture in 1978, and Sigourney Weaver was nominated for best actress 1987 for Aliens, but it wasn’t until the Peter Jackson sweep of the Oscars in 2003 for Return of the King, that fantasy films really took over the Oscars.

Now, with the 2012 nominations released, it looks like genre films are here to stay permanently.

Famously, Woody Allen’s Annie Hall beat Star Wars in 1978 for best picture. And it’s been awhile since Woody was up for this many awards. This year, he’s up for a ton with his time-travel comedy Midnight in Paris. If you don’t think it’s science fiction, check out our review! (Time travel IS the plot)  It is a shame  however that Harry Potter didn’t squeeze out a best supporting actor nomination for Alan Rickman, nor best adpated screenplay. But the excellent Hugo and the mind-bending Tree of Life are both nominated in the big categories, which is great news.

Also we have a small quibble with WHICH Muppet song was nominated for best song. (We think it should have been “Life’s a Happy Song” and not “Man or Muppet.”)

Anyway, here’s the SFF Oscar list!

Midnight in Paris

Hugo

The Tree of Life

Best Director

Martin Scorsese (Hugo)

Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris)

Terrence Malick (The Tree of  Life)

Art Direction

Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2

Hugo

Midnight In Paris

Cinematography

Hugo

The Tree of Life

Costume Design

Hugo

Editing

Hugo

Music (score)

The Adventures of Tintin

Hugo

Music (song)

The Muppets

Short Film (animated)

The Fantastic Flying Books Of Mr Morris Lessmore

Short Film (live action)

Time Freak

Sound Editing

Hugo

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Sound Mixing

Hugo

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2

Hugo

Real Steel

Rise Of The Planet of The Apes

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Writing (Adapted)

Hugo

Writing (Original)

Midnight In Paris

What got left out? Who will win each category? Who should win? Tell us below!


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