With two critically-acclaimed lead acting performances and another scene-stealing, comedic supporting role, many felt this was the year Ryan Gosling solidified his standing at the absolute top of the acting ladder.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, the Academy voters did not think so–neither his performance in “Drive” nor “The Ides of March” earned an Oscar nomination.<\/p>\n
Gosling had been viewed as a virtual shoo-in for a nomination, if not an outright win, which would have made for his first nod since 2006’s “Half Nelson.” The lack of such recognition, combined with the somewhat disappointing box office returns on the two films (his collaboration with Steve Carell and Emma Stone in “Crazy Stupid Love” was more successful), makes the year seem far less significant for Gosling than many felt it was.<\/p>\n
“Shame” star Michael Fassbender, who is in the midst of his own breakout, also failed to land a nomination.<\/p>\n
Not all fan favorites were snubbed, however. “Moneyball” co-star Jonah Hill is in the mix for the Supporting Actor Oscar, a victory that probably makes the failure of his animated sitcom “Allen Gregory” much easier to swallow.<\/p>\n
The acting nominations for the 84th Academy Awards are below:<\/p>\n
LEAD ACTOR
\nDemi\u00e1n Bichir, A Better Life
\nGeorge Clooney, The Descendants
\nJean Dujardin, The Artist
\nGary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
\nBrad Pitt, Moneyball<\/p>\n
LEAD ACTRESS
\nGlenn Close, Albert Nobbs
\nViola Davis, The Help
\nRooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
\nMeryl Streep, The Iron Lady
\nMichelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn<\/p>\n
SUPPORTING ACTOR
\nKenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
\nJonah Hill, Moneyball
\nNick Nolte, Warrior
\nChristopher Plummer, Beginners
\nMax Von Sydow, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close<\/p>\n
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
\nB\u00e9r\u00e9nice Bejo, The Artist
\nJessica Chastain, The Help
\nMelissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
\nJanet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
\nOctavia Spencer, The Help <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"\n