Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations

And the awards just keep coming! Though technically these are just nominations from the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA), but they're worth paying attention to since they love to try and predict what the Academy might go for.

Albert Brooks and Ryan Gosling in Drive

From the looks of it, that's exactly what they did as now presumed favorites Hugo and The Artist tie with 11 nominations each. It's their unexpected love for another film, Drive, which is getting a lot of people talking. The film has done relatively well through the early precursors especially for its Cannes-winning director and nabbed 8 nominations with the BFCA today including Picture, Director, and Actor. Of course the question remains regarding how the Academy will actually take to the film, but the film's ace on the hole seems to be the constant attention Albert Brooks is getting. If the Academy members feel they have to watch the film to see what all the hubbub is about, then the film might just surprise yet again come Oscar nomination morning. With that said, it was a particularly good day for Ryan Gosling. Finally nominated for his lead role in Drive, all three of his films this year were also cited by the group with at least one nomination. Andy Serkis and Melissa McCarthy also made good continuing their improbable, but refreshing runs this awards season.

The nominations this morning weren't good news for everyone though. The highly ranked Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 only managed a handful of technical awards while the much buzzed about The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo only received one nomination. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and Coriolanus were shut out entirely meaning Gary Oldman and Vanessa Redgrave came up empty themselves. Both can still make it in especially with how their categories seem to be lining up, but one can't really say the same thing about Glenn Close. Her performance has largely been ignored up to now and today's snub in addition to a fiercely competitive and deep year for Best Actress means she will needs support from SAG and the Golden Globes at the very least to have any hope at all.

The nominations are as follows:

Best Picture
The Artist
The Descendants
Drive
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
The Help
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
War Horse

Best Director
Stephen Daldry, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Nicolas Winding Refn, Drive
Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Steven Spielberg, War Horse

Best Actor
George Clooney, The Descendants
Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Michael Fassbender, Shame
Ryan Gosling, Drive
Brad Pitt, Moneyball

Best Actress
Viola Davis, The Help
Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin
Charlize Theron, Young Adult
Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn

Best Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn
Albert Brooks, Drive
Nick Nolte, Warrior
Patton Oswalt, Young Adult
Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Andy Serkis, Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Best Supporting Actress
Bérénice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
Carey Mulligan, Shame
Octavia Spencer, The Help
Shailene Woodley, The Descendants

For the rest of the categories and nominations, proceed after the cut...

Best Acting Ensemble
The Artist
Bridesmaids
The Descendants
The Help
The Ides of March

Best Adapted Screenplay
The Descendants
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
The Help
Hugo
Moneyball

Best Original Screenplay
The Artist
50/50
Midnight in Paris
Win Win
Young Adult

Best Animated Feature
The Adventures of Tintin
Arthur Christmas
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Rango

Best Foreign Language Film
In Darkness
Le Havre
A Separation
The Skin I Live In
Where Do We Go Now

Best Documentary Feature
Buck
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
Page One: Inside the New York Times
Project Nim
Undefeated

Best Action Movie
Drive
Fast Five
Hanna
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Super 8

Best Comedy
Bridesmaids
Crazy, Stupid, Love
Horrible Bosses
Midnight in Paris
The Muppets

Best Young Actor/Actress
Asa Butterfield, Hugo
Elle Fanning, Super 8
Thomas Horn, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Saoirse Ronan, Hanna
Shailene Woodley, The Descendants

Best Art Direction
The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Hugo
The Tree of Life
War Horse

Best Cinematography
The Artist
Drive
Hugo
The Tree of Life
War Horse

Best Costume Design
The Artist
The Help
Hugo
Jane Eyre
My Week with Marilyn

Best Editing
The Artist
Drive
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
War Horse

Best Makeup
Albert Nobbs
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
The Iron Lady
J. Edgar
My Week with Marilyn

Best Score
The Artist
Drive
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
War Horse

Best Song
"Hello Hello," Gnomeo & Juliet
"Life's a Happy Song," The Muppets
"The Living Proof," The Help
"Man or Muppet," The Muppets
"Pictures in My Head," The Muppets

Best Sound
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Hugo
Super 8
The Tree of Life
War Horse

Best Visual Effects
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Hugo
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Super 8
The Tree of Life