Awards Season, The Artist | featured news

The Screen Actors Guild on Sunday picked the actors in drama "The Help" as the top ensemble cast of 2011 and gave it two other awards for best lead actress and supporting actress, in a surprise over heavily favored silent movie romance "The Artist."

The nominations for the 84th Academy Awards are out and below is the full list. This year, nine films are contending for BEST PICTURE instead of the usual five. Hugo leads all contenders with 11 nominations; The Artist has 10 nominations; Moneyball and War Horse both have 6 noms; The Descendants and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo tie with five noms; The Help and Midnight in Paris have four each.

Moviegoers looking to the Golden Globe Awards as Oscar forecasters should consider their bets hedged. “The Artist” was Sunday night’s big winner, taking home three prizes, including one for best comedy. But it was a photo finish with “The Descendants,” which won two awards, including best drama.