And the nominees are: Oscar contenders announced

Published: Jan 24 2012 10:04:53 AM EST Updated On: Jan 24 2012 12:55:03 PM EST

"Hugo" led the pack with 11 nominations when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for the 84th annual Academy Awards Tuesday. Check out who else is in the running.

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Nominees for the 84th annual Academy Awards were announced Tuesday. The nominees include:

Best Picture Nominee Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Best Actor Nominee Brad Pitt in Moneyball

Best Actor Nominee Demian Bichir in A Better Life

Best Actor Nominee Gary Oldman in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Best Actor Nominee George Clooney in The Descendants

Best Actor Nominee Jean Dujardin in The Artist

Best Actress Nominee Glenn Close in Albert Nobbs

Best Actress Nominee Meryl Streep in The Iron Lady

Best Actress Nominee Michelle Williams in My Week with Marilyn

Best Actress Nominee Rooney Mara in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Supporting Actor Nominee Christopher Plummer in Beginners

Supporting Actor Nominee Kenneth Branagh in My Week with Marilyn

Supporting Actor Nominee Jonah Hill in Moneyball

Supporting Actor Nominee Max von Sydow in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Supporting Actor Nominee Nick Nolte in Warrior

Supporting Actress Nominee Bérénice Bejo in The Artist

Supporting Actress Nominee Janet McTeer in Albert Nobbs

Supporting Actress Nominee Jessica Chastain in The Help

Supporting Actress Nominee Melissa McCarthy in Bridesmaids

Supporting Actress Nominee Octavia Spencer in The Help

Best director nominee Alexander Payne for The Descendants

Best director nominee Martin Scorsese for Hugo

Best director nominee Michel Hazanavicius forThe Artist

Best director nominee Terrence Malick for The Tree of Life

Best director nominee Woody Allen for Midnight in Paris

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