Fort Worth-financed Albert Nobbs earns Best Actress Oscar nomination for Glenn Close

Plus nods for Janet McTeer (Best Supporting Actress) and Best Makeup.

Glenn Close in Albert Nobbs

Albert Nobbs, an independent film that was primarily financed by Fort Worth couple Cami and John Goff, is in line for some Oscar gold after it was nominated for three Academy Awards Tuesday morning. Star/writer/producer Glenn Close was nominated for Best Actress, while co-star Janet McTeer was nominated for Best Supporting Actress (the film was also nominated for Best Makeup). Albert Nobbs will be released in the Dallas-Fort Worth area on Friday.

The 2012 nominees featured more than a few surprises. The big change this year was that, following two years in which the Best Picture category was guaranteed to have 10 nominees, no one was sure how many films would end up nominated due to a new Academy rule stating that a film must receive at least 5% of the first place votes to be included.

There ended up being nine Best Picture nominees, with Hugo surprisingly leading the way with 11 total nominations, followed closely by The Artist, which received 10 total nominations. Other films that had strong showings included Moneyball (6 total nominations), War Horse (6), The Descendants (5), and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (5). Below are the nominees in the major categories; go to oscar.go.com for the list of all the nominations. Links attached to films will take you to our reviews on Pegasus News.

Best Picture

Best Director

Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
Alexander Payne - The Descendants
Martin Scorsese - Hugo
Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris
Terrence Malick - The Tree of Life

Best Actor

Demian Bichir - A Better Life
George Clooney - The Descendants
Jean Dujardin - The Artist
Gary Oldman - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt - Moneyball

Best Actress

Glenn Close - Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis - The Help
Rooney Mara - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams - My Week with Marilyn

Best Supporting Actor

Kenneth Branagh - My Week with Marilyn
Jonah Hill - Moneyball
Nick Nolte - Warrior
Christopher Plummer - Beginners
Max von Sydow - Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Best Supporting Actress

Berenice Bejo - The Artist
Jessica Chastain - The Help
Melissa McCarthy - Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer - Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer - The Help

Best Original Screenplay

Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig - Bridesmaids
J.C. Chandor - Margin Call
Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris
Asghar Farhadi - A Separation

Best Adapted Screenplay

Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash - The Descendants
John Logan - Hugo
George Clooney, Grant Heslov, and Beau Willimon - The Ides of March
Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin (story by Stan Chervin) - Moneyball
Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Alex Bentley, staff:

As Unfair Park points out, there's another local Oscar connection with The Fantastic Flying Books Of Mr. Morris Lessmore, an animated short co-directed by Brandon Oldenburg, who also designed the Traveling Man sculpture in Deep Ellum. As of right now, you can download the film for free at the official site, but that may not last long.

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