Nominations for the upcoming 84th Academy Awards ceremony were announced on Tuesday by Jennifer Lawrence and Tom Sherak, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Leading the ceremony with 11 nominations is “Hugo”, a film directed by Martin Scorsese. The adventurous drama was nominated for Best Picture, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design, Directing, Film Editing, Music (Original Score), Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Visual Effects and Writing (Adapted Screenplay).

Following “Hugo” with 10 nominations was “The Artist”, also running for Best Picture.

Other nominees for Best Picture are “The Descendants”, “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”, “The Help”, “Midnight in Paris”, “Moneyball”, “The Tree of Life” and “War Horse”.

The ceremony will take place on February 26 at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles.

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