The Academy Award nominations are finally out, and the list this year includes quite a few surprises – some snubs in the acting categories, Melissa McCarthy for BRIDESMAIDS, and of course the final amount of Best Picture nominations, since for the first time there could have been anywhere from 5 – 10 titles nominated. Topping this list is HUGO with 11 nominations and THE ARTIST with 10, with MONEYBALL and WAR HORSE a surprising second with 6 nominations each.

As always, many of the films are now playing at your local Angelika so whether you’re trying to see all the Best Picture nominees before the awards ceremony on February 26, or just looking to catch up on a few of the year’s best, we’ve got you covered.

BEST PICTURE
THE ARTIST – Now Playing Angelikas New York, Dallas, Plano, and Hawaii, and the Village East Cinema
THE DESCENDANTS – Now Playing Angelikas Dallas, Plano, and Hawaii
EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE

THE HELP
HUGO
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS – Now Playing at the Village East Cinema
MONEYBALL
THE TREE OF LIFE

WAR HORSE – Now Playing at the Village East Cinema

ACTOR
Demian Bichir, A BETTER LIFE
George Clooney, THE DESCENDANTS
Jean Dujardin, THE ARTIST
Gary Oldman, TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY - Now Playing Angelikas Dallas, Plano, and Hawaii
Brad Pitt, MONEYBALL

ACTRESS
Glenn Close, ALBERT NOBBS – Opens 1/27 Angelikas Dallas, Plano, and Hawaii
Viola Davis, THE HELP
Rooney Mara, THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO – Now Playing at the Angelika Dallas
Meryl Streep, THE IRON LADY – Now Playing at the Angelika in Hawaii
Michelle Williams, MY WEEK WITH MARILYN

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
BULLHEAD (Belgium)
FOOTNOTE (Israel) – Opens 3/9 Angelika New York, 3/30 Angelika Plano, 4/10 Angelika in Hawaii
IN DARKNESS (Poland) – Opens 2/10 Angelika New York, 3/2 Angelika Plano, 2/23 Angelika in Hawaii
MONSIEUR LAZHAR (Canada)
A SEPARATION (Iran) – Opens 2/3 Angelikas Dallas and Plano, 2/10 Angelika in Hawaii

DIRECTOR
Michel Hazanavicius, THE ARTIST
Alexander Payne, THE DESCENDANTS
Martin Scorsese, HUGO

Woody Allen, MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
Terrence Malick, THE TREE OF LIFE

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

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	MISS BALA Mexico’s official entry to the Academy Awards, which unfortunately didn’t make the Foreign category shortlist this week. Still, it’s impressed a lot of people at Cannes, Toronto, and NYFF, and Manohla Dargis at the NY Times calls it “a first-rate art-house thriller.” Opens today at the Angelika New York.
	CORIOLANUS Ralph Fiennes directorial debut, which Variety said “could easily pass for the work of an accomplished master,” updates Shakespeare’s play about a prideful, tormented tyrant and features a script which retains most of the Bard’s language and syntax. Opens today at the Angelika New York.
	HAYWIRE King-of-cool director Steven Soderbergh’s fresh take on the spy/revenge thriller. Chris Vognar at the Dallas Morning News gave it a B+, and everyone is loving real-life MMA fighter (and Dallas native!) Gina Carano in the lead role. Opens today at the Angelika Dallas.
	THE ARTIST Fresh from it’s Golden Globe Best Picture (comedy/musical) win, THE ARTIST expands to the Village East this weekend. Also playing at the Angelikas New York, Dallas and Plano, and the Angelika in Hawaii at Kahala 8.
	MY WEEK WITH MARILYN Reopens at the Angelika Plano and moves over to the Village East this weekend in honor of Michelle Williams’ Golden Globe win. Of Williams’ stunning performance, Rogert Ebert said: “She evokes so many Marilyns, public and private, real and make-believe. We didn’t know Monroe, but we believe she must have been something like this.”

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The Angelika Dallas is home to the best film festivals in North Texas, and we kick off the festival season this weekend with USA Film Festival’s KidFilm Festival - a weekend of programming dedicated to kids of all ages. This year’s fest features A Tribute to Studio Ghibli we’re all REALLY excited about. If you’re in DFW this weekend, don’t miss this rare opportunity to see 11 dazzlingly animated classics from one of the most influential animation studios in the world, including an advance screening of THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY.

Shows run Saturday Jan 21 - Sunday Jan 22.

Tickets are $5, available in advance by calling 214.821.6300 or in the Angelika lobby the day of the show.

For more information, visit www.USAFilmFestival.com or download the festival flyer.

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After an initial Academy-qualifying run back in December, WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN returned to the Angelika New York this weekend to a great audience reception and stellar box office. We were lucky enough to have Ezra Miller, who plays Kevin in the film, stop by to chat about his preparation for this intense role and the lessons he’s learned from working with seasoned actors Andy Garcia (in CITY ISLAND), Liev Schreiber ( in EVERY DAY), and Tilda Swinton, who stars alongside Ezra in this film as Kevin’s uncomprehending mother. For aspiring actors and fans of the craft, this interview is a must-see!

ABOUT WEE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN:
Oscar winner Tilda Swinton (MICHAEL CLAYTON) could earn another trophy for her searing portrait of a heedless, career-minded mother coping with her son’s killing spree in suspenseful and gripping psychological thriller WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN. KEVIN is Scottish director Lynne Ramsey’s first film in nine years, and she takes a poetic, compassionate approach to the potentially sensational subject matter. John C. Reilly co-stars as Kevin’s more attentive father, but the film embraces all its characters with sympathy.

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN is now playing at the Angelika New York, and opens 2/3 at the Angelikas Dallas and Plano.

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