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Oscar Nominees 2012: Biggest Snubs & Surprises

So, the Academy Award nominees were announced this morning at 8:30 (well, shortly after, for they were of course running late).  Most were expected, such as front-runners Viola Davis, George Clooney, Christopher Plummer, and Octavia Spencer in the acting categories, but there were numerous surprises and significant snubs (in my [movie snobby] opinion). 

Surprises
-Demian Bichir, Best Actor -- A Better Life
-2 fairly unknown nominees for Best Animated Film -- A Cat in Paris & Chico & Rita
-Max von Sydow, Best Supporting Actor -- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
-Rooney Mara, Best Actress -- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
-George Clooney, etc., Best Adapted Screenplay -- The Ides of March
-Asghar Farhadi, Best Original Screenplay -- A Separation
-J.C. Chandor, Best Original Screenplay -- Margin Call
-Gary Oldman, Best Actor -- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
-Nick Nolte, Best Supporting Actor -- Warrior
-Terrence Malick, Best Director -- The Tree of Life
-Bridget O'Connor & Peter Straughan, Best Adapted Screenplay -- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
-Alberto Iglesias, Best Original Score -- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
-"Real in Rio," Best Original Song -- Rio
-Best Picture -- Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, Moneyball, The Tree of Life 

Snubs
-Best Picture: Bridesmaids; Drive
-Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar; Michael Fassbender, Shame; Michael Shannon, Take Shelter; Ryan Gosling, Drive/The Ides of March
-Best Actress: Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin; Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene; Kirsten Dunst, Melancholia; Kirsten Dunst, Melancholia
-Best Supporting Actor: Albert Brooks, Drive; Andy Serkis, Rise of the Planet of the Apes; Patton Oswalt, Young Adult; Armie Hammer, J. Edgar; Alan Rickman, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II
-Best Supporting Actress: Shailene Woodley, The Descendants; Carey Mulligan, Shame; Vanessa Redgrave, Coriolanus
-Best Director: David Fincher, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; Steven Spielberg, War Horse
-Best Original Screenplay: Diablo Cody, Young Adult; Will Reiser, 50/50
-Best Adapted Screenplay: Tate Taylor, The Help
-Best Animated Film: The Adventures of Tintin
-Best Documentary Film: George Harrison: Living in the Material World; Senna; Buck; Cave of Forgotten Dreams
-Best Original Song: "The Living Proof," The Help; "Hello, Hello," Gnomeo & Juliet; "Masterpiece," W.E.
-Best Original Score: Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
-Best Art Direction: Drive
-Best Costume Design: My Week with Marilyn; The Help
-Visual Effects: Super 8
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