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If I were in charge of the nominations....

If I had been a member of the Academy, or were in charge of the nominees for the 84th Academy Awards, this is who/what I would nominate (minus the categories I know too little about to come up with enough nominees).  

Best Picture
The Artist
The Descendants
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II
The Help
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol 
A Separation
The Tree of Life
War Horse

Best Director
David Fincher -- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Michel Hazanvicius -- The Artist
Alexander Payne -- The Descendants
Steven Spielberg -- War Horse
David Yates -- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II

Best Actor
George Clooney -- The Descendants
Leonardo DiCaprio -- J. Edgar
Jean Dujardin -- The Artist
Ryan Gosling -- The Ides of March
Brad Pitt -- Moneyball

Best Actress
Viola Davis -- The Help
Rooney Mara -- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 
Elizabeth Olsen -- Martha Marcy May Marlene 
Meryl Streep -- The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton -- We Need to Talk About Kevin

Best Supporting Actor
Albert Brooks -- Drive 
Jonah Hill -- Moneyball
Christopher Plummer -- Beginners
Alan Rickman -- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II
Andy Serkies -- Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Best Supporting Actress
Berenice Bejo -- The Artist
Janet McTeer -- Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer -- The Help 
Evan Rachel Wood -- The Ides of March
Shailene Woodley -- The Descendants

Best Original Score
The Artist
Drive
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II
War Horse 

Best Makeup
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II
The Iron Lady
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -- Part I

Best Costume Design
The Artist
The Conspirator
The Help
Hugo
Jane Eyre

Best Cinematography
The Artist
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II
The Tree of Life 
War Horse

Best Editing
The Artist
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II
The Tree of Life
War Horse

Best Adapted Screenplay
The Descendants
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II
The Help
War Horse

Best Original Screenplay
50/50
The Artist
Bridesmaids
A Separation
The Tree of Life

Best Art Direction
The Artist
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II
The Tree of Life
War Horse

Best Visual Effects
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II
Hugo
The Tree of Life
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -- Part I
War Horse
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