The Oscar Nominations were announced today as you all know.  About a week or so ago, we announced the 2011 Awards Circuit Community Awards where “The Artist,” “Drive,” and “Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2″ led the way with nominations.  It’s time to cast your vote in each category.  Voting will be open for the next few weeks leading up to the Oscar ceremony.  Let your voice be heard and spread the word.  You can click on the “ACCA” button on the side or click here.

Also, courtesy of Picktainment, our annual Oscar pool is open.  You can click here or go to Picktainment.com and search for the group name: The Awards Circuit.  Choose your winners in each category.  The winner of course will be handsomely rewarded.

Just in case you missed it, the FULL list of Awards Circuit Community Award Nominations is after the jump.  Use the comment section for “FYC (For Your Consideration)” purposes.

Best Motion Picture

• “The Artist”
• “The Descendants”
• “Drive”
• “Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2”
• “The Help”
• “Hugo”
• “Midnight in Paris”
• “The Tree of Life”

Best Achievement in Directing

• David Fincher – “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
• Michel Hazanavicius – “The Artist”
• Terrence Malick – “The Tree of Life”
• Nicolas Winding Refn – “Drive”
• Martin Scorsese – “Hugo”

Best Actor in a Leading Role

• George Clooney – “The Descendants”
• Jean Dujardin – “The Artist”
• Michael Fassbender – “Shame”
• Ryan Gosling – “Drive”
• Brad Pitt – “Moneyball”

Best Actress in a Leading Role

• Viola Davis – “The Help”
• Rooney Mara – “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
• Meryl Streep – “The Iron Lady”
• Tilda Swinton – “We Need to Talk About Kevin”
• Michelle Williams – “My Week with Marilyn”

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

• Albert Brooks – “Drive”
• Jonah Hill – “Moneyball”
• Brad Pitt – “The Tree of Life
• Christopher Plummer – “Beginners”
• Alan Rickman – “Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2”

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

• Berenice Bejo – “The Artist”
• Jessica Chastain – “The Help”
• Melissa McCarthy – “Bridesmaids”
• Octavia Spencer – “The Help”
• Shailene Woodley – “The Descendants”

Best Original Screenplay

• Will Reiser – “50/50”
• Michel Hazanavicius – “The Artist”
• Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig – “Bridesmaids”
• Woody Allen – “Midnight in Paris”
• Terrence Malick – “The Tree of Life”

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Alexander Payne, Jim Rash, Nat Faxon – “The Descendants”
• Hossein Amini – “Drive”
• Steven Zaillian – “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
• Tate Taylor – “The Help”
• Aaron Sorkin, Steven Zaillian, Stan Chervin – “Moneyball”

Best Cast Ensemble

• “The Artist” – Jean Dujardin; Berenice Bejo; John Goodman; James Cromwell; Penelope Ann Miller; Malcolm McDowell
• “Bridesmaids” – Kristen Wiig; Melissa McCarthy; Maya Rudolph; Wendi McLendon-Covey; Jill Clayburgh; Ellie Kemper; Rose Byrne; Matt Lucas; Chris O’Dowd
• “Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2” – Daniel Radcliffe; Emma Watson; Rupert Grint; Alan Rickman; Ralph Fiennes; Michael Gambon; Helena Bonham Carter; Evanna Lynch; Warwick Davis; John Hurt; Domhnall Gleeson; Clemence Poesy
• “The Help” – Viola Davis; Emma Stone; Octavia Spencer; Jessica Chastain; Bryce Dallas Howard; Allison Janney; Sissy Spacek; Anna Camp; Ahna O’Reilly; Chris Lowell; Mike Vogel; Mary Steenburgen; Cicely Tyson
• “Midnight in Paris” – Owen Wilson; Rachel McAdams; Marion Cotillard; Corey Stoll; Kathy Bates; Carla Bruni; Adrien Brody; Michael Sheen

Best Achievement in Art Direction

• “The Artist”
• “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
• “Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2”
• “Hugo”
• “Midnight in Paris”
• “War Horse”

Best Achievement in Cinematography

• “The Artist”
• “Drive”
• “Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2”
• “Hugo”
• “The Tree of Life”

Best Achievement in Costume Design

• “The Artist”
• “Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2”
• “The Help”
• “Hugo”
• “Midnight in Paris”

Best Achievement in Film Editing

• “The Artist”
• “Drive”
• “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
• “Hugo”
• “The Tree of Life”

Best Original Score

• “The Artist”
• “Drive”
• “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
• “Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2”
• “War Horse”

Best Achievement in Visual Effects

• “Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2”
• “Hugo”
• “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”
• “Super 8”
• “The Tree of Life”

Best Achievement in Sound

• “Drive”
• “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
• “Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2”
• “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”
• “Super 8”
• “The Tree of Life”

Best Animated Feature

• “The Adventures of Tintin”
• “Arthur Christmas”
• “Kung Fu Panda 2”
• “Rango”
• “Winnie the Pooh”

Best Foreign Language Film

• “13 Assassins”
• “Certified Copy”
• “Incendies”
• “A Separation”
• “The Skin I Live In”

Best Documentary Feature

• “Cave of Forgotten Dreams”
• “The Interrupters”
• “Pina”
• “Project Nim”
• “Senna”

Honorable Mentions

• “50/50”
• “Bridesmaids”
• “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
• “The Ides of March”
• “Martha Marcy May Marlene”
• “Melancholia”
• “Moneyball”
• “Shame”
• “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy”
• “War Horse”
• “We Need to Talk About Kevin”
• “Young Adult”

About Clayton Davis

Clayton Davis is the respected and esteemed AwardsCircuit.com editor. Clayton has become a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association where he votes and attends the kick off to awards season show, The Critics Choice Movie Awards. Most recently, Clayton is a now an active member of the International Press Academy, which hosts the popular Satellite Awards as well as the newly integrated Broadcast Television Journalists Association, which hosts the Critics Choice Television Awards.

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