Oscar nominations 2012: year of the 'feel-good' nominee

One of the year's biggest box office successes earned Oscar nominations for actress Melissa McCarthy and its star Kristin Wiig (as co-writer of the film's original screenplay), but despite an expanded best picture race, the comedy failed to place in

By Paul Williams Now that the 2012 Oscar nominations have been announced, the debates begin about who will come away with one of those little gold statuettes on Feb. 26. Will Jean Dujardin or Demian Bichir defeat established stars George Clooney,

Gary Oldman has picked up the first Academy Award nomination of his career in an Oscar list strewn with surprises. By Anita Singh, Showbusiness Editor Oldman is shortlisted for his role as George Smiley in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and his name was

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences pulled some surprises Tuesday morning in the their Oscar nominations for the 2012 Academy Awards, with the 5783 voting members highlighting specific performances while