It’s time to start predicting who will take top honors at the Oscars this year as The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak and Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence announced the nominees of the 84th Annual Academy Awards. Martin Scorsese’s whimsical homage to early film, Hugo, leads the pack with 11 nominations with The Artist not far behind with 10. There’s an diverse batch of films up the Best Picture award this year, including The Help, Moneyball, and War Horse just to name a few. Here are a few highlights from the nominees list:

Best Picture:
The Artist
The Descendants
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
The Help
Hugo
Midnight In Paris
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
War Horse

Directing:
Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
Alexander Payne – The Descendants
Martin Scorsese – Hugo
Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris
Terence Malick – The Tree of Life

Actor in a Leading Role:
Demián Bichir – A Better Life
George Clooney – The Descendants
Jean Dujardin – The Artist
Gary Oldman – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt – Moneyball

Actress in a Leading Role:
Glenn Close – Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis – The Help
Rooney Mara – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn

Actor in a Supporting Role:
Kenneth Branagh – My Week with Marilyn
Jonah Hill – Moneyball
Nick Nolte – Warrior
Christopher Plummer – Beginners
Max von Sydow – Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Actress in a Supporting Role:
Bérénice Bejo – The Artist
Jessica Chastain – The Help
Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer – Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer – The Help

For the full list of nominees, please visit Oscar.Go.com. .