Oscars 2012 Round-Up

This weekend will see the close of the awards season, with the prestigious Oscars ceremony taking place on Sunday 26th February.

Here's a reminder of some of the nominees.

Actor In A Leading Role

George Clooney
The Descendants

Jean Dujardin
The Artist

Gary Oldman
Tinker Tailor Solider Spy

Brad Pitt
Moneyball

Damián Bichir

A Better Life

Actress In A Leading Role 

Meryl Streep
The Iron Lady

Rooney Mara
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Glenn Close
Albert Nobbs

Michelle Williams
My Week With Marilyn 

Viola Davis

The Help

We've secretly got our fingers crossed that this will be George Clooney's year to take home the prestigious statuette. This is Clooney's third oscar nomination fro Best Actor, but although he's still at the top of his game both behind and in front of the camera, he's never taken the award home. 

You can see the full list of awards nominations over at the Oscars website. It's certainly shaped up to be an excellent 12 months for cinema, which will be celebrated this weekend. However this one goes, congratulations to all the nominees.