‘Moneyball’ Tops List of Oscar Nominees on Disc

24 Jan, 2012 By: John Latchem

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Of the nine Best Picture nominees for the 84^th Academy Awards announced Jan. 24, only four are already available on disc. These include The Help, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball and The Tree of Life.

Moneyball, on DVD and Blu-ray from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, secured the most nominations of the four, with six. In addition to Best Picture, the baseball film snagged nominations for Brad Pitt as Best Actor, Jonah Hill as Best Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing and Sound Mixing.

However, Moneyball was tied with War Horse for the third-most number of nominations. Best Picture frontrunners Hugo scored 11 and The Artist nabbed 10.

Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris, on disc from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, secured additional nominations for Best Director, Best Original screenplay and Art Direction.

The Help, distributed on disc by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, also secured four nominations, including Best Actress for Viola Davis and Best Supporting Actress for Jessica Chastain and Octavia Spencer.

The Tree of Life, on DVD and Blu-ray from 20^th Century Fox Home Entertainment, totaled three noms, adding Cinematography and Terrence Malick as Best Director to its tally.

The other Best Picture nominees include The Descendants, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close and War Horse.

In other major categories, Christopher Plummer was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Beginners (Universal Studios Home Entertainment); Demián Bichir earned a Best Actor nom for A Better Life (Summit); Nick Nolte was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Warrior (Lionsgate); and Universal’s Bridesmaids earned nominations for Original Screenplay and Melissa McCarthy for Best Supporting Actress.

In the Best Animated Feature Film category, three of the five nominees are distributed on disc by Paramount Home Media Distribution. Kung Fu Panda 2 and Rango are available now, while Puss in Boots will be released on DVD and Blu-ray Feb. 24. In addition, Paramount will re-release Rango in theaters starting Jan. 27. The other two nominated films are foreign entries: A Cat in Paris, from France, and Chico & Rita, from Spain.

Several of the nominees already available on disc secured noms in technical categories. Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Paramount) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2 (Warner Home Video) each secured three nominations, including for Best Visual Effects.

The Oscar announcement also offer studios a chance to re-promote older titles with tie-ins to the current nominees. For example, Music Box Films is touting the availability of French spy spoofs OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies and OSS 117: Lost in Rio, directed by Michel Hazanavicius and starring Jean Dujardin, both nominated for The Artist.

 

Oscar Nominees on Disc
The Academy Awards ceremony will take place Feb. 26. Here is a list of the nominees that are already on disc or have been announced for home video release.
Title	Noms	Categories	Studio	Date
Best Picture Nominees
The Help	4	Best Picture; Actress — Viola Davis; Supporting Actress — Jessica Chastain, Octavia Spencer	Disney	Available Now
Midnight in Paris	4	Best Picture; Director — Woody Allen; Original Screenplay; Art Direction	Sony Pictures	Available Now
Moneyball	6	Best Picture; Actor — Brad Pitt; Supporting Actor — Jonah Hill; Adapted Screenplay; Film Editing; Sound Mixing	Sony Pictures	Available Now
The Tree of Life	3	Best Picture; Director — Terrence Malick; Cinematography	Fox	Available Now
Others
Anonymous	1	Costume Design	Sony Pictures	Feb. 7
Beginners	1	Supporting Actor — Christopher Plummer	Universal	Available Now
A Better Life	1	Actor — Demián Bichir	Summit	Available Now
Bridesmaids	2	Supporting Actress — Melissa McCarthy; Original Screenplay	Universal	Available Now
Drive	1	Sound Editing	Sony Pictures	Jan. 31
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2	3	Art Direction; Makeup; Visual Effects	Warner	Available Now
Hell and Back Again	1	Documentary Feature	Docurama	Available Now
The Ides of March	1	Adapted Screenplay	Sony Pictures	Available Now
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front	1	Documentary Feature	Oscilloscope	Available Now
Jane Eyre	1	Costume Design	Universal	Available Now
Kung Fu Panda 2	1	Animated Feature	Paramount/DreamWorks	Available Now
Margin Call	1	Original Screenplay	Lionsgate	Available Now
The Muppets	1	Original Song — "Man or Muppet"	Disney	March 20
Puss in Boots	1	Animated Feature	Paramount/DreamWorks	Feb. 24
Rango	1	Animated Feature	Paramount	Available Now
Real Steel	1	Visual Effects	Disney/DreamWorks	Available Now
Rio	1	Original Song — "Real in Rio"	Fox	Available Now
Rise of the Planet of the Apes	1	Visual Effects	Fox	Available Now
Transformers: Dark of the Moon	3	Sound Editing; Sound Mixing; Visual Effects	Paramount	Available Now
Warrior	1	Supporting Actor — Nick Nolte	Lionsgate	Available Now

 

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