Smells Like A Set-Up?: Hugo leads Oscar noms List

Some time ago, a Martin Scorcese film scoring this many nominations (Gangs of new York), was almost a guarantee for a shut-out at the Oscars.

He scored a measure of redemption with 2006's "The Departed" and has since gone on to score big on cable Tv with "Boardwalk Empire" (as exec producer) and other specialty projects.

Now, Scorcese's love letter to film's early days,  "Hugo" leads the Oscar field with 11 nominations, but the silent film homage "The Artist" which trails with 10, has so far been the champion of this year's awards circuit.

Will this be a big celebration for Marty, or will he get bloodied as he did in 2002? We'll know in a few weeks. Meantime, here are the other nominees.

Complete list of 84th Annual Academy Award nominations announced Tuesday:

1. Best Picture: “The Artist,” ‘’The Descendants,” ‘’Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close,” ‘’The Help,” ‘’Hugo,” ‘’Midnight in Paris,” ‘’Moneyball,” ‘’The Tree of Life,” ‘’War Horse.”

2. Actor: Demian Bichir, “A Better Life”; George Clooney, “The Descendants”; Jean Dujardin, “The Artist”; Gary Oldman, “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”; Brad Pitt, “Moneyball.”

3. Actress: 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.”

4. Supporting Actor: Kenneth Branagh, “My Week With Marilyn”; Jonah Hill, “Moneyball”; Nick Nolte, “Warrior”; Christopher Plummer, “Beginners”; Max von Sydow, “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close.”

5. Supporting Actress: Berenice Bejo, “The Artist”; Jessica Chastain, “The Help”; Melissa McCarthy, “Bridesmaids”; Janet McTeer, “Albert Nobbs”; Octavia Spencer, “The Help.”

6. Directing: Michel Hazanavicius, “The Artist”; Alexander Payne, “The Descendants”; Martin Scorsese, “Hugo”; Woody Allen, “Midnight in Paris”; Terrence Malick, “The Tree of Life.”

7. Foreign Language Film: “Bullhead,” Belgium; “Footnote,” Israel; “In Darkness,” Poland; “Monsieur Lazhar,” Canada; “A Separation,” Iran.

8. Adapted Screenplay: Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, “The Descendants”; John Logan, “Hugo”; George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon, “The Ides of March”; Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin and Stan Chervin, “Moneyball”; Bridget O’Connor and Peter Straughan, “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.”

9. Original Screenplay: Michel Hazanavicius, “The Artist”; Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig, “Bridesmaids”; J.C. Chandor, “Margin Call”; Woody Allen, “Midnight in Paris”; Asghar Farhadi, “A Separation.”

10. Animated Feature Film: “A Cat in Paris”; “Chico & Rita”; “Kung Fu Panda 2”; “Puss in Boots”; “Rango.”

11. Art Direction: “The Artist,” ‘’Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2,” ‘’Hugo,” ‘’Midnight in Paris,” ‘’War Horse.”

12. Cinematography: “The Artist,” ‘’The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” ‘’Hugo,” ‘’The Tree of Life,” ‘’War Horse.”

13. Sound Mixing: “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” ‘’Hugo,” ‘’Moneyball,” ‘’Transformers: Dark of the Moon,” ‘’War Horse.”

14. Sound Editing: “Drive,” ‘’The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” ‘’Hugo,” ‘’Transformers: Dark of the Moon,” ‘’War Horse.”

15. Original Score: “The Adventures of Tintin,” John Williams; “The Artist,” Ludovic Bource; “Hugo,” Howard Shore; “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,” Alberto Iglesias; “War Horse,” John Williams.

16. Original Song: “Man or Muppet” from “The Muppets,” Bret McKenzie; “Real in Rio” from “Rio,” Sergio Mendes, Carlinhos Brown and Siedah Garrett.

17. Costume: “Anonymous,” ‘’The Artist,” ‘’Hugo,” ‘’Jane Eyre,” ‘’W.E.”

18. Documentary Feature: “Hell and Back Again,” ‘’If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front,” ‘’Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory,” ‘’Pina,” ‘’Undefeated.”

19. Documentary (short subject): “The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement,” ‘’God Is the Bigger Elvis,” ‘’Incident in New Baghdad,” ‘’Saving Face,” ‘’The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom.”

20. Film Editing: “The Artist,” ‘’The Descendants,” ‘’The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” ‘’Hugo,” ‘’Moneyball.”

21. Makeup: “Albert Nobbs,” ‘’Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2,” ‘’The Iron Lady.”

22. Animated Short Film: “Dimanche/Sunday,” ‘’The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore,” ‘’La Luna,” ‘’A Morning Stroll,” ‘’Wild Life.”

23. Live Action Short Film: “Pentecost,” ‘’Raju,” ‘’The Shore,” ‘’Time Freak,” ‘’Tuba Atlantic.”

24. Visual Effects: “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2,” ‘’Hugo,” ‘’Real Steel,” ‘’Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” ‘’Transformers: Dark of the Moon.”

-Chicago Sun-Times