60 Books in 2012: Updates

List of Books

1. The Day We Lost the H-Bomb: Cold War, Hot Nukes and the Worst Nuclear Weapond Disaster in History by  Barbara Moran
2. Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence
3. Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose by Tony Hsieh
4. 11/22/63 by Stephen King
5. The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth
6. Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
7. The Magicians by Lev Grossman
8. Anathem by Neal Stephenson

60 Books in 2012: 11/22/63 by Stephen King

List of Books

1. 11/22/63 by Stephen King
2. The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth
3. Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
4. The Magicians by Lev Grossman
5. Anathem by Neal Stephenson

60 Books in 2012: The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth

List of Books

1. The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth
2. Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
3. The Magicians by Lev Grossman
4. Anathem by Neal Stephenson

Screen Actors Guild Award Winners

Best Actor

Jean Dujardin (The Artist)

Best Actress

 Viola Davis (The Help)

Best Supporting Actor

 Christopher Plummer (Beginners)

Best Supporting Actress

Octavia Spencer (The Help)

Best Ensemble

The Help

Director's Guild Awards Winner

 

Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist)

60 Books in 2012: Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

 

 

List of Books

1. Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
2. The Magicians by Lev Grossman
3. Anathem by Neal Stephenson

2012 Oscar Nominations

Picture
The Artist
The Descendants
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
The Help
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
War Horse
Score: 7 out of 9
Did not make it: None

Director
Woody Allen (Midnight In Paris)
Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist)
Terrence Malick (The Tree of Life)
Alexander Payne (The Descendants)
Martin Scorcese (Hugo)
Score: 4 out of 5
 Did not make it: Steven Spielberg (War Horse)

Actor
Demian Bichir (A Better Life)
George Clooney (The Descendants)
Jean Dujardin (The Artist)
Gary Oldman (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy)
Brad Pitt (Moneyball)
Score: 3 out of 5
Did not make it: Leonardo DiCaprio (J. Edgar), Michael Fassbender (Shame)

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)
Score: 4 out of 5
Did not make it:  Tilda Swinton (We Need to Talk about Kevin)

Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh (My Week With Marylin)
Jonah Hill (Moneyball)
Nick Nolte (Warrior)
Christopher Plummer (Beginners)
Max Von Sydow (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close)
Score: 4 out of 5
Did not make it: Albert Brooks (Drive)

Supporting Actress
Berenice Bejo (The Artist)
Jessica Chastain (The Help)
Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids)
Janet McTeer (Albert Nobbs)
Octavia Spencer (The Help)
Score: 4 out of 5
Did not make it: Shailene Woodley (The Descendants)

Original Screenplay
The Artist
Bridesmaids
Margin Call
Midnight in Paris
A Separation

Adapted Screenplay
The Descendants
Hugo
The Ides of March
Moneyball
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Animated Feature
A Cat in Paris
Chico & Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Rango

Documentary
Hell and Back Again
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Pina
Undefeated

Foreign Language Film
Bullhead (Belgium)
Footnote (Israel)
In Darkness (Poland)
Monsieur Lazhar (Canada)
A Separation (Iran)

Cinematography
The Artist
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
The Tree of Life
War Horse

Editing
The Artist
The Descendants
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Moneyball

Art Direction
The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
War Horse

Costume Design
Anonymous
The Artist
Hugo
Jane Eyre
W. E.

Sound
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Moneyball
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse

Sound Effects Editing
Drive
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse

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

Original Score
The Adventures of Tintin
The Artist
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
War Horse

Original Song
“Man or Muppet” from The Muppets
“Real in Rio” from Rio

Makeup
Albert Nobbs
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
The Iron Lady