Nominations for Best Motion Picture - Drama
Here are the nominations for Best Motion Picture- Drama
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The Descendants: First filmed at the Toronto International Film Festival, The Descendants is a comedy-drama film based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings. The film stars George Clooney, Judy Greer, Matthew Lillard and Shailene Woodley. The film has been directed by Alexander Payne.
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The Help: The Help is a comedy-drama film adaptation of Kathryn Stockett's novel of the same name. The film stars Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jessica Chastain, Sissy Spacek, Mike Vogel, Mary Steenburgen, and Allison Janney. It is directed by Tate Taylor.
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Hugo: Hugo is a 3D adventure drama film based on Brian Selznick's novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret. The film stars Asa Butterfield, Chloë Grace Moretz, Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen, Ray Winstone, Emily Mortimer, and Jude Law. It is directed by Martin Scorsese and written by John Logan.
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The Ides Of March: The Ides of March is a American political drama thriller film directed by George Clooney. The film is an adaptation of Willimon's 2008 play Farragut North. It stars Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Marisa Tomei, Jeffrey Wright, and Evan Rachel Wood.
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War Horse: War Horse is a war drama film directed by Steven Spielberg. It is based on both War Horse, a children's novel set before and during World War I, by British author Michael Morpurgo. The cast includes David Thewlis, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson, Tom Hiddleston, Eddie Marsan, Toby Kebbell and Peter Mullan.
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The Artist: The Artist is a French romance film directed by Michel Hazanavicius, starring Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo. Jean Dujardin won the Best Actor Award at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, where the film premiered. The film has six Golden Globe nominations, the most so far.
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Bridesmaids: Bridesmaids is an American comedy film written by Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo. It is directed by Paul Feig and produced by Judd Apatow, Barry Mendel, and Clayton Townsend. The film stars Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ellie Kemper, Chris O'Dowd and Jill Clayburgh.
