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The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) has, on Tuesday, December 13, announced nominations for the 17th Critics' Choice Movie Awards. Leading the pack were "The Artist" and "Hugo" with 11 noms each. Both high-profile movies must face off against one another to win the coveted Best Picture award. Their helmers, Michel Hazanavicius and Martin Scorsese, also compete for Best Director.

Trailing behind "Artist" and "Hugo" were drama movie "The Help" and action film "Drive" with eight noms apiece. Meanwhile, Alexander Payne's dramedy "The Descendants" and Steven Spielberg's drama "War Horse" followed close behind by collecting seven noms each.

Nominated for Best Actor were the likes of George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jean Dujardin, Michael Fassbender, Ryan Gosling and Brad Pitt. As for Best Actress category, Viola Davis, Elizabeth Olsen, Meryl Streep,Tilda Swinton, Charlize Theron and Michelle Williams are set to compete with each other.

In the meantime, blockbuster movie "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II" bagged four nominations, including Best Art Direction, Best Makeup, Best Visual Effect and Best Sound. Highly-anticipated thriller "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)" grabbed two noms, including Best Editing and Best Score for its composer Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.

Winners of the 2012 Critics' Choice Movie Awards will be revealed during a gala ceremony at the Hollywood Palladium on January 12 next year. Those nominated for this awards will likely get a shot at competing for the 2012 Academy Awards, which nominations are due to be announced on January 24.

Best Picture:

• "The Artist"
• "The Descendants"
• "Drive"
• "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close"
• "The Help"
• "Hugo"
• "Midnight in Paris"
• "Moneyball"
• "The Tree of Life"
• "War Horse"

• George Clooney - "The Descendants"
• Leonardo DiCaprio - "J. Edgar"
• Jean Dujardin - "The Artist"
• Michael Fassbender - "Shame"
• Ryan Gosling - "Drive"
• Brad Pitt - "Moneyball"

• Viola Davis - "The Help"
• Elizabeth Olsen - "Martha Marcy May Marlene"
• Meryl Streep - "The Iron Lady"
• Tilda Swinton - "We Need to Talk About Kevin"
• Charlize Theron - "Young Adult"
• Michelle Williams - "My Week with Marilyn"

• Kenneth Branagh - "My Week with Marilyn"
• Albert Brooks - "Drive"
• Nick Nolte - "Warrior"
• Patton Oswalt - "Young Adult"
• Christopher Plummer - "Beginners"
• Andy Serkis - "Rise of the Planet of the Apes"

• Berenice Bejo - "The Artist"
• Jessica Chastain - "The Help"
• Melissa McCarthy - "Bridesmaids"
• Carey Mulligan - "Shame"
• Octavia Spencer - "The Help"
• Shailene Woodley - "The Descendants"

• Asa Butterfield - "Hugo"
• Elle Fanning - "Super 8"
• Thomas Horn - "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close"
• Ezra Miller - "We Need to Talk About Kevin"
• Saoirse Ronan - "Hanna"
• Shailene Woodley - "The Descendants"

• "The Artist"
• "Bridesmaids"
• "The Descendants"
• "The Help"
• "The Ides of March"

• Stephen Daldry - "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close"
• Michel Hazanavicius - "The Artist"
• Alexander Payne - "The Descendants"
• Nicolas Winding Refn - "Drive"
• Martin Scorsese - "Hugo"
• Steven Spielberg - "War Horse"

• Michel Hazanavicius - "The Artist"
• Will Reiser - "50/50"
• Woody Allen - "Midnight in Paris"
• Nicolas Winding Refn - "Drive"
• Tom McCarthy, Joe Tiboni - "Win Win"
• Diablo Cody - "Young Adult"

• Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash - "The Descendants"
• Eric Roth - "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close"
• Tate Taylor - "The Help"
• John Logan - "Hugo"
• Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin - "Moneyball"

• Guillaume Schiffman - "The Artist"
• Newton Thomas Sigel - "Drive"
• Robert Richardson - "Hugo"
• Emmanuel Lubezki - "The Tree of Life"
• Janusz Kaminski - "War Horse"

• "The Artist" - Production Designer: Laurence Bennett, Art Director: Gregory S. Hooper
• "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II" - Production Designer: Stuart Craig, Set Decorator: Stephenie McMillan
• "Hugo" - Production Designer: Dante Ferretti, Set Decorator: Francesca Lo Schiavo
• "The Tree of Life" - Production Designer: Jack Fisk, Art Director: David Crank
• "War Horse" - Production Designer: Rick Carter, Set Decorator: Lee Sandales

• Michel Hazanavicius and Anne-Sophie Bion - "The Artist"
• Matthew Newman - "Drive"
• Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall - "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)"
• Thelma Schoonmaker - "Hugo"
• Michael Kahn - "War Horse"

• Mark Bridges - "The Artist"
• Sharen Davisn - "The Help"
• Sandy Powell - "Hugo"
• Michael O'Connorr - "Jane Eyre"
• Jill Taylor - "My Week with Marilyn"

• "Albert Nobbs"
• "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II"
• "The Iron Lady"
• "J. Edgar"
• "My Week with Marilyn"

• "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II"
• "Hugo"
• "Rise of the Planet of the Apes"
• "Super 8"
• "The Tree of Life"

• "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II"
• "Hugo"
• "Super 8"
• "The Tree of Life"
• "War Horse"

• "The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn"
• "Arthur Christmas"
• "Kung Fu Panda 2"
• "Puss in Boots"
• "Rango"

• "Drive"
• "Fast Five"
• "Hanna"
• "Rise of the Planet of the Apes"
• "Super 8"

• "Bridesmaids"
• "Crazy, Stupid, Love."
• "Horrible Bosses"
• "Midnight in Paris"
• "The Muppets"

• "In Darkness"
• "Le Havre"
• "A Separation"
• "The Skin I Live In"
• "Where Do We Go Now"

• "Buck"
• "Cave of Forgotten Dreams"
• "George Harrison: Living in the Material World"
• "Page One: Inside the New York Times"
• "Project Nim"
• "Undefeated"

• "Hello Hello" by Elton John and Lady GaGa - "Gnomeo and Juliet"
• "Life's a Happy Song" by Jason Segel and Amy Adams - "The Muppets"
• "The Living Proof" by Mary J. Blige - "The Help"
• "Man or Muppet" by Jason Segel - "The Muppets"
• "Pictures in My Head" by Kermit the Frog and the Muppets - "The Muppets"

• Ludovic Bource - "The Artist"
• Cliff Martinez - "Drive"
• Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross - "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)"
• Howard Shore - "Hugo"
• John Williams - "War Horse"