Oscars 2012: Nominee statistics (updated)

“And the nominees are…” Tuesday morning, Jennifer Lawrence , Best Actress nominee last year for “ Winter’s Bone ,” joined Academy Presiden...

“And the nominees are…”

Tuesday morning, Jennifer Lawrence, Best Actress nominee last year for “Winter’s Bone,” joined Academy President Tom Sherak in announcing 10 of the 24 categories at a press conference at Academy headquarters in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Despite “The Artist” having the most considerable “buzz” going into the nominations, Martin Scorsese’s 3-D adventure “Hugo” was the most nominated with 11, nominated for Best Picture, Director and Adapted Screenplay. Although, “The Artist” did not fare badly, with 10 nominations — and the silent film will probably win more Oscars than “Hugo.” “Moneyball” and “War Horse” received six nominations, including Best Picture nods. The big surprise, to which there was a gasp at the press conferences, was “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close,” which was announced as the ninth Best Picture nominee.

Most Oscarologists did not think there would be that many nominees for the top prize, predicting anywhere between six and eight nominees. A rule change last summer implemented a voting system that can produce anywhere between five and 10 nominees in the Best Picture category.

Best Picture Release Dates: "Midnight in Paris," May 20, 2011; "The Tree of Life," May 27, 2011; "The Help," Aug. 10, 2011; "Moneyball," Sept. 23, 2011; "The Descendants," Nov. 16, 2011; "Hugo," Nov. 23, 2011; "The Artist," Nov. 25, 2011; "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close," Dec. 25, 2011; and "War Horse," Dec. 25, 2011.

Woody Allen received a directing nomination for “Midnight in Paris,” his first since 1994′s “Bullets over Broadway.” He has been nominated seven times in the category and won the Oscar for 1977′s “Annie Hall.”

Demián Bechir (“A Better Life”), Jean Dujardin (“The Artist”) and Gary Oldman (“Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”) are all first-time nominees, nominated in the Best Actor category.

Rooney Mara (“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”) is the only Best Actress nominee that has not been nominated for an Oscar before. Meryl Streep, on the other hand, received her 14th nomination in the Best Actress category, for playing Margaret Thatcher in “The Iron Lady.” Streep, having a total 17 Oscar nominations in her career, has won two Oscars — a Supporting Actress Oscar for 1979′s “Kramer vs. Kramer” and a Actress Oscar 1982′s “Sophie’s Choice.”

Jonah Hill (“Moneyball”) is the only first-time Oscar nominee in the Supporting Actor category. Meanwhile, Janet McTeer (“Albert Nobbs”) is the only Supporting Actress nominee with a past Oscar nomination — for 1999′s “Tumbleweeds.”

All of the Animated Feature nominees are first-timers as well.

John Williams now has a total of 47 nominations, with his two Original Song nominations. He ranks second to Walt Disney as the most-nominated individual in Oscar history. Among living people, Woody Allen, who is also nominated twice this year for a total of 23 nominations, is second only to Williams.

We are 32 days away from the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, at 5:30 p.m. PT, which will be televised live on ABC. The Red Carpet arrivals show, extended to 90 minutes like last year, will begin at 4 p.m. PT.

Update: Four nominees named for 'Tree of Life'
In a move described as a "rare and extraordinary circumstance," the Academy's executive committee has named four producers as Best Picture nominees for "The Tree of Life": Sarah Green, Bill Pohlad, Dede Gardner and Grant Hill.

Typically, Academy rules allow for no more than three producers to be nominated and to potentially receive statuettes. If a special, "rare and extraordinary circumstance" is determined, additional producers could be eligible, according to the rules.

"The committee determined that Green, Pohlad, Gardner and Hill functioned as genuine producers of the film and would be cited in the nomination," according to a Friday press release.

The three-producer rule went into effect after five producers won Oscars for "Shakespeare in Love" in 1999, according to The Wrap's Steve Pond. Past exceptions have been made for last year's "The Social Network," which had four producers earn Best Picture nominations. "The Hurt Locker" also had four nominees the year before that.