The 84th Academy Awards ceremony will be held this year on February 26,2012 at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, California. They will be honoring the best films of 2011 and it is scheduled to be televised on ABC. Billy Crystal will be the host this year and Brian Grazer will be taking over as producer. Billy Crystal is no new face to awards ceremony as this will be his 9th time hosting it.

Interesting Tip: Eddie Murphy was originally scheduled to host the awards ceremony but stepped down after Brett Ratner resigned as producer. Not sure whether or not Brett Ratner was asked to resign or left on his own free will after he made a gay slur while talking about the rehearsals.

Check out the Top 5 predicted nominees for the upcoming 84th Academy Awards. 

BEST PICTURE
1. The Artist
2. The Descendants
3. Hugo
4. The Help
5. Midnight in Paris

BEST DIRECTOR
1. Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
2. Alexander Payne, The Descendants
3. Martin Scorsese, Hugo
4. Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
5. Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life

BEST ACTOR
1. George Clooney, The Descendants
2. Jean Dujardin, The Artist
3. Brad Pitt, Moneyball
4. Leonardo diCaprio, J. Edgar
5. Michael Fassbender, Shame

BEST ACTRESS
1. Viola Davis, The Help
2. Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn
3. Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
4. Tilda Swinton, We Need To Talk About Kevin
5. Rooney Mara, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
1. Christopher Plummer, Beginners
2. Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
3. Albert Brooks, Drive
4. Jonah Hill, Moneyball
5. Nick Nolte, Warrior

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
1. Octavia Spencer, The Help
2. Bérénice Bejo, The Artist
3. Jessica Chastain, The Help
4. Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
5. Shailene Woodley, The Descendants

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
1. Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
2. Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
3. Kristen Wiig & Annie Mumulo, Bridesmaids
4. Tom McCarthy and Joe Tibani, Win Win
5. Will Reiser, 50/50

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
1. Where Do We Go Now? (Lebanon)
2. Le Havre (Finland)
3. A Separation (Iran)
4. In Darkness (Poland)
5. Miss Bala (Mexico)

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
1. Project Nim
2. Hell and Back Again
3. Buck
4. Undefeated
5. We Were Here

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
1. Rango
2. The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
3. Puss in Boots
4. Arthur Christmas
5. Kung Fu Panda 2