The 84th Academy Awards will be held this upcoming Sunday at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California. A total of 61 films received nominations in 24 categories, and with the exception of Footnote, The Muppets, and W.E., I've seen them all. Most of them I wish I hadn't, but such are the perils of this job. Below, a ranked list, from best to worst, of the 58 films I've seen.
The Tree of Life
A Separation
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
Bridesmaids
Beginners
The Adventures of Tintin
War Horse
Wild Life
The Descendants
Dimanche/Sunday
Moneyball
Hell and Back Again
Midnight in Paris
The Shore
Hugo
A Cat in Paris
Bullhead
Tuba Atlantic
Warrior
Jayne Eyre
God Is the Bigger Elvis
La Luna
A Better Life
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Saving Face
Real Steel
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Puss in Boots
In Darkness
Undefeated
Drive
The Ides of March
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Kung Fu Panda 2
Pina
The Artist
Pentecost
Time Freak
Margin Call
Rio
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Rango
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement
Chico & Rita
Monsieur Lazhar
Raju
The Morning Stroll
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Anonymous
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
The Help
Incident in New Baghdad
The Iron Lady
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Albert Nobbs
My Week with Marilyn
Because I don't want to do my dayjob right now, I'll play along. I've seen so few!!
The Tree of Life
Rango
Hugo
Bridesmaids
Warrior
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
The Descendants
Moneyball
Midnight in Paris
Drive
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Well, let me say I had hoped A Morning Stroll would rank higher on your list. But I'm just twisted for chicken that way.
What the heck. Here's some more proof I'm batshit crazy.
Beginners
The Tree of Life
Midnight in Paris
Hugo
Warrior
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Jayne Eyre
Moneyball
Bridesmaids
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Drive
Rio
Hell and Back Again
Kung Fu Panda 2
The Muppets
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
A Better Life
The Descendants
War Horse
The Artist
Undefeated
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Margin Call
Puss in Boots
The Adventures of Tintin
The Help
Rango
The Ides of March
My Week with Marilyn
Albert Nobbs
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
The Iron Lady