The Descendants

Dept: The favourites The Artist, Hugo, The Descendants all came away with their predicted boatloads, but a pleasant quirkiness followed with several out-of-left-field nods and a handful of unlikely curiosities, according to The Chronicle Herald. A look at those that snuck in and the ones that narrowly missed: In a refreshingly open Oscar field, the surprises outweighed the snubs among the varied nominees announced Tuesday. One thing is clear: The year s movies were less song and more dance. Only two nominees were deemed worthy for best song Man or Muppet from The Muppets and Real in Rio from Rio . (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.