84th Academy Awards ‘Celebrate the Movies’ Official Poster Unveiled

Life. Camera. Action! The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has unveiled the new poster for the 84th Academy Awards today. The poster features a giant off-center Oscar statue along with some faded imagery in the bokeh bubbles to the side. The eight films seen span eight decades and include: Gone with the Wind (1939), Casablanca (1943), Giant (1956), The Sound of Music (1965), The Godfather (1972), Driving Miss Daisy (1989), Forrest Gump (1994) and Gladiator (2000). All of these are Best Picture winners, except for Giant, which won Best Director its year. The nominees are coming late January. Click above to download high res from AMPAS (via ComingSoon). In addition to this poster, the AMPAS will be releasing a theatrical trailer (presumably for the Oscars) that will start playing in theaters starting January 6th. The 84th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Tuesday, January 24th, 2012. The artwork …