Amongst the surprises in the acting categories : `` Drive 's '' Gary Oldman over `` The Help '' Gary Oldman . `` Drive '' and `` The Help '' each scored seven nods . Drive and `` War Horse '' received eight .
Amongst the surprises in the acting categories : `` Drive 's '' Ryan Gosling over `` Tinker Tailor 's '' Gary Oldman . `` Drive '' and `` The Help '' each scored eight nods . `` The Descendants '' and `` War Horse '' received seven .