Some of the 2012 Academy Award winners are already available on DVD, and a firm release date has already been established for others. Already out are Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris (Best Original Screenplay), Beginners (Best Supporting Actor -- Christopher Plummer) and The Help (Best Supporting Actress -- Octavia Spencer). Also immediately available on DVD is Rango, winner of the Best Animated Feature Film. Being released February 28 is Martin Scorsese's Hugo, winner of five Oscars (Cinematography, Art Direction, Visual Effects, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing). Scheduled for DVD release on March 13 is The Descendants, winner of the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, which is scheduled to be released on DVD on March 20, won an Academy Award for Film Editing. Finally, Meryl Streep won a Best Actress Oscar for The Iron Lady, which also won an Academy Award for Makeup, and this movie is scheduled to be released on DVD on April 10.

Hugo begins my coverage of new releases. Find out about this movie and others. With my feature on what is new on DVD, you can take the guesswork out of what to watch when the new releases show up on Tuesday. Read it here: New DVD Releases - February 28, 2012.

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There are some appealing DVDs coming out on Tuesday. There is bound to be something you'll have a terrific time watching. However, if you want to see the Oscar-nominated film Puss in Boots, you'll have to wait until later in the week. You can learn more about what is new on DVD in my feature. Read it here: New DVD Releases - February 21, 2012 and February 24, 2012.

^{Puss in Boots DVD Cover Art - © Warner Home Video}

Read my weekly article on what is new on DVD and be well-informed when the new releases come out on Tuesday.  You can find the article here: New DVD Releases - February 14, 2012.

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