2012 Oscar Nominees
Best Picture
- The Artist - Thomas Langmann, Producer
- The Descendants - Jim Burke, Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Producers
- Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close - Scott Rudin, Producer
- The Help - Brunson Green, Chris Columbus and Michael Barnathan, Producers
- Hugo - Graham King and Martin Scorsese, Producers
- Midnight in Paris - Letty Aronson and Stephen Tenenbaum, Producers
- Moneyball - Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz and Brad Pitt, Producers
- The Tree of Life Sarah Green - Bill Pohlad, Dede Gardner and Grant Hill, Producers
- War Horse - Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers
Actor In a Leading Role
- Demián Bichir - A Better Life
- George Clooney - The Descendants
- Jean Dujardin - The Artist
- Gary Oldman - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
- Brad Pitt - Moneyball
Actress In a Leading Role
- Glenn Close - Albert Nobbs
- Viola Davis - The Help
- Rooney Mara - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady
- Michelle Williams - My Week With Marilyn
Actor In a Supporting Role
- Kenneth Branagh - My Week With Marilyn
- Jonah Hill - Moneyball
- Nick Nolte - Warrior
- Christopher Plummer - Beginners
- Max von Sydow - Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Actress In a Supporting Role
- Bérénice Bejo - The Artist
- Jessica Chastain - The Help
- Melissa McCarthy - Bridesmaids
- Janet McTeer - Albert Nobbs
- Octavia Spencer - The Help
Animated Feature Film
- A Cat in Paris - Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli
- Chico & Rita - Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal
- Kung Fu Panda 2 - Jennifer Yuh Nelson
- Puss in Boots - Chris Miller
- Rango - Gore Verbinski
Cinematography
- The Artist - Guillaume Schiffman
- The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - Jeff Cronenweth
- Hugo - Robert Richardson
- The Tree of Life - Emmanuel Lubezki
- War Horse - Janusz Kaminski
Art Direction
- The Artist - Laurence Bennett (Production Design); Robert Gould (Set Decoration)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 - Stuart Craig (Production Design); Stephenie McMillan (Set Decoration
- Hugo - Dante Ferretti (Production Design); Francesca Lo Schiavo (Set Decoration)
- Midnight in Paris - Anne Seibel (Production Design); Hélène Dubreuil (Set Decoration)
- War Horse - Rick Carter (Production Design); Lee Sandales (Set Decoration)
Costume Design
- Anonymous - Lisy Christl
- The Artist - Mark Bridges
- Hugo - Sandy Powell
- Jane Eyre - Michael O'Connor
- W.E. - Arianne Phillips
Directing
- The Artist - Michel Hazanavicius
- The Descendants - Alexander Payne
- Hugo - Martin Scorsese
- Midnight in Paris - Woody Allen
- The Tree of Life - Terrence Malick
Documentary Feature
- Hell and Back Again - Danfung Dennis and Mike Lerner
- If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front - Marshall Curry and Sam Cullman
- Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory - Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky
- Pina - Wim Wenders and Gian-Piero Ringel
- Undefeated - TJ Martin, Dan Lindsay and Rich Middlemas
Documentary Short
- The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement - Robin Fryday and Gail Dolgin
- God is the Bigger Elvs i- Rebecca Cammisa and Julie Anderson
- Incident in New Baghdad - James Spione
- Saving Face - Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
- The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom - Lucy Walker and Kira Carstensen
Film Editing
- The Artist - Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius
- The Descendants - Kevin Tent
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
- Hugo - Thelma Schoonmaker
- Moneyball - Christopher Tellefsen
Foreign Language Film
- Belgium - "Bullhead" - Michael R. Roskam, director
- Canada - "Monsieur Lazhar" - Philippe Falardeau, director
- Iran - "A Separation" - Asghar Farhadi, director
- Israel - "Footnote" - Joseph Cedar, director
- Poland - "In Darkness" - Agnieszka Holland, director
Makeup
- Albert Nobbs - Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnston and Matthew W. Mungle
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 - Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight and Lisa Tomblin
- The Iron Lady - Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland
Music (Original Score)
- The Adventures of Tintin - John Williams
- The Artist - Ludovic Bource
- Hugo - Howard Shore
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Alberto Iglesias
- War Horse - John Williams
Music (Original Song)
- "Man or Muppet" - THE MUPPETS Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie
- "Real in Rio" - RIO Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown; Lyric by Siedah Garrett
Short Film (Animated)
- Dimanche/Sunday - Patrick Doyon
- The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore - William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg
- La Luna - Enrico Casarosa
- A Morning Stroll - Grant Orchard and Sue Goffe
- Wild Life - Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby
Short Film (Live Action)
- Pentecost - Peter McDonald and Eimear O'Kane
- Rajuz - Max Zähle and Stefan Gieren
- The Shore - Terry George and Oorlagh George
- Time Freak - Andrew Bowler and Gigi Causey
- Tuba Atlantic - Hallvar Witzø
Sound Editing
- Drive - Lon Bender and Victor Ray Ennis
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Ren Klyce
- Hugo - Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty
- Transformers: Dark of the Moon - Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl
- War Horse - Richard Hymns and Gary Rydstrom
Sound Mixing
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Bo Persson
- Hugo - Tom Fleischman and John Midgley
- Moneyball - Deb Adair, Ron Bochar, David Giammarco and Ed Novick
- Transformers: Dark of the Moon - Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Peter J. Devlin
- War Horse - Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson and Stuart Wilson
Visual Effects
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 - Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler and John Richardson
- Hugo - Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossmann and Alex Henning
- Real Steel - Erik Nash, John Rosengrant, Dan Taylor and Swen Gillberg
- Rise of the Planet of the Apes - Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White and Daniel Barrett
- Transformers: Dark of the Moon - Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew Butler and John Frazier.
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
- The Descendants - Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash
- Hugo - Screenplay by John Logan
- The Ides of March - Screenplay by George Clooney & Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon
- Moneyball - Screenplay by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin. Story by Stan Chervin
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Screenplay by Bridget O'Connor & Peter Straughan
Writing (Original Screenplay)
- The Artist - Written by Michel Hazanavicius
- Bridesmaids - Written by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig
- Margin Call - Written by J.C. Chandor
- Midnight in Paris - Written by Woody Allen
- A Separation - Written by Asghar Farhadi
