Best Picture
The Help
The Descendants
The Artist — **WINNER**
Moneyball
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
The Tree of Life
War Horse
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis, The Help — **WINNER**
Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Demian Bichir, A Better Life
George Clooney, The Descendants — **WINNER**
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt, Moneyball
Directing
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist — **WINNER**
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
The Artist
Bridesmaids
Margin Call
Midnight in Paris — **WINNER**
A Separation
Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
The Descendants — **WINNER**
Hugo
The Ides of March
Moneyball
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Berenice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer, The Help — **WINNER**
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Nick Nolte, Warrior
Christopher Plummer, Beginners — **WINNER**
Max von Sydow, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Best Animated Feature Film
A Cat in Paris
Chico & Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Rango — **WINNER**
Best Short Film (Live Action)
Pentecost
Raju — **WINNER**
The Shore
Time Freak
Tuba Atlantic
Best Short Film (Animated)
Dimanche/Sunday
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore — **WINNER**
La Luna
A Morning Stroll
Wild Life
Best Documentary Short
The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement
God Is the Bigger Elvis
Incident in New Baghdad
Saving Face — **WINNER**
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
Best Documentary Feature
Hell and Back Again
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory — **WINNER**
Pina
Undefeated
Best Foreign Language Film
Bullhead (Belgium)
Footnote (Israel)
In Darkness (Poland)
Monsieur Lazhar (Canada)
A Separation (Iran) — **WINNER**
Best Editing
The Artist — **WINNER**
The Descendants
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Moneyball
Best Visual Effects
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Hugo
Real Steel
Rise of the Planet of the Apes — **WINNER**
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Best Makeup
Albert Nobbs
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
The Iron Lady — **WINNER**
Best Cinematography
The Artist
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
The Tree of Life — **WINNER**
War Horse
Best Costume Design
Anonymous
The Artist
Hugo — **WINNER**
Jane Eyre
W.E.
Best Art Direction
The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Hugo — **WINNER**
Midnight in Paris
War Horse
Best Sound Mixing
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Moneyball
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse — **WINNER**
Best Sound Editing
Drive
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse — **WINNER**
Best Original Score
The Adventures of Tintin
The Artist — **WINNER**
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
War Horse
Best Original Song
“Man or Muppet,” The Muppets — **WINNER**
“Real in Rio,” Rio