The 84th Annual Academy Awards Nominations 
 
Best Motion Picture of the Year: 
The Artist : Thomas Langmann 
The Descendants : Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor 
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close : Scott Rudin 
The Help : Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan 
Hugo : Graham King, Martin Scorsese 
Midnight in Paris : Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum 
Moneyball : Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz, Brad Pitt 
The Tree of Life :  to be determined 
War Horse : Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy 
 
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: 
Demián Bichir for A Better Life  
George Clooney for The Descendants  
Jean Dujardin for The Artist  
Gary Oldman for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy  
Brad Pitt for Moneyball  
 
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: 
Glenn Close for Albert Nobbs  
Viola Davis for The Help  
Rooney Mara for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo  
Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady  
Michelle Williams for My Week with Marilyn  
 
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: 
Kenneth Branagh for My Week with Marilyn  
Jonah Hill for Moneyball  
Nick Nolte for Warrior  
Christopher Plummer for Beginners  
Max von Sydow for Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close  
 
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: 
Bérénice Bejo for The Artist  
Jessica Chastain for The Help  
Melissa McCarthy for Bridesmaids  
Janet McTeer for Albert Nobbs  
Octavia Spencer for The Help  
 
Best Achievement in Directing: 
Woody Allen for Midnight in Paris  
Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist  
Terrence Malick for The Tree of Life  
Alexander Payne for The Descendants  
Martin Scorsese for Hugo  
 
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: 
The Artist : Michel Hazanavicius 
Bridesmaids : Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo 
Margin Call : J.C. Chandor 
Midnight in Paris : Woody Allen 
A Separation : Asghar Farhadi 
 
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published: 
The Descendants : Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash 
Hugo : John Logan 
The Ides of March : George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon 
Moneyball : Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, Stan Chervin 
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy : Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan 
 
Best Animated Feature Film of the Year: 
A Cat in Paris  
Chico & Rita  
Kung Fu Panda 2  
Puss in Boots  
Rango  
 
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year: 
Bullhead : Michael R. Roskam(Belgium) 
Footnote : Joseph Cedar(Israel) 
In Darkness : Agnieszka Holland(Poland) 
Monsieur Lazhar : Philippe Falardeau(Canada) 
A Separation : Asghar Farhadi(Iran) 
 
Best Achievement in 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 
 
Best Achievement in Editing: 
The Artist : Anne-Sophie Bion, Michel Hazanavicius 
The Descendants : Kevin Tent 
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo : Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter 
Hugo : Thelma Schoonmaker 
Moneyball : Christopher Tellefsen 
 
Best Achievement in Art Direction: 
The Artist : Laurence Bennett, Gregory S. Hooper 
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 : Stuart Craig, Stephenie McMillan 
Hugo : Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo 
Midnight in Paris : Anne Seibel, Hélène Dubreuil 
War Horse : Rick Carter, Lee Sandales 
 
Best Achievement in Costume Design: 
Anonymous (2011/I): Lisy Christl 
The Artist : Mark Bridges 
Hugo : Sandy Powell 
Jane Eyre : Michael O'Connor 
W.E. : Arianne Phillips 
 
Best Achievement in Makeup: 
Albert Nobbs  
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2  
The Iron Lady  
 
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, 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 
 
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song: 
The Muppets : Bret McKenzie("Man or Muppet") 
Rio : Sergio Mendes, Carlinhos Brown, Siedah Garrett("Real in Rio") 
 
Best Achievement in Sound Mixing: 
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo  
Hugo  
Moneyball  
Transformers: Dark of the Moon  
War Horse  
 
Best Achievement in Sound Editing: 
Drive  
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo  
Hugo  
Transformers: Dark of the Moon  
War Horse  
 
Best Achievement in Visual Effects: 
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2  
Hugo  
Real Steel  
Rise of the Planet of the Apes  
Transformers: Dark of the Moon  
 
Best Documentary, Features: 
Hell and Back Again  
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front  
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory  
Pina  
Undefeated  
 
Best Documentary, Short Subjects: 
The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement  
God Is the Bigger Elvis 
Incident in New Baghdad  
Saving Face  
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom  
 
Best Short Film, Animated: 
Dimanche : Patrick Doyon 
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore : William Joyce, Brandon Oldenburg 
La Luna : Enrico Casarosa 
A Morning Stroll : Grant Orchard, Sue Goffe 
Wild Life : Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby 
 
Best Short Film, Live Action: 
Pentecost : Peter McDonald 
Raju : Max Zähle, Stefan Gieren 
The Shore: Terry George 
Time Freak : Andrew Bowler, Gigi Causey 
Tuba Atlantic : Hallvar Witzø |