And the Oscar goes to….
Best Picture
- “War Horse”
- “The Artist” — Winner
- “Moneyball”
- “The Descendants”
- “The Tree of Life”
- “Midnight In Paris”
- “The Help”
- “Hugo”
- “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”
Directing
- “The Artist” – Michel Hazanavicius — Winner
- “The Descendants” – Alexander Payne
- “Hugo” – Martin Scorsese
- “Midnight in Paris” – Woody Allen
- “The Tree of Life” – Terrence Malick
Actress in a Leading Role
- Glenn Close in “Albert Nobbs”
- Viola Davis in “The Help”
- Rooney Mara in “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
- Meryl Streep in “The Iron Lady” — Winner
- Michelle Williams in “My Week with Marilyn”
Actor in a Leading Role
- Demian Bichir in “A Better Life”
- George Clooney in “The Descendants”
- Jean Dujardin in “The Artist” — Winner
- Gary Oldman in “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”
- Brad Pitt in “Moneyball”
Documentary (Short Subject)
- “The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement” – Robin Fryday and Gail Dolgin
- “God Is the Bigger Elvis” – Rebecca Cammisa and Julie Anderson
- “Incident in New Baghdad” – James Spione
- “The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom” – Lucy Walker and Kira Carstensen
- “Saving Face” – Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy — Winner. Fun fact: Oscar-winning filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy says her work is inspired by Canada’s stance on many human rights issues. The Pakistani-born journalist, who became a Canadian citizen after moving to Toronto in 2004, won the Academy Award for best documentary short. The dual citizen was recognized for her film “Saving Face,” billed as the first from Pakistan to win an Oscar.
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” – Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
- “Pina” – Wim Wenders and Gian-Piero Ringel
- “Undefeated” – TJ Martin, Dan Lindsay and Richard Middlemas — Winner
Short Film (Live Action)
- “Pentecost” – Peter McDonald and Eimear O’Kane
- “Raju” – Max Zahle and Stefan Gieren
- “The Shore” Terry George and Oorlagh George — Winner
- “Time Freak” – Andrew Bowler and Gigi Causey
- “Tuba Atlantic” – Hallvar Witzø
Writing (Original Screenplay)
- “The Artist” – Written by Michel Hazanavicius
- “Bridesmaids” – Written by Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig
- “Margin Call” – Written by J.C. Chandor
- “Midnight in Paris” – Written by Woody Allen — Winner
- “A Separation” – Written by Asghar Farhadi
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
- “The Descendants” – Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon and Jim Rash — Winner
- “Hugo” – Screenplay by John Logan
- “The Ides of March” – Screenplay by George Clooney and 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 and Peter Straughan
Actor in a Supporting Role
- Kenneth Branagh in “My Week with Marilyn”
- Jonah Hill in “Moneyball”
- Nick Nolte in “Warrior”
- Christopher Plummer in “Beginners” — Winner
- Max von Sydow in “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close”
Actress in a Supporting Role
- Berenice Bejo in “The Artist”
- Jessica Chastain in “The Help”
- Melissa McCarthy in “Bridesmaids”
- Janet McTeer in “Albert Nobbs”
- Octavia Spencer in “The Help” — Winner
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 Grossman and Alex Henning — Winner
- “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
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 — Winner
- “Hugo” – Thelma Schoonmaker
- “Moneyball” – Christopher Tellefsen
Foreign Language Film
- “Bullhead” – Belgium
- “Footnote” – Israel
- “In Darkness” – Poland
- “Monsieur Lazhar” – Canada
- “A Separation” – Iran — Winner
Art Direction
- “The Artist” – Production Design: Laurence Bennett; Set Decoration: Robert Gould
- “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2″ – Production Design: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
- “Hugo” – Production Design: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo — Winner
- “Midnight in Paris” – Production Design: Anne Seibel; Set Decoration: Helene Dubreuil
- “War Horse” – Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales
Cinematography
- “The Artist” – Guillaume Schiffman
- “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” – Jeff Cronenweth
- “Hugo” – Robert Richardson — Winner
- “The Tree of Life” – Emmanuel Lubezki
- “War Horse” – Janusz Kaminski
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