2012 Oscar Nominations in Full

Best Motion Picture of the Year

Nominees:

• The Artist (2011)
• The Descendants (2011)
• Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011)
• The Help (2011)
• Hugo (2011/II)
• Midnight in Paris (2011)
• Moneyball (2011)
• The Tree of Life (2011)
• War Horse (2011)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Nominees:

• Demián Bichir for A Better Life (2011)
• George Clooney for The Descendants (2011)
• Jean Dujardin for The Artist (2011)
• Gary Oldman for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
• Brad Pitt for Moneyball (2011)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Nominees:

• Glenn Close for Albert Nobbs (2011)
• Viola Davis for The Help (2011)
• Rooney Mara for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
• Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady (2011)
• Michelle Williams for My Week with Marilyn (2011)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Nominees:

• Kenneth Branagh for My Week with Marilyn (2011)
• Jonah Hill for Moneyball (2011)
• Nick Nolte for Warrior (2011)
• Christopher Plummer for Beginners (2010)
• Max von Sydow for Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Nominees:

• Bérénice Bejo for The Artist (2011)
• Jessica Chastain for The Help (2011)
• Melissa McCarthy for Bridesmaids (2011)
• Janet McTeer for Albert Nobbs (2011)
• Octavia Spencer for The Help (2011)

Best Achievement in Directing

Nominees:

• Woody Allen for Midnight in Paris (2011)
• Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist (2011)
• Terrence Malick for The Tree of Life (2011)
• Alexander Payne for The Descendants (2011)
• Martin Scorsese for Hugo (2011/II)

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

Nominees:

• The Artist (2011): Michel Hazanavicius
• Bridesmaids (2011): Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo
• Margin Call (2011): J.C. Chandor
• Midnight in Paris (2011): Woody Allen
• A Separation (2011): Asghar Farhadi

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published

Nominees:

• The Descendants (2011): Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
• Hugo (2011/II): John Logan
• The Ides of March (2011): George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon
• Moneyball (2011): Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, Stan Chervin
• Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011): Bridget O’Connor, Peter Straughan

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year

Nominees:

• A Cat in Paris (2010)
• Chico & Rita (2010)
• Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
• Puss in Boots (2011)
• Rango (2011)

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year

Nominees:

• Bullhead (2011): Michael R. Roskam(Belgium)
• Footnote (2011): Joseph Cedar(Israel)
• In Darkness (2011): Agnieszka Holland(Poland)
• Monsieur Lazhar (2011): Philippe Falardeau(Canada)
• A Separation (2011): Asghar Farhadi(Iran)

Best Achievement in Cinematography

Nominees:

• The Artist (2011): Guillaume Schiffman
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011): Jeff Cronenweth
• Hugo (2011/II): Robert Richardson
• The Tree of Life (2011): Emmanuel Lubezki
• War Horse (2011): Janusz Kaminski

Best Achievement in Editing

Nominees:

• The Artist (2011): Anne-Sophie Bion, Michel Hazanavicius
• The Descendants (2011): Kevin Tent
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011): Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter
• Hugo (2011/II): Thelma Schoonmaker
• Moneyball (2011): Christopher Tellefsen

Best Achievement in Art Direction

Nominees:

• The Artist (2011): Laurence Bennett, Gregory S. Hooper
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011): Stuart Craig, Stephenie McMillan
• Hugo (2011/II): Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo
• Midnight in Paris (2011): Anne Seibel, Hélène Dubreuil
• War Horse (2011): Rick Carter, Lee Sandales

Best Achievement in Costume Design

Nominees:

• Anonymous (2011/I): Lisy Christl
• The Artist (2011): Mark Bridges
• Hugo (2011/II): Sandy Powell
• Jane Eyre (2011): Michael O’Connor
• W.E. (2011): Arianne Phillips

Best Achievement in Makeup

Nominees:

• Albert Nobbs (2011)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
• The Iron Lady (2011)

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score

Nominees:

• The Adventures of Tintin (2011): John Williams
• The Artist (2011): Ludovic Bource
• Hugo (2011/II): Howard Shore
• Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011): Alberto Iglesias
• War Horse (2011): John Williams

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song

Nominees:

• The Muppets (2011): Bret McKenzie(“Man or Muppet”)
• Rio (2011): Sergio Mendes, Carlinhos Brown, Siedah Garrett(“Real in Rio”)

Best Achievement in Sound Mixing

Nominees:

• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
• Hugo (2011/II)
• Moneyball (2011)
• Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
• War Horse (2011)

Best Achievement in Sound Editing

Nominees:

• Drive (2011)
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
• Hugo (2011/II)
• Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
• War Horse (2011)

Best Achievement in Visual Effects

Nominees:

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
• Hugo (2011/II)
• Real Steel (2011)
• Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
• Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

Best Documentary, Features

Nominees:

• Hell and Back Again (2011)
• If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front (2011)
• Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory (2011)
• Pina (2011)
• Undefeated (2011)

Best Documentary, Short Subjects

Nominees:

• The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement (2011)
• God Is the Bigger Elvis
• Incident in New Baghdad (2011)
• Saving Face (2011/II)
• The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom (2011)

Best Short Film, Animated

Nominees:

• Dimanche (2011): Patrick Doyon
• The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (2011): William Joyce, Brandon Oldenburg
• La Luna (2011): Enrico Casarosa
• A Morning Stroll (2011): Grant Orchard, Sue Goffe
• Wild Life (2011): Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby

Best Short Film, Live Action

Nominees:

• Pentecost (2011): Peter McDonald
• Raju (2011): Max Zähle, Stefan Gieren
• The Shore: Terry George
• Time Freak (2011): Andrew Bowler, Gigi Causey
• Tuba Atlantic (2010): Hallvar Witzø