2012 Oscars 84th Academy Awards |
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2012 Oscar Nominees and Winners |
| Best Picture: The Artist – Thomas Langmann, producer (WINNER) The Descendants – Jim Burke, Jim Taylor, and Alexander Payne, 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 – Dede Gardner, Sarah Green, Grant Hill, and Bill Pohlad, producers War Horse – Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, producers |
| Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist (WINNER) Alexander Payne – The Descendants Martin Scorsese – Hugo Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris Terrence Malick – The Tree of Life |
| Best Actor: Jean Dujardin – The Artist as George Valentin (WINNER) Demián Bichir – A Better Life as Carlos Galindo George Clooney – The Descendants as Matthew “Matt” King Gary Oldman – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy as George Smiley Brad Pitt – Moneyball as Billy Beane |
| Best Actress: Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady as Margaret Thatcher (WINNER) Glenn Close – Albert Nobbs as Albert Nobbs Viola Davis – The Help as Aibileen Clark Rooney Mara – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Lisbeth Salander Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn as Marilyn Monroe |
| Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer – Beginners as Hal Fields (WINNER) Kenneth Branagh – My Week with Marilyn as Laurence Olivier Jonah Hill – Moneyball as Peter Brand Nick Nolte – Warrior as Paddy Conlon Max von Sydow – Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close as The Renter |
| Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer – The Help as Minny Jackson (WINNER) Bérénice Bejo – The Artist as Peppy Miller Jessica Chastain – The Help as Celia Foote Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids as Megan Price Janet McTeer – Albert Nobbs as Hubert Page |
| Best Original Screenplay: Midnight in Paris – Woody Allen (WINNER) The Artist – Michel Hazanavicius Bridesmaids – Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo Margin Call – J. C. Chandor A Separation – Asghar Farhadi |
| Best Adapted Screenplay: The Descendants – Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings (WINNER) Hugo – John Logan based on the book entitled The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick The Ides of March – George Clooney, Grant Heslov, and Beau Willimon based on the play Farragut North by Beau Willimon Moneyball – Screenplay by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin; Story by Stan Chervin based on the book by Michael Lewis Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Bridget O’Connor (posthumous nomination) and Peter Straughan based on the novel by John le Carré |
| Best Animated Feature Film: Rango – Directed by Gore Verbinski (WINNER) A Cat in Paris – Directed by Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli Chico and Rita – Directed by Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal Kung Fu Panda 2 – Directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson Puss in Boots – Directed by Chris Miller |
| Best Foreign Language Film: A Separation (Iran) in Persian – Directed by Asghar Farhadi (WINNER) Bullhead (Belgium) in Dutch and French – Directed by Michaël R. Roskam Footnote (Israel) in Hebrew – Directed by Joseph Cedar In Darkness (Poland) in Polish – Directed by Agnieszka Holland Monsieur Lazhar (Canada) in French – Directed by Philippe Falardeau |
| Best Documentary – Feature: Undefeated – T. J. Martin, Daniel Lindsay, and Rich Middlemas (WINNER) 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 |
| Best Documentary – Short Subject: Saving Face – Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Daniel Junge (WINNER) The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement – Robin Fryday and Gail Dolgin (posthumous nomination) God Is the Beggir Elvis – Rebecca Cammisa and Julie Anderson Incident in New Baghdad – James Spione The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom – Lucy Walker and Kira Carstensen |
| Best Live Action Short Film: The Shore – Terry George and Oorlagh George (WINNER) Pentecost – Peter McDonald and Eimear O’Kane Raju – Max Zahle and Stefan Gieren Time Freak – Andrew Bowler and Gigi Causey Tuba Atlantic – Hallvar Witzø (nomination revoked) |
| Best Animated Short Film: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore – William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg (WINNER) Dimanche – Patrick Doyon La Luna – Enrico Casarosa A Morning Stroll – Grant Orchard and Sue Goffe Wild Life – Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby |
| Best Original Score: The Artist – Ludovic Bource (WINNER) The Adventures of Tintin – John Williams Hugo – Howard Shore Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Alberto Iglesias War Horse – John Williams |
| Best Original Song: “Man or Muppet” from The Muppets – Music and Lyrics by Bret McKenzie (WINNER) “Real in Rio” from Rio – Music by Sérgio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown; Lyrics by Siedah Garrett |
| Best Sound Editing: Hugo – Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty (WINNER) Drive – Lon Bender and Victor Ray Ennis The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Ren Klyce Transformers: Dark of the Moon – Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl War Horse – Richard Hymns and Gary Rydstrom |
| Best Sound Mixing: Hugo – Tom Fleischman and John Midgley (WINNER) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Bo Persson 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 |
| Best Art Direction: Hugo – Art Direction: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo (WINNER) The Artist – Art Direction: Laurence Bennett; Set Decoration: Robert Gould Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 – Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan Midnight in Paris – Art Direction: Anne Seibel; Set Decoration: Hélène Dubreuil War Horse – Art Direction: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales |
| Best Cinematography: Hugo – Robert Richardson (WINNER) The Artist – Guillaume Schiffman The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo – Jeff Cronenweth The Tree of Life – Emmanuel Lubezki War Horse – Janusz Kaminski |
| Best Makeup: The Iron Lady – Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland (WINNER) Albert Nobbs – Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnson, and Matthew W. Mungle Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 – Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight, and Lisa Tomblin |
| Best Costume Design: The Artist – Mark Bridges (WINNER) Anonymous – Lisy Christl Hugo – Sandy Powell Jane Eyre – Michael O’Connor W.E. – Arianne Phillips |
| Best Film Editing: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter (WINNER) The Artist – Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius The Descendants – Kevin Tent Hugo – Thelma Schoonmaker Moneyball – Christopher Tellefsen |
| Best Visual Effects: Hugo – Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossmann, and Alex Henning (WINNER) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 – Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler, and John Richardson 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 E. Butler, and John Frazier |
| Academy Honorary Award: James Earl Jones. Dick Smith |
| Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Oprah Winfrey |
