And the Oscar nominees are ...
Best Picture
• “The Artist”
• “The Descendants”
• “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”
• “The Help”
• “Hugo”
• “Midnight in Paris”
• “Moneyball”
• “The Tree of Life”
• “War Horse”
Actor in a Leading Role
• Demián Bichir in “A Better Life”
• George Clooney in “The Descendants”
• Jean Dujardin in “The Artist”
• Gary Oldman in “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”
• Brad Pitt in “Moneyball”
Actor in a Supporting Role
• Kenneth Branagh in “My Week With Marilyn”
• Jonah Hill in “Moneyball”
• Nick Nolte in “Warrior”
• Christopher Plummer in “Beginners”
• Max von Sydow in “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”
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”
• Michelle Williams in “My Week With Marilyn”
Actress in a Supporting Role
• Bérénice Bejo in “The Artist”
• Jessica Chastain in “The Help”
• Melissa McCarthy in “Bridesmaids”
• Janet McTeer in “Albert Nobbs”
• Octavia Spencer in “The Help”
Animated Feature Film
• “A Cat in Paris” — Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli
• “Chico & Rita” — Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal
• “Kung Fu Panda 2” — Jennifer Yuh Nelson
• “Puss in Boots” — Chris Miller
• “Rango” — Gore Verbinski
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
• “Midnight in Paris” — Production Design: Anne Seibel; Set Decoration: Hélène 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
• “The Tree of Life” — Emmanuel Lubezki
• “War Horse” — Janusz Kaminski
Costume Design
• “Anonymous” — Lisy Christl
• “The Artist” — Mark Bridges
• “Hugo” — Sandy Powell
• “Jane Eyre” — Michael O'Connor
• “W.E.” — Arianne Phillips
Directing
• “The Artist” — Michel Hazanavicius
• “The Descendants” — Alexander Payne
• “Hugo” — Martin Scorsese
• “Midnight in Paris” — Woody Allen
• “The Tree of Life” — Terrence Malick
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
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
• “Saving Face” — Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
• “The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom” — Lucy Walker and Kira Carstensen
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
• “Hugo” — Thelma Schoonmaker
• “Moneyball” — Christopher Tellefsen
Foreign Language Film
• “Bullhead” — Belgium
• “Footnote” — Israel
• “In Darkness” — Poland
• “Monsieur Lazhar” — Canada
• “A Separation” — Iran
Makeup
• “Albert Nobbs” — Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnston and Matthew W. Mungle
• “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2” — Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng
• “The Iron Lady” — Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland
Music (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
Music (Original Song)
• “Man or Muppet” from “The Muppets” — Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie
• “Real in Rio” from “Rio” — Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown; Lyric by Siedah Garrett
Short Film (Animated)
• “Dimanche/Sunday” — Patrick Doyon
• “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore” — William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg
• “La Luna” — Enrico Casarosa
• “A Morning Stroll” — Grant Orchard & Sue Goffe
• “Wild Life” — Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby
Short Film (Live Action)
• “Pentecost” — Peter McDonald & Eimear O'Kane
• “Raju” — Max Zähle and Stefan Gieren
• “The Shore” — Terry George & Oorlagh George
• “Time Freak” — Andrew Bowler & Gigi Causey
• “Tuba Atlantic” — Hallvar Witzø
Sound Editing
• “Drive” — Lon Bender and Victor Ray Ennis
• “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” — Ren Klyce
• “Hugo” — Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty
• “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” — Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl
• “War Horse” — Richard Hymns & Gary Rydstrom
Sound Mixing
• “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” — David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Bo Persson
• “Hugo” — Tom Fleischman and John Midgley
• “Moneyball” — Deb Adair, Ron Bochar, Dave 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
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
• “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
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
• “The Descendants” — Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash
• “Hugo” — Screenplay by John Logan
• “The Ides of March” — Screenplay by George Clooney & 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
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
• “A Separation” — Written by Asghar Farhadi