Nominations for the 84th Academy Awards were announced live on Tuesday, January 24 by Academy President Tom Sherak and Academy member and Oscar-nominated actress Jennifer Lawrence.
- “The Artist” Thomas Langmann, Producer
- “The Descendants” Jim Burke, Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, 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” Nominees to be determined
- “War Horse” Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers
BEST DIRECTOR
- Michel Hazanavicius (“The Artist”)
- Alexander Payne (“The Descendants”)
- Martin Scorsese (“Hugo”)
- Woody Allen (“Midnight in Paris”)
- Terrence Malick (“The Tree of Life”)
BEST ACTOR
- Demián Bichir (“A Better Life”)
- George Clooney “The Descendants”)
- Jean Dujardin (“The Artist”)
- Gary Oldman (“Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”)
- Brad Pitt (“Moneyball”)
BEST ACTRESS
- Glenn Close (“Albert Nobbs”)
- Viola Davis (“The Help”)
- Rooney Mara (“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”)
- Meryl Streep (“The Iron Lady”)
- Michelle Williams (“My Week with Marilyn”)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Kenneth Branagh (“My Week with Marilyn”)
- Jonah Hill (“Moneyball”)
- Nick Nolte (“Warrior”)
- Christopher Plummer (“Beginners”)
- Max von Sydow (“Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Bérénice Bejo (“The Artist”)
- Jessica Chastain (“The Help”)
- Melissa McCarthy (“Bridesmaids”)
- Janet McTeer (“Albert Nobbs”)
- Octavia Spencer (“The Help”)
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
- “The Descendants”: Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash
- “Hugo”: Screenplay byJohn 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 & Peter Straughan
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
- “The Artist”: Written by Michel Hazanavicius
- “Bridesmaids”: Written by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig
- “Margin Call”: Written by J.C. Chandor
- “Midnight in Paris”: Written by Woody Allen
- “A Separation”: Written by Asghar Farhadi
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
- “Bullhead” Belgium
- “Footnote” Israel
- “In Darkness” Poland
- “Monsieur Lazhar” Canada
- “A Separation” Iran
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
- “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
BEST 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
BEST 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
BEST 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 COSTUME DESIGN
- “Anonymous” Lisy Christl
- “The Artist” Mark Bridges
- “Hugo” Sandy Powell
- “Jane Eyre” Michael O’Connor
- “W.E.” Arianne Phillips
BEST 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
BEST 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
BEST 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 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
BEST 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 and Gary Rydstrom
BEST 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
BEST 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
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
- “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 and Sue Goffe
- “Wild Life” Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
- “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
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT
- “Pentecost” Peter McDonald and Eimear O’Kane
- “Raju” Max Zähle and Stefan Gieren
- “The Shore” Terry George and Oorlagh George
- “Time Freak” Andrew Bowler and Gigi Causey
- “Tuba Atlantic” Hallvar Witzø
