BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- THE ARTIST | (The Weinstein Company) A La Petite Reine/Studio 37/La Classe Américaine/JD Prod/France3 Cinéma/Jouror Productions/uFilm Production, Thomas Langmann, Producer
- THE DESCENDANTS | (Fox Searchlight) An Ad Hominem Enterprises Production, Jim Burke, Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Producers
- EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE | (Warner Bros.) A Warner Bros. Pictures Production, Scott Rudin, Producer
- THE HELP | (Touchstone) A DreamWorks Pictures Production, Brunson Green, Chris Columbus and Michael Barnathan, Producers
- HUGO | (Paramount) A Paramount Pictures and GK Films Production, Graham King and Martin Scorsese, Producers
- MIDNIGHT IN PARIS | (Sony Pictures Classics) A Pontchartrain Production, Letty Aronson and Stephen Tenenbaum, Producers
- MONEYBALL | (Sony Pictures Releasing) A Columbia Pictures Production, Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz and Brad Pitt, Producers
- THE TREE OF LIFE | (Fox Searchlight) A River Road Entertainment Production, Nominees to be determined
- WAR HORSE | (Touchstone) A DreamWorks Pictures Production, Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers
BEST DIRECTOR
- THE ARTIST | (The Weinstein Company) Michel Hazanavicius
- THE DESCENDANTS | (Fox Searchlight) Alexander Payne
- HUGO | (Paramount) Martin Scorsese
- MIDNIGHT IN PARIS | (Sony Pictures Classics) Woody Allen
- THE TREE OF LIFE | (Fox Searchlight) Terrence Malick
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
- A BETTER LIFE (Summit Entertainment) | Demián Bichir
- THE DESCENDANTS (Fox Searchlight) | George Clooney
- THE ARTIST (The Weinstein Company) | Jean Dujardin
- TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY (Focus Features) | Gary Oldman
- MONEYBALL (Sony Pictures Releasing) | Brad Pitt
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
- MY WEEK WITH MARILYN (The Weinstein Company) | Kenneth Branagh
- MONEYBALL (Sony Pictures Releasing) | Jonah Hill
- WARRIOR (Lionsgate) | Nick Nolte
- BEGINNERS (Focus Features) | Christopher Plummer
- EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE (Warner Bros.) | Max Von Sydow
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
- ALBERT NOBBS (Roadside Attractions) | Glenn Close
- THE HELP (Touchtone) | Viola Davis
- THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (Sony Pictures Releasing) | Rooney Mara
- THE IRON LADY (The Weinstein Company) | Meryl Streep
- MY WEEK WITH MARILYN (The Weinstein Company) | Michelle Williams
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
- THE ARTIST (The Weinstein Company) | Bérénice Bejo
- THE HELP (Touchstone) | Jessica Chastain
- BRIDESMAIDS (Universal) | Melissa McCarthy
- ALBERT NOBBS (Roadside Attractions) | Janet McTeer
- THE HELP (Touchstone) | Octavia Spencer
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
- A CAT IN PARIS (GKIDS) | Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli
- CHICO & RITA (GKIDS) | Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal
- KUNG FU PANDA 2 (DreamWorks) | Jennifer Yuh Nelson
- PUSS IN BOOTS (DreamWorks) | Chris Miller
- RANGO (Paramount) | Gore Verbinski
BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
- BULLHEAD | Belgium
- FOOTNOTE | Israel
- IN DARKNESS | Poland
- MONSIEUR LAZHAR | Canada
- A SEPARATION | Iran
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
- THE DESCENDANTS | Alexander Payne
- HUGO | John Logan
- THE IDES OF MARCH | George Clooney, Grant Heslov & Beau Willmon
- MONEYBALL | Steven Zaillian & Aaron Sorkin
- TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY | Bridget O’Connor & Peter Straughan
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
- THE ARTIST | Michel Hazanavicius
- BRIDESMAIDS | Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig
- MARGIN CALL | J.C. Chandor
- MIDNIGHT IN PARIS | Woody Allen
- A SEPARATION | Asghar Farhadi
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 DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
- HELL AND BACK AGAIN | Danfung Dennis & Mike Lerner
- IF A TREE FALLS: A STORY OF THE EARTH LIBERATION FRONT | Marshall Curry & Sam Cullman
- PARADISE LOST 3: PURGATORY | Joe Berlinger & Bruce Sinofsky
- PINA | Wim Wenders & Gian-Piero Ringel
- UNDEFEATED | TJ Martin, Dan Lindsay & Richard Middlemas
BEST DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
- THE BARBER OF BIRMINGHAM | Robin Fryday & Gail Dolgin
- GOD IS THE BIGGER ELVIS | Rebecca Cammisa & Julie Anderson
- INCIDENT IN NEW BAGHDAD | Daniel Junge & Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
- THE TSUNAMI AND THE CHERRY BLOSSOM | Lucy Walker & Kira Carstensen
BEST FILM EDITING
- THE ARTIST | Anne-Sophie Bion & Michel Hazanavicius
- THE DESCENDANTS | Kevin Tent
- THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO | Kirk Baxter & Angus Wall
- HUGO | Thelma Schoonmaker
- MONEYBALL | Christopher Tellefsen
BEST MAKEUP
- ALBERT NOBBS | Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnston & Matthew W. Mungle
- HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2 | Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight & Lisa Tomblin
- THE IRON LADY | Mark Coulier & J. Roy Helland
BEST 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
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
- HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2 | Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler & John Richardson
- HUGO | Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossman & 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 & Daniel Barrett
- TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON | Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew Butler & John Frazier
