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2012 Academy Awards Nominee and Winners List

Here are the 2012 Academy Award nominees and winners.

It's that time of year again, and Hollywood is abuzz with Oscar fever! Selected by a board of critics, the Academy Awards are one of the most coveted and respected awards in Hollywood.

Here is a complete list of nominees and winners for the 2012 Academy Awards:

Best Picture:

  • The Artist - WINNER
  • 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 - WINNER
  • 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 - WINNER
  • 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 - WINNER
  • 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 - WINNER

Animated Feature Film: 

  • A Cat in Paris
  • Chico & Rita
  • Kung Fu Panda 2
  • Puss in Boots
  • Rango - WINNER

Art Direction:

  • The Artist
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
  • Hugo - WINNER
  • Midnight in Paris
  • War Horse

Cinematography:

  • The Artist
  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
  • Hugo - WINNER
  • The Tree of Life
  • War Horse

Costume Design:

  • Anonymous
  • The Artist - WINNER
  • Hugo
  • Jane Eyre
  • W.E.

Directing:

  • The Artist - Michel Hazanavicius - WINNER
  • The Descendants - Alexander Payne
  • Hugo - Martin Scorsese
  • Midnight in Paris - Woody Allen
  • The Tree of Life - Terrence Malick
  • W.E. - Arianne Phillips

Documentary Feature:

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

Documentary Short Subject:

  • The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement
  • God Is the Bigger Elvis
  • Incident in New Baghdad
  • Saving Face - WINNER
  • The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom

Film Editing:

  • The Artist
  • The Descendants
  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - WINNER
  • Hugo
  • Moneyball

Foreign Language Film:

  • Bullhead
  • Footnote
  • In Darkness
  • Monsieur Lazhar
  • A Separation - WINNER

Makeup:

  • Albert Nobbs
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
  • The Iron Lady - WINNER

Music (Original Score ):

  • The Adventures of Tintin
  • The Artist, Ludovic Bource - WINNER
  • Hugo
  • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
  • War Horse

Music (Original Song):

  • Man or Muppet, Bret McKenzie - WINNER
  • Real in Rio

Short Film (Animated):

  • Dimanche/Sunday
  • The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore - WINNER
  • La Luna
  • A Morning Stroll
  • Wild Life

Short Film (Live Action):

  • Pentecost
  • Raju
  • The Shore - WINNER
  • Time Freak
  • Tuba Atlantic

Sound Editing: 

  • Drive
  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
  • Hugo - WINNER
  • Transformers: Dark of the Moon
  • War Horse

Sound Mixing:

  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
  • Hugo - WINNER
  • Moneyball
  • Transformers: Dark of the Moon
  • War Horse

Visual Effects:

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
  • Hugo - WINNER
  • Real Steel
  • Rise of the Planet of the Apes
  • Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Writing (Adapted Screenplay):

  • The Descendants - WINNER
  • Hugo
  • The Ides of March
  • Moneyball
  • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Writing (Original Screenplay):

  • The Artist
  • Bridesmaids
  • Margin Call
  • Midnight in Paris - WINNER
  • A Separation
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Yes!! I love that Hugo is

Yes!! I love that "Hugo" is nominated for so many awards. It's definately one of my favourite movies this year! In my opinion the Oscars is the best award show out there. The movies are all actually deserving of an award. Cant wait!

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