Winners for the 84th Academy Awards | Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences

• Best Picture

  • The Artist
    Thomas Langmann, Producer
    Winner
  • 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
    Sarah Green, Bill Pohlad, Dede Gardner and Grant Hill, Producers
  • War Horse
    Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers
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    - The Artist
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    - The Descendants
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    - Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
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    - The Help
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    - Hugo
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    - Midnight in Paris
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    - Moneyball
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    - The Tree of Life
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    - War Horse

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    - Demián Bichir
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    - George Clooney
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    - Jean Dujardin
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    - Gary Oldman
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    - Brad Pitt
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    - Glenn Close
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    - Viola Davis
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    - Rooney Mara
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    - Meryl Streep
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    - Michelle Williams
• Actor In a Leading Role
  • Demián Bichir
    A Better Life
  • George ClooneyThe Descendants
  • Jean Dujardin
    The Artist
    Winner
  • Gary Oldman
    Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
  • Brad Pitt
    Moneyball
• Actress In a Leading Role
  • Glenn CloseAlbert Nobbs
  • Viola Davis
    The Help
  • Rooney Mara
    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
  • Meryl Streep
    The Iron Lady
    Winner
  • Michelle Williams
    My Week With Marilyn
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• Actor In a Supporting Role
  • Kenneth Branagh
    My Week With Marilyn
  • Jonah Hill
    Moneyball
  • Nick Nolte
    Warrior
  • Christopher Plummer
    Beginners
    Winner
  • Max von Sydow
    Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
• Actress In a Supporting Role
  • Bérénice Bejo
    The Artist
  • Jessica Chastain
    The Help
  • Melissa McCarthy
    Bridesmaids
  • Janet McTeerAlbert Nobbs
  • Octavia Spencer
    The Help
    Winner
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    - Bérénice Bejo
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    - Jessica Chastain
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    - Melissa McCarthy
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    - Janet McTeer
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    - Octavia Spencer
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    - Kenneth Branagh
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    - Jonah Hill
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    - Nick Nolte
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    - Christopher Plummer
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    - Max von Sydow

• • 
    - A Cat in Paris
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    - Chico & Rita
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    - Kung Fu Panda 2
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    - Puss in Boots
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    - Rango
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    - The Artist
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    - The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
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    - Hugo
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    - The Tree of Life
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    - War Horse
• 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
    Winner
• Cinematography
  • The Artist
    Guillaume Schiffman
  • The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
    Jeff Cronenweth
  • Hugo
    Robert Richardson
    Winner
  • The Tree of Life
    Emmanuel Lubezki
  • War Horse
    Janusz Kaminski
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• Art Direction
  • The Artist
    Laurence Bennett (Production Design); Robert Gould (Set Decoration)
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
    Stuart Craig (Production Design); Stephenie McMillan (Set Decoration)
  • Hugo
    Dante Ferretti (Production Design); Francesca Lo Schiavo (Set Decoration)
    Winner
  • Midnight in Paris
    Anne Seibel (Production Design); Hélène Dubreuil (Set Decoration)
  • War Horse
    Rick Carter (Production Design); Lee Sandales (Set Decoration)
• Costume Design
  • Anonymous
    Lisy Christl
  • The Artist
    Mark Bridges
    Winner
  • Hugo
    Sandy Powell
  • Jane Eyre
    Michael O'Connor
  • W.E.
    Arianne Phillips
• Directing
  • The Artist
    Michel Hazanavicius
    Winner
  • 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
    Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky
  • Pina
    Wim Wenders and Gian-Piero Ringel
  • Undefeated
    TJ Martin, Dan Lindsay and Rich Middlemas
    Winner
• 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
    Winner
  • 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
    Winner
  • Hugo
    Thelma Schoonmaker
  • Moneyball
    Christopher Tellefsen
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• Foreign Language Film
  • Belgium, "Bullhead"
    Michael R. Roskam, director
  • Canada, "Monsieur Lazhar"
    Philippe Falardeau, director
  • Iran, "A Separation"
    Asghar Farhadi, director
    Winner
  • Israel, "Footnote"
    Joseph Cedar, director
  • Poland, "In Darkness"
    Agnieszka Holland, director
• Makeup
  • Albert Nobbs
    Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnston and Matthew W. Mungle
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
    Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight and Lisa Tomblin
  • The Iron Lady
    Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland
    Winner
• Music (Original Score)
  • The Adventures of Tintin
    John Williams
  • The Artist
    Ludovic Bource
    Winner
  • 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
    Winner
  • “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
    Winner
  • La Luna
    Enrico Casarosa
  • A Morning Stroll
    Grant Orchard and Sue Goffe
  • Wild Life
    Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby
• Short Film (Live Action)
  • Pentecost
    Peter McDonald and Eimear O'Kane
  • Raju
    Max Zähle and Stefan Gieren
  • The Shore
    Terry George and Oorlagh George
    Winner
  • Time Freak
    Andrew Bowler and Gigi Causey
  • Tuba Atlantic
    Hallvar Witzø
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• Sound Editing
  • Drive
    Lon Bender and Victor Ray Ennis
  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
    Ren Klyce
  • Hugo
    Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty
    Winner
  • Transformers: Dark of the Moon
    Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl
  • War Horse
    Richard Hymns and 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
    Winner
  • 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
• 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 Grossmann and Alex Henning
    Winner
  • 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
    Winner
  • 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 & Peter Straughan
• Writing (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
    Winner
  • A Separation
    Written by Asghar Farhadi