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    Oscar

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    Best Motion Picture of the Year

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Artist

      7.8 (253K)
      Thomas Langmann
    • [object Object]

      The Tree of Life

      6.8 (190K)
      Sarah Green
      Bill Pohlad
      Dede Gardner
      Grant Hill
    • [object Object]

      The Descendants

      7.3 (257K)
      Jim Burke
      Alexander Payne
      Jim Taylor
    • [object Object]

      Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

      6.9 (107K)
      Scott Rudin
    • [object Object]

      The Help

      8.1 (517K)
      Brunson Green
      Chris Columbus
      Michael Barnathan
    • [object Object]

      Hugo

      7.5 (345K)
      Graham King
      Martin Scorsese
    • [object Object]

      Midnight in Paris

      7.6 (464K)
      Letty Aronson
      Stephen Tenenbaum
    • [object Object]

      Moneyball

      7.6 (493K)
      Michael De Luca
      Rachael Horovitz
      Brad Pitt
    • [object Object]

      War Horse

      7.2 (170K)
      Steven Spielberg
      Kathleen Kennedy

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

    • Jean Dujardin at an event for Un + Une (2015)
      Winner
      • Jean Dujardin
      • The Artist
    • Demián Bichir
      • Demián Bichir
      • A Better Life
    • George Clooney
      • George Clooney
      • The Descendants
    • Gary Oldman
      • Gary Oldman
      • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
    • Brad Pitt
      • Brad Pitt
      • Moneyball

    Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

    • Meryl Streep
      Winner
      • Meryl Streep
      • The Iron Lady
    • Glenn Close
      • Glenn Close
      • Albert Nobbs
    • Viola Davis at an event for Suicide Squad (2016)
      • Viola Davis
      • The Help
    • Rooney Mara
      • Rooney Mara
      • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
    • Michelle Williams at an event for The Oscars (2017)
      • Michelle Williams
      • My Week with Marilyn

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

    • Christopher Plummer
      Winner
      • Christopher Plummer
      • Beginners
    • Kenneth Branagh
      • Kenneth Branagh
      • My Week with Marilyn
    • Jonah Hill
      • Jonah Hill
      • Moneyball
    • Nick Nolte
      • Nick Nolte
      • Warrior
    • Max von Sydow at an event for Bad Education (2004)
      • Max von Sydow
      • Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

    Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

    • Octavia Spencer
      Winner
      • Octavia Spencer
      • The Help
    • Bérénice Bejo
      • Bérénice Bejo
      • The Artist
    • Jessica Chastain at an event for Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
      • Jessica Chastain
      • The Help
    • Melissa McCarthy
      • Melissa McCarthy
      • Bridesmaids
    • Janet McTeer
      • Janet McTeer
      • Albert Nobbs

    Best Achievement in Directing

    • Michel Hazanavicius
      Winner
      • Michel Hazanavicius
      • The Artist
    • Woody Allen at an event for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
      • Woody Allen
      • Midnight in Paris
    • Terrence Malick in The Thin Red Line (1998)
      • Terrence Malick
      • The Tree of Life
    • Alexander Payne
      • Alexander Payne
      • The Descendants
    • Martin Scorsese at an event for The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2010)
      • Martin Scorsese
      • Hugo

    Best Writing, Original Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Midnight in Paris

      7.6 (464K)
      Woody Allen
      Woody Allen was not present at the awards ceremony. Presenter Angelina Jolie accepted the award on his behalf.
    • [object Object]

      The Artist

      7.8 (253K)
      Michel Hazanavicius
    • [object Object]

      Bridesmaids

      6.8 (319K)
      Kristen Wiig
      Annie Mumolo
    • [object Object]

      Margin Call

      7.1 (155K)
      J.C. Chandor
    • [object Object]

      A Separation

      8.3 (272K)
      Asghar Farhadi

    Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Descendants

      7.3 (257K)
      Alexander Payne
      Nat Faxon
      Jim Rash
    • [object Object]

      Hugo

      7.5 (345K)
      John Logan
    • [object Object]

      The Ides of March

      7.1 (236K)
      George Clooney
      Grant Heslov
      Beau Willimon
    • [object Object]

      Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

      7.0 (222K)
      Bridget O'Connor
      Peter Straughan
    • [object Object]

      Moneyball

      7.6 (493K)
      Steven Zaillian(screenplay)
      Aaron Sorkin(screenplay)
      Stan Chervin(story)

    Best Achievement in Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hugo

      7.5 (345K)
      Robert Richardson
    • [object Object]

      The Artist

      7.8 (253K)
      Guillaume Schiffman
    • [object Object]

      The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

      7.8 (518K)
      Jeff Cronenweth
    • [object Object]

      The Tree of Life

      6.8 (190K)
      Emmanuel Lubezki
    • [object Object]

      War Horse

      7.2 (170K)
      Janusz Kaminski

    Best Achievement in Art Direction

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hugo

      7.5 (345K)
      Dante Ferretti(production designer)
      Francesca Lo Schiavo(set decorator)
    • [object Object]

      War Horse

      7.2 (170K)
      Rick Carter(production designer)
      Lee Sandales(set decorator)
    • [object Object]

      Midnight in Paris

      7.6 (464K)
      Anne Seibel(production designer)
      Hélène Dubreuil(set decorator)
    • [object Object]

      Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

      8.1 (1M)
      Stuart Craig(production designer)
      Stephenie McMillan(set decorator)
    • [object Object]

      The Artist

      7.8 (253K)
      Laurence Bennett(production designer)
      Robert Gould(set decorator)

    Best Achievement in Film Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

      7.8 (518K)
      Angus Wall
      Kirk Baxter
    • [object Object]

      The Artist

      7.8 (253K)
      Anne-Sophie Bion
      Michel Hazanavicius
    • [object Object]

      The Descendants

      7.3 (257K)
      Kevin Tent
    • [object Object]

      Hugo

      7.5 (345K)
      Thelma Schoonmaker
    • [object Object]

      Moneyball

      7.6 (493K)
      Christopher Tellefsen

    Best Achievement in Costume Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Artist

      7.8 (253K)
      Mark Bridges
    • [object Object]

      Anonymous

      6.8 (43K)
      Lisy Christl
    • [object Object]

      Hugo

      7.5 (345K)
      Sandy Powell
    • [object Object]

      Jane Eyre

      7.3 (96K)
      Michael O'Connor
    • [object Object]

      W.E.

      6.2 (14K)
      Arianne Phillips

    Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Muppets

      7.1 (99K)
      Bret McKenzie
      For the song "Man or Muppet".
    • [object Object]

      Rio

      6.9 (264K)
      Sergio Mendes(music)
      Carlinhos Brown(music)
      Siedah Garrett(lyrics)
      For the song "Real in Rio".

    Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Artist

      7.8 (253K)
      Ludovic Bource
    • [object Object]

      The Adventures of Tintin

      7.3 (251K)
      John Williams
    • [object Object]

      Hugo

      7.5 (345K)
      Howard Shore
    • [object Object]

      Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

      7.0 (222K)
      Alberto Iglesias
    • [object Object]

      War Horse

      7.2 (170K)
      John Williams

    Best Achievement in Sound Mixing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hugo

      7.5 (345K)
      Tom Fleischman
      John Midgley
    • [object Object]

      Moneyball

      7.6 (493K)
      Deb Adair
      Ron Bochar
      David Giammarco
      Ed Novick
    • [object Object]

      War Horse

      7.2 (170K)
      Gary Rydstrom
      Andy Nelson
      Tom Johnson
      Stuart Wilson
    • [object Object]

      Transformers: Dark of the Moon

      6.2 (447K)
      Greg P. Russell
      Gary Summers
      Jeffrey J. Haboush
      Peter J. Devlin
    • [object Object]

      The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

      7.8 (518K)
      David Parker
      Michael Semanick
      Ren Klyce
      Bo Persson

    Best Achievement in Sound Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hugo

      7.5 (345K)
      Philip Stockton
      Eugene Gearty
    • [object Object]

      The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

      7.8 (518K)
      Ren Klyce
    • [object Object]

      Transformers: Dark of the Moon

      6.2 (447K)
      Ethan Van der Ryn
      Erik Aadahl
    • [object Object]

      War Horse

      7.2 (170K)
      Richard Hymns
      Gary Rydstrom
    • [object Object]

      Drive

      7.8 (743K)
      Lon Bender
      Victor Ray Ennis

    Best Achievement in Visual Effects

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hugo

      7.5 (345K)
      Robert Legato
      Joss Williams
      Ben Grossmann
      Alex Henning
    • [object Object]

      Real Steel

      7.1 (373K)
      Erik Nash
      John Rosengrant
      Danny Gordon Taylor
      Swen Gillberg
    • [object Object]

      Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

      8.1 (1M)
      Tim Burke
      David Vickery
      Greg Butler
      John Richardson
    • [object Object]

      Transformers: Dark of the Moon

      6.2 (447K)
      Scott Farrar
      Scott Benza
      Matthew E. Butler
      John Frazier
    • [object Object]

      Rise of the Planet of the Apes

      7.6 (596K)
      Joe Letteri
      Dan Lemmon
      R. Christopher White
      Daniel Barrett

    Best Short Film, Animated

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

      7.8 (5.9K)
      William Joyce
      Brandon Oldenburg
    • [object Object]

      Sunday

      6.0 (1.2K)
      Patrick Doyon
    • [object Object]

      La Luna

      7.8 (18K)
      Enrico Casarosa
    • [object Object]

      A Morning Stroll

      6.6 (839)
      Grant Orchard
      Sue Goffe
    • [object Object]

      Wild Life

      6.4 (913)
      Amanda Forbis
      Wendy Tilby

    Best Short Film, Live Action

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Shore

      6.8 (1.1K)
      Terry George
      Oorlagh George
    • [object Object]

      Pentecost

      6.7 (493)
      Peter McDonald
      Eimear O'Kane
    • [object Object]

      Raju

      7.1 (421)
      Max Zähle
      Stefan Gieren
    • [object Object]

      Time Freak

      7.2 (429)
      Andrew Bowler
      Gigi Causey
    • [object Object]

      Tuba Atlantic

      7.4 (818)
      Hallvar Witzø
      [NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. After the awards ceremony on February 26, 2012, the Academy was made aware that Tuba Atlantic had been shown on Norwegian television in 2010, making the film ineligible for the 84th Awards under the rules governing the category. In July 2012, the nomination was rescinded by the Board of Governors.]

    Best Documentary, Short Subjects

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Saving Face

      8.0 (1.6K)
      Daniel Junge
      Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
    • [object Object]

      God Is the Bigger Elvis

      6.9 (653)
      Rebecca Cammisa
      Julie Anderson
    • [object Object]

      The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement

      6.9 (112)
      Robin Fryday
      Gail Dolgin
    • [object Object]

      Incident in New Baghdad

      6.5 (106)
      James Spione
    • [object Object]

      The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom

      7.7 (362)
      Lucy Walker
      Kira Carstensen

    Best Documentary, Features

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Undefeated

      7.7 (7.5K)
      Daniel Lindsay
      T.J. Martin
      Rich Middlemas
    • [object Object]

      Hell and Back Again

      6.4 (2.4K)
      Danfung Dennis
      Mike Lerner
    • [object Object]

      If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front

      7.1 (3.4K)
      Marshall Curry
      Sam Cullman
    • [object Object]

      Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory

      8.0 (11K)
      Joe Berlinger
      Bruce Sinofsky
    • [object Object]

      Pina

      7.6 (16K)
      Wim Wenders
      Gian-Piero Ringel

    Best Foreign Language Film of the Year

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Separation

      8.3 (272K)
      Iran.
    • [object Object]

      Bullhead

      7.3 (25K)
      Belgium.
    • [object Object]

      Footnote

      7.1 (6.5K)
      Israel.
    • [object Object]

      In Darkness

      7.3 (11K)
      Poland.
    • [object Object]

      Monsieur Lazhar

      7.5 (22K)
      Canada.

    Best Animated Feature Film of the Year

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Rango

      7.3 (309K)
      Gore Verbinski
    • [object Object]

      Chico & Rita

      7.2 (9.9K)
      Fernando Trueba
      Javier Mariscal
    • [object Object]

      A Cat in Paris

      6.9 (12K)
      Alain Gagnol
      Jean-Loup Felicioli
    • [object Object]

      Puss in Boots

      6.6 (204K)
      Chris Miller
    • [object Object]

      Kung Fu Panda 2

      7.3 (344K)
      Jennifer Yuh Nelson

    Best Achievement in Makeup

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Iron Lady

      6.4 (116K)
      Mark Coulier
      J. Roy Helland
    • [object Object]

      Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

      8.1 (1M)
      Nick Dudman
      Amanda Knight
      Lisa Tomblin
    • [object Object]

      Albert Nobbs

      6.7 (26K)
      Martial Corneville
      Lynn Johnston
      Matthew W. Mungle

    Honorary Award

    Edit
    • James Earl Jones
      Winner
      • James Earl Jones
    • Dick Smith
      Winner
      • Dick Smith

    Medal of Commendation

    Edit
    • Jonathan Erland at an event for The Oscars (2018)
      Winner
      • Jonathan Erland

    Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

    Edit
    • Oprah Winfrey at an event for The Great Debaters (2007)
      Winner
      • Oprah Winfrey

    Academy Award of Merit

    Edit
    • Franz Kraus
      Winner
      • Franz Kraus
      Franz Kraus, Johannes Steurer and Wolfgang Riedel -For the design and development of the ARRILASER Film Recorder.

    Scientific and Engineering Award

    Edit
    • Winner
        Jürgen Noffke and Uwe Weber -For the optical design (Jürgen Noffke) and for the mechanical design (Uwe Weber) of the ARRI Zeiss Master Prime Lenses for motion picture photography.
      • Winner
          Michael Lewis, Greg Marsden, Raigo Alas and Michael Vellekoop -For the concept, design and implementation of the Pictorvision Eclipse, an electronically stabilized aerial camera platform.
        • Winner
          • E.F. 'Bob' Nettman
          E.F. "Bob" Nettmann -For the concept and system architecture of the Stab-C Classic, Super-G and Stab-C Compact stabilizing heads.
        • Winner
            Michael Sayovitz -For the electronic packaging and integration of the Stab-C Classic, Super-G and Stab-C Compact stabilizing heads.
          • Winner
              Brad Fritzel -For the electronic engineering of the Stab-C Classic, Super-G and Stab-C Compact stabilizing heads.
            • Winner
                Fred Miller -For the mechanical engineering of the Stab-C Classic, Super-G and Stab-C Compact stabilizing heads.
              • Winners
                • John D. Lowry
                • Ian Godin
                • Kimball Thurston
                John D. Lowry, Ian Cavén, Ian Godin, Kimball Thurston and Tim Connolly -For the development of a unique and efficient system for the reduction of noise and other artifacts, thereby providing high-quality images required by the filmmaking process.
              • Winner
                  FUJIFILM Corporation, Hideyuki Shirai, Dr. Katsuhisa Oozeki and Hiroshi Hirano -for the design and development of the FUJIFILM black and white recording film ETERNA-RDS 4791 -For use in the archival preservation of film and digital images.
                • Winners
                  • Radu Corlan
                  • Petru Pop
                  • Andy Jantzen
                  • Richard Toftness
                  For the design and engineering of the Phantom family of high-speed cameras for motion picture production.

                Technical Achievement Award

                Edit
                • Winner
                    Andrew Clinton and Mark Elendt -For the invention and integration of micro-voxels in the Mantra software.

                  Gordon E. Sawyer Award

                  Edit
                  • Douglas Trumbull
                    Winner
                    • Douglas Trumbull

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                  Event date

                  February 26, 2012

                  Event location

                  Los Angeles, California, USA

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