The 84th Annual Academy Awards - Oscar Winners 2012

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Best Motion Picture of the Year

 

WINNER

The Artist (2011): Thomas Langmann

 

Other Nominees:

The Descendants (2011): Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011): Scott Rudin

The Help (2011): Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan

Hugo (2011/II): Graham King, Martin Scorsese

Midnight in Paris (2011): Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum

Moneyball (2011): Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz, Brad Pitt

The Tree of Life (2011): Sarah Green, Bill Pohlad, Dede Gardner, Grant Hill

War Horse (2011): Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy

 

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

 

WINNER

Jean Dujardin for The Artist (2011)

 

Other Nominees:

Demián Bichir for A Better Life (2011)

George Clooney for The Descendants (2011)

Gary Oldman for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)

Brad Pitt for Moneyball (2011)

 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

 

WINNER

Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady (2011)

 

Other Nominees:

Glenn Close for Albert Nobbs (2011)

Viola Davis for The Help (2011)

Rooney Mara for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)

Michelle Williams for My Week with Marilyn (2011)

 

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

 

WINNER

Christopher Plummer for Beginners (2010)

 

Other Nominees:

Kenneth Branagh for My Week with Marilyn (2011)

Jonah Hill for Moneyball (2011)

Nick Nolte for Warrior (2011)

Max von Sydow for Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)

 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

 

WINNER

Octavia Spencer for The Help (2011)

 

Other Nominees:

Bérénice Bejo for The Artist (2011)

Jessica Chastain for The Help (2011)

Melissa McCarthy for Bridesmaids (2011)

Janet McTeer for Albert Nobbs (2011)

 

Best Achievement in Directing

 

WINNER

Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist (2011)

 

Other Nominees:

Woody Allen for Midnight in Paris (2011)

Terrence Malick for The Tree of Life (2011)

Alexander Payne for The Descendants (2011)

Martin Scorsese for Hugo (2011/II)

 

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

 

WINNER

Midnight in Paris (2011): Woody Allen

 

Other Nominees:

The Artist (2011): Michel Hazanavicius

Bridesmaids (2011): Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo

Margin Call (2011): J.C. Chandor

A Separation (2011): Asghar Farhadi

 

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published

 

WINNER

The Descendants (2011): Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash

 

Other Nominees:

Hugo (2011/II): John Logan

The Ides of March (2011): George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon

Moneyball (2011): Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, Stan Chervin

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011): Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan

 

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year

 

WINNER

Rango (2011): Gore Verbinski

 

Other Nominees:

A Cat in Paris (2010): Alain Gagnol, Jean-Loup Felicioli

Chico & Rita (2010): Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal

Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011): Jennifer Yuh

Puss in Boots (2011): Chris Miller

 

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year

 

WINNER

A Separation (2011): Asghar Farhadi(Iran)

 

Other Nominees:

Bullhead (2011): Michael R. Roskam(Belgium)

Footnote (2011): Joseph Cedar(Israel)

In Darkness (2011): Agnieszka Holland(Poland)

Monsieur Lazhar (2011): Philippe Falardeau(Canada)

 

Best Achievement in Cinematography

 

WINNER

Hugo (2011/II): Robert Richardson

 

Other Nominees:

The Artist (2011): Guillaume Schiffman

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011): Jeff Cronenweth

The Tree of Life (2011): Emmanuel Lubezki

War Horse (2011): Janusz Kaminski

 

Best Achievement in Editing

 

WINNER

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011): Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter

 

Other Nominees:

The Artist (2011): Anne-Sophie Bion, Michel Hazanavicius

The Descendants (2011): Kevin Tent

Hugo (2011/II): Thelma Schoonmaker

Moneyball (2011): Christopher Tellefsen

 

Best Achievement in Art Direction

 

WINNER

Hugo (2011/II): Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo

 

Other Nominees:

The Artist (2011): Laurence Bennett, Robert Gould

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011): Stuart Craig, Stephenie McMillan

Midnight in Paris (2011): Anne Seibel, Hélène Dubreuil

War Horse (2011): Rick Carter, Lee Sandales

 

Best Achievement in Costume Design

 

WINNER

The Artist (2011): Mark Bridges

 

Other Nominees:

Anonymous (2011/I): Lisy Christl

Hugo (2011/II): Sandy Powell

Jane Eyre (2011): Michael O'Connor

W.E. (2011): Arianne Phillips

 

Best Achievement in Makeup

 

WINNER

The Iron Lady (2011): Mark Coulier, J. Roy Helland

 

Other Nominees:

Albert Nobbs (2011): Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnson, Matthew W. Mungle

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011): Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight, Lisa Tomblin

 

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score

 

WINNER

The Artist (2011): Ludovic Bource

 

Other Nominees:

The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011): John Williams

Hugo (2011/II): Howard Shore

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011): Alberto Iglesias

War Horse (2011): John Williams

 

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song

 

WINNER

The Muppets (2011): Bret McKenzie("Man or Muppet")

 

Other Nominees:

Rio (2011): Sergio Mendes, Carlinhos Brown, Siedah Garrett("Real in Rio")

 

Best Achievement in Sound Mixing

 

WINNER

Hugo (2011/II): Tom Fleischman, John Midgley

 

Other Nominees:

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011): David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce, Bo Persson

Moneyball (2011): Deb Adair, Ron Bochar, David Giammarco, Ed Novick

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011): Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush, Peter J. Devlin

War Horse (2011): Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson, Stuart Wilson

 

Best Achievement in Sound Editing

 

WINNER

Hugo (2011/II): Philip Stockton, Eugene Gearty

 

Other Nominees:

Drive (2011): Lon Bender, Victor Ray Ennis

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011): Ren Klyce

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011): Ethan Van der Ryn, Erik Aadahl

War Horse (2011): Richard Hymns, Gary Rydstrom

 

Best Achievement in Visual Effects

 

WINNER

Hugo (2011/II): Robert Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossmann, Alex Henning

 

Other Nominees:

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011): Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler, John Richardson

Real Steel (2011): Erik Nash, John Rosengrant, Danny Gordon Taylor, Swen Gillberg

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011): Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White, Daniel Barrett

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011): Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew E. Butler, John Frazier

 

Best Documentary, Features

 

WINNER

Undefeated (2011): Daniel Lindsay, T.J. Martin, Rich Middlemas

 

Other Nominees:

Hell and Back Again (2011): Danfung Dennis, Mike Lerner

If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front (2011): Marshall Curry, Sam Cullman

Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory (2011): Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky

Pina (2011): Wim Wenders, Gian-Piero Ringel

 

Best Documentary, Short Subjects

 

WINNER

Saving Face (2012): Daniel Junge, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

 

Other Nominees:

The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement (2011): Robin Fryday, Gail Dolgin

God Is the Bigger Elvis (2012): Rebecca Cammisa, Julie Anderson

Incident in New Baghdad (2011): James Spione

The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom (2011): Lucy Walker, Kira Carstensen

 

Best Short Film, Animated

 

WINNER

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (2011): William Joyce, Brandon Oldenburg

 

Other Nominees:

Sunday (2011): Patrick Doyon

La Luna (2011): Enrico Casarosa

A Morning Stroll (2011): Grant Orchard, Sue Goffe

Wild Life (2011): Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby

 

Best Short Film, Live Action

 

WINNER

The Shore (2011): Terry George, Oorlagh George

 

Other Nominees:

Pentecost (2011): Peter McDonald

Raju (2011): Max Zähle, Stefan Gieren

Time Freak (2011): Andrew Bowler, Gigi Causey

Tuba Atlantic (2010):

[Alien52 10]

And the award for best copy and paste goes to......

[janie48 98]

The leading Actor/Actress award were the same ones who we awarded at the Baftas,as was Best Film so we got there first!

 

Cristopher Plummer is a great actor,and now in his eighties,nice to see him get best supporting actor.

Edited February 27, 2012 by janie48

[cressida 1,589]

Very glad Meryl Streep and Jean Dujardin received Oscars

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Very glad Meryl Streep and Jean Dujardin received Oscars

 

yes it was great to see the lovely Meryl Streep win another award, well done her !!! and ofcourse Christopher Plummer, who won an award, well deserved !!!!