Nominations announced Tuesday, January 24th; winners announced on Sunday, February 26th.


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 (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)

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