Best Motion Picture of the Year

• The Artist (Thomas Langmann)
• The Descendants (Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor)
• Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Scott Rudin)
• The Help (Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan)
• Hugo (Graham King, Martin Scorsese)
• Midnight in Paris (Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum)
• Moneyball (Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz, Brad Pitt)
• The Tree of Life (Sarah Green, Bill Pohlad, Dede Gardner, Grant Hill)
• War Horse (Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

• Demián Bichir (A Better Life)
• George Clooney (The Descendants)
• Jean Dujardin (The Artist)
• Gary Oldman (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy)
• Brad Pitt (Moneyball)

Best Perfomance by an Actress in a Leading Role

• Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs)
• Viola Davis (The Help)
• Rooney Mara (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)
• Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady)
• Michelle Williams (My Week with Marilyn)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

• Kenneth Branagh (My Week with Marilyn)
• Jonah Hill (Moneyball)
• Nick Nolte (Warrior)
• Christopher Plummer (Beginners)
• Max von Sydow (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

• Bérénice Bejo (The Artist)
• Jessica Chastain (The Help)
• Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids)
• Janet McTeer (Albert Nobbs)
• Octavia Spencer (The Help)

Best Achievement in Directing

• Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris)
• Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist)
• Terrence Malick (The Tree of Life)
• Alexander Payne (The Descendants)
• Martin Scorsese (Hugo)

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

• The Artist: Michel Hazanavicius
• Bridesmaids: Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo
• Margin Call: J.C. Chandor
• Midnight in Paris: Woody Allen
• Nader and Simin, A Separation: Asghar Farhadi

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published

• The Descendants: Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
• Hugo: John Logan
• The Ides of March: George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon
• Moneyball: Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, Stan Chervin
• Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year

• Une vie de chat: Alain Gagnol, Jean-Loup Felicioli
• Chico & Rita: Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal
• Kung Fu Panda 2: Jennifer Yuh
• Puss in Boots: Chris Miller
• Rango: Gore Verbinski

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year

• Rundskop: Michael R. Roskam (Belgium)
• Hearat Shulayim: Joseph Cedar (Israel)
• In Darkness: Agnieszka Holland (Poland)
• Monsieur Lazhar: Philippe Falardeau (Canada)
• Nader and Simin, A Separation: Asghar Farhadi (Iran)

Best Achievement in Cinematography

• The Artist: Guillaume Schiffman
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Jeff Cronenweth
• Hugo: Robert Richardson
• The Tree of Life: Emmanuel Lubezki
• War Horse: Janusz Kaminski

Best Achievement in Editing

• The Artist: Anne-Sophie Bion, Michel Hazanavicius
• The Descendants: Kevin Tent
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter
• Hugo: Thelma Schoonmaker
• Moneyball: Christopher Tellefsen

Best Achievement in Art Direction

• The Artist: Laurence Bennett, Robert Gould
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - pt. 2: Stuart Craig, Stephenie McMillan
• Hugo: Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo
• Midnight in Paris: Anne Seibel, Hélène Dubreuil
• War Horse: Rick Carter, Lee Sandales

Best Achievement in Costume Design

• Anonymous: Lisy Christl
• The Artist: Mark Bridges
• Hugo: Sandy Powell
• Jane Eyre: Michael O'Connor
• W.E.: Arianne Phillips

Best Achievement in Makeup

• Albert Nobbs: Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnson, Matthew W. Mungle
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - pt. 2: Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight, Lisa Tomblin
• The Iron Lady: Mark Coulier, J. Roy Helland

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score

• The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn: John Williams
• The Artist: Ludovic Bource
• Hugo: Howard Shore
• Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: Alberto Iglesias
• War Horse: John Williams

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song

• The Muppets: Bret McKenzie("Man or Muppet")
• Rio: Sergio Mendes, Carlinhos Brown, Siedah Garrett("Real in Rio")

Best Achievement in Sound Mixing

• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce, Bo Persson
• Hugo: Tom Fleischman, John Midgley
• Moneyball: Deb Adair, Ron Bochar, David Giammarco, Ed Novick
• Transformers 3: Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush, Peter J. Devlin
• War Horse: Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson, Stuart Wilson

Best Achievement in Sound Editing

• Drive: Lon Bender, Victor Ray Ennis
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Ren Klyce
• Hugo: Philip Stockton, Eugene Gearty
• Transformers 3: Ethan Van der Ryn, Erik Aadahl
• War Horse: Richard Hymns, Gary Rydstrom

Best Achievement in Visual Effects

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - pt. 2: Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler, John Richardson
• Hugo: Robert Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossmann, Alex Henning
• Real Steel: Erik Nash, John Rosengrant, Danny Gordon Taylor, Swen Gillberg
• Rise of the Planet of the Apes: Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White, Daniel Barrett
• Transformers 3: Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew E. Butler, John Frazier

Best Documentary, Features

• Hell and Back Again: Danfung Dennis, Mike Lerner
• If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front: Marshall Curry, Sam Cullman
• Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory: Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky
• Pina: Wim Wenders, Gian-Piero Ringel
• Undefeated: Daniel Lindsay, T.J. Martin, Rich Middlemas

Best Documentary, Short Subject

• The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement: Robin Fryday, Gail Dolgin
• God Is the Bigger Elvis: Rebecca Cammisa, Julie Anderson
• Incident in New Baghdad: James Spione
• Saving Face: Daniel Junge, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
• The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom: Lucy Walker, Kira Carstensen

Best Short Film, Animated

• Dimanche: Patrick Doyon
• The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore: William Joyce, Brandon Oldenburg
• La Luna: Enrico Casarosa
• A Morning Stroll: Grant Orchard, Sue Goffe
• Wild Life: Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby

Best Short Film, Live Action

• Pentecost: Peter McDonald
• Raju: Max Zähle, Stefan Gieren
• The Shore: Terry George, Oorlagh George
• Time Freak: Andrew Bowler, Gigi Causey
• Tuba Atlantic: Hallvar Witzø