2012 OSCAR BALLOT

BEST PICTURE

“The Artist”

“The Descendants”

“Extremely Loud &Incredibly Close”

“The Help”

“Hugo”

“Midnight in Paris”

“Moneyball”

“The Tree of Life”

“War Horse”

BEST DIRECTOR

Woody Allen, “Midnight in Paris”

Michel Hazanavicius, “The Artist”

Terrence Malick, “The Tree of Life”

Alexander Payne, “The Descendants”

Martin Scorsese, “Hugo”

BEST ACTOR

Demian Bichir, “A Better Life”

George Clooney, “The Descendants”

Jean Dujardin, “The Artist”

Gary Oldman, “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”

Brad Pitt, “Moneyball”

BEST ACTRESS

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 SUPPORTING ACTOR

Kenneth Branagh, “My Week With Marilyn”

Jonah Hill, “Moneyball”

Nick Nolte, “Warrior”

Christopher Plummer, “Beginners”

Max Von Sydow, “Extremely Loud &Incredibly Close”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Berenice Bejo, “The Artist”

Jessica Chastain, “The Help”

Melissa McCarthy, “Bridesmaids”

Janet McTeer, “Albert Nobbs”

Octavia Spencer, “The Help”

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

“A Cat In Paris”

“Chico &Rita”

“Kung Fu Panda 2”

“Puss in Boots”

“Rango”

BEST FOREIGN FILM

“Bullhead,” Belgium

“Footnote,” Israel

“In Darkness,” Poland

“Monsier Lazhar,” Canada

“A Separation,” Iran

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

“Midnight in Paris”

“Margin Call”

“A Separation”

“The Artist”

“Bridesmaids”

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

“The Descendants”

“Hugo”

“The Ides of March”

“Moneyball”

“Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”

BEST ART DIRECTION

“The Artist”

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2”

“Hugo”

“Midnight in Paris”

“War Horse”

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

“Anonymous”

“The Artist”

“Hugo”

“Jane Eyre”

“W.E.”

BEST DOCUMENTARY

“Hell and Back Again”

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

“Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory”

“Pina”

“Undefeated”

BEST FILM EDITING

“The Artist”

“The Descendants”

“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”

“Hugo”

“Moneyball”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

“The Artist”

“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”

“Hugo”

“The Tree of Life”

“War Horse”

BEST MAKEUP

“Albert Nobbs”

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2”

“The Iron Lady”

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2”

“Hugo”

“Real Steel”

“Rise of the Planet of the Apes”

“Transformers: Dark of the Moon”

BEST SOUND EDITING

“Drive”

“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”

“Hugo”

“Transformers: Dark of the Moon”

“War Horse”

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

“The Adventures of Tintin”

“The Artist”

“Hugo”

“Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”

“War Horse”

BEST SOUND MIXING

“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”

“Hugo”

“Moneyball”

“Transformers: Dark of the Moon”

“War Horse”

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

“Man or Muppet” from “The Muppets”

“Real in Rio” from “Rio”

BEST DOCUMENTARY (SHORT)

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

“God Is the Bigger Elvis”

“Incident in New Baghdad”

“Saving Face”

“The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom”

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

“Dimanche/Sunday”

“The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore”

“La Luna”

“A Morning Stroll”

“Wild Life”

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM “Pentecost”

“Raju”

“The Shore”

“Time Freak”

“Tuba Atlantic”

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