Oscars 2012 Winners List — A Portrait of “The Artist” In Triumph

Oscar-winner Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bejo in "The Artist"

Believe it or not, the 84th Annual Academy Awards wasn’t all about whether J. Lo had a nip slip and just how much leg Angelina Jolie was going to show. They actually did hand out some Oscars.

The Artist took home the big prize, winning Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor, while Hugo managed to wrack up an impressive slew of technical awards. The biggest upset, however, was probably Viola Davis of The Help losing out in Best Actress to Meryl Streep for the little-seen The Iron Lady. Davis’ co-star, Octavia Spencer, did win Best Supporting Actress, however, and delivered probably the evening’s most impassioned acceptance speech.

Take a look at all the Oscars 2012 winners and nominees –

Best Picture
“War Horse”
* “The Artist”
“Moneyball”
“The Descendants”
“The Tree of Life”
“Midnight in Paris”
“The Help”
“Hugo”
“Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”

Best Director
* Michel Hazanavicius, “The Artist”
Alexander Payne, “The Descendants”
Martin Scorsese, “Hugo”
Woody Allen, “Midnight in Paris”
Terrence Malick, “The Tree of Life”

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Jessica Chastain, “The Help”
Melissa McCarthy, “Bridesmaids”
Berenice Bejo, “The Artist”
Janet McTeer, “Albert Nobbs”
* Octavia Spencer, “The Help”

Best 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 & Incredibly Close”

Best 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 Actor in a Leading Role
Demian Bichir, “A Better Life”
George Clooney, “The Descendants”
* Jean Dujardin, “The Artist”
Gary Oldman, “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”
Brad Pitt, “Moneyball”

Best Adapted Screenplay
* “The Descendants”
“Hugo”
“The Ides of March”
“Moneyball”
“Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”

Owen Wilson and Carla Bruni in Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris"

Best Original Screenplay
“The Artist”
“Bridesmaids”
“Margin Call”
* “Midnight in Paris” 
“A Separation”

Best Documentary (Feature)
“Hell and Back Again” Danfung Dennis and Mike Lerner
“If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front” Marshall Curry and Sam Cullman
“Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory” Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
“Pina” Wim Wenders and Gian-Piero Ringel
* “Undefeated” TJ Martin, Dan Lindsay and Richard Middlemas

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

Still from Martin Scorcese's "Hugo"

Best Art Direction
“The Artist”
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2”
* “Hugo”
“Midnight in Paris”
“War Horse”

Short Film (Animated)
“Dimanche/Sunday” Patrick Doyon
* “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore” William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg
“La Luna” Enrico Casarosa
“A Morning Stroll” Grant Orchard and Sue Goffe
“Wild Life” Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby

Short Film (Live Action)
“Pentecost” Peter McDonald and Eimear O’Kane
“Raju” Max Zahle and Stefan Gieren
* “The Shore” Terry George and Oorlagh George
“Time Freak” Andrew Bowler and Gigi Causey
“Tuba Atlantic” Hallvar Witz

Best Foreign Language Film
“Bullhead,” Belgium
“Footnote,” Israel
“In Darkness,” Poland
“Monsieur Lazhar,” Canada
* “A Separation,” Iran

Best Animated Feature Film
“A Cat in Paris”
“Chico & Rita”
“Kung Fu Panda 2”
“Puss in Boots”
* “Rango”

Best Cinematography
“The Artist”
“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
* “Hugo”
“The Tree of Life”
“War Horse”

Best Costume Design
“Anonymous”
* “The Artist”
“Hugo”
“Jane Eyre”
“W.E.”

Best Film Editing
“The Artist” Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius
“The Descendants” Kevin Tent
* “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
“Hugo” Thelma Schoonmaker
“Moneyball” Christopher Tellefsen

Best Music (Original Score)
“The Adventures of Tintin” John Williams
* “The Artist” Ludovic Bource
“Hugo” Howard Shore
“Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” Alberto Iglesias
“War Horse” John Williams

Jason Segel and Amy Adams star in "The Muppets" movie

Music (Original Song)
* “Man or Muppet” from “The Muppets” Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie
“Real in Rio” from “Rio” Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown Lyric by Siedah Garrett

Best Makeup
“Albert Nobbs” Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnston and Matthew W. Mungle
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2” Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng
* “The Iron Lady” Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland

Best Sound Editing
“Drive” Lon Bender and Victor Ray Ennis
“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” Ren Klyce
* “Hugo” Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty
“Transformers: Dark of the Moon” Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl
“War Horse” Richard Hymns and Gary Rydstrom

Best Sound Mixing
“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Bo Persson
* “Hugo” Tom Fleischman and John Midgley
“Moneyball” Deb Adair, Ron Bochar, Dave Giammarco and Ed Novick
“Transformers: Dark of the Moon” Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Peter J. Devlin
“War Horse” Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson and Stuart Wilson

Best Visual Effects
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2” Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler and John Richardson
* “Hugo” Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossman and Alex Henning
“Real Steel” Erik Nash, John Rosengrant, Dan Taylor and Swen Gillberg
“Rise of the Planet of the Apes” Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White and Daniel Barrett
“Transformers: Dark of the Moon” Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew Butler and John Frazier

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Photo Credits:

The Artist, Midnight in Paris: The Weinstein Company
The Muppets: Disney