Ανακοινώθηκαν πριν από λίγες ώρες οι υποψηφιότητες των Oscars για το 2012 από τον Tom Sherak, πρόεδρο της Ακαδημίας. Οι εκπλήξεις δεν έλειψαν, με το "Drive" να περιφρονείται οικτρά μην έχοντας καμία υποψηφιότητα ενώ ο για πολλούς πιθανός νικητής του Α' Αντρικού Ρόλου, Leonardo DiCaprio για το "J. Edgar", απουσιάζει επίσης από τις υποψηφιότητες. Η απονομή θα πραγματοποιηθεί την Κυριακή 26 Φεβρουαρίου 2012. Αναλυτικά οι υποψηφιότητες:

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:
Demián 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:
Bérénice Bejo - "The Artist" 
Jessica Chastain - "The Help" 
Melissa McCarthy - "Bridesmaids" 
Janet McTeer - "Albert Nobbs" 
Octavia Spencer - "The Help"

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
The Descendants 
Hugo 
The Ides Of March 
Moneyball 
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy 

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: 
The Artist 
Bridesmaids 
Margin Call 
Midnight In Paris 
A Separation 

ART DIRECTION:
The Artist 
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 
Hugo 
Midnight In Paris 
War Horse 

CINEMATOGRAPHY: 
The Artist 
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo 
Hugo 
The Tree Of Life 
War Horse

FILM EDITING: 
The Artist 
The Descendants 
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Hugo 
Moneyball

COSTUME DESIGN:
The Artist 
Hugo 
Jane Eyre 
W.E.
Anonymous

MAKE-UP: 
Albert Nobbs 
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 
The Iron Lady 

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

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
"A Separation" - Iran 
"Bullhead" - Belgium 
"Footnote" - Israel 
"In Darkness" - Poland 
"Monsieur Lazhar" - Canada

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:
Hell And Back Again 
If A Tree Falls: A Story Of The Earth Liberation Front 
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory 
Pina 
Undefeated

BEST ANIMATED PICTURE:  
A Cat In Paris 
Chico & Rita 
Kung Fu Panda 2 
Puss In Boots 
Rango

MUSIC - ORIGINAL SCORE: 
The Adventures Of Tintin 
The Artist 
Hugo 
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy 
War Horse

MUSIC - ORIGINAL SONG: 
Man or Muppet - "The Muppets"
Real in Rio - "Rio" 

SOUND EDITING:
Drive 
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo 
Hugo 
Transformers: Dark Of The Moon 
War Horse

SOUND MIXING:
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo 
Hugo 
Moneyball 
Transformers: Dark Of The Moon 
War Horse