Winners of 84th Academy Awards

THE ARTIST - Best Motion Picture of 2011

HUGO

 *Winners with Nominees

The Artist and Hugo tied with five Oscars each, five being the most Oscars for any one nominee. Christopher Plummer, 82, set a new record by being the oldest person to win an Oscar. Hey, Captain Von Trapp deserved it. Will post the wrap later today.

Best motion picture of the year with director, if nominated:

     *The Artist, Michel Hazanavicius 
     The Descendants, Alexander Payne
     Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
     The Help
     Hugo, Martin Scorsese
     Midnight in Paris, Woody Allen
     Moneyball
     The Tree of Life, Terrence Malick
     War Horse

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
 
 

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

 Performance 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
 
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

 


Achievement in directing:

    *The Artist, Michel Hazanavicius
    The Descendants, Alexander Payne
    Hugo, Martin Scorsese
    Midnight in Paris, Woody Allen
    The Tree of Life, Terrence Malick
 
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
 
Achievement in film editing:

    The Artist
    The Descendants
    *The Girl with the Dragon Tattool
    Hugo
    Moneyball
 
Achievement in 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
 
Adapted screenplay with credited writers:

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

Original screenplay with credited writer(s):

 

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

Best animated feature film of the year:
 
      A Cat in Paris (Une vie de chat), Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli, France
     Chico and Rita, Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal and Tono Errando, Spain
     Kung Fu Panda 2, Jennifer Yuh
     Puss in Boots, Chris Miller
     *Rango, Gore Verbinski
 
Best foreign language film of the year with (original title), country, director, W=writer, (also, known for):
 
    Bullhead (Rundskop), Belgium, Michael R. Roskam, W;
    Footnote (Hearat Shulayim), Israel, Joseph Cedar, W, (Beaufort, 07);
    In Darkness, Poland, Agnieszka Holland (Europa Europa, 90, and Three Colors: Blue, 93);
    Monsieur Lazhar, Canada, Philippe Falardeau, W;
    *A Separation (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin ), Iran, Asghar Farhadi, W, (About Elly, 09).
 
Best documentary feature with director(s):

 
    Hell and Back Again, Danfung Dennis
    If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front, Marshall Curry, Sam Cullman
    Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky
    Pina (Sundance Selects), Wim Wenders
    *Undefeated, Daniel Lindsay, T.J. Martin.

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score) with composer:

    The Adventures of Tintin, John Williams
    *The Artist, Ludovic Bource
    Hugo, Howard Shore
    Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Alberto Iglesias
    War Horse, John Williams

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (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

Achievement in art direction:

    The Artist, Production Design
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
    *Hugo, Production Design: Dante Ferretti
    Midnight in Paris
    War Horse

Achievement in costume design:

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

Achievement in makeup:

    Albert Nobbs, Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnston and Matthew W. Mungle
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight and Lisa Tomblin
    *The Iron Lady, Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland

Achievement in sound editing:

    Drive
    *The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
    Hugo
    Transformers: Dark of the Moon
    War Horse

Achievement in sound mixing:

    *The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
    Hugo
    Moneyball
    Transformers: Dark of the Moon
    War Horse

Best live action short film with director(s) and country, if known:

    Pentecost, Peter McDonald and Eimear O'Kane, Ireland;
    Raju, Max Zähle and Stefan Gieren, Germany;
    *The Shore, Terry George and Oorlagh George;
    Time Freak, Andrew Bowler and Gigi Causey, USA;
    Tuba Atlantic,  Hallvar Witzø, Norway.

Best animated short film:

    Dimanche/Sunday (National Film Board of Canada)
    *The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (Moonbot Studios)
    La Luna (Walt Disney / Pixar Animation)
    A Morning Stroll (Studio AKA)
    Wild Life (National Film Board of Canada)

Best documentary short subject with director(s):

    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.