The 84th Academy Awards

 The 84th Academy Awards

The 84th Academy Awards  was held on Sunday 26th February at the Kodak Hollywood & Highland Center, California. The ceremony was hosted by Billy Crystal.

The nominees are:
Winners in red:

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

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 Clos

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

Actress in a Supporting Role
Bérénice Bejo- The Artist
Jessica Chastain- The Help
Melissa McCarthy- Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer - Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer- The Help

Animated Feature Film
A Cat in Paris- Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli
Chico & Rita- Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal
Kung Fu Panda 2- Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Puss in Boots- Chris Miller
Rango- Gore Verbinski

Art Direction
The Artist- Laurence Bennett (Production Design); Robert Gould (Set Decoration)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2- Stuart Craig (Production Design); Stephenie McMillan (Set Decoration)
Hugo- Dante Ferretti (Production Design); Francesca Lo Schiavo (Set Decoration)
War Horse- Rick Carter (Production Design); Lee Sandales (Set Decoration)

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

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

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

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- Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky
Pina- Wim Wenders and Gian-Piero Ringel
Undefeated- TJ Martin, Dan Lindsay and Rich Middlemas

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

Foreign Language Film
Belgium, "Bullhead"- Michael R. Roskam, director
Canada, "Monsieur Lazhar"- Philippe Falardeau, director
Iran, "A Separation"- Asghar Farhadi, director
Israel, "Footnote"- Joseph Cedar, director
Poland, "In Darkness"- Agnieszka Holland, director

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

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 Garret

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

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 Zähle and Stefan Gieren
The Shore- Terry George and Oorlagh George
Time Freak- Andrew Bowler and Gigi Causey
Tuba Atlantic- Hallvar Witzø