2011

BEST PICTURE CONTENDERS

1. The Artist (p: Thomas Langmann); 2. The Descendants (p: Jim Burke, Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor); 3. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (p: Scott Rudin); 4. The Help (p: Brunson Green, Chris Columbus and Michael Barnathan); 5. War Horse (d: Steven Spielberg); 6. Midnight in Paris (p: Letty Aronson and Stephen Tenenbaum); 7. Hugo (p: Graham King and Martin Scorsese); 8. Moneyball" (p: Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz and Brad Pitt); 9. Midnight in Paris (p: Letty Aronson and Stephen Tenenbaum); 10. The Tree of Life (p: Nominees to be determined).

BEST DIRECTOR CONTENDERS

1. Alexander Payne, The Descendants; 2. Michel Hazanavicius , The Artist; 3. Martin Scorcese, Hugo; 4. Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life; 5. Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris.

BEST ACTOR CONTENDERS

1. George Clooney , The Descendants; 2. Brad Pitt, Moneyball.; 3. Jean Dujardin, The Artist; 4. Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy; 5. Demian Bichir, A Better Life.

BEST ACTRESS CONTENDERS

1. Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs; 2. Viola Davis, The Help; 3. Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady; 4. Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn; 5. Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR CONTENDERS

1. Christopher Plummer, Beginners; 2. Nick Nolte, Warrior; 3. Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn; 4. Max von Sydow, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close; 5. Jonah Hill, Moneyball.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS CONTENDERS

1 Berenice Bejo, The Artist; 2. Jessica Chastain, The Help; 3. Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids; 4. Octavia Spencer, The Help; 5. Octavia Spencer, The Help.

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE CONTENDERS

1. A Cat in Paris , Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli; 2. Chico & Rita, Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal; 3. Kung Fu Panda 2 , Jennifer Yuh Nelson; 4. Puss in Boots, Chris Miller; 5. Rango , Gore Verbinski.

BEST ART DIRECTION CONTENDERS

1. The Artist, Production Design: Laurence Bennett; Set Decoration: Robert Gould; 2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. , Production Design: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan; 3. Hugo, Production Design: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo; 4. Midnight in Paris, Production Design: Anne Seibel; Set Decoration: Hélène Dubreuil; 5. War Horse, Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales.

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY CONTENDERS

1. The Artist , Guillaume Schiffman; 2. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo , Jeff Cronenweth; 3. Hugo, Robert Richardson; 4. The Tree of Life, Emmanuel Lubezki; 5. War Horse , Janusz Kaminski.

BEST COSTUME DESIGN CONTENDERS

1. Anonymous, Lisy Christl ; 2. The Artist , Mark Bridges; 3. Hugo , Sandy Powell; 4. Jane Eyre , Michael O'Connor; 5. W.E. , Arianne Phillips.

BEST DOCUMENTARY CONTENDERS (FEATURE)

1. Hell and Back Again, Danfung Dennis and Mike Lerner; 2. If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front, Marshall Curry and Sam Cullman; 3. Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs; 4. Pina, Wim Wenders and Gian-Piero Ringel; 5. Undefeated, TJ Martin, Dan Lindsay and Richard Middlemas.

BEST DOCUMENTARY CONTENDERS (SHORT SUBJECT)

1. The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement, Robin Fryday and Gail Dolgin; 2. God Is the Bigger Elvis, Rebecca Cammisa and Julie Anderson; 3. Incident in New Baghdad, James Spione; 4. Saving Face, Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy; 5. The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom, Lucy Walker and Kira Carstensen.

BEST FILM EDITING CONTENDERS

1. The Artist, Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius; 2. The Descendants, Kevin Tent; 3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall; 4. Hugo, Thelma Schoonmaker; 5. Moneyball, Christopher Tellefsen.

BEST FOREIGN FILM CONTENDERS

1. Bullhead, Belgium; 2. Footnote, Israel; 3. In Darkness, Poland; 4. Monsieur Lazhar, Canada; 5. A Separation , Iran.

BEST MAKEUP CONTENDERS

1. Albert Nobbs, Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnston and Matthew W. Mungle; 2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng; 3. The Iron Lady, Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland.

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE CONTENDERS

1. The Adventures of Tintin , John Williams; 2. The Artist, Ludovic Bource; 3. Hugo, Howard Shore; 4. inker Tailor Soldier Spy, Alberto Iglesia; 5. War Horse, John Williams.

BEST SHORT FILM CONTENDERS (ANIMATED)

1. Dimanche/Sunday, Patrick Doyon; 2. The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg; 3. La Luna, Enrico Casarosa; 4. A Morning Stroll, Grant Orchard and Sue Goffe; 5. Wild Life, Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby.

BEST SHORT FILM CONTENDERS (LIVE ACTION)

1. Pentecost , Peter McDonald and Eimear O'Kane; 2. Raju, Max Zahle and Stefan Gieren; 3. The Shore, Terry George and Oorlagh George; 4. Time Freak, Andrew Bowler and Gigi Causey; 5. Tuba Atlantic , Hallvar Witz.

BEST SOUND EDITING CONTENDERS

1. Drive, Lon Bender and Victor Ray Ennis; 2. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Ren Klyce; 3. Hugo, Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty; 4. Transformers: Dark of the Moon , Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl; 5. War Horse , Richard Hymns and Gary Rydstrom.

BEST SOUND MIXING CONTENDERS

1. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Bo Persson; 2. Hugo , Tom Fleischman and John Midgley; 3. Moneyball, Deb Adair, Ron Bochar, Dave Giammarco and Ed Novick; 4. Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Peter J. Devlin; 5. War Horse, Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson and Stuart Wilson.

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS CONTENDERS

1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 , Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler and John Richardson; 2. Hugo, Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossman and Alex Henning ; 3. Real Steel, Erik Nash, John Rosengrant, Dan Taylor and Swen Gillberg; 4. Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White and Daniel Barrett; 5. Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew Butler and John Frazier.

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY CONTENDERS

1. The Descendants, Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash; 2. Hugo, Screenplay by John Logan; 3. The Ides of March, Screenplay by George Clooney & Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon; 4. Moneyball, Screenplay by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin Story by Stan Chervin; 5. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Screenplay by Bridget O'Connor & Peter Straughan.

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY CONTENDERS

1. The Artist, Written by Michel Hazanavicius; 2. Bridesmaids , Written by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig; 3. Margin Call, Written by J.C. Chandor; 4. Midnight in Paris , Written by Woody Allen; 5. A Separation, Written by Asghar Farhadiplea.