Best Picture & Directing
Best Picture
Winner
The Artist
Michel Hazanavicius, dir. — silent black-and-white film
Acting
Best Actor
Demián Bichir— A Better Life
George Clooney— The Descendants
Brad Pitt— Moneyball
Gary Oldman— Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Best Actress
Winner
Meryl Streep
The Iron Lady — as Margaret Thatcher; her third Oscar
Glenn Close— Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis— The Help
Rooney Mara— The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Michelle Williams— My Week with Marilyn
Best Supporting Actor
Winner
Christopher Plummer
Beginners — oldest acting winner at age 82
Kenneth Branagh— My Week with Marilyn
Jonah Hill— Moneyball
Nick Nolte— Warrior
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
Writing
Best Original Screenplay
Best Adapted Screenplay
Technical Awards
Best Animated Feature
Best Foreign Language Film
Best Original Score
Best Cinematography
Best Film Editing
Best Visual Effects