Actress in a leading Role:
%u2022 Glenn Close in "Albert Nobbs"
%u2022 Viola Davis in "The Help"
%u2022 Rooney Mara in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
%u2022 Meryl Streep in "The Iron Lady"
%u2022 Michelle Williams in "My Week with Marilyn"

Actor in a Leading Role:
%u2022 Demián Bichir (Bee-Sheer) in "A Better Life"
%u2022 George Clooney in "The Descendants"
%u2022 Jean Dujardin in "The Artist"
%u2022 Gary Oldman in "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
%u2022 Brad Pitt in "Moneyball"

Actress in a supporting role:
%u2022 Bérénice Bejo in "The Artist"
%u2022 Jessica Chastain in "The Help"
%u2022 Melissa McCarthy in "Bridesmaids"
%u2022 Janet McTeer in "Albert Nobbs"
%u2022 Octavia Spencer in "The Help"

Actor in a supporting role:
%u2022 Kenneth Branagh in "My Week with Marilyn"
%u2022 Jonah Hill in "Moneyball"
%u2022 Nick Nolte in "Warrior"
%u2022 Christopher Plummer in "Beginners"
%u2022 Max von Sydow in "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"

And finally last but certainly not least, for BEST PICTURE, the nominees are:
- War Horse
- The Artist
- Money Ball
- The Descendents
- The Tree Of Life
- Midnight in Paris
- The Help
- Hugo