84th Academy Awards

The 84th Academy Awards was on February 26, 2012. It was held in the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Billy Crystal was the host at this ceremony.

The Artist won five Oscars, which included Best Picture, Best Actor for Jean Dujardin and Best Director for Michael Hazanavicius. Other winners were Hugo with five Oscars, The Iron Lady with two Oscars and Beginners, The Descendants, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Help, Midnight in Paris, The Muppets, Rango, Saving Face, A Separation, The Shore and Undefeated with one.

Nominees and winners
Winners are listed first.

+ Nominees and winners of the 84th Academy Awards  Best Picture  Best DirectorThomas Langmann - The Artist
Jim Burke, Jim Taylor, and Alexander Payne - The Descendants
Scott Rudin - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, and Michael Barnathan - The Help
Graham King and Martin Scorsese - Hugo
Letty Aronson and Stephen Tenenbaum - Midnight in Paris
Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz, and Brad Pitt - Moneyball
Dede Gardner, Sarah Green, Grant Hill, and Bill Pohlad - The Tree of Life
Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy - War HorseMichel Hazanavicius - The Artist
Woody Allen - Midnight Paris
Terrence Malick - The Tree of Life
Alexander Payne - The Descendants
Martin Scorsese - Hugo  Best Actor  Best ActressJean Dujardin – The Artist
Demián Bichir - A Better Life
George Clooney - The Descendants
Gary Oldman - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt - MoneyballMeryl Streep  – The Iron Lady
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  Best Supporting ActressChristopher Plummer – Beginners
Kenneth Branagh – My Week with Marilyn
Jonah Hill - Moneyball
Nick Nolte - Warrior
Max von Sydow - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 
Octavia Spencer - The Help
Bérénice Bejo – The Artist
Jessica Chastain – The Help
Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer – Albert Nobbs Best Writing Original Screenplay Best Writing Adapted ScreenplayWoody Allen - Midnight in Paris
Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo - Bridesmaids
J. C. Chandor - Margin Call
Asghar Farhadi - A SeperationAlexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash - The Descendants
John Logan - Hugo
George Clooney, Grant Heslov, and Beau Willimon - The Ides of March
Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin- Moneyball
Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Best Animated Feature Best Foreign Language FilmGore Verbinski - Rango
Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli - A Cat in Paris
Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal - Chico and Rita
Jennifer Yuh Nelson - Kung Fu Panda 2
Chris Miller - Puss in BootsAsghar Farhadi - A Separation (Iran)
Michaël R. Roskam - Bullhead (Belgium)
Joseph Cedar - Footnote (Israel)
Agnieszka Holland - In Darkness (Poland)
Philippe Falardeau - Monsieur Lazhar (Canada) Best Documentary Feature Best Documentary Short SubjectTJ Martin, Dan Lindsay, and Richard Middlemas - Undefeated
Danfung Dennis and Mike Lerner - Hell and Back Again
Mashall Curry and Sam Cullman - If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky - Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Gian-Piero Ringel - PinaSharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Daniel Junge - Saving Fac
Robin Fryday and Gail Dolgin - The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement
Rebecca Cammisa and Julie Anderson - God Is the Bigger Elvis
James Spione - Incident
Lucy Walker and Kira Carstensen - The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom Best Live Action Short Film Best Animated Short FilmTerry George and Oorlagh George - The Shore
Peter McDonald and Eimear O'Kane - Pentecost
Max Zähle and Stefan Gieren - Raju
Andrew Bowler and Gigi Causey - Time Freak
Hallvar Wizø - Tuba AtlanticWilliam Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg - The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
Patrick Doyon - Dimanche
Enrico Casarosa - La Lunda
Grant Orchard and Sue Goffe - A Morning Stroll
Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby - Wild Life Best Original Music Score Best SongLudovic Bource - The Artist
John Williams - The Adventures of Tintin
Howard Shore - Hugo
Alberto Iglesias - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
John Williams - War HorseBret McKenzie - The Muppets ("Man or Muppet")
Sérgio Mendes, Carlinhos Brown, and Siedah Garrett - Rio ("Real in Rio") Best Sound Effects Editing Best Sound MixingPhilip Stockton and Eugene Gearty - Hugo
Lon Bender and Victor Ray Ennis - Drive
Ren Klyce - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl - Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Richard Hymns and Gary Rydstrom - War HorseTom Fleischman and John Midgley - Hugo
David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce, and Bo Persson - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Ron Bochar, David Giammarco, and Ed Novick - Moneyball
Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush, and Peter J. Devlin - Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson, and Stuart Wilson - War Horse Best Art Direction Best CinematographyDante Ferretti and Francesa Lo Schiavo – Hugo
Laurence Bennett and Robert Gould - The Artist
Stuart Craig and Stephanie McMillan - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
Anne Seibel and Hélène Dubreuil - Midnight in Paris
Rick Carter and Lee Sandales - War HorseRobert Richardson - Hugo
Guillaume Schiffman - The Artist
Jeff Cronenweth - The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Emmanuel Lubezki - The Tree of Life
Janusz Kamiński - War Horse Best Makeup Best Costume DesignMark Coulier and J. Roy Helland - The Iron Lady
Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnson, and Matthew W. Mungle - Albert Nobbs
Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight, and Lisa Tomblin - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2Mark Bridges - The Artist
Lisy Christl - Anonymous
Sandy Powell - Hugo
Michael O'Connor - Jane Eyre
Arianne Phillips - W.E. Best Film Editing Best Visual EffectsAngus Wall and Kirk Baxter - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
Kevin Tent - The Descendants
Thelma Schoonmaker - Hugo
Christopher Tellefsen - MoneyballRob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossmann, and Alex Henning - Hugo
Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler, and John Richardson - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
Erik Nash, John Rosengrant, Danny Gordon Taylor, and Swen Gillberg - Real Steel
Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White, and Daniel Barrett - Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew E. Butler, and John Frazier - Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Category:Academy Awards
Category:2012 movies
Category:February 2012 events