And the Nominees Should Be...
Best Picture
Best Director
A.O. Scott
David Cronenberg
A Dangerous Method
Terrence Malick
Tree of Life
Alexander Payne
The Descendants
Lynne Ramsay
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Steven Spielberg
War Horse
Manohla Dargis
Lee Chang-dong
Poetry
David Cronenberg
A Dangerous Method
Raúl Ruiz
Mysteries of Lisbon
Martin Scorsese
Hugo
Lars von Trier
Melancholia
Stephen Holden
J.C. Chandor
Margin Call
David Cronenberg
A Dangerous Method
Terrence Malick
Tree of Life
Alexander Payne
The Descendants
Jason Reitman
Young Adult
Best Actor
A.O. Scott
Demián Bichir
A Better Life
George Clooney
The Descendants
Tom Hardy
Warrior
Brad Pitt
The Tree of Life
Michael Shannon
Take Shelter
Manohla Dargis
Leonardo DiCaprio
J. Edgar
Michael Fassbender
A Dangerous Method
Tom Hardy
Warrior
Brad Pitt
Moneyball
Gary Oldman
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Stephen Holden
George Clooney
The Descendants
Ralph Fiennes
Coriolanus
Woody Harrelson
Rampart
Brad Pitt
Moneyball
Michael Shannon
Take Shelter
Best Actress
A.O. Scott
Viola Davis
The Help
Vera Farmiga
Higher Ground
Anna Paquin
Margaret
Meryl Streep
The Iron Lady
Mia Wasikowska
Jane Eyre
Manohla Dargis
Kirsten Dunst
Melancholia
Vera Farmiga
Higher Ground
Keira Knightley
A Dangerous Method
Kristen Wiig
Bridesmaids
Yun Jung-hee
Poetry
Stephen Holden
Viola Davis
The Help
Kirsten Dunst
Melancholia
Yun Jung-hee
Poetry
Meryl Streep
The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams
My Week With Marilyn
Best Supporting Actor
A.O. Scott
Jonah Hill
Moneyball
Viggo Mortensen
A Dangerous Method
John C. Reilly
Cedar Rapids
Alan Rickman
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Andy Serkis
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Manohla Dargis
Cosmo the Dog
Beginners
Jean-Pierre Darroussin
Le Havre
Viggo Mortensen
A Dangerous Method
Alan Rickman
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Cedar Rapids
Stephen Holden
Albert Brooks
Drive
Jeremy Irons
Margin Call
Patton Oswalt
Young Adult
Brad Pitt
The Tree of Life
Kevin Spacey
Margin Call
Best Supporting Actress
A.O. Scott
Jeannie Berlin
Margaret
Shirley Henderson
Meek's Cutoff
Janet Mcteer
Albert Nobbs
Kate Winslet
Contagion
Shailene Woodley
The Descendants
Manohla Dargis
Asia Argento
Go Go Tales
Jessica Chastain
The Help
Jennifer Ehle
Contagion
Melissa McCarthy
Bridesmaids
Maya Rudolph
Bridesmaids
Stephen Holden
Jessica Chastain
The Help
Melissa McCarthy
Bridesmaids
Janet Mcteer
Albert Nobbs
Vanessa Redgrave
Coriolanus
Octavia Spencer
The Help
Best Original Screenplay
A.O. Scott
J.C. Chandor
Margin Call
Asghar Farhadi
A Separation
Andrew Haigh
Weekend
Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig
Bridesmaids
Jon Raymond
Meek’s Cutoff
Manohla Dargis
Dustin Lance Black
J. Edgar
Étienne Comar and Xavier Beauvois
Of Gods and Men
Lee Chang-dong
Poetry
Kenneth Lonergan
Margaret
Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig
Bridesmaids
Stephen Holden
J.C. Chandor
Margin Call
Diablo Cody
Young Adult
Étienne Comar and Xavier Beauvois
Of Gods and Men
Asghar Farhadi
A Separation
Abbas Kiarostami
Certified Copy
Best Adapted Screenplay
A.O. Scott
Moira Buffini
Jane Eyre
Christopher Hampton
A Dangerous Method
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
The Descendants
Lynne Ramsay and Rory Stewart Kinnear
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Steve Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin
Moneyball
Manohla Dargis
Christopher Hampton
A Dangerous Method
John Logan
Hugo
Bridget O’Connor and Peter Straughan
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Carlos Saboga
Mysteries of Lisbon
Steve Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin
Moneyball
Stephen Holden
Pedro Almodoovar and Agustin Almodoovar
The Skin I Live In
Christopher Hampton
A Dangerous Method
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
The Descendants
Denis Villeneuve
Incendies
Steve Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin
Moneyball