2012 (85th Annual Awards)
Nominations by Film

Listed below are the films nominated for Academy Awards in 2012. Beneath each film are the categories for which the film was nominated. The symbol appears next to those categories it ultimately won. Click on the name of a film, person or song in the list to display more information about that film, person or song. Or, click on a year in the column on the right to display the nominations by film for that year.

Adam and Dog, Lodge Films Production.

Short Films (Animated). Minkyu Lee.

Amour, Les Films du Losange/X Filme Creative Pool/Wega Film Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Austria, France, Germany)

Best Picture. Margaret Menegoz, Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka and Michael Katz, Producers.

Actress in a Leading Role. Emmanuelle Riva.

Directing. Michael Haneke.

Foreign Language Film.

Writing (Original Screenplay). Written by Michael Haneke.

Anna Karenina, Working Title Films Production; Focus Features. (UK)

Cinematography. Seamus McGarvey.

Costume Design. Jacqueline Durran.

Music (Original Score). Dario Marianelli.

Production Design. Production design by Sarah Greenwood; set decoration by Katie Spencer.

Argo, Stage 16 Pictures Production; Warner Bros. (USA, UK)

Best Picture. Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck and George Clooney, Producers.

Actor in a Supporting Role. Alan Arkin.

Film Editing. William Goldenberg.

Music (Original Score). Alexandre Desplat.

Sound Editing. Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn.

Sound Mixing. John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Jose Antonio Garcia.

Writing (Adapted Screenplay). Screenplay by Chris Terrio.

Asad, Hungry Man Production. (South Africa, USA)

Short Films (Live Action). Bryan Buckley and Mino Jarjoura.

Beasts of the Southern Wild, Cinereach and Court 13 Production; Fox Searchlight.

Best Picture. Dan Janvey, Josh Penn and Michael Gottwald, Producers.

Actress in a Leading Role. Quvenzhané Wallis.

Directing. Benh Zeitlin.

Writing (Adapted Screenplay). Screenplay by Lucy Alibar & Benh Zeitlin.

Brave, Pixar Animation Studios Production; Walt Disney. (USA, UK)

Animated Feature Film. Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman.

Buzkashi Boys, Afghan Film Project Production. (Afghanistan, USA)

Short Films (Live Action). Sam French and Ariel Nasr.

Chasing Ice, Exposure Production; Submarine Deluxe.

Music (Original Song). “Before My Time”. Music and lyric by J. Ralph.

Curfew, Fuzzy Logic Pictures Production; Ouat Media.

Short Films (Live Action). Shawn Christensen.

Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw), Serendipity Films Production; Premium Films. (Belgium, France)

Short Films (Live Action). Tom Van Avermaet and Ellen De Waele.

Django Unchained, Weinstein Company and Columbia Pictures Production; The Weinstein Company.

Best Picture. Stacey Sher, Reginald Hudlin and Pilar Savone, Producers.

Actor in a Supporting Role. Christoph Waltz.

Cinematography. Robert Richardson.

Sound Editing. Wylie Stateman.

Writing (Original Screenplay). Written by Quentin Tarantino.

5 Broken Cameras, Guy DVD Films/Burnat Films Palestine; Kino Lorber. (Palestine, Israel, France, Netherlands)

Documentary (Feature). Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi.

Flight, Paramount Pictures Production; Paramount. (USA, United Arab Emirates)

Actor in a Leading Role. Denzel Washington.

Writing (Original Screenplay). Written by John Gatins.

Frankenweenie, Walt Disney Pictures Production; Walt Disney.

Animated Feature Film. Tim Burton.

Fresh Guacamole, PES Production.

Short Films (Animated). PES.

The Gatekeepers, Les Films du Poisson/Dror Moreh/Cinephil; Sony Pictures Classics. (Israel, France)

Documentary (Feature). Dror Moreh, Philippa Kowarsky and Estelle Fialon.

Head over Heels, National Film and Television School Production; National Film and Television School. (UK)

Short Films (Animated). Timothy Reckart and Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly.

Henry, Yan England Production. (Canada)

Short Films (Live Action). Yan England.

Hitchcock, Montecito Picture Company/Barnette/Thayer Production; Fox Searchlight. (USA, UK)

Makeup and Hairstyling. Howard Berger, Peter Montagna and Martin Samuel.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, New Line and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Production; Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (USA, New Zealand)

Makeup and Hairstyling. Peter Swords King, Rick Findlater and Tami Lane.

Production Design. Production design by Dan Hennah; set decoration by Ra Vincent and Simon Bright.

Visual Effects. Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and R. Christopher White.

How to Survive a Plague, How to Survive a Plague Production; Sundance Selects.

Documentary (Feature). David France and Howard Gertler.

The Impossible, Apaches Entertainment/Telecinco Cinema in association with La Trini, CANAL +, ICAA, IVAC and Generalitat Valenciana Production; Summit Entertainment and Mediaset España. (Spain, USA)

Actress in a Leading Role. Naomi Watts.

Inocente, Shine Global Production.

Documentary (Short Subject). Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine.

The Invisible War, Chain Camera Pictures Production; Cinedigm/Docurama Films. (USA, France)

Documentary (Feature). Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering.

Kings Point, Kings Point Documentary Production.

Documentary (Short Subject). Sari Gilman and Jedd Wider.

Kon-Tiki, Nordisk Film Production; The Weinstein Company. (UK, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Sweden)

Foreign Language Film.

Les Misérables, Universal Pictures and Working Title Production; Universal. (UK, USA)

Best Picture. Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward and Cameron Mackintosh, Producers.

Actor in a Leading Role. Hugh Jackman.

Actress in a Supporting Role. Anne Hathaway.

Costume Design. Paco Delgado.

Makeup and Hairstyling. Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell.

Music (Original Song). “Suddenly”. Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg; lyric by Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boublil.

Production Design. Production design by Eve Stewart; set decoration by Anna Lynch-Robinson.

Sound Mixing. Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson and Simon Hayes.

Life of Pi, Fox 2000 Pictures Production; 20th Century Fox. (USA, Taiwan, UK, Canada)

Best Picture. Gil Netter, Ang Lee and David Womark, Producers.

Directing. Ang Lee.

Cinematography. Claudio Miranda.

Film Editing. Tim Squyres.

Music (Original Score). Mychael Danna.

Music (Original Song). “Pi’s Lullaby”. Music by Mychael Danna; lyric by Bombay Jayashri.

Production Design. Production design by David Gropman; set decoration by Anna Pinnock.

Sound Editing. Eugene Gearty and Philip Stockton.

Sound Mixing. Ron Bartlett, D. M. Hemphill and Drew Kunin.

Visual Effects. Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott.

Writing (Adapted Screenplay). Screenplay by David Magee.

Lincoln, DreamWorks Pictures/20th Century Fox Production; Walt Disney/20th Century Fox. (USA, India)

Best Picture. Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers.

Actor in a Leading Role. Daniel Day-Lewis.

Actor in a Supporting Role. Tommy Lee Jones.

Actress in a Supporting Role. Sally Field.

Directing. Steven Spielberg.

Cinematography. Janusz Kaminski.

Costume Design. Joanna Johnston.

Film Editing. Michael Kahn.

Music (Original Score). John Williams.

Production Design. Production design by Rick Carter; set decoration by Jim Erickson.

Sound Mixing. Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom and Ronald Judkins.

Writing (Adapted Screenplay). Screenplay by Tony Kushner.

Maggie Simpson in “The Longest Daycare”, Gracie Films Production; 20th Century Fox Animation.

Short Films (Animated). David Silverman.

Marvel’s The Avengers, Marvel Studios Production; Walt Disney.

Visual Effects. Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams and Dan Sudick.

The Master, Ghoulardi Film Company/Annapurna Pictures Production; The Weinstein Company.

Actor in a Leading Role. Joaquin Phoenix.

Actor in a Supporting Role. Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Actress in a Supporting Role. Amy Adams.

Mirror Mirror, Goldmann Pictures/Relativity Media/RAT Entertainment/Misher Films Production; Relativity Media. (USA, Canada)

Costume Design. Eiko Ishioka.

Mondays at Racine, Cynthia Wade Production.

Documentary (Short Subject). Cynthia Wade and Robin Honan.

Moonrise Kingdom, Indian Paintbrush Production; Focus Features.

Writing (Original Screenplay). Written by Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola.

No, Fabula Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Chile, France, Mexico, USA)

Foreign Language Film.

Open Heart, Urban Landscapes Production.

Documentary (Short Subject). Kief Davidson and Cori Shepherd Stern.

Paperman, Disney Animation Studios Production; Walt Disney.

Short Films (Animated). John Kahrs.

ParaNorman, LAIKA Production; Focus Features.

Animated Feature Film. Sam Fell and Chris Butler.

The Pirates! Band of Misfits, Columbia and Sony Pictures Animation Production; Sony Pictures Releasing. (UK, USA)

Animated Feature Film. Peter Lord.

Prometheus, 20th Century Fox Production; 20th Century Fox. (USA, UK)

Visual Effects. Richard Stammers, Trevor Wood, Charley Henley and Martin Hill.

Redemption, Downtown Docs Production.

Documentary (Short Subject). Jon Alpert and Matthew O’Neill.

A Royal Affair, Zentropa Production; Magnolia Pictures. (Denmark, Sweden, Czech Republic, Germany)

Foreign Language Film.

Searching for Sugar Man, Red Box Films and Passion Pictures in association with Canfield Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Sweden, UK, Finland)

Documentary (Feature). Malik Bendjelloul and Simon Chinn.

The Sessions, Such Much Films/Rhino Films Production; Fox Searchlight.

Actress in a Supporting Role. Helen Hunt.

Silver Linings Playbook, Weinstein Company Production; The Weinstein Company.

Best Picture. Donna Gigliotti, Bruce Cohen and Jonathan Gordon, Producers.

Actor in a Leading Role. Bradley Cooper.

Actress in a Leading Role. Jennifer Lawrence.

Actor in a Supporting Role. Robert De Niro.

Actress in a Supporting Role. Jacki Weaver.

Directing. David O. Russell.

Film Editing. Jay Cassidy and Crispin Struthers.

Writing (Adapted Screenplay). Screenplay by David O. Russell.

Skyfall, Eon Productions Ltd./Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures/Columbia Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Releasing and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (UK, USA)

Cinematography. Roger Deakins.

Music (Original Score). Thomas Newman.

Music (Original Song). “Skyfall”. Music and lyric by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth.

Sound Editing. Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers.

Sound Mixing. Scott Millan, Greg P. Russell and Stuart Wilson.

Snow White and the Huntsman, Universal Pictures Production; Universal. (USA, UK)

Costume Design. Colleen Atwood.

Visual Effects. Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Philip Brennan, Neil Corbould and Michael Dawson.

Ted, Media Rights Capital Production; Universal.

Music (Original Song). “Everybody Needs A Best Friend”. Music by Walter Murphy; lyric by Seth MacFarlane.

War Witch, Item 7 Production; Tribeca Film. (Canada)

Foreign Language Film.

Wreck-It Ralph, Walt Disney Animation Studios Production; Walt Disney.

Animated Feature Film. Rich Moore.

Zero Dark Thirty, Columbia Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Releasing. (USA, United Arab Emirates)

Best Picture. Mark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow and Megan Ellison, Producers.

Actress in a Leading Role. Jessica Chastain.

Film Editing. Dylan Tichenor and William Goldenberg.

Sound Editing. Paul N. J. Ottosson.

Writing (Original Screenplay). Written by Mark Boal.