Michel Hazanavicius Wins Best Director Oscar for "The Artist"

Best Achievement in Directing

WINNER - Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist

Nominees:
Woody Allen for Midnight in Paris
Terrence Malick for The Tree of Life
Alexander Payne for The Descendants
Martin Scorsese for Hugo

"The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore" Wins Best Animated Short Oscar

Best Short Film, Animated

WINNER - The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore: William Joyce, Brandon Oldenburg

Nominees:
Dimanche: Patrick Doyon
La Luna: Enrico Casarosa
A Morning Stroll: Grant Orchard, Sue Goffe
Wild Life: Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby

"Saving Face" Wins Best Documentary Short Oscar

Best Documentary, Short Subjects

WINNER - Saving Face: Daniel Junge, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Nominees:
The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement (2011): Robin Fryday, Gail Dolgin
God Is the Bigger Elvis: Rebecca Cammisa, Julie Anderson
Incident in New Baghdad: James Spione
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom: Lucy Walker, Kira Carstensen

"The Shore" Wins Best Short Film Oscar

Best Short Film, Live Action

WINNER - The Shore: Terry George, Oorlagh George

Nominees:
Pentecost: Peter McDonald
Raju: Max Zähle, Stefan Gieren
Time Freak: Andrew Bowler, Gigi Causey
Tuba Atlantic: Hallvar Witzø

Woody Allen Wins Best Original Screenplay Oscar for "Midnight in Paris"

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

WINNER - Midnight in Paris: Woody Allen

Nominees:
The Artist: Michel Hazanavicius
Bridesmaids: Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo
Margin Call: J.C. Chandor
A Separation: Asghar Farhadi

"The Descendants" Wins Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published

WINNER - The Descendants: Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash

Nominees:
Hugo: John Logan
The Ides of March: George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon
Moneyball: Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, Stan Chervin
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan

"Man or Muppet" Wins Best Original Song Oscar

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song

WINNER - The Muppets: Bret McKenzie ("Man or Muppet")

Nominee:
Rio: Sergio Mendes, Carlinhos Brown, Siedah Garrett ("Real in Rio")