"The Artist" Wins Best Picture Oscar

Best Motion Picture of the Year

WINNER - The Artist: Thomas Langmann

Nominees:
The Descendants: Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: Scott Rudin
The Help: Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan
Hugo: Graham King, Martin Scorsese
Midnight in Paris: Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum
Moneyball: Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz, Brad Pitt
The Tree of Life: Sarah Green, Dede Gardner, Grant Hill, and William Pohlad
War Horse: Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy

Meryl Streep Wins Best Actress Oscar for "The Iron Lady"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

WINNER - Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady

Nominees:
Glenn Close for Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis for The Help
Rooney Mara for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Michelle Williams for My Week with Marilyn

Jean Dujardin Wins Best Actor Oscar for "The Artist'

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

WINNER - Jean Dujardin for The Artist

Nominees:
Demián Bichir for A Better Life
George Clooney for The Descendants
Gary Oldman for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt for Moneyball

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