"The Artist", "Tree of Life", "Hugo", "Moneyball", "Midnight in Paris" reprezinta productiile favorite in cursa pentru Oscar din cele 9 filme nominalizate.
La categoria "Cel mai bun regizor" ii gasim pe Michel Hazanavicius ("The Artist"), Alexander Payne ("The Descendants"), Martin Scorsese ("Hugo"), Woody Allen ("Midnight in Paris") si Terrence Malick ("The Tree of Life").
Meryl Streep ("The Iron Lady"), Glenn Close ("Albert Nobbs"), Rooney Mara ("The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"), Viola Davis ("The Help") si Michelle Williams ("My Week with Marilyn") au fost nominalizate la Oscarul pentru cea mai buna actrita in rol principal.
George Clooney ("The Descendants"), Jean Dujardin ("The Artist"), Brad Pitt ("Moneyball"), Gary Oldman ("Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy") si Demián Bichir ("A Better Life") sunt nominalizati la categoria cel mai bun actor intr-un rol principal.
