Best Picture nominees at the 2012 Oscars: all nine films
All nine Best Picture nominees at the 2012 Oscars, from winner The Artist to Hugo, Moneyball, Midnight in Paris and The Help.
The 84th Academy Awards took place on February 26, 2012, hosted by Billy Crystal. The Artist and Hugo won five Oscars each, two love letters to early cinema, and the silent French film took the top prize.
The nine Best Picture nominees of 2012
1. The Artist (2011) · Winner
A silent film star sees his world fall apart with the arrival of sound.
- Director: Michel Hazanavicius
- Genre: Drama, Comedy
Worth it if: you want a love letter to old Hollywood.
Oscars: Winner: Best Picture
2. The Descendants (2011)
A Hawaiian landowner learns of his dying wife's affair and reconnects with his daughters.
- Director: Alexander Payne
- Genre: Drama, Comedy
Worth it if: you enjoy bittersweet family comedies.
Oscars: Nominated: Best Picture
3. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)
A boy who lost his father on 9/11 searches New York for the lock of a mysterious key.
- Director: Stephen Daldry
- Genre: Drama
Worth it if: you are ready to cry over a very sad story.
Oscars: Nominated: Best Picture
4. The Help (2011)
A young writer in 1960s Mississippi records the stories of Black maids.
- Director: Tate Taylor
- Genre: Drama, History
Worth it if: you want an emotional drama about racism in the South.
Oscars: Nominated: Best Picture
5. Hugo (2011)
An orphan in a Paris station discovers the secret of a pioneer of cinema.
- Director: Martin Scorsese
- Genre: Adventure, Drama
Worth it if: you love the history of cinema.
Oscars: Nominated: Best Picture
6. Midnight in Paris (2011)
A writer in Paris is carried back to the 1920s every midnight.
- Director: Woody Allen
- Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Worth it if: you want a light fantasy for lovers of art and Paris.
Oscars: Nominated: Best Picture
7. Moneyball (2011)
Billy Beane rebuilds the Oakland Athletics using statistics.
- Director: Bennett Miller
- Genre: Drama, Biography
Worth it if: you like smart sports films about numbers.
Oscars: Nominated: Best Picture
8. The Tree of Life (2011)
A 1950s Texas family's story is intertwined with the origin of the universe.
- Director: Terrence Malick
- Genre: Drama
Worth it if: you want a poetic, cosmic and demanding film.
Oscars: Nominated: Best Picture
9. War Horse (2011)
A boy and his horse are separated by World War I.
- Director: Steven Spielberg
- Genre: War, Drama
Worth it if: you love grand old-style war adventures.
Oscars: Nominated: Best Picture
What won Best Picture at the 2012 Oscars?
The Artist, directed by Michel Hazanavicius, won Best Picture, and Jean Dujardin won Best Actor.
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