The 2011 Academy Awards were presented on February 26, 2012, at the Kodak Theatre. All of the nominees are listed below; the Oscar winners are in bold.
| Best Picture | The Artist |
| | The Descendants |
| | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close |
| | The Help |
| | Hugo |
| | Midnight in Paris |
| | Moneyball |
| | The Tree of Life |
| | War Horse |
| Best Animated Picture | A Cat in Paris |
| | Chico & Rita |
| | Kung Fu Panda 2 |
| | Puss in Boots |
| | Rango |
| Actor in a Leading Role | Demián Bichir, A Better Life |
| | George Clooney, The Descendants |
| | Jean Dujardin, The Artist |
| | Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy |
| | Brad Pitt, Moneyball |
| Actress in a Leading Role | Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs |
| | Viola Davis, The Help |
| | Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo |
| | Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady |
| | Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn |
| Actor in a Supporting Role | Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn |
| | Jonah Hill, Moneyball |
| | Nick Nolte, Warrior |
| | Christopher Plummer, Beginners |
| | Max von Sydow, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close |
| Actress in a Supporting Role | Bérénice Béjo, The Artist |
| | Jessica Chastain, The Help |
| | Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids |
| | Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs |
| | Octavia Spencer, The Help |
| Directing | Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris |
| | Alexander Payne, The Descendants |
| | Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist |
| | Martin Scorsese, Hugo |
| | Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life |
| Writing | | Original Screenplay | Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist | | | Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids | | | J.C. Chandor, Margin Call | | | Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris | | | Asghar Farhadi, A Separation | | Adapted Screenplay | Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash, The Descendants | | | John Logan, Hugo | | | George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon, The Ides of March | | | Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin; Story by Stan Chervin, Moneyball | | | Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | |
| Cinematography | Guillaume Schiffman, The Artist |
| | Jeff Cronenweth, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo |
| | Robert Richardson, Hugo |
| | Emmanuel Lubezki, The Tree of Life |
| | Janusz Kaminski, War Horse |
| Art Direction | The Artist, Laurence Bennett and Robert Gould |
| | Harry Potter and the Dealthy Hallows Part 2, Stuart Craig and Stephenie McMillan |
| | Hugo, Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo |
| | Midnight in Paris, Anne Seibel and Hélène Dubreuil |
| | War Horse, Rick Carter and Lee Sandales |
| Sound | | Editing | Lon Bender and Victor Ray Ennis, Drive | | | Ren Klyce, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | | | Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty, Hugo | | | Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl, Transformers: Dark of the Moon | | | Richard Hymns and Gary Rydstrom, War Horse | | Mixing | David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Bo Persson The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | | | Tom Fleischman and John Midgley, Hugo | | | Deb Adair, Ron Bochar, David Giammarco and Ed Novick, Moneyball | | | Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Peter J. Devlin, Transformers: Dark of the Moon | | | Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson and Stuart Wilson, War Horse | |
| Music | | Song | "Man or Muppet" from The Muppets; Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie | | | "Real in Rio" from Rio; Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown; Lyrics by Siedah Garrett | | Original Score | John Williams, The Adventures of Tintin | | | Ludovic Bource, The Artist | | | Howard Shore, Hugo | | | Alberto Iglesias, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | | | John Williams, War Horse | |
| Film Editing | Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist |
| | Kevin Tent The Descendants |
| | Angus Wall & Kirk Baxter, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo |
| | Thelma Schoonmaker, Hugo |
| | Christopher Tellefsen, Moneyball |
| Costume Design | Lisy Christl, Anonymous |
| | Mark Bridges, The Artist |
| | Sandy Powell, Hugo |
| | Michael O'Connor, Jane Eyre |
| | Arianne Phillips, W.E. |
| Makeup | Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnston and Matthew W. Mungle, Albert Nobbs |
| | Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight and Lisa Tomblin, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 |
| | Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland, The Iron Lady |
| Visual Effects | Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossmann, and Alex Henning, Hugo |
| | Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler, and John Richardson, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 |
| | Erik Nash, John Rosengrant, Dan Taylor, and Swen Gillberg, Real Steel |
| | Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White, and Daniel Barrett, Rise of the Planet of the Apes |
| | Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew Butler, and John Frazier, Transformers: Dark of the Moon |
| Short Films | | Animated | Dimanche/Sunday, Patrick Doyon | | | The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg | | | La Luna, Enrico Casarosa | | | A Morning Stroll, Grant Orchard and Sue Goffe | | | Wild Life, Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby | | Live Action | Pentecost, Peter McDonald and Eimear O'Kane | | | Raju, Max Zähle and Stefan Gieren | | | The Shore, Terry George and Oorlagh George | | | Time Freak, Andrew Bowler and Gigi Causey | | | Tuba Atlantic, Hallvar Witzø | |
| Documentary | | Short Subject | The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement, Robin Fryday and Gail Dolgin | | | God is the Bigger Elvis, Rebecca Cammisa and Julie Anderson | | | Incident in New Baghdad, James Spione | | | Saving Face, Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy | | | The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom, Lucy Walker and Kira Carstensen | | Feature | Hell and Back Again, Danfung Dennis and Mike Lerner | | | If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front, Marshall Curry and Sam Cullman | | | Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky | | | Pina, Wim Wenders and Gian-Piero Ringel | | | Undefeated, TJ Martin, Dan Lindsay and Rich Middlemas | |
| Foreign Language Film | Bullhead, Belgium |
| | Monsieur Lazhar, Canada |
| | A Separation, Iran |
| | Footnote, Israel |
| | In Darkness, Poland |
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