The nominees were announced on 5 December, 2012. The winners will be announced on 16 December.
Motion Picture
- Argo Warner Bros.
- Silver Linings Playbook The Weinstein Co.
- Beasts Of The Southern Wild Fox Searchlight Pictures
- Les Misérables Universal
- Skyfall Columbia Pictures
- Moonrise Kingdom Focus Features
- The Sessions Fox Searchlight Pictures
- Lincoln Dreamworks/Touchstone
- Life Of Pi Twentieth Century Fox
- Zero Dark Thirty Columbia Pictures
Director
- David O. Russell Silver Linings Playbook The Weinstein Co.
- Ben Affleck Argo Warner Bros.
- Kim Ki-Duk Pieta Drafthouse Films
- Ben Lewin The Sessions Fox Searchlight Pictures
- Steven Spielberg Lincoln Dreamworks/Touchstone
- Kathryn Bigelow Zero Dark Thirty Columbia Pictures
Actress in a Motion Picture
- Jennifer Lawrence Silver Linings Playbook The Weinstein Co.
- Emilie Dequenne Our Children Versus Production
- Keira Knightley Anna Karenina Focus Features
- Emmanuelle Riva Amour Sony Pictures Classics
- Laura Birn Purge Solar Films
- Laura Linney Hyde Park On Hudson Focus Features
- Jessica Chastain Zero Dark Thirty Columbia Pictures
Actor In A Motionn Picture
- John Hawkes The Sessions Fox Searchlight Pictures
- Omar Sy The Intouchables The Weinstein Co.
- Hugh Jackman Les Misérables Universal
- Joaquin Phoenix The Master The Weinstein Co.
- Denzel Washington Flight Paramount Pictures
- Daniel Day-Lewis Lincoln Dreamworks/Touchstone
- Bradley Cooper Silver Linings Playbook The Weinstein Co.
Actress In A Supporting Role
- Amy Adams The Master The Weinstein Co.
- Helene Florent Café De Flore Adopt Films
- Anne Hathaway Les Misérables Universal
- Helen Hunt The Sessions Fox Searchlight Pictures
- Judi Dench Skyfall Columbia Pictures
- Samantha Barks Les Miserables Universal
Actor In A Supporting Role
- Philip Seymour Hoffman The Master The Weinstein Co.
- Robert De Niro Silver Linings Playbook The Weinstein Co.
- John Goodman Flight Paramount Pictures
- Javier Bardem Skyfall Columbia Pictures
- Tommy Lee Jones Lincoln Dreamworks/Touchstone
- Eddie Redmayne Les Misérables Universal
Motion Picture, International Film
- Amour Sony Pictures Classics Austria
- A Royal Affair Magnolia Pictures Denmark
- The Intouchables The Weinstein Co. France
- Our Children Le Films Du Losange Belgium
- Kon-Tiki The Weinstein Co. Norway
- Pieta Drafthouse Films South Korea
- Beyond The Hills Sundance Selects Romania
- War Witch Tribeca Film Canada
- Caesar Must Die Adopt Film Italy
Motion Picture, Animated Or Mixed Media
- Paranorman Focus Features
- Wreck-It Ralph Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
- Rise Of The Guardians Dreamworks Animation
- Brave Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
- Ice Age 4: Continental Drift Twentieth Century Fox Animation
- Frankenweenie Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
- Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted Dreamworks Animation
Motion Picture, Documentary
- The Central Park Five Sundance Selects
- The Pruitt-Igoe Myth First Run Features
- The Gatekeepers Sony Pictures Classics
- Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry Sundance Selects
- West Of Memphis Sony Pictures Classics
- Chasing Ice National Geographic
- Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present Music Box Films
- Searching For Sugar Man Sony Pictures Classics
Screenplay, Original
- Eric Toledano, Olivier Nakache The Intouchables The Weinstein Co.
- John Gatins Flight Paramount Pictures
- Kim Ki-Duk Pieta Drafthouse Films
- Roman Coppola, Wes Anderson Moonrise Kingdom Focus Features
- Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master The Weinstein Co.
- Mark Boal Zero Dark Thirty Columbia Pictures
Screenplay,Adapted
- Ben Lewin The Sessions Fox Searchlight Pictures (Based On Documentary “Breathing Lessons: The Life And Work Of Mark O’brien” Directed By Jessica Yu)
- Tony Kushner, John Logan, Paul Webb Lincoln Dreamworks/Touchstone (Based On “Team Of Rivals: The Political Genius Of Abraham Lincoln” By Doris Kearns Goodwin)
- Chris TerrioArgo Warner Bros. (Based On “Escape From Tehran” By Joshuah Bearman)
- Tom StoppardAnna Karenina Focus Features (Based On The Novel By Leo Tolstoy)
- David O. Russell Silver Linings Playbook The Weinstein Co. (Based On Novel By Matthew Quick)
- David Magee Life Of Pi Twentieth Century FoxBased On The Novel By Yann Martel)
Original Score Composer Title of Film
- Alexandre Desplat Argo Warner Bros.
- Dario Marianelli Anna Karenina Focus Features
- Thomas Newman Skyfall Columbia Pictures
- Jonny Greenwood The Master The Weinstein Co.
- John Williams Lincoln Dreamworks/Touchstone
- Dan Romer, Benh Zeitlin Beasts Of The Southern Wild /Fox Searchlight Pictures
Original Song (Title Of Song Performer Writer(S) Title Of Film)
- Learn Me Right Birdy Birdy & Mumford And Sons Brave
- Still Alive Paul Williams Paul Williams Paul Williams: Still Alive
- Skyfall Adele Adele Adkins, Paul Epworth Skyfall
- Suddenly Hugh Jackman Alain Boubil, Herbert Kretzmer Les Misérables
- Fire In The Blood/Snake Song Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris, Nick Cave, Warren Ellis Lawless
- Love Always Comes As A Surprise Peter Asher Peter Asher & Dave Stewart Madagascar 3
Cinematography
- Ben Richardson Beasts Of The Southern Wild/Fox Searchlight Pictures
- Mihai Malaimare Jr The Master/The Weinstein Co.
- Janusz Kaminski Lincoln/Dreamworks/Touchstone
- Roger Deakins Skyfall/Columbia Pictures
- Seamus Mcgarvey Anna Karenina/Focus Features
- Claudio Miranda Life Of Pi/Twentieth Century Fox
Visual Effects
- Steve Begg, Arundi Asregadoo, Andrew Whitehurst Skyfall Columbia Pictures
- Richard Stammers, Charley Henley, Martin Hill Prometheus Twentieth Century Fox
- Bill Westenhofer Life Of Pi Twentieth Century Fox
- Michael Lantieri, Kevin Baillie, Ryan Tudhope, Jim Gibbs Flight Paramount Pictures
- Dan Glass, Geoffrey Hancock, Stephane Ceretti Cloud Atlas Warner Bros.
- Chris Corbould, Paul Franklin The Dark Knight Rises Warner Bros.
Film Editing
- Lisa Bromwell The Sessions Fox Searchlight Pictures
- Jeremiah O’driscoll Flight Paramount Pictures
- Dylan Tichenor Zero Dark Thirty Columbia Pictures
- Alexander Berner Cloud Atlas Warner Bros
- Jay Cassidy Silver Linings Playbook The Weinstein Co.
- Chris Dickens Les Misérables Universal
Sound (Editing and Mixing)
- Dennis Leonard Flight Paramount Pictures
- John Warhurst, Lee Walpole, Simon Hayes Les Misérables Universal
- Craig Henighan, Chris Munro Snow White And The Huntsman Universal
- Baard H. Ingebretsen, Tormod Ringes Kon-Tiki The Weinstein Co.
- Drew Kunin, Eugene Gearty, Philip Stockton Life Of Pi Twentieth Century Fox
- Victor Ray Ennis, Ann Scibelli, John Cucci, Mark P. Stoeckinger Prometheus Twentieth Century Fox
Art Direction & Production Design
- Rick Carter, Curt Beech, David Crank, Leslie Mcdonald Lincoln Dreamworks/Touchstone
- Nathan Crowley, Kevin Kavanaugh, James Hambidge, Naaman Marshall The Dark Knight Rises Warner Bros.
- Niels Sejer A Royal Affair Magnolia Pictures
- David Crank, Jack Fisk The Master the Weinstein Co.
- Sarah Greenwood, Niall Moroney, Thomas Brown, Nick Gottschalk, Tom Still Anna Karenina Focus Features
- Eve Stewart, Anna Lynch-Robinson Les Misérables Universal
Costume Design
- Colleen Atwood Snow White And The Huntsman Universal
- Manon Rasmussen A Royal Affair Magnolia Pictures
- Christian Gasc, Valerie Ranchoux Farewell, My Queen Cohen Media Group
- Jacqueline Durran Anna Karenina Focus Features
- Kym Barrett, Pierre-Yves Gayraud Cloud Atlas Warner Bros
- Paco Delgado Les Misérables Universal
