The 84th Annual Academy Awards: Winners

Best Motion Picture of the Year

Winner: The Artist (2011) - Thomas Langmann

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Winner: Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady (2011)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Winner: Jean Dujardin for The Artist (2011)

Best Achievement in Directing
Winner: Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist (2011)

Best Short Film, Animated
Winner: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (2011) - William Joyce, Brandon Oldenburg

Best Documentary, Short Subjects
Winner: Saving Face (2012) - Daniel Junge, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Best Short Film, Live Action
Winner: The Shore (2011) - Terry George, Oorlagh George

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Winner: Midnight in Paris (2011) - Woody Allen

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published

Winner: The Descendants (2011) - Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
Winner: The Muppets (2011) - Bret McKenzie("Man or Muppet")

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score

Winner: The Artist (2011) - Ludovic Bource

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner: Christopher Plummer for Beginners (2010)

Best Achievement in Visual Effects

Winner: Hugo (2011) - Robert Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossmann, Alex Henning

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
Winner: Rango (2011) - Gore Verbinski

Best Documentary, Features

Winner: Undefeated (2011) - Daniel Lindsay, T.J. Martin, Rich Middlemas

Best Achievement in Sound Editing
Winner: Hugo (2011) - Philip Stockton, Eugene Gearty

Best Achievement in Sound Mixing

Winner: Hugo (2011) - Philip Stockton, Eugene Gearty

Best Achievement in Editing
Winner: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) - Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Winner: Octavia Spencer for The Help (2011)

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Winner: A Separation (2011) - Asghar Farhadi(Iran)

Best Achievement in Makeup

Winner: The Iron Lady (2011) - Mark Coulier, J. Roy Helland

Best Achievement in Costume Design
Winner: The Artist (2011) - Mark Bridges

Best Achievement in Art Direction
Winner: Hugo (2011) - Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo

Best Achievement in Cinematography
Winner: Hugo (2011) - Robert Richardson