The final big Oscar contenders

Best Foreign Language Film:
Bullhead ( Belgium)
Footnote (Israel)
In Darkness (Poland)
Monsieur Lazhar (Canada)
A Separation (Iran)

Best Adapted Screenplay:
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash for The Descendants
John Logan for Hugo
George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon for The Ides of March
Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin and Stan Chervin for Moneyball
Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Best Original Screenplay:
Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist
Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig for Bridesmaids
J.C. Chandor for Margin Call
Woody Allen for Midnight in Paris
Asghar Farhadi for A Separation

Best Animated Feature Film:
A Cat in Paris
Starring: Dominique Blanc, Bruno Salomone and Jean Benguigui
Directed by: Jean-Loup Felicioli, Alain Gagnol

Best Animated Feature Film:
Chico & Rita
Stars: Starring: Limara Meneses, Eman Xor Oña and Mario Guerra
Directed by: Tono Errando, Javier Mariscal and Fernando Trueba

Best Animated Feature Film:
Kung Fu Panda 2
Starring: Jack Black, Angelina Jolie and Jackie Chan
Directed by: Jennifer Yuh

Best Animated Feature Film:
Puss in Boots
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek and Zach Galifianakis
Directed by: Chris Miller

Best Animated Feature Film:
Rango
Starring: Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher and Timothy Olyphant
Directed by: Gore Verbinski

Best Art Direction:
The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
War Horse

Best Cinematography:
The Artist, Guillaume Schiffman
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Jeff Cronenweth
Hugo, Robert Richardson
The Tree of Life, Emmanuel Lubezki
War Horse, Janusz Kaminski

Best Original 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 Lyric by Siedah Garrett

Best Original Score:
The Adventures of Tintin, John Williams
The Artist, Ludovic Bource
Hugo, Howard Shore
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Alberto Iglesias
War Horse, John Williams