2. The Descendants
3. The Help
4. Hugo
5. War Horse
6. Midnight in Paris
7. Moneyball
8. The Tree of Life
9. Drive
10. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (Anyone who questions my final choice, OBVIOUSLY hasn't seen the movie, and I pity you)
2. David Fincher, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
3. Martin Scorsese, Hugo
4. Terrence Malik, The Tree of Life
5. Nicholas Winding Refn, Drive
Best Actor:
1. George Clooney, The Descendants
2. Jean Dujardin, The Artist
3. Brad Pitt, Moneyball
4. Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar
5. Gary Oldman, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Best Actress:
1. Viola Davis, The Help
2. Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
3. Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
4. Charlize Theron, Young Adult
5. Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin
Best Supporting Actor:
1. Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
2. Albert Brooks, Drive
3. Christopher Plummer, Beginners
4. Jonah Hill, Moneyball
5. Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method
Best Supporting Actress:
1. Berenice Bojo, The Artist
2. Octavia Spencer, The Help
3. Jessica Chastain, The Help
4. Shailene Woodley, The Descendants
5. Jodie Foster, Carnage
Best Original Score:
1. Trent Raznor, Atticus Ross, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2. Ludovic Bource, The Artist
3. John Williams, War Horse
4. Howard Shore, Hugo
5. Alexandre Desplat, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Best Original Song:
1. "Collision of Worlds", Cars 2
2. "Hello Hello", Gnomeo and Juliet
3. "The Living Proof", The Help
4. "Lay Your Head Down", Albert Nobbs
5. "Masterpiece", W.E.
Best Visual Effects:
1. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
3. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
4. Transformers: Dark of the Moon
5. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Best Animated Feature:
1. Kung Fu Panda 2
2. Puss in Boots
3. The Adventures of Tintin
4. Rango
5. Arthur Christmas or Cars 2 (My best guess is Cars 2, since it got a Golden Globe nom, but I think that the Oscars might choose to exclude it because well to put it lightly, it's not a critical darling. If Cars 2 doesn't get a nom, look for Arthur Christmas to swoop in a take it)