The nominees who are the front-runners and can possible steel the award for 2012 are.
Best Picture
"The Artist" Thomas Langmann, Producer
"The Descendants" Jim Burke, Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Producers
"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" Scott Rudin, Producer
"The Help" Brunson Green, Chris Columbus and Michael Barnathan, Producers
"Hugo" Graham King and Martin Scorsese, Producers
"Midnight in Paris" Letty Aronson and Stephen Tenenbaum, Producers
"Moneyball" Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz and Brad Pitt, Producers
"The Tree of Life" Nominees to be determined
"War Horse" Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers
Actor
Demián Bichir, A Better Life;
George Clooney, The Descendants;
Jean Dujardin, The Artist;
Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy;
Brad Pitt, Moneyball
Actress
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs;
Viola Davis, The Help;
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady;
Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo;
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn
Directors
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris;
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist;
Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life;
Alexander Payne, The Descendants;
Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Supporting actor
Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn;
Jonah Hill, Moneyball;
Nick Nolte, Warrior;
Christopher Plummer, Beginners;
Max von Sydow, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Supporting actress
Bérénice Bejo, The Artist;
Jessica Chastain, The Help;
Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids;
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs;
Octavia Spencer, The Help
Animated Feature Film
"A Cat in Paris" Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli
"Chico & Rita" Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal
"Kung Fu Panda 2" Jennifer Yuh Nelson
"Puss in Boots" Chris Miller
"Rango" Gore Verbinski