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Oscars 2012 Winners & Nominees

The 84th Academy Awards (2012) took place on February 26, 2012. Con Artist won Best Picture and 4 more awards. Hugo matched it with 5 wins. Every winner and nominee in all 22 categories is below.

All 22 categories Most wins
categories
22
nominations
102
films nominated
45
winners
22
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Best Picture
Con Artist
Headline winners

Oscars 2012: The Winners

Con Artist won Best Picture against 7 other nominees. Michel Hazanavicius (Best Director), Jean Dujardin (Best Actor) and Meryl Streep (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

Con Artist (2010) movie poster Best Picture

Best Picture

Con Artist

2010 · Comedy, Documentary · $2.54K worldwide

5 wins from 10 nominations at the 84th Academy Awards (2012)

  • Best Actor
  • Best Costume Design
  • Best Director
  • Best Original Score

A wealthy and self-absorbed billionaire uses his fame to search for the ideal partner. However, he soon realizes that his own inflated ego and egocentric behavior are preventing him from forming a genuine connection. He must confront his flaws and learn humility before he can find true love and build a meaningful relationship.

About Con Artist
Scoreboard

Oscars 2012: Which Films Won the Most

Hugo and Con Artist won 5 awards each. 13 films won at least once, while Moneyball went home empty-handed from 6 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Hugo (2011) movie poster
    Hugo 5 / 11
    2011 · Mystery, Family · 5 wins from 11 nominations
  2. Con Artist (2010) movie poster
    Con Artist 5 / 10
    2010 · Comedy, Documentary · 5 wins from 10 nominations
  3. The Iron Lady (2011) movie poster
    The Iron Lady 2 / 2
    2011 · Biography, Drama · 2 wins from 2 nominations
  4. The Descendants (2011) movie poster
    The Descendants 1 / 5
    2011 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 5 nominations
  5. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2010) movie poster
    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 1 / 5
    2010 · Mystery, Thriller · 1 win from 5 nominations
  6. The Help (2011) movie poster
    The Help 1 / 4
    2011 · Drama · 1 win from 4 nominations
  7. Midnight in Paris (2011) movie poster
    Midnight in Paris 1 / 4
    2011 · Comedy, Romance · 1 win from 4 nominations
  8. A Separation (2011) movie poster
    A Separation 1 / 2
    2011 · Drama · 1 win from 2 nominations
  9. Brave (2012) movie poster
    Brave 1 / 1
    2012 · Action, Adventure · 1 win from 1 nomination
  10. Undefeated (2012) movie poster
    Undefeated 1 / 1
    2012 · Documentary · 1 win from 1 nomination
Full results

All 22 Oscars 2012 Categories: Winners & Nominees

22 categories and 102 nominations; Best Picture had the most nominees (8). The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

22 categories · 102 nominations

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Oscars 2012 Best Documentary (Short Subject)

Official name: Documentary (Short Subject)

1 nominee

Oscars 2012 Best Original Song

Official name: Music (Original Song)

2 nominees
By genre

The Genres Behind the Oscars 2012 Winners

Drama led with 39 nominations across 20 films and won 7. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 7 wins · 39 nominations · 18%
  2. Comedy 10 wins · 29 nominations · 34%
  3. Mystery 6 wins · 21 nominations · 29%
  4. Family 7 wins · 18 nominations · 39%
  5. Documentary 6 wins · 16 nominations · 38%
  6. Adventure 1 win · 12 nominations · 8%
  7. Action 1 win · 9 nominations · 11%
  8. Thriller 1 win · 9 nominations · 11%
  9. Romance 2 wins · 8 nominations · 25%
  10. Fantasy 1 win · 8 nominations · 13%
2012 season

How the Rest of the 2012 Awards Season Voted

The other 13 ceremonies of 2012, with the winner of each top prize. Con Artist also won the top prize at 4 of them.

All 2012 awards
Earlier years

Previous Oscars Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Oscars page has every year back to 1929.

Every Oscars ceremony

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Oscars 2012: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 84th Academy Awards (2012), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Picture at the 84th Academy Awards (2012)?

Con Artist (2010) won Best Picture. The other nominees were The Descendants, The Help, Hugo, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball, The Tree of Life and War Horse.

About Con Artist

Which film won the most awards at the 84th Academy Awards (2012)?

Hugo and Con Artist each won 5 awards.

Which film had the most nominations at the 84th Academy Awards (2012)?

Hugo (2011) led with 11 nominations and won 5 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 84th Academy Awards (2012)?

Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius for Con Artist. Best Actor: Jean Dujardin for Con Artist. Best Actress: Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady. Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer for Beginners. Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer for The Help.

When was the 84th Academy Awards (2012)?

The 84th Academy Awards (2012) took place on February 26, 2012. The database has 22 categories and 102 nominations for it.