The “indie” film critics and awards organizations apparently love to love, The Artist, leads all works nominated with 6 of the big ones. The Descendants and The Help follow closely with 5. Of the TV nominees, Todd Haynes’s Kate Winslet-starring period-piece remake Mildred Pierce and PBS’s Downton Abbey lead with 4 nominations.
Film
Best Motion Picture – Drama
- The Descendants
- The Help
- Hugo
- The Ides of March
- Moneyball
- War Horse
Best Motion Picture – Comedy
- 50/50
- The Artist
- Bridesmaids
- Midnight in Paris
- My Week with Marilyn
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
- George Clooney – The Descendants as Matt King
- Leonardo DiCaprio – J. Edgar as J. Edgar Hoover
- Michael Fassbender – Shame as Brandon Sullivan
- Ryan Gosling – The Ides of March as Stephen Meyers
- Brad Pitt – Moneyball as Billy Beane
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
- Glenn Close – Albert Nobbs as Albert Nobbs
- Viola Davis – The Help as Aibileen Clark
- Rooney Mara – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Lisbeth Salander
- Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady as Margaret Thatcher
- Tilda Swinton – We Need to Talk about Kevin as Eva Khatchadourian
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy
- Jean Dujardin – The Artist as George Valentin
- Brendan Gleeson – The Guard as Gerry Boyle
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt – 50/50 as Adam Lerner
- Ryan Gosling – Crazy, Stupid, Love. as Jacob Palmer
- Owen Wilson – Midnight in Paris as Gil Pender
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy
- Jodie Foster – Carnage as Penelope Longstreet
- Charlize Theron – Young Adult as Mavis Gary
- Kristen Wiig – Bridesmaids as Annie Walker
- Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn as Marilyn Monroe
- Kate Winslet – Carnage as Nancy Cowan
Best Performance by a Supporting Actor
- Kenneth Branagh – My Week with Marilyn as Laurence Olivier
- Albert Brooks – Drive as Bernie Rose
- Jonah Hill – Moneyball as Peter Brand
- Viggo Mortensen – A Dangerous Method as Sigmund Freud
- Christopher Plummer – Beginners as Hal
Best Performance by a Supporting Actress
- Bérénice Bejo – The Artist as Peppy Miller
- Jessica Chastain – The Help as Celia Foote
- Janet McTeer – Albert Nobbs as Hubert Page
- Octavia Spencer – The Help as Minny Jackson
- Shailene Woodley – The Descendants as Alexandra “Alex” King
Best Director
- Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris
- George Clooney – The Ides of March
- Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
- Alexander Payne – The Descendants
- Martin Scorsese – Hugo
Best Screenplay
- Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris
- George Clooney, Grant Heslov & Beau Willimon – The Ides of March
- Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
- Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon & Jim Rash – The Descendants
- Steven Zaillian & Aaron Sorkin – Moneyball
Best Original Score
- Ludovic Bource – The Artist
- Abel Korzeniowski – W.E.
- Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- Howard Shore – Hugo
- John Williams – War Horse
Best Original Song
- “Hello Hello” (music by Elton John, lyrics by Bernie Taupin) – Gnomeo & Juliet
- “The Keeper” (music & lyrics by Chris Cornell) – Machine Gun Preacher
- “Lay Your Head Down” (music by Brian Byrne, lyrics by Glenn Close) – Albert Nobbs
- “The Living Proof” (music by Thomas Newman, Mary J. Blige & Harvey Mason, Jr., lyrics by Blige, Mason & Damon Thomas) – The Help
- “Masterpiece” (music and lyrics by Madonna, Julie Frost and Jimmy Harry) – W.E.
Best Animated Feature Film
- The Adventures of Tintin
- Arthur Christmas
- Cars 2
- Puss in Boots
- Rango
Best Foreign Language Film
- The Flowers of War
- In the Land of Blood and Honey
- The Kid with a Bike
- A Separation
- The Skin I Live In
Television
Best Miniseries or Television Film
- Cinema Verite
- Downton Abbey
- The Hour
- Mildred Pierce
- Too Big to Fail
Best Series – Drama
- American Horror Story
- Boardwalk Empire
- Boss
- Game of Thrones
- Homeland
Best Series – Musical/Comedy
- Enlightened
- Episodes
- Glee
- Modern Family
- New Girl
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
- Steve Buscemi – Boardwalk Empire as Nucky Thompson
- Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad as Walter White
- Kelsey Grammer – Boss as Tom Kane
- Jeremy Irons – The Borgias as Pope Alexander VI
- Damian Lewis – Homeland as Nicholas Brody
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
- Claire Danes – Homeland as Carrie Mathison
- Mireille Enos – The Killing as Sarah Linden
- Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife as Alicia Florrick
- Madeleine Stowe – Revenge as Victoria Grayson
- Callie Thorne – Necessary Roughness as Dr. Danielle “Dani” Santino
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical/Comedy
- Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock as Jack Donaghy
- David Duchovny – Californication as Hank Moody
- Johnny Galecki – The Big Bang Theory as Leonard Hofstadter
- Thomas Jane – Hung as Ray Drecker
- Matt LeBlanc – Episodes as Matt LeBlanc
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical/Comedy
- Laura Dern – Enlightened as Amy Jellicoe
- Zooey Deschanel – New Girl as Jessica “Jess” Day
- Tina Fey – 30 Rock as Liz Lemon
- Laura Linney – The Big C as Catherine “Cathy” Jamison
- Amy Poehler – Parks and Recreation as Leslie Knope
Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film
- Hugh Bonneville – Downton Abbey as Robert, Earl of Grantham
- Idris Elba – Luther as Detective Chief Inspector John Luther
- William Hurt – Too Big to Fail as Henry Paulson
- Bill Nighy – Page Eight as Johnny Worricker
- Dominic West – The Hour as Hector Madden
Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries of Television Film
- Romola Garai – The Hour as Bel Rowley
- Diane Lane – Cinema Verite as Pat Loud
- Elizabeth McGovern – Downton Abbey as Cora, Countess of Grantham
- Emily Watson – Appropriate Adult as Janet Leach
- Kate Winslet – Mildred Pierce as Mildred Pierce
Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film
- Peter Dinklage – Game of Thrones as Tyrion Lannister
- Paul Giamatti – Too Big to Fail as Ben Bernanke
- Guy Pearce – Mildred Pierce as Monty Beragon
- Tim Robbins – Cinema Verite as Bill Loud
- Eric Stonestreet – Modern Family as Cameron Tucker
Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film
- Jessica Lange – American Horror Story as Constance Langdon
- Kelly Macdonald – Boardwalk Empire as Margaret Schroeder
- Maggie Smith – Downton Abbey as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham
- Sofía Vergara – Modern Family as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett
- Evan Rachel Wood – Mildred Pierce as Veda Pierce