2012 Oscars — Best Picture

The Artist won Best Picture at the 2012 Oscars. All 9 nominees are listed below, winner first. The other nominees were Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, Hugo, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball, The Descendants, The Help, The Tree of Life and War Horse. Each film links to its complete award history. The links below go to the 2011 and 2013 Best Picture races.

Last updated August 12, 2026

The Artist(2011)
Thomas Langmann, Producer
Winner
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close(2011)
Scott Rudin, Producer
Hugo(2011)
Graham King and Martin Scorsese, Producers
Midnight in Paris(2011)
Letty Aronson and Stephen Tenenbaum, Producers
Moneyball(2011)
Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz and Brad Pitt, Producers
The Descendants(2011)
Jim Burke, Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Producers
The Help(2011)
Brunson Green, Chris Columbus and Michael Barnathan, Producers
The Tree of Life(2011)
Sarah Green, Bill Pohlad, Dede Gardner and Grant Hill, Producers
War Horse(2011)
Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers