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“The Artist” is the strong favorite for best picture among NYTimes.com readers.
The Artist
32%
The Descendants
14%
Midnight in Paris
13%
The Help
11%
Hugo
10%
The Tree of Life
8%
Moneyball
5%
War Horse
4%
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
3%
Director
Martin Scorsese, who won the Golden Globe for best director with “Hugo,” leads the pack, but only by a slim margin.
Martin Scorsese Hugo
27%
Michel Hazanavicius The Artist
24%
Woody Allen Midnight in Paris
22%
Terrence Malick The Tree of Life
13%
Alexander Payne The Descendants
13%
Actor in a Leading Role
Readers favored George Clooney as their pick for best actor; he also won a Golden Globe for his performance in “The Descendants.”
George Clooney The Descendants
36%
Jean Dujardin The Artist
27%
Gary Oldman Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
18%
Brad Pitt Moneyball
15%
Demián Bichir A Better Life
4%
Actress in a Leading Role
Meryl Streep and Viola Davis were the early frontrunners among readers.
Meryl Streep The Iron Lady
35%
Viola Davis The Help
29%
Rooney Mara The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
15%
Michelle Williams My Week With Marilyn
12%
Glenn Close Albert Nobbs
8%
Actor in a Supporting Role
The strongest consensus among readers for the main awards was for Christopher Plummer in “Beginners.” Mr. Plummer played a man embracing his gay identity after becoming a widower at age 75.
Christopher Plummer Beginners
45%
Jonah Hill Moneyball
21%
Max von Sydow Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
13%
Kenneth Branagh My Week With Marilyn
13%
Nick Nolte Warrior
8%
Actress in a Supporting Role
Octavia Spencer, already a winner at the Golden Globes and the Screen Actors Guild Awards, is a strong favorite among readers for an Oscar.
Octavia Spencer The Help
42%
Bérénice Bejo The Artist
22%
Melissa McCarthy Bridesmaids
19%
Jessica Chastain The Help
12%
Janet McTeer Albert Nobbs
5%
Readers' choices on the other awards
Original Screenplay
Midnight in Paris
45%
The Artist
28%
Bridesmaids
14%
A Separation
7%
Margin Call
6%
Adapted Screenplay
The Descendants
32%
Hugo
22%
Moneyball
21%
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
16%
The Ides of March
9%
Foreign Language Film
A Separation
66%
In Darkness
11%
Footnote
10%
Monsieur Lazhar
9%
Bullhead
5%
Animated Feature
Rango
39%
Puss in Boots
23%
A Cat in Paris
20%
Kung Fu Panda 2
11%
Chico & Rita
8%
Original Score
The Artist
42%
War Horse
22%
Hugo
17%
The Adventures of Tintin
9%
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
9%
Original Song
Man or Muppet
66%
Real in Rio
34%
Art Direction
Hugo
33%
The Artist
25%
Midnight in Paris
17%
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
15%
War Horse
9%
Cinematography
The Tree of Life
26%
Hugo
20%
The Artist
20%
War Horse
18%
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
16%
Costume Design
The Artist
43%
Hugo
26%
Jane Eyre
21%
W./E.
5%
Anonymous
4%
Makeup
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
37%
The Iron Lady
35%
Albert Nobbs
29%
Documentary Feature
Pina
33%
Hell and Back Again
19%
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
19%
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
17%
Undefeated
12%
Sound Mixing
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
31%
War Horse
26%
Hugo
26%
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
9%
Moneyball
7%
Sound Editing
War Horse
25%
Hugo
25%
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
24%
Drive
18%
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
8%
Visual Effects
Hugo
40%
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
34%
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
19%
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
5%
Real Steel
2%
Film Editing
The Artist
38%
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
23%
Hugo
21%
The Descendants
11%
Moneyball
7%
Short Film, Animated
La Luna
33%
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
30%
Dimanche / Sunday
13%
Wild Life
13%
A Morning Stroll
10%
Short Film, Live Action
The Shore
30%
Raju
22%
Time Freak
19%
Pentecost
18%
Tuba Atlantic
10%
Documentary Short Subject
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
33%
The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement
28%
God is the Bigger Elvis
14%
Incident in New Baghdad
13%
Saving Face
11%
“The Artist,” the top choice for the Oscar for best picture among New York Times voters — who may or may not be members of the Academy — widened its lead over “The Descendants” and “Midnight in Paris.” Cast your vote.
The directors behind the Oscar nominees for best foreign-language film discuss their work: “A Separation,” “Footnote,” “In Darkness,” “Monsieur Lazhar” and “Bullhead.”
