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Jeffrey Eugenides
Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Middlesex" and "The Marriage Plot"
The Tree of Life
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Middlesex" and "The Marriage Plot"
The Tree of Life
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Picture
“The Artist” is the strong favorite for best picture among NYTimes.com readers.
The Artist The Descendants Midnight in Paris The Help Hugo The Tree of Life Moneyball War Horse Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
| The Artist | |
| The Descendants | |
| Midnight in Paris | |
| The Help | |
| Hugo | |
| The Tree of Life | |
| Moneyball | |
| War Horse | |
| Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close |
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 Michel Hazanavicius The Artist Woody Allen Midnight in Paris Terrence Malick The Tree of Life Alexander Payne The Descendants
| Martin Scorsese Hugo | |
| Michel Hazanavicius The Artist | |
| Woody Allen Midnight in Paris | |
| Terrence Malick The Tree of Life | |
| Alexander Payne The Descendants |
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 Jean Dujardin The Artist Gary Oldman Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Brad Pitt Moneyball Demián Bichir A Better Life
| George Clooney The Descendants | |
| Jean Dujardin The Artist | |
| Gary Oldman Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy | |
| Brad Pitt Moneyball | |
| Demián Bichir A Better Life |
Actress in a Leading Role
Meryl Streep and Viola Davis were the early frontrunners among readers.
Meryl Streep The Iron Lady Viola Davis The Help Rooney Mara The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Michelle Williams My Week With Marilyn Glenn Close Albert Nobbs
| Meryl Streep The Iron Lady | |
| Viola Davis The Help | |
| Rooney Mara The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | |
| Michelle Williams My Week With Marilyn | |
| Glenn Close Albert Nobbs |
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 Jonah Hill Moneyball Max von Sydow Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Kenneth Branagh My Week With Marilyn Nick Nolte Warrior
| Christopher Plummer Beginners | |
| Jonah Hill Moneyball | |
| Max von Sydow Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close | |
| Kenneth Branagh My Week With Marilyn | |
| Nick Nolte Warrior |
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 Bérénice Bejo The Artist Melissa McCarthy Bridesmaids Jessica Chastain The Help Janet McTeer Albert Nobbs
| Octavia Spencer The Help | |
| Bérénice Bejo The Artist | |
| Melissa McCarthy Bridesmaids | |
| Jessica Chastain The Help | |
| Janet McTeer Albert Nobbs |
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%
| 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.
Oscar Films That Dot the Globe (Even Its Dark Corners)
By LARRY ROHTER
The directors behind the Oscar nominees for best foreign-language film discuss their work: “A Separation,” “Footnote,” “In Darkness,” “Monsieur Lazhar” and “Bullhead.”
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