The 84th Annual Academy Awards awarded its coveted gold statues honoring some of 2011's best film performances Sunday, Feb. 26.
While "The Artist" took home expected wins for Best Picture, Best Actor and Directing in addition to Costume Design and Original Score, surprise underdog "Hugo" took command of the technical awards with five Oscar wins.
Get the complete list of winners and nominees below. Category winners are noted with an asterisk.
Best Picture
*The Artist
The Descendants
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
The Help
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
War Horse
Actor in a Leading Role
Demián Bichir, A Better Life
George Clooney, The Descendants
*Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt, Moneyball
Actor in a Supporting Role
Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Nick Nolte, Warrior
*Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Max von Sydow, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Actress in a Leading Role
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis, The Help
Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
*Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn
Actress in a Supporting Role
Bérénice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
*Octavia Spencer, The Help
Animated Feature Film
A Cat in Paris
Chico & Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
*Rango
Art Direction
The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
*Hugo
Midnight in Paris
War Horse
Cinematography
The Artist
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
*Hugo
The Tree of Life
War Horse
Costume Design
Anonymous
*The Artist
Hugo
Jane Eyre
W.E.
Directing
*Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
Documentary Feature
Hell and Back Again
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Pina
*Undefeated
Documentary Short
The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement
God Is the Bigger Elvis
Incident in New Baghdad
*Saving Face
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
Film Editing
The Artist
The Descendants
*The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Moneyball
Foreign Language Film
Bullhead (Belgium)
Footnote (Israel)
In Darkness (Poland)
Monsieur Lazhar (Canada)
*A Separation (Iran)
Makeup
Albert Nobbs
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
*The Iron Lady
Original Score
The Adventures of Tintin
*The Artist
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
War Horse
Original Song
*Man or Muppet, "The Muppets"
Real in Rio, "Rio"
Short Film (Animated)
Dimanche/Sunday
*The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
La Luna
A Morning Stroll
Wild Life
Short Film (Live Action)
Pentecost
Raju
*The Shore
Time Freak
Tuba Atlantic
Sound Editing
Drive
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
*Hugo
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse
Sound Mixing
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
*Hugo
Moneyball
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse
Visual Effects
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
*Hugo
Real Steel
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Adapted Screenplay
*The Descendants
Hugo
The Ides of March
Moneyball
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Original Screenplay
The Artist
Bridesmaids
Margin Call
*Midnight in Paris
A Separation
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