Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
* The Help – Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Allison Janney, Chris Lowell, Ahna O’Reilly, Sissy Spacek, Octavia Spencer, Mary Steenburgen, Emma Stone, Cicely Tyson, and Mike Vogel
The Artist – Bérénice Bejo, James Cromwell, Jean Dujardin, John Goodman, and Penelope Ann Miller
Bridesmaids – Rose Byrne, Jill Clayburgh, Ellie Kemper, Matt Lucas, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Chris O’Dowd, Maya Rudolph, and Kristen Wiig
The Descendants – Beau Bridges, George Clooney, Robert Forster, Judy Greer, Matthew Lillard, and Shailene Woodley
Midnight In Paris – Kathy Bates, Adrien Brody, Carla Bruni, Marion Cotillard, Rachel McAdams, Michael Sheen, and Owen Wilson

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
* Jean Dujardin – The Artist as George Valentin
Demián Bichir – A Better Life as Carlos Galindo
George Clooney – The Descendants as Matt King
Leonardo DiCaprio – J. Edgar as J. Edgar Hoover
Brad Pitt – Moneyball as Billy Beane

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
* Viola Davis – The Help as Aibileen Clark
Glenn Close – Albert Nobbs as Albert Nobbs
Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady as Margaret Thatcher
Tilda Swinton – We Need to Talk About Kevin as Eva Khatchadourian
Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn as Marilyn Monroe

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
* Christopher Plummer – Beginners as Hal Fields
Kenneth Branagh – My Week with Marilyn as Laurence Olivier
Armie Hammer – J. Edgar as Clyde Tolson
Jonah Hill – Moneyball as Peter Brand
Nick Nolte – Warrior as Paddy Conlon

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
* Octavia Spencer – The Help as Minny Jackson
Bérénice Bejo – The Artist as Peppy Miller
Jessica Chastain – The Help as Celia Foote
Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids as Megan Price
Janet McTeer – Albert Nobbs as Hubert Page

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
The Adjustment Bureau
Cowboys & Aliens
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
X-Men: First Class