Best Picture
- *The Imposter*
- The Hunt
- Looper
- Seven Psychopaths
- Zero Dark Thirty
Best Director
- *Paul Thomas Anderson* – The Master
- Kathryn Bigelow – Zero Dark Thirty
- Rian Johnson – Looper
- Bart Layton – The Imposter
- Joshua Oppenheimer – The Act of Killing
Best Lead Performance
- *Daniel Day-Lewis* – Lincoln
- Veerle Baetens – The Broken Circle Breakdown
- Jessica Chastain – Zero Dark Thirty
- Cristina Flutur – Beyond the Hills
- Greta Gerwig – Frances Ha
- Johan Heldenbergh – The Broken Circle Breakdown
- Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook
- Mads Mikkelsen – The Hunt
- Joaquin Phoenix – The Master
- Denzel Washington – Flight
Best Supporting Performance
- *Philip Seymour Hoffman* – The Master
- Amy Adams – The Master
- Emily Blunt – Looper
- Jason Clarke – Zero Dark Thirty
- Leonardo DiCaprio – Django Unchained
- Sally Field – Lincoln
- Anne Hathaway – Les Miserables
- Lena Headey – Dredd
- Tommy Lee Jones – Lincoln
- Christopher Walken – Seven Psychopaths
Best Screenplay
- *Mark Boal* – Zero Dark Thirty
- Wes Anderson – Moonrise Kingdom
- Noah Baumbach/Greta Gerwig – Frances Ha
- Tobias Lindholm/Thomas Vinterberg – The Hunt
- Martin McDonagh – Seven Psychopaths
Best Original Song
- *Freedom* – Django Unchained
- Misty Mountains – The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
- Skyfall – Skyfall
- Strange Love – Frankenweenie
- Touch the Sky – Brave
Best Original Score
- *Henry Jackman* – Wreck-It Ralph
- Benjamin Britten/Alexandre Desplat – Moonrise Kingdom
- Jonny Greenwood – The Master
- Ennio Morricone – Django Unchained
- Dan Romer/Benh Zeitlin – Beasts of the Southern Wild
Best Tactile Effects
- *Lincoln*
- The Avengers
- Django Unchained
- The Hunger Games
- Les Miserables
Best Special Effects
- *Life of Pi*
- The Cabin in the Woods
- Looper
- Moonrise Kingdom
- Skyfall
Best Scene
- *No Blinking* – The Master
- I Did My Research – Silver Linings Playbook
- I Got a Gun – Seven Psychopaths
- Letters – Moonrise Kingdom
- Not Welcome Here – The Hunt