Oscar nominations: Top nominees

Best picture

Best art direction: Guy Hendrix Dyas (production design), Larry Dias and Doug Mowat (set decoration)

Best cinematography: Wally Pfister

Best original score: Hans Zimmer

Best sound editing: Richard King

Best sound mixing: Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick

Best visual effects: Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb

Best original screenplay: Christopher Nolan  (Stephen Vaughan / Associated Press)

Best picture

Best supporting actor: Christian Bale

Best supporting actress: Amy Adams

Best supporting actress: Melissa Leo

Best director: David O. Russell

Best film editing: Pamela Martin

Best original screenplay: Screenplay by Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson. Story by Keith Dorrington, Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson  (Jojo Whilden / Associated Press)

Best picture

Best actress: Annette Bening

Best supporting actor: Mark Ruffalo

Best original screenplay: Written by Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg  (Suzanne Tenner / Associated Press)

Best foreign language film

Best actor: Javier Bardem  (Jose Haro / Associated Press)

Best actress: Michelle Williams  (The Weinstein Co. / Associated Press)

Best actress: Nicole Kidman  (JoJo Whilden / Associated Press)