| Picture | Director | Actor | Actress | S. Actor | S. Actress | Original Screenplay | Adapted Screenplay | |
| Awards Daily’s Most Likely | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Dujardin | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | The Descendants |
| Consensus | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Dujardin | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | The Descendants |
| Sasha Stone (AD) | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Dujardin | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | The Artist | The Descendants |
| Jeff Wells (HE) | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Dujardin | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | The Descendants |
| Ryan Adams (AD) | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Clooney | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | A Separation | The Descendants |
| Anne Thompson (Indiewire) | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Clooney | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | The Descendants |
| Pete Hammond | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Dujardin | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | The Descendants |
| Kris Tapley (IC) | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Dujardin | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | The Descendants |
| Dave Karger (EW) | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Clooney | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | The Descendants |
| Ed Douglas (CS) | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Clooney | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | The Descendants |
| Mark Harris (Grantland) | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Clooney | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | The Descendants |
| Nathaniel Rogers (Film Experience) | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Dujardin | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | The Descendants |
| David Carr, NYT | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Clooney | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | The Descendants |
| Lou Lumenick NY Post | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Dujardin | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | The Artist | The Descendants |
| Craig Kennedy Living in Cinema | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Dujardin | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | The Descendants |
| Katey Rich Cinemablend | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Dujardin | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | The Descendants |
| Matt Awards | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Dujardin | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | The Descendants |
| Brad Brevet (ROS) | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Dujardin | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | The Descendants |
| David Poland (MCN) | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Dujardin | Streep | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | The Descendants |
| Tom O’Neil (TE) | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Dujardin | Streep | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | The Descendants |
| Scott Feinberg (SF) | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Dujardin | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | The Descendants |
| Steve Pond (The Wrap) | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Dujardin | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | The Descendants |
| Thelma Adams (Yahoo movies) | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Dujardin | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | The Artist | The Descendants |
| Mark Olsen | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Dujardin | Streep | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | The Descendants |
| Roger Ebert | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Dujardin | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | The Descendants |
| Richard Rushfield, Daily Beast | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Clooney | Streep | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | The Descendants |
| Peter Travers | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Dujardin | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | The Descendants |
| Richard Roeper | ||||||||
| Susan Wloszczyna (USA Today) | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Dujardin | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | The Descendants |
| Bradley Jacobs (US Mag) | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Clooney | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | Moneyball |
| Paul Sheehan | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Dujardin | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | The Descendants |
| Chuck Walton (Fandango) | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Dujardin | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | The Descendants |
| Elena Howe (LA Times) | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Dujardin | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | The Descendants |
| Tariq Khan | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Dujardin | Streep | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | The Descendants |
| Kevin Lewin (Wenn) | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Clooney | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | Moneyball |
| Keith Simanton | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Clooney | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | The Descendants |
| Kevin Polowy | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Dujardin | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | The Descendants |
| Peter Knegt, Indiewire | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Dujardin | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | The Descendants |
| Michael Musto, Village Voice | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Clooney | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | The Descendants |
| Anthony Breznican, EW | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Dujardin | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | Moneyball |
| Pete Howell, the Toronto Star | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Dujardin | Streep | Plummer | Spencer | A Separation | The Descendants |
| Christopher Rosen-moviefone | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Dujardin | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | The Descendants |
| Guy Lodge In Contention | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Dujardin | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | The Artist | The Descendants |
| Matt Atchity – Rotten Tomatoes | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Clooney | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | The Descendants |
| JD Cargill CNN | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Clooney | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | The Descendants |
| Oscarcentral | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Dujardin | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | The Descendants |
| The Gold Knight | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Dujardin | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | The Descendants |
| Edward Copeland | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Dujardin | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | The Descendants |
| Dave White (movies.com) | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Clooney | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | Bridesmaids | The Descendants |
| Brian Whisenant | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Dujardin | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | The Descendants |
| Carpetbagger (NYT) | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Dujardin | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | The Descendants |
| Brinton (Oscar Breach) | ||||||||
| Stu Van Airsdale (movieline) | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Dujardin | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | The Descendants |
| Awards Frenzy | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Dujardin | Davis | Plummer | Spencer | Midnight | Moneyball |
| Michael Phillips, Chi Trib |
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