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5,783 voters will sit down and choose from the nomination ballots that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has mailed to them.

Here are the 6 major races for the ultimate win:

BEST PICTURE

• The Artist
  War Horse
  The Descendants
  The Help
  Hugo
  Midnight in Paris
  The Tree of Life
  Moneyball
  Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
  Bridesmaids
  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2
  The Ides of March
  Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
  The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
  Drive

BEST DIRECTOR

• Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
  Steven Spielberg, War Horse
  Martin Scorsese, Hugo
  Alexander Payne, The Descendants
  Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
  Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
  Stephen Daldry, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
  Tate Taylor, The Help
  David Fincher, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
  Bennett Miller, Moneyball
  George Clooney, The Ides of March
  Nicolas Winding Refn, Drive

BEST ACTOR

• George Clooney, The Descendants
  Brad Pitt, Moneyball
  Jean Dujardin, The Artist
  Michael Fassbender, Shame
  Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar
  Michael Shannon, Take Shelter
  Demián Bichir, A Better Life
  Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
  Ryan Gosling, Drive
  Woody Harrelson, Rampart
  Ryan Gosling, The Ides of March
  Matt Damon, We Bought A Zoo

BEST ACTRESS

• Viola Davis, The Help
  Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
  Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn
  Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
  Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin
  Charlize Theron, Young Adult
  Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
  Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene
  Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids
  Keira Knightley, A Dangerous Method
  Kirsten Dunst, Melancholia
  Felicity Jones, Like Crazy

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Christopher Plummer, Beginners
  Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
  Albert Brooks, Drive
  Jonah Hill, Moneyball
  Nick Nolte, Warrior
  Max Von Sydow, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
  Armie Hammer, J. Edgar
  Ben Kingsley, Hugo
  Patton Oswalt, Young Adult
  Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method
  Andy Serkis, Rise of the Planet of the Apes
  George Clooney, The Ides of March

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Octavia Spencer, The Help
  Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
  Bérénice Bejo, The Artist
  Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
  Jessica Chastain, The Help
  Shailene Woodley, The Descendants
  Vanessa Redgrave, Coriolanus
  Carey Mulligan, Shame
  Sandra Bullock, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
  Judy Greer, The Descendants
  Jessica Chastain, The Tree of Life
  Kate Winslet, Carnage