Film

Period Film:

• Dante Ferretti – Hugo
  • Sebastian Krawinkel – Anonymous
  • Laurence Bennett – The Artist
  • Mark Ricker – The Help
  • Maria Djurkovic – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Fantasy Film:

• Stuart Craig – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
  • Robert Stromberg – The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
  • Rick Heinrichs – Captain America: The First Avenger
  • Scott Chambliss – Cowboys & Aliens
  • John Myhre – Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Contemporary Film:

• Donald Graham Burt – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
  • Jefferson Sage – Bridesmaids
  • Jane Ann Stewart – The Descendants
  • Beth Mickle – Drive
  • K. K. Barrett – Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Television

One-Hour Single Camera Television Series:

• Bill Groom – Boardwalk Empire (for "21")
  • Gemma Jackson – Game of Thrones (for "A Golden Crown")
  • Mark Worthington – American Horror Story: Murder House (for "Murder House")
  • Scott P. Murphy – The Playboy Club (for "The Scarlet Bunny")
  • Bob Shaw – Pan Am (for "Pilot")

Episode of a Half Hour Single-Camera Television Series

• Richard Berg – Modern Family (for "Express Christmas")
  • Keith Raywood and Teresa Mastropierro – 30 Rock (for "Double-Edged Sword")
  • Joseph P. Lucky – Weeds (for "Game-Played")
  • Michael Wylie – Californication (for "Monkey Business")
  • Jefferson Sage – New Girl (for "Pilot")

Multi-Camera Unscripted Series:

• Keith Raywood, Eugene Lee, Akira Yoshimura & N. Joseph DeTullio – Saturday Night Live (for "Host: Justin Timberlake/Lady Gaga")
  • Stephan G. Olson – How I Met Your Mother (for "Ducky Tie")
  • Glenda Rovello – 2 Broke Girls (for "And the Rich People Problems")
  • James Yarnell – American Idol (for "Top 12 Boys Perform")
  • James Yarnell – Dancing with the Stars (for "Round One")

Miniseries or Television Movie:

• Mark Friedberg – Mildred Pierce
  • Patti Podesta – Cinema Verite
  • Bob Shaw – Too Big to Fail
  • Eve Stewart – The Hour
  • Robb Wilson King –Bling Ring