Best movies of 2012 that are oscar winners or nominees

Actors : Scarlett Johansson, Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Danny Huston,
Directors : Sacha Gervasi,

The relationship between Alfred Hitchcock and his wife Alma Reville during the filming of Psycho (1960) in 1959 is explored.

Actors : Antonia Zegers, Luis Gnecco, Alfredo Castro, Gael García Bernal,
Directors : Pablo Larraín,

An ad executive comes up with a campaign to defeat Augusto Pinochet in Chile's 1988 referendum.

Actors : Julia Roberts, Nathan Lane, Armie Hammer, Lily Collins,
Directors : Tarsem Singh,

An evil queen steals control of a kingdom and an exiled princess enlists the help of seven resourceful rebels to win back her birthright.

Actors : Gustaf Skarsgård, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Odd-Magnus Williamson, Pål Sverre Hagen,

Legendary explorer Thor Heyerdal's epic 4,300-mile crossing of the Pacific on a balsawood raft in 1947, in an effort to prove that it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times.

Actors : Amy Adams, Jesse Plemons, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix,
Directors : Paul Thomas Anderson,

A Naval veteran arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future - until he is tantalized by The Cause and its charismatic leader.

Actors : Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters, Kelly Macdonald,

Determined to make her own path in life, Princess Merida defies a custom that brings chaos to her kingdom. Granted one wish, Merida must rely on her bravery and her archery skills to undo a beastly curse.

Actors : Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Russell Crowe,
Directors : Tom Hooper,

In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives forever.