Most popular movies of 2012 that are oscar winners or nominees

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 : Jean-Louis Trintignant, Alexandre Tharaud, Emmanuelle Riva, Isabelle Huppert,
Directors : Michael Haneke,

Georges and Anne are an octogenarian couple. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, also a musician, lives in Britain with her family. One day, Anne has a stroke, and the couple's bond of love is severely tested.

Actors : Scarlett Johansson, Helen Mirren, Anthony Hopkins, 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 : Catherine O'Hara, Winona Ryder, Martin Short, Martin Landau,
Directors : Tim Burton,

Young Victor conducts a science experiment to bring his beloved dog Sparky back to life, only to face unintended, sometimes monstrous, consequences.

Actors : Dwight Henry, Quvenzhané Wallis, Lowell Landes, Levy Easterly,
Directors : Benh Zeitlin,

Faced with both her hot-tempered father's fading health and melting ice-caps that flood her ramshackle bayou community and unleash ancient aurochs, six-year-old Hushpuppy must learn the ways of courage and love.

Actors : Helen Hunt, Moon Bloodgood, William H. Macy, John Hawkes,
Directors : Ben Lewin,

A man in an iron lung who wishes to lose his virginity contacts a professional sex surrogate with the help of his therapist and priest.

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.