Guide to Oscar: Best Picture

The big prize, the Best Picture category is the one that defines the ceremony every year. In the first year there were two Best Picture awards, one for "Best Picture, Production" and one for "Best Picture, Unique and Artistic Production." In every year since there's only been one Best Picture award.

This year's nominees:

The Artist

Producers: Thomas Langmann
Total Nominations: 10
Box Office to Date: $24 million

The Descendants

Producers: Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
Total Nominations: 5
Box Office to Date: $70 million

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Producers: Scott Rudin
Total Nominations: 2
Box Officer to Date: $29 million

The Help

Producers: Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan
Total Nominations: 4
Box Office to Date: $169 million

Hugo

Producers: Graham King, Martin Scorsese
Total Nominations: 11
Box Officer to Date: $64 million

Midnight In Paris

Producers: Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum
Total Nominations: 4
Box Office to Date: $56 million

Moneyball

Producers: Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz, Brad Pitt
Total Nominations: 6
Box Office to Date: $75 million

The Tree of Life

Producers: Grant Hill, Sarah Green, Bill Pohlad, Dede Gardner
Total Nominations: 3
Box Office to Date: $13 million

War Horse

Producers: Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy
Total Nominations: 6
Box Office to Date: $78 million