Here are some of the 2012 84th Academy Award Nominees and Winners and their marital status.
Best Direction:
Winner: Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist -- Married.
Michel is married to Berenice Bejo, who was also nominated for an Oscar in 2012. They have two children.
Woody Allen for Midnight in Paris -- Married.
Woody Allen's
May-December marriage in 1997 to his previous wife's adopted daughter, Soon-Yi Previn, is considered controversial and scandalous by many.
Allen's response to his critics: "What was the scandal? I fell in love with this girl, married her. We have been married for almost 15 years now. There was no scandal, but people refer to it all the time as a scandal and I kind of like that in way because when I go I would like to say I had one real juicy scandal in my life."
Source: Kristina Lopez. "Woody Allen on marriage to Soon-Yi: 'What was the scandal?'" OntheRedCarpet.com. 6/23/2011.
Terrence Malick for The Tree of Life -- Married.
Terrence and his third wife, actress Alexandra Wallace, have been married since 1998.
Alexander Payne for The Descendants -- Divorced.
Alexander and his previous wife, actress Sandra Oh, ended their three-year marriage in 2006.
Martin Scorsese for Hugo -- Married.
Martin's marriage to his fifth wife, Helen Morris, was in 1999. None of Scorsese's other marriages were long lasting relationships.
Actor in a Leading Role:
Winner: Jean Dujardin in The Artist -- Married.
Jean married actress Alexandra Lamy in 2009.
Demian Bichir in A Better Life -- Not Married.
George Clooney in The Descendants -- Divorced.
George was previously married to actress Talia Balsam. Married in 1989, they divorced in 1993.
Gary Oldman in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy -- Married.
Gary Oldman married his fourth wife, jazz singer Alexandra Edenborough, in 2008. Oldman's first three marriages ended in divorce around three years after the weddings.
Brad Pitt in Moneyball -- Long Term Relationship.
Brad and Angelina Jolie have been together since 2005 and have six children.
Actress in a Leading Role:
Winner: Meryl Streep in The Iron Lady -- Married.
Meryl married sculptor Don Gummer in 1978. They have four children.
Glenn Close in Albert Nobbs -- Married.
Glenn married her third husband, entrepreneur David Shaw in 2006. Close's previous marriages only lasted a few years.
Viola Davis in The Help -- Married.
Viola met her husband actor Julius Tennon were married in 2003.
Rooney Mara in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo -- Not Married.
Michelle Williams in My Week with Marilyn -- Not Married.
Actor in a Supporting Role:
Winner: Christopher Plummer in Beginners -- Married.
Christopher and Elaine Taylor have been married since 1970. He has two previous marriages.
Kenneth Branagh in My Week with Marilyn -- Married.
Kenneth's second marriage is to Lindsay Brunnock. They married in 2003. Branagh was previously married to actress Emma Thompson from 1989 to 1995.
Jonah Hill in Moneyball -- Not Married.
Nick Nolte in Warrior -- Long Term Relationship.
Nick has divorced three times but has been with Clytie Lane since 2003.
Max von Sydow in Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close -- Married.
His first marriage ended in divorce in 1979 after twenty-eight years together. Eighteen years later, in 1997, Max married French filmmaker Catherine Brelet.
Actress in a Supporting Role:
Winner: Octavia Spencer in The Help -- Not Married.
Berenice Bejo in The Artist -- Married.
Berenice is married to Michel Hazanavicius, who was also nominated for an Oscar in 2012. They have two children.
Jessica Chastain in The Help -- Not Married.
Melissa McCarthy in The Bridesmaids -- Married.
Melissa married actor Ben Falcone in 2005. They have two children.
Janet McTeer in Albert Nobbs -- Not Married.
