Here are the winning floats in the 2012 Rose Parade:
- Grand Marshal's Award: Discover Card, "The Dream Believers"
- Governor's Award: City of Torrance, "Looking Back, Moving Forward"
- Director's Award: Bayer Advanced, "Garden of Imagination"
- Fantasy Award: City of South Pasadena, "When Life Gives You Lemons"
- Sweepstakes Award: Dole, ``Preserving Paradise''
- Theme Award: US Bank, ``Idea Factory''
- President's Award: Republic of Indonesia's Ministry of Tourism & Creative Economy, "Wonderful Indonesia"
- National Award: Western Asset Management, "Imagine in America"
- Mayor's Award: Burbank Tournament of Roses Association, "The Dream Machine"
- Founder's Award: Downey Rose Float Association, "Enchanted Paradise"
- Craftsman Award: Trader Joe's, "Hot Lava"
- Isabella Coleman Award: Odd Fellows & Rebekahs, "Shining Knights Still Exist"
- Tournament Volunteers' Award: Shriners Hospitals for Children, "Soaring for Kids"
- Judges' Special Award: Donate Life, "...One More Day"
- Princess' Award: Rotary International, "Inching Towards the End of Polio"
- International Award: China Airlines, "Spirit of Prosperity and Harmony"
- Extraordinaire Award: Natural Balance Pet Foods Inc., "Surf's Up"
- Animation Award: Farmers Insurance Group, "The Unimaginable"
- Bob Hope Humor Award: La Canada Flintridge Tournament of Roses Association, "If Pigs Could Fly"
- Queen's Award: AIDS Healthcare Foundation, "Our Champion"
- Past Presidents' Award: Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles, "100 Years of Girls Scouts—What Will You Do Today"
- Crown City Innovation Award: City of Los Angeles, "Dinosaurs in L.A.'s Backyard"
- Lathrop K. Leishman Award: Kaiser Permanente, "Every Body Walk"
- Tournament Special Award: RFD-TV, "Happy Trails"
