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Sunday, February 26, 2012

84th Academy Awards(Oscars) Sunday Feb 26,2012





The ceremony took place at the Hollywood and Highland Center in Hollywood,California,USA. The Kodak Theatre, which was custom-built for the awards show and first played host to the ceremony in 2002, will be described to millions of viewers on Sunday simply as the “Hollywood & Highland Centre.”
The 3,300-seat venue was touted as the Oscars’ first permanent home, but the 131-year-old company has forfeited its sponsorship of the venue as it struggles with bankruptcy

The  Awards ceremony was hosted by Billy Crystal and produced by Brian Grazer. The ceremony marked Crystal's ninth time serving as host for the Academy Awards.


It was televised live in the USA on ABC.




Nominations for these awards were announced by AMPAS on January 24, 2012 at the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre by Tom Sherak , AMPAS president, and Oscar-nominated actress Jennifer Lawerence






''The Artist'' won five awards - ( Out of 10 Nominations )


1) Best Picture























The Artist is a 2011 FrenchRomantic Comedy Drama Film(produced in Black and White)Directed byMichel Hazanavicius, starring Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bejo. The story takes place in Hollywood between 1927 and 1932 and focuses on the relationship of an older silent film star and a rising young actress, as silent cinema falls out of fashion and is replaced by the talkies






























2)Jean Dujardin winning for Best Actor












3) Michel Hazanavicius winning for Best Director











4) Ludovic Bource winning for Best Original Score and




















5)Mark Bridges winning for Best Costume Design




The Artist became the first silent motion picture in 83 years to win Best Picture (the only other one being Wings ,  the first Best Picture winner for 1927)


'' Hugo'' also won five awards - ( Out of 11 Nominations )


1)Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty winning for Best Sound Editing

2)Tom Fleischman and John Midgley winning for Best Sound Mixing

3)Robert Richardson winning for Best Cinematography


4)Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo winning for Best Art Direction and

5)Rob Legato,Joss Williams,Ben Grossmann and Alex Henning winning for Best Visual Effects



Best Actor Award Winner


Jean Dujardin won the Best Actor for '' The Artist ''









Best Actress Award Winner
Meryl Streep won the Best Actress award for ''The Iron Lady'' (as Margaret Thatcher)
 




The Iron Lady(2011) directed byPhyllida Lloyd , is a British biopic about Margaret Thatcher(Conservative party), the longest serving PM of the U.K  of the 20th century(May4,1979 to Nov 28,1990) portrayed primarily by Meryl Streep, but also, in her formative and early political years, by Alexandra Roach. Thatcher's husband, Denis Thatcher , is portrayed by Jim Broadbent and Thatcher's longest-serving Cabinet Member and eventual Deputy,Geoffrey Howe,  is portrayed byAnthhony Head.








Meryl Streep holds the record for the most Academy Award Nominations of any actor,having been nominated for 17 times(14 for Best Actress and 3 for Best Supporting Actress)
Meryl Streep was Nominated for Academy Award for Best Actress - 14 Times
1) For '' The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
2) Won For '' Sophie's Choice '' (1982)
3) For '' Silkwood '' (1983)
4) For '' Out of Africa (1985)
5) For ''Ironweed '' (1987)
6) For '' A Cry in the Dark '' (1988)
7) For '' Postcards from the Edge '' (1990)
8) For '' The Bridges of Madison County '' (1995)
9)For '' One True Thing " (1998)
10)For '' Music of the Heart '' (1999)
11)For '' The Devil Wears Prada(2006)
12) For '' Doubt '' (2008)
13) For '' Julie and Julia (2009)
14)Won for ''The Ironlady''(2011)


Meryl Streep was Nominated for Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress - Thrice
1) For '' The Deer Hunter '' (1978)
2) Won for '' Kramer Vs Kramer(1979)
3) For '' Adaptation '' (2002)




Christopher Plummer won the Best Supporting Actor award for '' Beginners '' as Hal Fields


Octavia Spence won the Best Supporting Actress award for '' The Help '' as Minny Jackson


List of 84th Academy Award Winners 

 

1. Best Picture: 'The Artist.'
2. Actor: Jean Dujardin, 'The Artist.'

3. Actress: Meryl Streep, 'The Iron Lady.'

4. Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer(82 years), 'Beginners.'

5. Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer, 'The Help.'

6. Directing: Michel Hazanavicius, 'The Artist.'

7. Foreign Language Film: 'A Separation,' Iran.
8. Adapted Screenplay: Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, 'The Descendants.'

9. Original Screenplay: Woody Allen, 'Midnight in Paris.'

10. Animated Feature Film: 'Rango.'to Gore Verbinski

11. Art Direction: 'Hugo.'to Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty


12. Cinematography: 'Hugo.'to Robert Richardson

13. Sound Mixing: 'Hugo.' to Tom Fleischman and John Midgley


14. Sound Editing: 'Hugo.'to Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty

15. Original Score: 'The Artist.'to Ludovic Bource

16. Original Song: 'Man or Muppet' from 'The Muppets.'to Bret McKenzie

17. Costume Design: 'The Artist.'
18. Documentary Feature: 'Undefeated.'

19. Documentary Short: 'Saving Face.'

3. Actress: Meryl Streep, 'The Iron Lady.'

4. Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer, 'Beginners.'
5. Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer, 'The Help.'

6. Directing: Michel Hazanavicius, 'The Artist.'

7. Foreign Language Film: 'A Separation,' (Iran)to Asghar Farhadi

8. Adapted Screenplay: to Nat Faxon, Alexander Payne, and Jim Rash for 'The Descendants.'

9. Original Screenplay: Woody Allen, 'Midnight in Paris.'

10. Animated Feature Film: 'Rango.'

11. Art Direction: 'Hugo.'to Dante Ferretti (Production Design) and Francesca Lo Schiavo (Set Decoration)

12. Cinematography: 'Hugo.'
13. Sound Mixing: 'Hugo.'to John Midgley and Tom Fleischman

14. Sound Editing: 'Hugo.'
15. Original Score: 'The Artist.'
16. Original Song: 'Man or Muppet' from 'The Muppets.'

17. Costume Design: 'The Artist.'
18. Documentary Feature: 'Undefeated.'to Rich Middlemas, TJ Martin, and Dan Lindsay

19. Documentary Short: 'Saving Face.' to Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

20. Film Editing: 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.'to Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter

21. Makeup: 'The Iron Lady.' to J. Roy Helland and Mark Coulier
 

22. Animated Short Film: 'The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore.'to William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg

23. Live Action Short Film: 'The Shore.'to Terry George and Oorlagh George

24. Visual Effects: 'Hugo.' to Joss Williams, Rob Legato, and Ben Grossmann

Celebrities at the 84th Academy Awards


Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt













George Clooney  with girlfriend Stacy Keibler


 Best Actor nominee Jean Dujardin with his wife Alexandra Lamy


















Princess Charlene and Prince Albert of Monaco


















 Best Supporting Actor Nominee Jonah Hill

















Best Supporting Actress nominee Berenice Bejo

















Jessica Chastain,Nominee for Best Supporting Actress

















Best Actress nominee Viola Davis



 

 

 

 

 

Best Actress Nominee Rooney Mara 


   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best Actress Nominee Glenn Close

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sacha Baron Cohen walks the red carpet as his character from  ''The Dictator''

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cameron Diaz  (also one of the presenters of the show)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Penelope Cruz (also one of the presenters of the show)

 Last year's Best Actress winner Natalie Portman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Last year's Best Actor winner Colin Firth with his wife Livia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Gwyneth Paltrow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sandra Bullock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Milla Jovovich

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Penelope Ann Miller

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Shailene Woodley

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Judy Greer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jennifer Lopez                                 


 

 

 

 

 

 

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