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The Artist triumphs at the Oscars | The Artist triumphs at the Oscars |
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Silent movie The Artist has triumphed at the Oscars, winning five awards including best picture, best director and best actor for Jean Dujardin. | Silent movie The Artist has triumphed at the Oscars, winning five awards including best picture, best director and best actor for Jean Dujardin. |
Director Michel Hazanavicius - winning on his first ever nomination - thanked the dog, Uggie, who appears in the film but added: "I don't think he cares." | Director Michel Hazanavicius - winning on his first ever nomination - thanked the dog, Uggie, who appears in the film but added: "I don't think he cares." |
Dujardin said of his character: "If George Valentin could speak, he would say 'Wow! Victorie! Genial! Merci!'" | Dujardin said of his character: "If George Valentin could speak, he would say 'Wow! Victorie! Genial! Merci!'" |
The film also won the Oscars for best original score and best costumes. | The film also won the Oscars for best original score and best costumes. |
Martin Scorsese's Hugo also won five Oscars, mainly in technical categories. | Martin Scorsese's Hugo also won five Oscars, mainly in technical categories. |
Meryl Streep won best actress for her portrayal of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady - her 17th Oscar nomination and third Oscar win. | Meryl Streep won best actress for her portrayal of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady - her 17th Oscar nomination and third Oscar win. |
She thanked the Academy "for this inexplicably wonderful career". | She thanked the Academy "for this inexplicably wonderful career". |
"When they called my name I had this feeling I could hear half of America going: 'Aww no. Not her again'. But, you know, whatever. | "When they called my name I had this feeling I could hear half of America going: 'Aww no. Not her again'. But, you know, whatever. |
"I look out here and I see my life before my eyes. My old friends, my new friends. This is such a great honour but the thing that counts the most for me is the friendships… Thank you. All of you, departed and here," she added. | "I look out here and I see my life before my eyes. My old friends, my new friends. This is such a great honour but the thing that counts the most for me is the friendships… Thank you. All of you, departed and here," she added. |
Dujardin broke into his native French language in celebration shouting: "Wow, victory!" | Dujardin broke into his native French language in celebration shouting: "Wow, victory!" |
"Thank you to the Academy. It's funny because in 1929, it wasn't Billy Crystal but Douglas Fairbanks who hosted the first Oscars ceremony. Tickets cost $5 and it lasted 15 minutes. Times have changed." | "Thank you to the Academy. It's funny because in 1929, it wasn't Billy Crystal but Douglas Fairbanks who hosted the first Oscars ceremony. Tickets cost $5 and it lasted 15 minutes. Times have changed." |
1929 was the last year that a silent movie won an Oscar. | 1929 was the last year that a silent movie won an Oscar. |
Canadian actor Christopher Plummer became the oldest Oscar winner at 82 by taking the best supporting actor prize. | Canadian actor Christopher Plummer became the oldest Oscar winner at 82 by taking the best supporting actor prize. |
He was widely tipped to win for his portrayal of a father who comes out as a gay man after his wife dies in Beginners. | He was widely tipped to win for his portrayal of a father who comes out as a gay man after his wife dies in Beginners. |
Plummer thanked his real-life wife who, he said, deserved "the Nobel Peace Prize for coming to my rescue every day". | Plummer thanked his real-life wife who, he said, deserved "the Nobel Peace Prize for coming to my rescue every day". |
The Help's Octavia Spencer won the best supporting actress Oscar and gave an emotional acceptance speech, receiving a standing ovation from the audience. | The Help's Octavia Spencer won the best supporting actress Oscar and gave an emotional acceptance speech, receiving a standing ovation from the audience. |
"Thank you Steven Spielberg for changing my life...oh my God, thank you... I'm freaking out," she told the audience, after struggling up to the stage in a floor-length gown. | "Thank you Steven Spielberg for changing my life...oh my God, thank you... I'm freaking out," she told the audience, after struggling up to the stage in a floor-length gown. |
Best adapted screenplay went to Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash for The Descendants, starring George Clooney. | Best adapted screenplay went to Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash for The Descendants, starring George Clooney. |
Veteran screenwriter and director Woody Allen won best original screenplay for Midnight in Paris but was not there to collect the award. | Veteran screenwriter and director Woody Allen won best original screenplay for Midnight in Paris but was not there to collect the award. |
Muppets win | Muppets win |
The first two awards of the night went to Hugo for cinematography and art direction. | The first two awards of the night went to Hugo for cinematography and art direction. |
Robert Richardson was cinematographer on Martin Scorsese's 3D film and Francesca Lo Schiavo was art director. | Robert Richardson was cinematographer on Martin Scorsese's 3D film and Francesca Lo Schiavo was art director. |
And later, the film about an orphan who lives in a train station picked up a further three Oscars, all in technical categories. | And later, the film about an orphan who lives in a train station picked up a further three Oscars, all in technical categories. |
Best sound editing was won by Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty. | Best sound editing was won by Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty. |
Hugo's Tom Fleishman and John Midgley won the Oscar for sound mixing and the film also picked up the award for best visual effects. | Hugo's Tom Fleishman and John Midgley won the Oscar for sound mixing and the film also picked up the award for best visual effects. |
Rango won best animation, a first Academy award and nomination for director Gore Verbinski, who said it was "made by grown-ups acting like a bunch of children". | Rango won best animation, a first Academy award and nomination for director Gore Verbinski, who said it was "made by grown-ups acting like a bunch of children". |
The film features the voice of Johnny Depp, who plays a chameleon. | The film features the voice of Johnny Depp, who plays a chameleon. |
Best animated short film was The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr Morris Lessmore. | Best animated short film was The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr Morris Lessmore. |
The Oscar for costume design went to Mark Bridges for The Artist, who thanked the Academy "for making a lifelong dream come true". | The Oscar for costume design went to Mark Bridges for The Artist, who thanked the Academy "for making a lifelong dream come true". |
The best make-up prize went to J Roy Helland and British artist Mark Coulier for The Iron Lady. | The best make-up prize went to J Roy Helland and British artist Mark Coulier for The Iron Lady. |
Iran's A Separation became the first Iranian film to win an Oscar when Sandra Bullock presented director Asghar Farhadi with best foreign language film. | Iran's A Separation became the first Iranian film to win an Oscar when Sandra Bullock presented director Asghar Farhadi with best foreign language film. |
Set in contemporary Iran, it tells the story of a marriage break-down. | Set in contemporary Iran, it tells the story of a marriage break-down. |
Best film editing went to Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall for Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - the pair also won last year for The Social Network. Both films were directed by David Fincher. | Best film editing went to Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall for Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - the pair also won last year for The Social Network. Both films were directed by David Fincher. |
The Oscar for best original song was won by Bret Mackenzie for Man or Muppet from the soundtrack to The Muppets. | The Oscar for best original song was won by Bret Mackenzie for Man or Muppet from the soundtrack to The Muppets. |
Best documentary went to Undefeated, a film about an inner city American football team whose fortunes are turned around by a new coach. | Best documentary went to Undefeated, a film about an inner city American football team whose fortunes are turned around by a new coach. |
The executive producer of the film was rapper Sean 'P Diddy' Combs. | The executive producer of the film was rapper Sean 'P Diddy' Combs. |
Cohen stunt | Cohen stunt |
Northern Ireland film The Shore won the best live action short film. | Northern Ireland film The Shore won the best live action short film. |
Saving Face, about a British-Pakistani doctor who helps women who have been injured in acid attacks, won best documentary short. | |
Earlier, Morgan Freeman introduced the evening before a comic video was shown of George Clooney waking up host Billy Crystal with a kiss - in a parody of his nominated film The Descendants. | Earlier, Morgan Freeman introduced the evening before a comic video was shown of George Clooney waking up host Billy Crystal with a kiss - in a parody of his nominated film The Descendants. |
Freeman said: "All of us are mesmerised by the magic of the movies. This magnificent event allows us to celebrate the present and look back at its magnificent past." | |
Crystal hosted the 84th Oscars ceremony at the Kodak theatre in Los Angeles. | Crystal hosted the 84th Oscars ceremony at the Kodak theatre in Los Angeles. |
He joked: "This is my ninth time - just call me War Horse." | He joked: "This is my ninth time - just call me War Horse." |
On the red carpet, British comedy actor Sacha Baron Cohen turned up dressed in a white military uniform and sporting a beard and sunglasses, promoting his upcoming film The Dictator. | On the red carpet, British comedy actor Sacha Baron Cohen turned up dressed in a white military uniform and sporting a beard and sunglasses, promoting his upcoming film The Dictator. |
Cohen arrived holding an urn he jokingly claimed contained the ashes of Kim Jong Il, the late leader of North Korea. | Cohen arrived holding an urn he jokingly claimed contained the ashes of Kim Jong Il, the late leader of North Korea. |
Cohen then tipped the container on to American Idol host Ryan Seacrest. | Cohen then tipped the container on to American Idol host Ryan Seacrest. |