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Billy Crystal opens Oscars ceremony with film montage Octavia Spencer wins Oscar for supporting actress
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Billy Crystal has begun hosting the 84th Academy Awards ceremony at the Kodak theatre in Los Angeles. The Help's Octavia Spencer has won the best supporting actress Oscar at the 84th Academy Awards.
Morgan Freeman introduced the evening before a comic video was shown of George Clooney waking up Crystal with a kiss - in a parody of his nominated film The Descendants. Hotly tipped for the award, Spencer said in an emotional acceptance speech: "Oh my God, thank you... I'm freaking out."
Crystal joked: "This is my ninth time - just call me War Horse."
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 the cinematographer on Martin Scorsese's Hugo and Francesca Lo Schiavo was the art director. Robert Richardson was cinematographer on Martin Scorsese's 3D film and Francesca Lo Schiavo was art director.
Morgan 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". Rango won best animation, a first Academy award and nominaton for Gore Verbinski, who said it was "made by grown-ups acting like a bunch of children".
The film features the voiceover of Johnny Depp, who plays a chameleon.
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".
Best make-up went to J Roy Helland and British artist Mark Coulier for The Iron Lady.Best make-up went to J Roy Helland and British artist Mark Coulier for The Iron Lady.
Earlier 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. Iran's A Separation has become the first Iranian film to win an Oscar, Sandra Bullock presented director Asghar Farhadi with best foreign language film.
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.
Hugo picked up another Oscar for best sound editing, won by Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty.
Another technical category, sound mixing, was also won by Hugo's Tom Fleishman and John Midgley.
Best documentary went to Undefeated, a film about an inner city Memphis football team whose fortunes are turned around by a new coach.
The executive producer of the film was Sean Combs.
Earlier, Morgan Freeman introduced the evening before a comic video was shown of George Clooney waking up 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".
Billy Crystal is hosting the 84th Oscars ceremony at the Kodak theatre in Los Angeles.
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.
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 SeacrestCohen then tipped the container on to American Idol host Ryan Seacrest
Nominees on the red carpet included Melissa McCarthy, Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, Michel Hazanavicius, Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer.Nominees on the red carpet included Melissa McCarthy, Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, Michel Hazanavicius, Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer.
Black-and-white silent movie The Artist is hotly tipped to win the coveted best picture Oscar.Black-and-white silent movie The Artist is hotly tipped to win the coveted best picture Oscar.