The 84th Annual Academy Awards (2012) 7.0
Annual awards presentation honoring the best film achievements of 2011. |
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The 84th Annual Academy Awards (2012) 7.0
Annual awards presentation honoring the best film achievements of 2011. |
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| Bradley Cooper | ... |
Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing
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| Brad Pitt | ... |
Himself - Nominee: Best Picture & Best Actor in a Leading Role
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| Robert Downey Jr. | ... |
Himself - Presenter: Best Documentary
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| Christian Bale | ... |
Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
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| Natalie Portman | ... |
Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Leading Role
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| Tom Cruise | ... |
Himself - Presenter: Best Picture
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| Emma Stone | ... |
Herself - Co- Presenter: Best Visual Effects
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| Melissa McCarthy | ... |
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role & Presenter
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| Sandra Bullock | ... |
Herself - Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film
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| Jonah Hill | ... |
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
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| Tom Hanks | ... |
Himself - Presenter: Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction
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| Morgan Freeman | ... |
Himself - Presenter
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| Rose Byrne | ... |
Herself - Presenter
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| Angelina Jolie | ... |
Herself - Presenter: Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Screenplay
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| Adam Sandler | ... |
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Annual awards presentation honoring the best film achievements of 2011.
I should start by noting that out of all the movies that were nominated for anything this year, I've only seen "Beginners", "The Muppets", "The Adventures of Tintin" and "Albert Nobbs". I'm glad that Christopher Plummer won Best Supporting Actor, but I was rooting for Glenn Close for Best Actress.
As for the ceremony itself, I liked Billy Crystal's performance, but I especially liked the scene with the cast members from Christopher Guest's movies (and also Sacha Baron Cohen's prank on the Red Carpet). However, probably the most important event of the night was when Asghar Farhadi won an Oscar for directing "A Separation". Not only was it unexpected for an Iranian movie to win an Oscar, but Farhadi used the occasion to remind everyone what a disaster a war between the US and Iran would be, and also that Americans should remember Iran for Persian culture. In the end, it must have irritated the right wing that a movie from a Muslim country won Best Foreign Language Film (not to mention that a number of French people won for "The Artist").
All in all, I really liked the ceremony. This must be the first time that the "In Memoriam" montage has ever shown a computer CEO (by whom I mean Steve Jobs).