The 84th Annual Academy Awards (TV 2012)

Annual awards presentation honoring the best film achievements of 2011.

Directors:

Don Mischer, Kabir Akhtar,

Writers:

Jon Macks, Dave Boone,

Stars:

Robert Downey Jr., Angelina Jolie, Tom Cruise

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 8 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Robert Downey Jr.	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Documentary
Angelina Jolie	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Screenplay
Tom Cruise	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Picture
Bradley Cooper	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing
Brad Pitt	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Picture & Best Actor in a Leading Role
Emma Stone	...	Herself - Co- Presenter: Best Visual Effects
Tom Hanks	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction
Christian Bale	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Gwyneth Paltrow	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Documentary
Rooney Mara	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Natalie Portman	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Leading Role
Jessica Chastain	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Adam Sandler	...	Himself
Morgan Freeman	...	Himself - Presenter
Sandra Bullock	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film

Storyline

Annual awards presentation honoring the best film achievements of 2011.

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Plot Keywords:

tv special | awards show | acceptance speech | academy awards ceremony | live broadcast | 

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Taglines:

Celebrate the movies in all of us

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 February 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

2012 Academy Awards

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Eddie Murphy was originally hired as host. When original producer Brett Ratner, who worked with Murphy on Tower Heist, resigned on November 8, 2011, Murphy also resigned. Billy Crystal stepped in as his replacement.

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Goofs

In the In Memoriam segment, Marion Dougherty's name is written incorrectly as Marion Doughtery

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Quotes

Christopher Plummer: [to the Oscar] You're only two years older than me, darling. Where have you been all my life?

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Connections

Follows The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (2001)

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Soundtracks

"Hooray for Hollywood"
(1937) (uncredited)
Music by Richard A. Whiting
Played during end credits

User Reviews

My Awards For The 84th Annual Academy Awards !

_The Most Truthful : (Chris Rock)'s word. That guy said nothing but the truth; he's silly, and yet he gets millions for just being the silly that he is !

_The Most Hot : (J-lo) is standing, along with (Cameron Diaz), while giving – both – their backsides to the audience in a swift and improvised gleeful moment. Seeing (J-lo)'s assets is always a treat. Sorry (Diaz), you couldn't win that, in the presence of (J-lo) or not !

_The Most Freaky : Naturally (Angelina Jolie)'s knee. And (What a Wonderful World)'s singer's hair (so fit for a Discovery Channel documentary that could be named "Undiscovered yet Jungles !).

_The Most Surprising : The winning of Iran. That director's speech, concerning how some politics' evil could bury a nation's culture, was impeccably brilliant. By the way, speaking about other movies of other nations that were buried by the Oscar's, rather Hollywood's politics; for years and years there was something like thousand movies that should have won, but not even one of them made it to be nominated.

_The Most Funny : One of (The Descendents)'s winner writers goes to imitate the intentionally sexy pose of (Angelina Jolie). Brief note : that pose reminds me powerfully of Shirley MacLaine in one of Irma la Douce (1963)'s posters !

_The Most Hysterical : (Billy Crystal)'s segment of "That's what everybody is thinking.", the parts of (Martin Scorsese) and (Nick Nolte) were beyond fabulous !

_The Most Vengeful : The "focus group" skit. WAW, it bombed the dumb reviewers rightly !

_The Most Smart : The joking speech that the winner of the sound editing award gave "to whoever was born, will be born..", it was a good parody of the Oscar speeches !

_The Most Outrageous : The kiss of (Billy Crystal) and (George Clooney). Absolute gross. It gives the word outrageous a new level of outrageousness !

_The Most Mean : The look upon (Christopher Plummer)'s face while (Billy) was referring to his 82 years, making joke of his aging. He was squeezing his teeth, saying deeply "You son of a bit*h. Ahhh, if you and I were in a boxing match, 60 years ago.."

_The Most Weird : (Nick Nolte)'s way of clapping; as if he's slapping somebody's butt slowly with clear wrath !

_The Best : (Billy Crystal)'s singing. His performance reached the top. It made me sad for all the musicals he didn't make for all of those years !

_The Worst : (Billy Crystal)'s botoxed face, the little hair piece (which I think he puts it), and the way he has to smile after almost every single joke he throws; it assures that he isn't cocky, but nervous. And he didn't use to be nervous.

_The Ugliest : When the music interrupts the speech of poor men like the winners of the best feature documentary. The nasty manner of the Academy that I have complained, complain, and – pessimistically – will be complaining about, seems to be incurable, ESPECIALLY when the academy leaves ***stars*** talk and yak as long as they want, because they're ***stars*** (think of it; Plummer talked for longer time and no music interrupted him !).

_The Most Sensitive : "Accept me, I have so much love to give." said by (Ludovic Bource) the winner of the best original score. And "My wife deserves a Nobel prize for piece for getting to save me everyday of my life." said by (Christopher Plummer) the winner of the best supporting actor.

In general, very good spectacle. Better than the Oscar night of the last year which was itself better than the Oscar night of the year before it !

Finally, to the Academy : While (Billy Crystal) is around, don't you ever think of calling (Chris Rock).. for anything !