The 84th Annual Academy Awards (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., Adam Sandler, Jessica Chastain

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 10 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Robert Downey Jr.	...	Himself - Presenter
Adam Sandler	...	Himself
Jessica Chastain	...	Herself - Nominee
Natalie Portman	...	Herself - Presenter
Tom Cruise	...	Himself - Presenter
Brad Pitt	...	Himself - Nominee
George Clooney	...	Himself - Nominee
Emma Stone	...	Herself - Presenter
Bradley Cooper	...	Himself - Presenter
Angelina Jolie	...	Herself - Presenter
Tom Hanks	...	Himself - Presenter
Christian Bale	...	Himself - Presenter
Michelle Williams	...	Herself - Nominee
Steven Spielberg	...	Himself - Nominee
Gwyneth Paltrow	...	Herself - Presenter

Storyline

Annual awards presentation honoring the best film achievements of 2011.

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Plot Keywords:

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

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Taglines:

Celebrate the movies in all of us

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 February 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

2012 Academy Awards

Filming Locations:

Dolby Theatre - 6801 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood & Highland Center, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), Imagine Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

157 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Marks the third time that Glenn Close and Meryl Streep have competed against each other in the Best Actress category. They were also nominated alongside each other in 1988 and 1989.

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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

Mark Bridges - Winner: Best Costume Design: Wow, this is thrilling. I want to thank Michel Hazanavicius for making a beautiful film and having me along for the ride. Thomas Langmann, for believing in the film and getting the resources together to make it. And Harvey Weinstein and The Weinstein Company, for getting it out to the world. I want to thank my wonderful crew. And, you know, I was just a kid from Niagara Falls who dreamed, ate, and slept movies and so I want to thank the Academy for this honor and for making a lifelong dream ...

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Connections

Follows The 47th Annual Academy Awards (1975)

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Soundtracks

The Descendants
to the tune of "Hawaiian War Chant"
Music by Prince Leleiohoku
Performed by Billy Crystal

User Reviews

Billy's back! George is upset and Meryl the best wins again! Best picture is a nod to yesteryear.

"The 84th Annual Academy Awards" was not one of the best shows yet, it was far from the worst. As having funny guy Billy Crystal back as host improved the pace and laughs of the show. Evening though some of Crystal's skits and singing gets a little old still his jokes brought joy and the opening montage of seeing Billy in all of the best picture nominees was a blast. Interesting during the show was seeing clips of interviews with stars telling of their favorite movies and explaining how they felt that film has impacted life and culture, as by watching film anyone can take something from it and be inspired. Also moving as always was the tribute to those that we lost during the past year. As is becoming the norm again the past years winner presented the category in which they had won in.

As for the awards most went as planned as the academy finally got it right awarding Christopher Plummer(best supporting actor) an Oscar as at 82 he's the oldest to ever win heck he's almost as old as the Oscar's(84 years). However in the best actor race the man himself George Clooney was upset losing to "The Artist's" French macho man the talented Jean Dujardin as evidenced by the other wins including the best picture win "The Artist" proved that Hollywood was paying tribute to the old days of cinema and the silent film era as this picture was the first silent film to win top honors since 1929's "Wings". Nice and fitting was seeing the best actress in the business win for Best Actress as the transformed and always real and believable Meryl Streep(a 17 time nominee) won her third Oscar as she was stunning and direct as Margaret Thatcher in "The Iron Lady".

Overall it wasn't the best Oscars, yet not the worst it was good seeing Billy back and I'm glad the class act veterans like Streep and Plummer came away with wins. And only fitting was the academy paying tribute to old Hollywood's silent era by awarding "The Artist" best picture.