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:

Michelle Williams, Tom Cruise, Christian Bale

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

Cast

Credited cast:
Michelle Williams	...	Herself - Nominee
Tom Cruise	...	Himself - Presenter
Christian Bale	...	Himself - Presenter
Bradley Cooper	...	Himself - Presenter
Emma Stone	...	Herself - Presenter
Natalie Portman	...	Herself - Presenter
Brad Pitt	...	Himself - Nominee
Robert Downey Jr.	...	Himself - Presenter
Julia Roberts	...	Herself
Tom Hanks	...	Himself - Presenter
Will Ferrell	...	Himself - Presenter
Rose Byrne	...	Herself - Presenter
Sandra Bullock	...	Herself - Presenter
Cameron Diaz	...	Herself - Presenter
Michael Douglas	...	Himself - 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

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

For the first time in Oscar history, there are nine Best Picture nominees.

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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

Ludovic Bource - Winner: Best Original Score: Wow, I want to pay, first of all, a tribute for the power of the music. And I want to thank you and pay tribute to my co-nominees: Mr. Williams, Mr. Shore, and Mr. Iglesias. And Hans Zimmer is downstairs, he refused to submit to this year's, so I thank you for your chair, Hans Zimmer. I don't know if you can see him. Thank you Sheila E. and all the musicians tonight for the wonderful show. Can I have ten seconds more, Hans? Sorry, I have a little speech. I'd like to thank the Academy. With this...

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Connections

Features My Week with Marilyn (2011)

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Soundtracks

The Tree of Life
to the tune of "Alfie"
Music by Burt Bacharach
Performed by Billy Crystal

User Reviews

An Event To Remember!

I've been a Film-Buff since in-time memorial, like literally! Watching the GREATEST Movie Event, 'The Academy Awards' has become a habit, missing it is impossible. LIVE & EXCLUSIVE, 'The 84th Annual Academy Awards', turned out to be An Event To Remember!

Firstly, Billy Crystal was a really charming host. He got his medley spot-on & his jokes, throughout this Spectacular Event, were applaud-worthy. He didn't disappoint a bit.

Now coming to the Winners: The Artist and Hugo each won five awards to their kitty. However, I truly felt that, The Descendants, was the strongest among all the films nominated beside. The Artist took home Best Picture, Best Director for Michel Hazanavicius & Best Actor Jean Dujardin, along-with 2 other wins including Best Original Score for Ludovic Bource & Best Costume Design for Mark Bridges.

Hugo had its glory with 5 wins as well, including Best Cinematography for Robert Richardson. The Descendants did take home 1 Oscar, that being Best Adapted Screenplay for Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash. Best Foreign Language Film went to the critical smash A Separation by Asghar Farhadi.

Mr.Cinema aka Woody Allen won Best Original Screenplay for his master-stoke Midnight In Paris.

Among Acting Winners: Meryl Streep won her long-due 3rd Oscar for her mesmerizing turn in The Iron Lady. This was THE Moment of the event! Watching THE Most Influential & Talented Actress of all-time taking home another Honor in her credit, truly was the high-light.

Amongst Supporting Wins: Christopher Plummer Finally won an Oscar for his subdued & believable performance in Beginners. Octavia Spencer proved her mettle by taking away the trophy for her rather convincing performance in The Help.

Any Upsets? I'm a Nick Nolte & George Clooney Fan. Of course, I would've loved it if they won, especially Nolte who's yet to win this magnificent honor. Gary Oldman, Demián Bichir & Brad Pitt also delivered splendid performances, but this just wasn't their year.

A Special Mention to Cirque du Soleil. Their performance was brilliant. 'The 84th Academy Awards' truly rocked! Great Overall Presentation, Great List of Winners & Nominees, Great Presenters, and of course, A Charming Host.