Friday, March 2, 2012

Winners take it all Demi Hewamanna The winners t was one fabulous evening at the 84th Annual Academy Awards in one of the most celebrated stages Best Picture: ever – the Kodak Theatre – home of the Oscars. Making his entrance for the ninth time as the host, Billy The Artist Crystal came on stage on a reel ride after making self appearances in some of the highlighted movies Best Director: that were big winners at the Oscars. Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist) Best Actor: I Jean Dujardin (The Artist Oh... I so wished I was at the real Best Actress: thing and reporting LIVE from Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady) there…but unfortunately I only Best Supporting Actor: had the chance to enjoy the show Christopher Plummer (Beginners) from my lil’ol Tele at home. I actual- Best Supporting Actress: ly woke up early in the morning to Octavia Spencer (The Help) watch the grand show (yeah you Best Original Screenplay: can say I’m a little crazy but hey… Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris that’s what journalists do to get a Best Adapted Screenplay: Live feed). The Descendants (Alexander Payne So getting back to the awards – and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash) well what can I say…everyone (mostly everyone) I thought who Best Animated Feature: Rango Best Director would win – won! From Meryl Michel Hazanavicius Streep to The Artist to Rango Best Foreign Film: (yeah) and the Help everything A Separation (Iran). seemed predicted. But it was sad Best Documentary: that the War Horse got no awards Undefeated and I was surprised that the Best Best Documentary (Short): Make Up award didn’t go to Albert Saving face Nobbs. And this year another Best Art Direction: record was made for the Guinness Hugo - Production Design Dante Book of World Records – the oldest Ferretti, Set Decoration actor to win an Oscar – Christopher Francesca Lo Schiavo Plummer (who is just two years younger to Oscar). Best Cinematography: With humor, dancing, singing Hugo - Robert Richardson and remembering those who Best Music (Original Score): passed on – the night really did (L-R) Producer Thomas Langmann, actor Jean Dujardin, director Michel Haza- The Artist - Ludovic Bource turn out to be a great one. And sur- navicius, actors James Cromwell, Berenice Bejo, Uggie the dog, Penelope Ann Best Music (Original Song): prisingly most of the ladies were Miller, and Missi Pyle pose in the press room after winning the Best Picture Man or Muppet from The Muppets wearing sleeveless Oscar designed Award at the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland - Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie gowns showing off all the curves in Center on February 26, 2012 in Hollywood, California. Jason MerrittGetty Winner of the Best Actress Best Costume Design: the right spots and the men well Images. AFP Meryl Streep Mark Bridges (The Artist) basically in a Tux. Best Film Editing: Producer for The Artist The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Thomas Langmann This year another record was (Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall) made for the Guinness Book of Best Make Up: World Records – the oldest actor The Iron Lady to win an Oscar - Christopher (Mark Coulier and J Roy Helland Plummer (who is just two years Best Short Film (Animated): younger to Oscar) The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg) Best Short Film (Live Action): The Shore (Terry George and Oorlagh George) Winner of the Best Supporting Actor Best Sound Editing: Actor Christopher Plummer Hugo ( and ) Best Sound Mixing: Hugo ( and John Midgley)

Winner of the Best Animated Best Visual Effects: Filmmakers Daniel Junge (R) winners the Best Short Film FilmGore Verbinski Hugo (Rob Legato, Joss and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (L) Filmmakers Oorlagh George (L) Winner of the Best Supporting Actress winners of Best Documentary Short Williams, Ben Grossmann and Terry George (R) and Alex Henning) Actress Octavia Spencer

Winner of the Best Original Song Award for Man or Muppet from The Muppets Songwriter Bret McKenzie

Winners of the Sound Editing Winner of the Best Foreign Film Winners for Makeup for The Iron Lady Winners of the Animated Short Film Award for The Fantastic Flying Books Winner for Cinematography for Hugo poses Eugene Gearty (R) and Philip Stockton (L) Filmmaker Asghar Farhadi Mark Coulier (L) and J. Roy Helland (R) (L-R) Actress Ellie Kemper, filmmakers William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg Robert Richardson