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Big Winners at The Oscars!

Hollywood’s biggest stars turned out in their best designer garb, to celebrate some of the biggest movies of the year at last night’s Oscars ceremony. Host Bill Crystal had Tinseltown’s elite in stitches with his usual comedic banter, as we were reminded of just why we love movies so much.

 

The silent movie “The Artist” faired the best, cleaning up a total of 5 Oscar nods. The black and white film, which tells the tale of an old-Hollywood love story, was named Best Picture, while it’s star Jean Dujardin took the award for Best Actor. Accepting the Best Actor accolade, first-time nominee Jean, 39, who saw off stiff competition from Hollywood stalwarts Brad Pitt and George Clooney, gushed: “I love your country. So many of you here tonight have inspired me.”

 

Meryl Streep, who has been nominated an impressive 17 times, was named Best Actress for her portrayal of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in “The Iron Lady”. The 62-year-old third-time Oscar winner joked during her acceptance speech, saying “When they called my name I had this feeling I could hear half of America going, ‘come on, why her again’, but whatever.”

Veteran Christopher Plummer, 82, became the Academy’s oldest winner when he was named Best Supporting Actor for his role as a gay father in “Beginners”.

Take a look at the full list of winners at the 2012 Academy Awards: BEST PICTURE:‘The Artist’BEST ACTRESS:Meryl Streep – ‘The Iron Lady’BEST ACTOR:Jean Dujardin – ‘The Artist’BEST DIRECTOR:Michel Hazavanicius – ‘The Artist’BEST ANIMATED SHORT:‘The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore’BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT:‘Saving Face’BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT:‘The Shore’BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:Woody Allen – ‘Midnight in Paris’BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash – ‘The Descendants’BEST SONG:‘Man or Muppet’ – ‘The Muppets’BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:Ludovic Bource – ‘The Artist’BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:Christopher Plummer – ‘Beginners’BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:‘Hugo’BEST ANIMATED FILM:‘Rango’BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:‘Undefeated’BEST SOUND MIXING:‘Hugo’BEST SOUND EDITING:‘Hugo’BEST FILM EDITING:‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:Octavia Spencer – ‘The Help’BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:‘A Separation’BEST MAKE-UP:‘The Iron Lady’BEST COSTUME DESIGN: ‘The Artist’BEST ART DIRECTION:‘Hugo’BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:Robert Richardson – ‘Hugo’

 

For more on the fashion parade that is the red carpet, have a look at some of our favourite Oscar gowns!

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