Oscars 12: Winners And More

The Oscars 2012 Are History....And right at the top I would like to thank the AMPAS and telecast-producer Brian Grazer for convincing Billy Crystal to host his 9th ceremony....his Spoof of the Year in Film and Opening Monologue were very well done and funny....As were most of jokes and mini-bits--but not everybody liked the show--In fact the the Critics were down on the show to wit THR--Oscars Become Badly Paced Bore-fest--All I can say I laughed a lot more with Billy hosting than without him...

As to the results

Martin Scorsese's 3D family film Hugo and silent movie and award season darling The Artist  topped the night with five wins apiece. The Artist took home several of the top awards, including best picture, director and actor

The Winners List

Best Motion Picture of the Year
Winner: The Artist

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Winner: Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Winner: Jean Dujardin for The Artist

Best Achievement in Directing
Winner: Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist

Best Short Film, Animated
Winner: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

Best Documentary, Short Subject
Winner: Saving Face

Best Short Film, Live Action
Winner: The Shore

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Winner: Midnight in Paris-Woody Allen

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Winner: The Descendants- Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
Winner: The Muppets-Bret McKenzie ("Man or Muppet")

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
Winner: The Artist-Ludovic Bource

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner: Christopher Plummer for Beginners

Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Winner: Hugo - Robert Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossmann, Alex Henning

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
Winner: Rango-Gore Verbinski

Best Documentary, Features
Winner: Undefeated-Daniel Lindsay, T.J. Martin, Rich Middlemas

Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
Winner: Hugo- Tom Fleischman, John Midgley

Best Achievement in Sound Editing
Winner: Hugo-Philip Stockton, Eugene Gearty

Best Achievement in Editing
Winner: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo-Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner: Octavia Spencer for The Help

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Winner: A Separation - Asghar Farhadi (Iran)

Best Achievement in Makeup
Winner: The Iron Lady- Mark Coulier, J. Roy Helland

Best Achievement in Costume Design
Winner: The Artist- Mark Bridges

Best Achievement in Art Direction
Winner: Hugo - Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo

Best Achievement in Cinematography
Winner: Hugo-Robert Richardson

The Winners' Reactions....

Before things got going there was this: 'Glee's' Darren Criss and Kermit Perform Duet on 'Rainbow Connection'

On The Red Carpet VIDEO--Sacha Baron Cohen's Joke Leaves Ryan Seacrest in the Dust: Hollywood Reacts Backstage--Robert Downey Jr. Caught 'Tebowing' at the Oscars--Speaking of Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow made the best Presenters Octavia Spencer gave the best acceptance speech...

I coulda seriously done without the whole Cirque du Soleil Routine As talented as they are--we should have been able to hear the 2 nominated songs including winner "Man Or Muppet" from The Muppets instead....And the talking heads discussing their faves--could have been eliminated really....

The Best (and Worst) Moments Photo Gallery--per THR

'Night of 100 Stars' Partygoers Talk Award Show Overload

Inside the Governors Ball