And that’s a wrap! The 84th Academy Awards concluded with The Artist winning big with a total of 5 Awards including Best Actor, Best Picture & Best Director! This was an interesting evening filled with laughter, witty jokes and star power. Some of the surprising highlights were presentations by Oscar winners Colin Firth & Natalie Portman and an appearance by music legend A.R. Rahman.
Here are the awards that were handed out this evening:
Best Picture: The Artist
Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
Best Actor: Jean Dujardin – The Artist
Best Actress: Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer – Beginners
Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer – The Help
Best Original Screenplay: Midnight in Paris
Best Adapted Screenplay: The Descendants
Best Animated Feature: Rango
Best Documentary Feature: Undefeated
Best Foreign Language Film: A Separation
Best Animated Short: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
Best Live-Action Short: The Shore
Best Documentary Short: Saving Face
Best Cinematography: Hugo
Best Film Editing: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Best Visual Effects: Hugo
Best Art Direction: Hugo
Best Costume Design: The Artist
Best Makeup: The Iron Lady
Best Sound Editing: Hugo
Best Sound Mixing: Hugo
Best Original Score: The Artist
Best Original Song: The Muppets
Congratulations to The Artist & all the other films for their achievements. Another shining day in the world of film!
