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The Academy Awards 2/26/12 Live Recap: And The Oscar Goes To…. |
The awards season for 2012 continues on tonight with the 84th Academy Awards. With host, Billy Crystal, and other Hollywood bigwigs like Gwyneth Paltrow, Sandra Bullock, Halle Berry, Michael Douglas, Tina Fey, Jennifer Lopez, Tom Hanks, Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, and the Muppets (Yes! The Muppets!) presenting tonight, we’re sure in for pretty good show. So who will be winning the prized golden man tonight?
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The Nominees & The Winners
(Note: Winners are in indicated in italicized bold.)
*For Best Picture:
The Artist
-Thomas Langmann, Producer
The Descendants
-Jim Burke, Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Producers
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
-Scott Rudin, Producer
The Help
-Brunson Green, Chris Columbus and Michael Barnathan, Producers
Hugo
-Graham King and Martin Scorsese, Producers
Midnight in Paris
-Letty Aronson and Stephen Tenenbaum, Producers
Moneyball
-Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz and Brad Pitt, Producers
The Tree of Life
-Sarah Green, Bill Pohlad, Dede Gardner and Grant Hill, Producers
War Horse
-Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers
*For Best Actor In a Leading Role:
Demián Bichir
-A Better Life
George Clooney
-The Descendants
Jean Dujardin
-The Artist
Gary Oldman
-Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt
-Moneyball
*For Best Actress In a Leading Role:
Glenn Close
-Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis
-The Help
Rooney Mara
-The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep
-The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams
-My Week With Marilyn
*For Best Actor In a Supporting Role:
Kenneth Branagh
-My Week With Marilyn
Jonah Hill
-Moneyball
Nick Nolte
-Warrior
Christopher Plummer
-Beginners
Max von Sydow
-Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
*For Best Actress In a Supporting Role:
Bérénice Bejo
-The Artist
Jessica Chastain
-The Help
Melissa McCarthy
-Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer
-Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer
-The Help
*For Best Animated Feature Film:
A Cat in Paris
-Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli
Chico & Rita
-Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal
Kung Fu Panda 2
-Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Puss in Boots
-Chris Miller
Rango
-Gore Verbinski
*For Best Cinematography:
The Artist
-Guillaume Schiffman
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
-Jeff Cronenweth
Hugo
-Robert Richardson
The Tree of Life
-Emmanuel Lubezki
War Horse
-Janusz Kaminski
*For Best Art Direction:
The Artist
-Laurence Bennett (Production Design); Robert Gould (Set Decoration)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
-Stuart Craig (Production Design); Stephenie McMillan (Set Decoration)
Hugo
-Dante Ferretti (Production Design); Francesca Lo Schiavo (Set Decoration)
Midnight in Paris
-Anne Seibel (Production Design); Hélène Dubreuil (Set Decoration)
War Horse
-Rick Carter (Production Design); Lee Sandales (Set Decoration)
*For Best Costume Design:
Anonymous
-Lisy Christl
The Artist
-Mark Bridges
Hugo
-Sandy Powell
Jane Eyre
-Michael O’Connor
W.E.
-Arianne Phillips
*For Best Directing:
The Artist
-Michel Hazanavicius
The Descendants
-Alexander Payne
Hugo
-Martin Scorsese
Midnight in Paris
-Woody Allen
The Tree of Life
-Terrence Malick
*For Best Documentary Feature:
Hell and Back Again
-Danfung Dennis and Mike Lerner
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
-Marshall Curry and Sam Cullman
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
-Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky
Pina
-Wim Wenders and Gian-Piero Ringel
Undefeated
-TJ Martin, Dan Lindsay and Rich Middlemas
*For Best Documentary Short:
The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement
-Robin Fryday and Gail Dolgin
God is the Bigger Elvis
-Rebecca Cammisa and Julie Anderson
Incident in New Baghdad
-James Spione
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Saving Face
-Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
-Lucy Walker and Kira Carstensen
*For Best Film Editing:
The Artist
-Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius
The Descendants
-Kevin Tent
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
-Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
Hugo
-Thelma Schoonmaker
Moneyball
-Christopher Tellefsen
*For Best Foreign Language Film:
Belgium, “Bullhead”
-Michael R. Roskam, director
Canada, “Monsieur Lazhar”
-Philippe Falardeau, director
Iran, “A Separation”
-Asghar Farhadi, director
Israel, “Footnote”
-Joseph Cedar, director
Poland, “In Darkness”
-Agnieszka Holland, director
*For Best Makeup:
Albert Nobbs
-Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnston and Matthew W. Mungle
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
-Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight and Lisa Tomblin
The Iron Lady
-Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland
*For Best Music (Original Score):
The Adventures of Tintin
-John Williams
The Artist
-Ludovic Bource
Hugo
-Howard Shore
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
-Alberto Iglesias
War Horse
-John Williams
*For Best Music (Original Song:
“Man or Muppet” from THE MUPPETS
-Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie
“Real in Rio” from RIO
-Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown; Lyric by Siedah Garrett
*For Best Short Film (Animated):
Dimanche/Sunday
-Patrick Doyon
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
-William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg
La Luna
-Enrico Casarosa
A Morning Stroll
-Grant Orchard and Sue Goffe
Wild Life
-Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby
*For Best Short Film (Live Action):
Pentecost
-Peter McDonald and Eimear O’Kane
Raju
-Max Zähle and Stefan Gieren
The Shore
-Terry George and Oorlagh George
Time Freak
-Andrew Bowler and Gigi Causey
Tuba Atlantic
-Hallvar Witzø
*For Best Sound Editing:
Drive
-Lon Bender and Victor Ray Ennis
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
-Ren Klyce
Hugo
-Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
-Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl
War Horse
-Richard Hymns and Gary Rydstrom
*For Best Sound Mixing:
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
-David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Bo Persson
Hugo
-Tom Fleischman and John Midgley
Moneyball
-Deb Adair, Ron Bochar, David Giammarco and Ed Novick
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
-Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Peter J. Devlin
War Horse
-Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson and Stuart Wilson
*For Best Visual Effects:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
-Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler and John Richardson
Hugo
-Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossmann and Alex Henning
Real Steel
-Erik Nash, John Rosengrant, Dan Taylor and Swen Gillberg
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
-Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White and Daniel Barrett
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
-Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew Butler and John Frazier
*For Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay):
The Descendants
-Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash
Hugo
-Screenplay by John Logan
The Ides of March
-Screenplay by George Clooney & Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon
Moneyball
-Screenplay by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin. Story by Stan Chervin
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
-Screenplay by Bridget O’Connor & Peter Straughan
*For Best Writing (Original Screenplay):
The Artist
-Written by Michel Hazanavicius
Bridesmaids
-Written by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig
Margin Call
-Written by J.C. Chandor
Midnight in Paris
-Written by Woody Allen
A Separation
-Written by Asghar Farhadi
Photos courtesy of The 84th Academy Awards.
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