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Annual awards presentation honoring the best film achievements of 2011.
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Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Visual Effects
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Herself - Presenter: Sci-Tech Awards
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Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
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Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Leading Role
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Himself - Presenter: Best Picture
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Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Co-Nominee: Best Picture
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Himself - Presenter: Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction
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Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
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Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
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Herself - Presenter: Governors Award & Winner: Best Actress in a Leading Role
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Herself - Nominee: Best Original Screenplay & Co-Presenter: Best Live Action Short Film, Best Documentary Short and Best Animated Short Film
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Herself - Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film
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Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
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Himself - Nominee: Best Director & Co-Nominee: Best Picture
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Annual awards presentation honoring the best film achievements of 2011.
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to the tune of "The Show"
Music by Lenka
Performed by Billy Crystal
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Eddie Murphy was originally hired as host. When original producer Brett Ratner, who worked with Murphy on Tower Heist (2011), resigned on November 8, 2011, Murphy also resigned. Billy Crystal stepped in as his replacement. See more »Goofs
In the In Memoriam segment, Marion Dougherty's name is written incorrectly as Marion Doughtery See more »Quotes
Ludovic Bource - Winner: Best Original Score: Wow, I want to pay, first of all, a tribute for the power of the music. And I want to thank you and pay tribute to my co-nominees: Mr. Williams, Mr. Shore, and Mr. Iglesias. And Hans Zimmer is downstairs, he refused to submit to this year's, so I thank you for your chair, Hans Zimmer. I don't know if you can see him. Thank you Sheila E. and all the musicians tonight for the wonderful show. Can I have ten seconds more, Hans? Sorry, I have a little speech. I'd like to thank the Academy. With this...See more »
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I should start by noting that out of all the movies that were nominated for anything this year, I've only seen "Beginners", "The Muppets", "The Adventures of Tintin" and "Albert Nobbs". I'm glad that Christopher Plummer won Best Supporting Actor, but I was rooting for Glenn Close for Best Actress.
As for the ceremony itself, I liked Billy Crystal's performance, but I especially liked the scene with the cast members from Christopher Guest's movies (and also Sacha Baron Cohen's prank on the Red Carpet). However, probably the most important event of the night was when Asghar Farhadi won an Oscar for directing "A Separation". Not only was it unexpected for an Iranian movie to win an Oscar, but Farhadi used the occasion to remind everyone what a disaster a war between the US and Iran would be, and also that Americans should remember Iran for Persian culture. In the end, it must have irritated the right wing that a movie from a Muslim country won Best Foreign Language Film (not to mention that a number of French people won for "The Artist").
All in all, I really liked the ceremony. This must be the first time that the "In Memoriam" montage has ever shown a computer CEO (by whom I mean Steve Jobs).