Oscars 2012 or How The Artist Surprisingly Didn't Win Everything
Mon, February 27, 2012 
A night full of expected wins, expected shtick from host Billy Crystal and what might go down as one of the great upset victories in the form of Meryl Streep besting Viola Davis in the "Best Actress" race. Streep was destined for a third Oscar that we can all agree. But who saw this coming? Rise of the Apes losing "Best Visual Effects" to Martin Scorsese's Hugo and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo taking "Best Film Editing" were the other surprises win of the night.
About the only other thing noticeable about last night's ceremony was the lack of a real sweep for The Artist, which in fact tied the night in wins against the afore-mentioned Hugo. Both period-piece homages to the silent film era claimed five wins with the former claiming the top prizes.
An evening as boring as we all anticipated; so much so I turned over to The Walking Dead after the half-hour mark. I figured more Rick-Shane-Lori baby-daddy drama and flesh-eating zombies were worth my time more. Dare I beg someone to differ?
Here's the full list of winners:
- 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 – Beginnings
- Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer – The Help
- Best Animated Film: Rango
- Best Foreign Language Film: A Separation
- Best Adapted Screenplay: The Descendants
- Best Original Screenplay: Midnight in Paris
- Best Film Editing: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
- Best Cinematography: Hugo
- Best Art Direction: Hugo
- Best Costume Design: The Artist
- Best Score: The Artist
- Best Original Song: "Man or Muppet" – The Muppets
- Best Makeup: The Iron Lady
- Best Documentary – Feature: Undefeated
- Best Documentary – Short: Saving Face
- Best Short Film – Animated: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
- Best Short Film – Live Action: The Shore
- Best Sound Editing: Hugo
- Best Sound Mixing: Hugo
- Best Visual Effects: Hugo
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