The American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, better known as the Oscars, is perhaps the most prestigious award for a contemporary film. The first time the award ceremony was held in 1029. In 2012, the famous statuettes were presented for the 84th time.
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The main winner of the award in 2012 was the black-and-white film "The Artist" directed by Michel Hazanavicius. This romantic comedy, filmed in the style of a bit of cinema, received 10 Oscar nominations and won five of them - Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor (Jean Dujardin), Best Music (Ludovic Bourse) and Best Costume Design.
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The same number of figurines was received by Martin Scorsese's adventure film "The Keeper of Time". The award went to Robert Richardson for Best Cinematography, Dante Ferretti for Production Design, Sound, Sound Editing and Visual Effects.
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Best Actress was recognized for the work of Meryl Streep in the film "The Iron Lady". In addition, this tape also received an award for the best make-up.
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Awards for Supporting Actress and Actor went to Octavia Spencer (The Servant) and Christopher Plummer (The Beginners).
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The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay went to Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris), and among the adaptations, The Descendants (Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash) was recognized as the best a. The Oscar for Best Editing went to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and The Muppets won the Best Song nomination.
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The Oscar for the best documentary was awarded to the film The Undefeated, among the animated films the winner was Rango, and among the films in a foreign language - the Iranian film The Divorce of Nader and Simin.
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One of the "surprises" of the ceremony was that one of the most popular films of 2011 is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Part 2”- did not receive a single statuette in the end. The final part of "Potteriana" claimed an Oscar in three technical nominations - "Decoration", "Makeup" and "Visual Effects".