Perhaps the most cherished dream of most people associated with the film industry has been the Oscar for several decades. Every year, dozens of talented directors, actors, screenwriters, composers anxiously await the decision of the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In 2012, the statuettes were presented on February 26 at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles.
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Step 1
The awards ceremony was led by actor Billy Crystal, and the awards themselves were presented by world cinema stars: Tom Hanks, Michael Douglas, Colin Firth, Tom Cruise, Natalie Portman, Sandra Bullock, Cameron Diaz and others.
Step 2
For the first time, nine nominees were nominated for Best Film: Artist, War Horse, Tree of Life, Terribly Loud and Extremely Close, Midnight in Paris, Descendants, Servant, Guardian Time 3D”,“The Man Who Changed Everything”. As a result, Thomas Langmann's black-and-white silent film "The Artist" was recognized as the best, which became the first French film in history to win the main nomination.
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The film "The Artist" was presented in 10 nominations, of which it won 5. In addition to the prize for the best film, awards were given to: Michel Hazanavicius for Best Director, Ludovic Bourse for Best Film Music, Mark Bridges for Best Costume Design. The Oscar for Best Actor went to the leading actor in the film The Artist, French actor Jean Dujardin. His rivals in the nomination were Brad Pitt, Gary Oldman, George Clooney and Demian Bishir.
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Best Actress in The Iron Lady, Meryl Streep as British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Meryl Streep was nominated for an Oscar 17 times and received 3 statuettes, becoming the absolute record holder for the number of nominations among actresses around the world. Glenn Close, Michelle Williams, Viola Davis and Rooney Mara also nominated for the award.
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The award for Best Supporting Actor in Beginners went to 82-year-old actor Christopher Plummer, the oldest recipient of the award in history. The Best Actress Award went to Octavia Spencer for her performance in The Servant.
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In the nomination "Best Foreign Language Film" the award went to the Iranian film "Divorce of Nadir and Semin" directed by Asghar Farhadi. Iran won the Oscar for the first time in history, beating competitors from Belgium, Israel, Poland and Canada.
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In total, the awards were presented in 24 nominations. The Time Keeper, nominated in 11 categories, like The Artist, received 5 awards: Best Cinematography, Visual Effects, Production Designer, Best Sound and Sound Editing.
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For Best Original Screenplay, the prize went to Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris, and for Adapted Screenplay, Descendants by Alexander Payne. The best animated feature film was named "Rango" by Gore Verbinski. The award for the best editing went to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and for the best makeup - The Iron Lady.
Step 9
American actor James Earl Jones and make-up artist Dick Smith received Oscars for outstanding services in the field of cinematography.
