OSCAR AWARD WINNERS 2012

The 84th Academy Awards took place yesterday, Sunday Feburary 26, 2012 at Hollywood and Highland Center in California. Here is the list of the lucky winners of  one the most prestigious awards in U.S. film industry. Movies 'The Artist' and 'Hugo' each won five awards. The Academy Awards ceremony was hosted by Billy Crystal and directed by Brian Grazer. 

Best picture - The Artist (Producer Thomas Langmann)

Best actor in a leading role - Jean Dujardin, The Artist 

Best actress in a leading role - Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady

Best director - Michel Hazavanicius, The Artist  

Best actor in a supporting role - Christopher Plummer, Beginners 

Best actress in supporting role - Octavia Spencer, The Help 

Best foreign language film - A Separation 

Best animated film - Rango
Best cinematography - Robert Richardson (movie Hugo)
Best art direction - Hugo
Best costume design - The Artist
Best make up - The Iron Lady
Best film editing - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Best sound editing - Hugo
Best sound mixing - Hugo
Best documentary feature - Undefeated
Best visual effects - Hugo
Best original score - Ludovic Bource, The Artist
Best song - Man or Muppet, The Muppets
Best adapted screenplay - Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash, The Descendants
Best original screenplay - Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Best short live action - The Shore
Best short documentary - Saving Face
Best animated short - The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr Morris Lessmore 

Best picture - The Artist  (Producer Thomas Langmann)

Best director award goes to Michel Hazanavicuis for the movie 'The Artist'

  Best Actor in lead role goes to  Jean Dujardin from the movie 'The Artist' 

Best Actress in lead role goes to Meryl Streep from movie 'The Iron Lady'

Best actor in supporting role goes to Christopher Plummer for the movie 'Beginners'

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Best Actress in Supporting role goes to Octavia Spencer from the movie, 'The Help'

Best Foreign Film award goes to Asghar Farhadi for the Iranian movie 'A Separation'

Best Animation Film goes to 'Rango' (director Gore Verbinksi)