84th Academy Awards - 2012 Oscar Winners

The best movies of 2011 have officially been recognized. With many expected to win but also some surprises, the 84th Academy Awards honored The Artist and Hugo with the most wins of the night including Best Picture, Director and Actor of the year. Christopher Plummer walked away with an Oscar as well as Octavia Spencer. The biggest surprise of the night was Meryl Streep's victory over Viola Davis. There were also many memorable moments like Jean Dujardin winning Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role and Octavia Spencer winning for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role. A successful night, I would call it! Here is the full list of winners! Oh and did I mention I only got 3 of the 20 I predicted would win wrong.

Best Motion Picture of the Year
The Artist (2011): Thomas Langmann

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Jean Dujardin for The Artist (2011)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Meryl Streep for Iron Lady (2011)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Christopher Plummer for Beginners (2010)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Octavia Spencer for The Help (2011)

Best Achievement in Directing
Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist (2011)

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Midnight in Paris (2011): Woody Allen

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
The Descendants (2011): Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
Rango (2011)

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Nader ja Simin: A Seperation (2011): Asghar Farhadi(Iran)

Best Achievement in Cinematography
Hugo (2011/II): Robert Richardson

Best Achievement in Art Direction
Hugo (2011/II): Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo

Best Achievement in Costume Design
The Artist (2011): Mark Bridges

Best Achievement in Makeup
Iron Lady (2011)

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
The Artist (2011): Ludovic Bource

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
The Muppets (2011): Bret McKenzie("Man or Muppet")

Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
Hugo (2011/II)

Best Achievement in Sound Editing
Hugo (2011/II)
Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Hugo (2011/II)

Best Documentary, Features
Undefeated (2011)

Best Documentary, Short Subjects
Saving Face (2011/II)

Best Short Film, Animated
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (2011): William Joyce, Brandon Oldenburg

Best Short Film, Live Action
The Shore: Terry George