Monday, February 27, 2012

The Artist triumphs at the Oscars 2012



Director Michel Hazabavicius Wining no his first ever nomination- thanked the dog, uggie, who appears in the film but added: I don’t think he cares. Dujardin said of his character:  If George Valentin could speak, he would say wow! Victorie! Genial Merci!  The film also won the Oscars for best original score and best costumes. Martin Scorsese’s Hugo also won five Oscars, mainly in technical categories.

Meryl Streep won best  actress for her portrayal of former British prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady- her 17th Oscar nomination and third Oscar win.
1929 was last year that a silent movie won an Oscar. Canadian actor Christopher Plummer became the oldest Oscar winner at 82 by taking the best supporting actor prize. He was widely tripped to win for his portrayal of a father who comes out as a gay man after his wife dies in Beginners.
Plummer thanked his real life wife who he said deserved the Nobel Peace prize for coming to my rescue every day

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