Were you bored or entertained? The most buzz was generated by something that happened before the show and involving someone who was not nominated. You can watch.
The Oscars were hosted by Billy Crystal for his ninth time.
Crystal got the ceremony off to a lively start with a star-laden montage in which he hung out with Justin Bieber and got a wet kiss from George Clooney. Crystal also did his signature introduction of the Best-Picture nominees with a goofy song. Christopher Plummer became the oldest Oscar winner in history when he picked up the Supporting Actor prize for his role as an elderly widower who comes out as gay in “Beginners.” “You’re only two years older than me,” he crooned to his statuette; he’s 82, the Academy Awards is in its 84th year. A record-holder with 17 nominations, Streep became only the fifth performer to receive three Oscars last night when she took home Best Actress for her role as Margaret Thatcher in “The Iron Lady.” Jack Nicholson, Ingrid Bergman and Walter Brennan all earned three, while Katharine Hepburn won four. Streep last received an Oscar for 1982’s “Sophie’s Choice.” Though she has the most acting nominations, she also has the most losses – 14. As expected, “The Artist” took home Best Picture. The major winners include:
Best Picture: “The Artist”
Actor: Jean Dujardin – “The Artist”
Actress: Meryl Streep – “The Iron Lady”
Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer – “Beginners”
Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer – “The Help.”
Directing: Michel Hazanavicius – “The Artist”
Foreign Language Film: “A Separation” – Iran
Documentary: “Undefeated”
Animated Feature Film: “Rango”
1964: The city of Pisa asked the Italian government to straighten its 184-foot Leaning Tower. At last report, the Tower was still leaning.
1997: This singer asked talk show hostess Rolanda White to marry him during the taping of one of her shows. She declined. It was James Brown.
was a breakthrough for a woman who had tried, and failed, 15 times to have a hit record despite having a very famous name. And she owed her eventual success to garbage. Despite years of training in voice, dance, and piano her songs about love and romance went nowhere. And despite an incredible vocal pedigree – in fact, perhaps, because of it, she spent years of professional disappointment. Until she teamed up with the writer and producer of today’s featured song. He told her, quote: “You’re not a sweet young thing. You’re not the virgin next store. You’ve been married and divorced. You’re a grown woman. I know there’s garbage in their somewhere.” By garbage he meant pain, heartbreak and worldliness. The realization of that “garbage” made all the difference. With the success of today’s song, for the first time in her life she felt she was her own woman – not someone’s daughter, not someone’s wife or sister. The producer/writer was Lee Hazelwood. And this song was number one in America on February 27th, 1966 and it became a huge hit all over the world for Nancy Sinatra – These Boots are Made for Walking.
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