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Oscars 2012

Your guide to the 84th Academy Awards, featuring the winners, photos, red carpet style, and our takes on all the events around Hollywood's biggest night

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Oscars poll: How'd Billy Crystal do?
by Kate Ward | N/A

Did host's Oscars' comfort food taste as good as in years' past after all this time? Vote!

'Dictator' vs. Seacrest: Funny or forced?
by Aly Semigran | N/A

Safe to say Ryan Seacrest was none too amused by the antics of ''General Aladeen''; how about you?

Octavia Spencer, Oscars 2012 | No one was surprised when Octavia Spencer's name was announced as Best Supporting Actress after she dominated the pre-Oscar awards. But she couldn't help ''freaking…
Oscars: Most memorable moment for you?
by Kate Ward | N/A

Moving speeches? ''Bridesmaids'' continuing the ''Scorsese'' game? ''Oz'' focus group? Weigh in!

Oscars poll: Who should host next?
by Sandra Gonzalez | N/A

Give Billy Crystal the job permanently? Try the ''Bridesmaids''? See our ideas, tell us who'd be your pick

Oscars 2012: Behind the Scenes

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The Artist, Academy Awards | The film's Oscar-nominated production designer Laurence Bennett says that the actual movie sets in the film were designed in black-and-white, not in color.— Adam B.…
'The Artist' sets: Evoking the 1920s in the 2010s
by Adam B. Vary | N/A

Oscar-nominated production designer Laurence Bennett annotates pics of a ''Kinograph Studios'' room and La Reina Theater exterior

'Midnight in Paris' art direction: City of delight
by Aly Semigran | N/A

Woody Allen's film banks on its romantic scenery and mood; production designer Anne Seibel takes us inside her process

Hair and makeup artist J. Roy Helland has been working with Meryl Streep for 35 years, and this is his very first Academy Award nomination.—…
'Iron Lady' makeup: How Meryl became Margaret
by Adam B. Vary | N/A

Mark Coulier, a co-nominee for his work on the film, explains: ''It was a really, really close collaboration''

'Hugo' art direction: One master channels another
by Christian Blauvelt | N/A

How legendary production designer Dante Ferretti re-created the fantastical dreamscapes of Georges Melies

Oscars 2012: Myth Busters

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Oscars: Supporting Actress curse?
by Darren Franich | N/A

Fact or Myth? We research the belief winners in this category face a rough road after claiming their trophy

Milk, Sean Penn
Play gay to win an Oscar?
by Sandra Gonzalez | N/A

Fact or Myth? We research the common wisdom about a path to awards season gold for straight actors

Oscar presenter tips off winner?
by Lanford Beard | N/A

Oscar Fact or Myth? We research the common wisdom people who hand over statue have links to recipients

Oscars 1999, Steven Spielberg
Best Director = Best Picture?
by Aly Semigran | N/A

Oscar Fact or Myth? We research the common wisdom that winning the individual award leads to one for the team

Oscars 2012: Nominated for...nothing?

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50/50, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, ... | '' Joseph Gordon-Levitt was robbed :( He was absolutely fantastic...I thought he was a shoo-in for at the very least a nomination...'' — Amy ''I…
'50/50': Ill-served by snub
by Aly Semigran | N/A

Aly Semigran: Will Reiser's story of his fight vs. cancer will live in hearts long after awards season's over

'Contagion': A hopeless case
by Darren Franich | N/A

Darren Franich on a cerebral disaster film too unsentimental for the Academy even to nod to its superior editing

'Shame': The bare trap
by Aly Semigran | N/A

Aly Semigran on why Michael Fassbender's star turn in grim film about sex addict wasn't embraced at nomination time

Fast Five, Paul Walker, ...
'Fast Five': Visual effects don't count?
by Darren Franich | N/A

Darren Franich: OK, it doesn't have the social utility or dark mood the Academy favors -- but its car chases rock

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A Deep Dive

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The Help, Octavia Spencer, ...
'The Help'
by Marc Snetiker | N/A

Did You Know?: Long before the movie release, Octavia Spencer voiced Minny in the novel's 17-hour audio book

The Descendants, George Clooney
'The Descendants'
by Lanford Beard | N/A

Did You Know?: The Oscar nominee began in the pages of Kaui Hart Hemmings' short story ''The Minor Wars''

War Horse, Jeremy Irvine | Nominations: 6 Box Office to Date: $78 million Print out our Oscar ballot and check in on GetGlue . Domestic box office figures from Box…
'War Horse'
by Laura Hertzfeld | N/A

Did you know?: There are only three shots lasting three seconds in the film that were digitally created, Spielberg has said

'Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close'
by Adam B. Vary | N/A

Did You Know?: Thomas Horn got a call to audition for his role after being spotted on TV during ''Jeopardy!'' Kids Week

The Tree of Life, Brad Pitt | How peculiar was this ­Terrence Malick film? I saw it in Boston with a full house, and when the film broke and the screen went…
'The Tree of Life'
by Darren Franich | N/A

Did you know?: ''Tree'' marks return to moviemaking of special-effects innovator Douglas Trumbull after near three-decade break

Moneyball, Brad Pitt | Nominations: 6 Box Office to Date: $76 million Print out our Oscar ballot and check in on GetGlue .
'Moneyball'
by Aly Semigran | N/A

Did you know?: Jonah Hill stepped into his Oscar-nominated role after comedian Demetri Martin dropped out