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.Academy Awards 2012: Live-blog of ceremony
VANCOUVER SUN FEBRUARY 26, 2012 5:54 PM. LIVEBLOG!
George Clooney, best actor nominee for his role in "The Descendants", and his girlfriend Stacy Keibler arrive at the 84th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 26, 2012.
Photograph by: Lucy Nicholson , REUTERS
The 84th annual Academy Awards are upon us, with some of Tinseltown’s biggest marquee names competing for top honours.
The nominee list reads like a who’s who of Hollywood: Directors Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg and Woody Allen are all in the running, as are perennial favourites Brad Pitt, George Clooney and Meryl Streep.
And the déjà vu doesn’t stop there. Longtime Oscar show host Billy Crystal is back at the podium after an eight-year absence, prompting much speculation over the reappearance of his trademark big musical number.
But even with all the old familiar faces in attendance, there are plenty of newcomers and long-shot nominees to keep things exciting. After all, this could be the year that a French-made, silent, black-and-white film (The Artist) edges out Hollywood biggest heavy-hitters for the Best Picture prize.
Follow all the action as Vancouver Sun Arts and Life editor Maggie Langrick live-blogs the ceremony.
5:25 pm: The red-carpet flurry is over, and the stars are taking their seats. It's five minutes to showtime! Everyone is eager to see Billy Crystal's opening medley, and the much-anticipated Cirque du Soleil piece.
5:35: Hollywood's biggest show gets underway with Morgan Freeman, who takes the stage to introduce the night. "There is one constant that is true for all generations... all of us are mesmerized by the magic of the movies." Billy Crystal plays the reluctant host in a montage of send-ups of the Best Picture nominees that sees him getting a sick-bed smooch from George Clooney.
5:40: After a high-tech mashup of all the Best Picture nominees, Billy Crystal takes the stage, noting that this year is his ninth time hosting the Oscar show, and inviting the audience to "Just call me Warhorse".
5:45: As expected, Billy Crystal honours the Best Picture nominees with a musical medley. With nine films up for the top award tonight, he's forced to keep things moving along pretty fast, to cram them all in. Best moment: crooning to Scorsese to the tune of "That's Amore".
5:45: Tom Hanks presents the first award of the night: Achievement in Cinematography, which goes to Hugo. The first of many for Scorsese's homage to movie-making?
5:50 pm: Second Oscar: Achievement in Art Direction goes again to Hugo.
5:55 pm: The first two statuettes of the night have gone to Martin Scorsese's Hugo, the director's homage to cinema's golden past. Billy Crystal bemoans the fact that audiences are now watching movies on their phones. "Give me the big screen any time - my iPad!"
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