Oscars Live: "Hugo" Wins 2 Awards
The world's top movie stars gathered on the red carpet at the Kodak Theater (or Hollywood & Highland Center) in Los Angeles to attend the 84th Academy Awards - the awards ceremony of the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
As of 8:20 a.m. Vietnam time (8:20 p.m. US time), while most of the stars had gathered, no one had seen director Woody Allen, who was nominated in two categories: Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for the film "Midnight in Paris."
Allen has received a total of 23 nominations and has won three awards. However, Allen has only ever attended one award ceremony, in 2002.
Best Actor nominee George Clooney and girlfriend Stacy Keibler on the red carpet (Source: Reuters)
Aside from Allen, Hollywood's golden couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were not present. Pitt is nominated for Best Actor for "Money Ball," while Jolie is scheduled to present an award.
According to statistics, about 4 million viewers worldwide will watch this event on television, with the host talent of comedian Billy Crystal.
The two most notable films will still be Martin Scorsese's 3D film "Hugo" and the French black-and-white silent film "The Artist" with 11 and 10 nominations respectively.
Just one day before the awards ceremony, "The Artist" won another important "Pre-Oscar" victory when it won the Independent Spirit awards.
Actors attending the awards ceremony include last year's Best Actor and Best Actress winners Colin Firth and Natalie Portman, along with a star-studded cast including Tom Cruise, Penelope Cruz, Tom Hanks and Angelina Jolie...
9:00: Director Martin Scorsese's film Hugo won two awards out of 11 nominations, including Best Cinematography for Robert Richardson and Best Art Direction for Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo.
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Here are the nominations in the main categories of the award:
- Best Picture: "War Horse," "The Artist," "Money Ball," "The Descendants," "The Tree of Life," "Midnight in Paris," "The Help," "Hugo," "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close."
- Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius with "The Artist," Alexander Payne with "The Descendants," Terrence Malick with "The Tree of Life," Woody Allen with "Midnight in Paris," Martin Scorsese with "Hugo."
- Best Leading Actor: Demian Bichir in "A Better Life," George Clooney in "The Descendants," Jean Dujardin in "The Artist," Gary Oldman in "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," Brad Pitt in "Moneyball"
- Best Leading Actress: Glenn Close in "Albert Nobbs," Viola Davis in "The Help," Rooney Mara in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," Meryl Streep in "The Iron Lady," Michelle Williams in "My Week with Marilyn."
- Best Supporting Actor: Kenneth Branagh in "My Week with Marilyn," Jonah Hill in "Moneyball," Nick Nolte in "Warrior," Christopher Plummer in "Beginners," Max von Sydow in "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close."
- Best Supporting Actress: Berenice Bejo in "The Artist," Jessica Chastain in "The Help," Melissa McCarthy in "Bridesmaids," Janet McTeer in "Albert Nobbs," Octavia Spencer in "The Help."
- Best Foreign Language Film: "Bullhead" (Belgium), "Footnote" (Israel), "In Darkness" (Poland), "Monsieur Lazhar" (Canada), "A Separation" (Iran).
- Best animated feature: "A Cat in Paris," "Chico & Rita," "Kung Fu Panda 2," "Puss in Boots," "Rango."
- Best original score: "The Adventures of Tintin" - John Williams, "The Artist" - Ludovic Bource, "Hugo" - Howard Shore, "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" - Albert Iglesias, "War Horse" - John Williams.
- Best original screenplay: "The Artist" - Michel Hazanavicius, "Bridesmaids" - Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig, "Margin Call" - JC Chandor, "Midnight in Paris" - Woody Allen, "A Separation" - Asghar Farhadi.
According to Vietnam+
