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The '''84th Academy Awards''' ceremony, presented by the ] (AMPAS), honored the best ] in the United States and took place on February 26, 2012, at the ]{{ref label|DolbyTheatre|a|a2}} in ], ] beginning at 5:30&nbsp;p.m. ] / 8:30&nbsp;p.m. ]. During the ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented ] (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. The ceremony was televised in the United States by ], and produced by ] and ], with Mischer also serving as director. Actor ] hosted the show for the ninth time. He first presided over the ] held in 1990 and had last hosted the ] held in 2004.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118045965/ |title=Crystal confirmed as Oscars host |last=Grosz |first=Christy |date=November 10, 2011 |access-date=April 26, 2012 |work=Variety |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111112061951/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118045965/ |archive-date=November 12, 2011 }}</ref> The '''84th Academy Awards''' ceremony, presented by the ] (AMPAS), honored the best ] in the United States and took place on February 26, 2012, at the ]{{ref label|DolbyTheatre|a|a2}} in ], beginning at 5:30&nbsp;p.m. ] / 8:30&nbsp;p.m. ]. During the ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented ] (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. The ceremony was televised in the United States by ], and produced by ] and ], with Mischer also serving as director. Actor ] hosted the show for the ninth time. He first presided over the ] held in 1990 and had last hosted the ] held in 2004.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2011/scene/awards/crystal-confirmed-as-oscars-host-1118045965/ |title=Crystal confirmed as Oscars host |last=Grosz |first=Christy |date=November 10, 2011 |access-date=April 26, 2012 |work=Variety |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111112061951/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118045965/ |archive-date=November 12, 2011 }}</ref>


On June 14, 2011, academy president ] announced at a press conference that, in an attempt to further revitalize interest surrounding the awards, the 2012 ceremony would feature between five and ten ] nominees depending on voting results, as opposed to a set number of nominees.<ref name="Academy PR">{{cite news|first1=Nicole |last1=Sperling |first2=Amy |last2=Kaufman |title=Oscars change rule for best-picture race |url=https://articles.latimes.com/2011/jun/16/entertainment/la-et-academy-changes-20110616 |work=] |date=June 14, 2011 |access-date=June 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623090310/http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2011/20110614a.html |archive-date=June 23, 2011 |url-status=live |df=mdy}}</ref> In related events, the academy held its third annual ] ceremony at the Grand Ballroom of the ] on November 12, 2011.<ref name="Governors Awards">{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/academy-oprah-winfrey-governors-award-260878 |title=The Ceremony: Academy Honors Oprah Winfrey, James Earl Jones and Dick Smith in Emotional Evening |access-date=April 27, 2012 |date=November 13, 2011 |first=Gregg |last=Kilday |work=] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111217030614/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/academy-oprah-winfrey-governors-award-260878 |archive-date=December 17, 2011 |url-status=live |df=mdy}}</ref> On February 11, 2012, in a ceremony at the ] in ], the ] were presented by host ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/milla-jovovich-oscars-sci-tech-awards-287415 |title=Milla Jovovich to Host Academy's Sci-Tech Awards |access-date=April 27, 2012 |date=February 6, 2012 |first=Sophie A. |last=Schillaci |work=The Hollywood Reporter |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104083154/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/milla-jovovich-oscars-sci-tech-awards-287415 |archive-date=November 4, 2013 }}</ref> On June 14, 2011, academy president ] announced at a press conference that, in an attempt to further revitalize interest surrounding the awards, the 2012 ceremony would feature between five and ten ] nominees depending on voting results, as opposed to a set number of nominees.<ref name="Academy PR">{{cite news|first1=Nicole |last1=Sperling |first2=Amy |last2=Kaufman |title=Oscars change rule for best-picture race |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2011-jun-16-la-et-academy-changes-20110616-story.html |work=] |date=June 14, 2011 |access-date=June 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623090310/http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2011/20110614a.html |archive-date=June 23, 2011 |url-status=live |df=mdy}}</ref> In related events, the academy held its third annual ] ceremony at the Grand Ballroom of the ] on November 12, 2011.<ref name="Governors Awards">{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/academy-oprah-winfrey-governors-award-260878 |title=The Ceremony: Academy Honors Oprah Winfrey, James Earl Jones and Dick Smith in Emotional Evening |access-date=April 27, 2012 |date=November 13, 2011 |first=Gregg |last=Kilday |work=] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111217030614/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/academy-oprah-winfrey-governors-award-260878 |archive-date=December 17, 2011 |url-status=live |df=mdy}}</ref> On February 11, 2012, in a ceremony at the ] in ], the ] were presented by host ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/milla-jovovich-oscars-sci-tech-awards-287415 |title=Milla Jovovich to Host Academy's Sci-Tech Awards |access-date=April 27, 2012 |date=February 6, 2012 |first=Sophie A. |last=Schillaci |work=The Hollywood Reporter |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104083154/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/milla-jovovich-oscars-sci-tech-awards-287415 |archive-date=November 4, 2013 }}</ref>


'']'' won five awards, including ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/oscars/la-et-oscars-main-20120227,0,814047.story |title='The Artist' is big winner at Academy Awards |date=February 27, 2012 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=February 27, 2012 |first1=John |last1=Horn |first2=Nicole |last2=Sperling |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227235406/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/oscars/la-et-oscars-main-20120227%2C0%2C814047.story |archive-date=February 27, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_20050956 |title=Oscars 2012: "Artist" wins top prize, Streep surprises for Best Actress |work=] |first=Tucker |last=Shaw |date=February 26, 2012 |access-date=April 30, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301060722/http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_20050956 |archive-date=March 1, 2012 |url-status=live |df=mdy}}</ref> Other winners included '']'' with five awards, '']'' with two awards, and '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']'' with one. The telecast garnered more than 39 million viewers in the United States. '']'' won five awards, including ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/oscars/la-et-oscars-main-20120227,0,814047.story |title='The Artist' is big winner at Academy Awards |date=February 27, 2012 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=February 27, 2012 |first1=John |last1=Horn |first2=Nicole |last2=Sperling |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227235406/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/oscars/la-et-oscars-main-20120227%2C0%2C814047.story |archive-date=February 27, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_20050956 |title=Oscars 2012: "Artist" wins top prize, Streep surprises for Best Actress |work=] |first=Tucker |last=Shaw |date=February 26, 2012 |access-date=April 30, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301060722/http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_20050956 |archive-date=March 1, 2012 |url-status=live |df=mdy}}</ref> Other winners included '']'' with five awards, '']'' with two awards, and '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']'' with one. The telecast garnered more than 39 million viewers in the United States.


==Winners and nominees== ==Winners and nominees==
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The nominees for the 84th Academy Awards were announced on January 24, 2012, at 5:38&nbsp;a.m. ] (13:38 ]) at the ] in ], by ], president of the academy, and the actress ].<ref>{{cite news|first=Lauren|last=Schutte|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jennifer-lawrence-hunger-games-oscars-nominations-279717|title='Hunger Games' Star Jennifer Lawrence to Announce Academy Awards Nominations|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=July 27, 2012|date=January 9, 2012|archive-date=January 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112031050/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jennifer-lawrence-hunger-games-oscars-nominations-279717|url-status=live}}</ref> '']'' led all nominees with eleven nominations; '']'' came in second with ten.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-16699960|title= Oscars: Hugo has 11 nominations, The Artist has 10|agency= ]|access-date= August 6, 2012|date= January 24, 2012|archive-date= May 23, 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140523081257/http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-16699960|url-status= live}}</ref> The nominees for the 84th Academy Awards were announced on January 24, 2012, at 5:38&nbsp;a.m. ] (13:38 ]) at the ] in ], by ], president of the academy, and the actress ].<ref>{{cite news|first=Lauren|last=Schutte|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jennifer-lawrence-hunger-games-oscars-nominations-279717|title='Hunger Games' Star Jennifer Lawrence to Announce Academy Awards Nominations|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=July 27, 2012|date=January 9, 2012|archive-date=January 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112031050/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jennifer-lawrence-hunger-games-oscars-nominations-279717|url-status=live}}</ref> '']'' led all nominees with eleven nominations; '']'' came in second with ten.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-16699960|title= Oscars: Hugo has 11 nominations, The Artist has 10|agency= ]|access-date= August 6, 2012|date= January 24, 2012|archive-date= May 23, 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140523081257/http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-16699960|url-status= live}}</ref>


The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on February 26, 2012.<ref name="academy awards n&w">{{cite news|first=Lisa |last=Kennedy |url=http://www.denverpost.com/ci_20052116 |title=Silent movie gets loudest praise at the Academy Awards |work=The Denver Post |access-date=February 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016180412/http://www.denverpost.com/ci_20052116 |archive-date=October 16, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Artist'' was the second silent feature to win Best Picture. The 1927 film '']'' was the first such film to achieve this distinction at the ] in 1929.<ref name="Artist LA Times">{{cite news|last=Day |first=Patrick Kevin |title=Oscars 2012: 'The Artist' wins for best picture |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2012/02/oscars-2012-best-picture.html |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=May 9, 2013 |date=February 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604045604/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2012/02/oscars-2012-best-picture.html |archive-date=June 4, 2013 |df=mdy}}</ref> Moreover, it was also the first black-and-white feature to win Best Picture since 1993's '']''.<ref name="Artist LA Times" />{{ref label|TheArtist|b}} Best Actor winner ] became the first French actor to win an Oscar.<ref name="Chicago Tribune Oscar">{{cite news|last=Phillips |first=Michael |title=Oscars: 'The Artist' wins best picture |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-02-27/entertainment/chi-oscars-academy-awards-main-20120223_1_actress-oscar-race-1982-s-sophie-s-choice-meryl-streep-best-actress |work=Chicago Tribune |access-date=May 9, 2013 |date=February 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604100607/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-02-27/entertainment/chi-oscars-academy-awards-main-20120223_1_actress-oscar-race-1982-s-sophie-s-choice-meryl-streep-best-actress |archive-date=June 4, 2013 }}</ref> With her latest win for Best Actress, ] became the fifth performer to win at least three acting Oscars.<ref name="Chicago Tribune Oscar" <ref name="Chicago Tribune Oscar" /><ref name="mtvmo">{{cite web|publisher=] |first=Gil |last=Kaufman |title=Oscars 2012 Belong To 'The Artist,' 'Hugo,' Meryl Streep |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1679989/oscars-2012-recap-academy-award.jhtml |date=February 27, 2012 |access-date=April 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622000349/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1679989/oscars-2012-recap-academy-award.jhtml |archive-date=June 22, 2012|df=mdy}}</ref> The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on February 26, 2012.<ref name="academy awards n&w">{{cite news|first=Lisa |last=Kennedy |url=http://www.denverpost.com/ci_20052116 |title=Silent movie gets loudest praise at the Academy Awards |work=The Denver Post |access-date=February 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016180412/http://www.denverpost.com/ci_20052116 |archive-date=October 16, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Artist'' was the second silent feature to win Best Picture. The 1927 film '']'' was the first such film to achieve this distinction at the ] in 1929.<ref name="Artist LA Times">{{cite news|last=Day |first=Patrick Kevin |title=Oscars 2012: 'The Artist' wins for best picture |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2012/02/oscars-2012-best-picture.html |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=May 9, 2013 |date=February 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604045604/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2012/02/oscars-2012-best-picture.html |archive-date=June 4, 2013 |df=mdy}}</ref> Moreover, it was also the first black-and-white feature to win Best Picture since 1993's '']''.<ref name="Artist LA Times" />{{ref label|TheArtist|b}} Best Actor winner ] became the first French actor to win an Academy Award.<ref name="Chicago Tribune Oscar">{{cite news|last=Phillips |first=Michael |title=Oscars: 'The Artist' wins best picture |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2012/02/27/oscars-the-artist-wins-best-picture-jean-dujardin-best-actor-meryl-streep-best-actress/ |work=Chicago Tribune |access-date=May 9, 2013 |date=February 27, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604100607/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-02-27/entertainment/chi-oscars-academy-awards-main-20120223_1_actress-oscar-race-1982-s-sophie-s-choice-meryl-streep-best-actress |archive-date=June 4, 2013 }}</ref> With her latest win for Best Actress, ] became the fifth performer to win at least three acting Oscars.<ref name="Chicago Tribune Oscar" <ref name="Chicago Tribune Oscar" /><ref name="mtvmo">{{cite web|publisher=] |first=Gil |last=Kaufman |title=Oscars 2012 Belong To 'The Artist,' 'Hugo,' Meryl Streep |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1679989/oscars-2012-recap-academy-award.jhtml |date=February 27, 2012 |access-date=April 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622000349/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1679989/oscars-2012-recap-academy-award.jhtml |archive-date=June 22, 2012|df=mdy}}</ref>


=== Awards === === Awards ===
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], Best Supporting Actress winner]] ], Best Supporting Actress winner]]
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], Best Adapted Screenplay co-winner]] ], Best Adapted Screenplay co-winner]]
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** '']''&nbsp;– ]; {{small|based on the book entitled '']'' by ]}} ** '']''&nbsp;– ]; {{small|based on the book entitled '']'' by ]}}
** '']''&nbsp;– ], ], and ]; {{small|based on the play '']'' by ]}} ** '']''&nbsp;– ], ], and ]; {{small|based on the play '']'' by ]}}
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* "''']" from '']''&nbsp;– Music and Lyrics by ]'''{{double dagger}} * "''']" from '']''&nbsp;– Music and Lyrics by ]'''{{double dagger}}
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| {{sortname|Melissa|Disney}}<br />] || Announcers for the 84th annual Academy Awards | {{sortname|Melissa|Disney}} || Announcer for the 84th annual Academy Awards
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| {{sortname|Morgan|Freeman}} || Presenter of the opening montage | {{sortname|Morgan|Freeman}} || Presenter of the opening montage
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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602045641/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/06/17/as-the-oscars-change-they-lose-identity/ |archive-date=June 2, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2011/02/27/james-franco-anne-hathaway-and-the-convergence-of-oscar-and-grammy/ |title=James Franco, Anne Hathaway, and the Convergence of Oscar and Grammy |access-date=April 29, 2013 |last=Greenburg |first=Zack O'Malley |work=] |date=February 27, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620090102/http://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2011/02/27/james-franco-anne-hathaway-and-the-convergence-of-oscar-and-grammy/ |archive-date=June 20, 2013 }}</ref> After a two-year experiment with ten Best Pictures nominees, AMPAS president ] announced that the number of final nominees can now range from five to ten as opposed a fixed number.<ref name="Academy PR" /> The nomination voting process would be the same as before, through ], but now only films that receive a minimum of 5% of total number-one votes are eligible for Best Picture nominations.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/01/24/oscars-best-picture-why-nine-nominees/ |title=Best Picture Oscar: So why are there nine nominees? |date=January 24, 2012 |first=John |last=Young |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=April 19, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130503193256/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/01/24/oscars-best-picture-why-nine-nominees/ |archive-date=May 3, 2013 }}</ref> Academy then-executive director Bruce Davis explained, "A Best Picture nomination should be an indication of extraordinary merit. If there are only eight pictures that truly earn that honor in a given year, we shouldn't feel an obligation to round out the number."<ref name="IFC New Rules">{{cite news|url=http://www.ifc.com/fix/2011/06/new-academy-award-rules |title=An Idiot's Guide To The New Academy Award Rules |access-date=April 19, 2013 |last=Singer |first=Matt |work=] |date=June 15, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510024016/http://www.ifc.com/fix/2011/06/new-academy-award-rules |archive-date=May 10, 2013 }}</ref><ref name="NYT New Oscar rules">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/16/movies/oscar-rules-for-best-picture-change-yet-again.html |title=New Rules to Set Field for Chasing Top Oscar |access-date=April 19, 2013 |last=Cieply |first=Michael |work=The New York Times |date=June 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119213536/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/16/movies/oscar-rules-for-best-picture-change-yet-again.html |archive-date=November 19, 2012 |url-status=live |df=mdy}}</ref> Changes in the Best Animated Feature also were announced. In response to the growing number of animated features released per year, the academy stated in a press release that four to five films would now be nominated per year contingent on how many animated feature films were released in that year.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2011/06/15/five-films-to-compete-for-best-picture-or-maybe-eight/ |title=Five Films to Compete for Best Picture ... Or Maybe Eight |access-date=April 19, 2013 |first=Dorothy |last=Pomerantz |work=] |date=June 15, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620085733/http://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2011/06/15/five-films-to-compete-for-best-picture-or-maybe-eight/ |archive-date=June 20, 2013 }}</ref> |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602045641/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/06/17/as-the-oscars-change-they-lose-identity/ |archive-date=June 2, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2011/02/27/james-franco-anne-hathaway-and-the-convergence-of-oscar-and-grammy/ |title=James Franco, Anne Hathaway, and the Convergence of Oscar and Grammy |access-date=April 29, 2013 |last=Greenburg |first=Zack O'Malley |work=] |date=February 27, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620090102/http://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2011/02/27/james-franco-anne-hathaway-and-the-convergence-of-oscar-and-grammy/ |archive-date=June 20, 2013 }}</ref> After a two-year experiment with ten Best Pictures nominees, AMPAS president ] announced that the number of final nominees can now range from five to ten as opposed a fixed number.<ref name="Academy PR" /> The nomination voting process would be the same as before, through ], but now only films that receive a minimum of 5% of total number-one votes are eligible for Best Picture nominations.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/01/24/oscars-best-picture-why-nine-nominees/ |title=Best Picture Oscar: So why are there nine nominees? |date=January 24, 2012 |first=John |last=Young |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=April 19, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130503193256/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/01/24/oscars-best-picture-why-nine-nominees/ |archive-date=May 3, 2013 }}</ref> Academy then-executive director Bruce Davis explained, "A Best Picture nomination should be an indication of extraordinary merit. If there are only eight pictures that truly earn that honor in a given year, we shouldn't feel an obligation to round out the number."<ref name="IFC New Rules">{{cite news|url=http://www.ifc.com/fix/2011/06/new-academy-award-rules |title=An Idiot's Guide To The New Academy Award Rules |access-date=April 19, 2013 |last=Singer |first=Matt |work=] |date=June 15, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510024016/http://www.ifc.com/fix/2011/06/new-academy-award-rules |archive-date=May 10, 2013 }}</ref><ref name="NYT New Oscar rules">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/16/movies/oscar-rules-for-best-picture-change-yet-again.html |title=New Rules to Set Field for Chasing Top Oscar |access-date=April 19, 2013 |last=Cieply |first=Michael |work=The New York Times |date=June 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119213536/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/16/movies/oscar-rules-for-best-picture-change-yet-again.html |archive-date=November 19, 2012 |url-status=live |df=mdy}}</ref> Changes in the Best Animated Feature also were announced. In response to the growing number of animated features released per year, the academy stated in a press release that four to five films would now be nominated per year contingent on how many animated feature films were released in that year.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2011/06/15/five-films-to-compete-for-best-picture-or-maybe-eight/ |title=Five Films to Compete for Best Picture ... Or Maybe Eight |access-date=April 19, 2013 |first=Dorothy |last=Pomerantz |work=] |date=June 15, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620085733/http://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2011/06/15/five-films-to-compete-for-best-picture-or-maybe-eight/ |archive-date=June 20, 2013 }}</ref>


Originally, the academy selected director ] as co-producer of the ceremony with Don Mischer in August 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://articles.latimes.com/2011/aug/05/entertainment/la-et-oscars-ratner-20110805 |title=Brett Ratner chosen to produce 2012 Oscar telecast |date=August 5, 2011 |first=Nicole |last=Sperling |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=April 24, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004220831/http://articles.latimes.com/2011/aug/05/entertainment/la-et-oscars-ratner-20110805 |archive-date=October 4, 2013 }}</ref> Actor and comedian ] was hired by Ratner to preside over hosting duties.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/06/the-oscars-tap-eddie-murphy-as-host/ |title=Eddie Murphy to Host the Oscars |access-date=April 24, 2013 |last=Cieply |first=Michael |author2=Brooks Barnes |work=The New York Times |date=September 6, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130301043901/http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/06/the-oscars-tap-eddie-murphy-as-host/ |archive-date=March 1, 2013 }}</ref> However, after commenting to radio host ] during an interview promoting the film '']'' that "rehearsal is for fags" and disparaging remarks about actress ], Ratner resigned from his co-producing duties on November 8.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/11/07/brett-ratner-olivia-munn-gay-slur/ |title=Brett Ratner apologizes for lying about Olivia Munn, use of gay slur |last=Rottenberg |first=Josh |date=November 7, 2011 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=June 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524012413/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/11/07/brett-ratner-olivia-munn-gay-slur/ |archive-date=May 24, 2013 |url-status=live |df=mdy}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2011/20111108a.html |title=Academy Statement Regarding Brett Ratner |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |date=November 8, 2011 |access-date=April 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127174329/http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2011/20111108a.html |archive-date=January 27, 2013 |url-status=live |df=mdy}}</ref> Murphy subsequently stepped down as host the following day.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-15667036 |title=Eddie Murphy quits Oscars after Brett Ratner exit |access-date=January 2, 2012 |agency=BBC News |date=November 9, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425163058/http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-15667036 |archive-date=April 25, 2015 }}</ref> Immediately, the academy selected film producer ] to replace Ratner as co-producer.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2011/11/brian-grazer-to-produce-the-academy-awards.html |title=Brian Grazer to produce the Oscars |work=Los Angeles Times |first=Nicole |last=Sperling |date=November 10, 2011 |access-date=April 24, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004232821/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2011/11/brian-grazer-to-produce-the-academy-awards.html |archive-date=October 4, 2013 }}</ref> Actor and veteran Oscar emcee ] was recruited by Grazer to take over hosting duties.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.denverpost.com/madmoviegoer/2011/11/10/bill-crystal-returns-to-oscar-oscar-oscar/995/ |title=Billy Crystal Returns to Oscar, Oscar, Oscar |work=The Denver Post |first=Lisa |last=Kennedy |date=November 10, 2011 |access-date=April 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512052624/http://blogs.denverpost.com/madmoviegoer/2011/11/10/bill-crystal-returns-to-oscar-oscar-oscar/995/ |archive-date=May 12, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy}}</ref> Originally, the academy selected director ] as co-producer of the ceremony with Don Mischer in August 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2011-aug-05-la-et-oscars-ratner-20110805-story.html |title=Brett Ratner chosen to produce 2012 Oscar telecast |date=August 5, 2011 |first=Nicole |last=Sperling |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=April 24, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004220831/http://articles.latimes.com/2011/aug/05/entertainment/la-et-oscars-ratner-20110805 |archive-date=October 4, 2013 }}</ref> Actor and comedian ] was hired by Ratner to preside over hosting duties.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/06/the-oscars-tap-eddie-murphy-as-host/ |title=Eddie Murphy to Host the Oscars |access-date=April 24, 2013 |last=Cieply |first=Michael |author2=Brooks Barnes |work=The New York Times |date=September 6, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130301043901/http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/06/the-oscars-tap-eddie-murphy-as-host/ |archive-date=March 1, 2013 }}</ref> However, after commenting to radio host ] during an interview promoting the film '']'' that "rehearsal is for fags" and disparaging remarks about actress ], Ratner resigned from his co-producing duties on November 8.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/11/07/brett-ratner-olivia-munn-gay-slur/ |title=Brett Ratner apologizes for lying about Olivia Munn, use of gay slur |last=Rottenberg |first=Josh |date=November 7, 2011 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=June 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524012413/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/11/07/brett-ratner-olivia-munn-gay-slur/ |archive-date=May 24, 2013 |url-status=live |df=mdy}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2011/20111108a.html |title=Academy Statement Regarding Brett Ratner |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |date=November 8, 2011 |access-date=April 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127174329/http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2011/20111108a.html |archive-date=January 27, 2013 |url-status=live |df=mdy}}</ref> Murphy subsequently stepped down as host the following day.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-15667036 |title=Eddie Murphy quits Oscars after Brett Ratner exit |access-date=January 2, 2012 |agency=BBC News |date=November 9, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425163058/http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-15667036 |archive-date=April 25, 2015 }}</ref> Immediately, the academy selected film producer ] to replace Ratner as co-producer.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2011/11/brian-grazer-to-produce-the-academy-awards.html |title=Brian Grazer to produce the Oscars |work=Los Angeles Times |first=Nicole |last=Sperling |date=November 10, 2011 |access-date=April 24, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004232821/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2011/11/brian-grazer-to-produce-the-academy-awards.html |archive-date=October 4, 2013 }}</ref> Actor and veteran Oscar emcee ] was recruited by Grazer to take over hosting duties.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.denverpost.com/madmoviegoer/2011/11/10/bill-crystal-returns-to-oscar-oscar-oscar/995/ |title=Billy Crystal Returns to Oscar, Oscar, Oscar |work=The Denver Post |first=Lisa |last=Kennedy |date=November 10, 2011 |access-date=April 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512052624/http://blogs.denverpost.com/madmoviegoer/2011/11/10/bill-crystal-returns-to-oscar-oscar-oscar/995/ |archive-date=May 12, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy}}</ref>


Multiple others participated in the production of the ceremony. Musicians ] and ] composed new music exclusive to the Oscars ceremony, which was later released as an album via the ].<ref name="Oscars Musical Team" /><ref name="Hans Zimmer Music">{{cite news|url=https://articles.latimes.com/2012/feb/24/entertainment/la-ca-oscars-music-20120224 |title=The Oscars: Hans Zimmer and Pharrell Williams know the score for the telecast -- they wrote it |work=Los Angeles Times |date=February 24, 2012 |access-date=March 6, 2012 |first=August |last=Brown |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227063103/http://articles.latimes.com/2012/feb/24/entertainment/la-ca-oscars-music-20120224 |archive-date=February 27, 2012 }}</ref> Oscar-winning production designer ] designed a new stage for the ceremony.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/john-myhre-oscar-production-designer-263118 |title=John Myhre Named Oscar Production Designer |date=November 17, 2011 |access-date=April 23, 2013 |first=Rebecca |last=Ford |work=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111225191653/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/john-myhre-oscar-production-designer-263118 |archive-date=December 25, 2011 |url-status=live |df=mdy}}</ref> Director ] filmed several vignettes featuring actors discussing movie memories and the business of filmmaking.<ref>{{cite news Multiple others participated in the production of the ceremony. Musicians ] and ] composed new music exclusive to the Oscars ceremony, which was later released as an album via the ].<ref name="Oscars Musical Team" /><ref name="Hans Zimmer Music">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2012-feb-24-la-ca-oscars-music-20120224-story.html |title=The Oscars: Hans Zimmer and Pharrell Williams know the score for the telecast -- they wrote it |work=Los Angeles Times |date=February 24, 2012 |access-date=March 6, 2012 |first=August |last=Brown |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227063103/http://articles.latimes.com/2012/feb/24/entertainment/la-ca-oscars-music-20120224 |archive-date=February 27, 2012 }}</ref> Oscar-winning production designer ] designed a new stage for the ceremony.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/john-myhre-oscar-production-designer-263118 |title=John Myhre Named Oscar Production Designer |date=November 17, 2011 |access-date=April 23, 2013 |first=Rebecca |last=Ford |work=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111225191653/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/john-myhre-oscar-production-designer-263118 |archive-date=December 25, 2011 |url-status=live |df=mdy}}</ref> Director ] filmed several vignettes featuring actors discussing movie memories and the business of filmmaking.<ref>{{cite news
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|title=UPDATE: Sacha Baron Cohen Coming To Oscars As 'The Dictator' After Ban Lifted: "Academy Have Surrendered"; Set-Up? |title=UPDATE: Sacha Baron Cohen Coming To Oscars As 'The Dictator' After Ban Lifted: "Academy Have Surrendered"; Set-Up?
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}}</ref> ], who was concurrently renting the ] for their show '']'', performed a dance number at the ceremony inspired by their aforementioned show.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/02/17/cirque-du-soleil-oscars-performance/ |title=Cirque du Soleil to perform at Oscars, yet still no Muppets...who would YOU rather see? -- Poll |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |first=Lanford |last=Beard |date=February 17, 2012 |access-date=April 23, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130507040028/http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/02/17/cirque-du-soleil-oscars-performance/ |archive-date=May 7, 2013 }}</ref> Unlike most Oscar ceremonies, however, Grazer and Mischer announced that neither of the two songs nominated for Best Original Song would be performed live.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://carpetbagger.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/without-man-or-muppet-singing-pharrell-williams-has-other-options/ |title=Will Neither Man Nor Muppet Sing at the Oscars |access-date=April 30, 2013 |last=Ryzik |first=Melena |work=The New York Times |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403215615/http://carpetbagger.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/without-man-or-muppet-singing-pharrell-williams-has-other-options/ |archive-date=April 3, 2013 }}</ref> }}</ref> ], who was concurrently renting the ] for their show '']'', performed a dance number at the ceremony inspired by their aforementioned show.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/02/17/cirque-du-soleil-oscars-performance/ |title=Cirque du Soleil to perform at Oscars, yet still no Muppets...who would YOU rather see? -- Poll |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |first=Lanford |last=Beard |date=February 17, 2012 |access-date=April 23, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130507040028/http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/02/17/cirque-du-soleil-oscars-performance/ |archive-date=May 7, 2013 }}</ref> Unlike most Oscar ceremonies, however, Grazer and Mischer announced that neither of the two songs nominated for Best Original Song would be performed live.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://carpetbagger.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/without-man-or-muppet-singing-pharrell-williams-has-other-options/ |title=Will Neither Man Nor Muppet Sing at the Oscars |access-date=April 30, 2013 |last=Ryzik |first=Melena |work=The New York Times |date=February 8, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403215615/http://carpetbagger.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/without-man-or-muppet-singing-pharrell-williams-has-other-options/ |archive-date=April 3, 2013 }}</ref>


=== Box office performance of nominated films === === Box office performance of nominated films ===
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The American telecast on ABC drew in an average of 39.46 million people over its length, which was a 4% increase from the previous year's ceremony.<ref name=var1/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/tv-column/post/early-stats-may-suggest-oscar-ratings-uptick/2012/02/27/gIQA7KlydR_blog.html |title=Oscars 2012 ratings: About 39 million viewers, slightly up from last year |last=de Moraes |first=Lisa |date=February 27, 2012 |newspaper=] |access-date=April 26, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120228005416/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/tv-column/post/early-stats-may-suggest-oscar-ratings-uptick/2012/02/27/gIQA7KlydR_blog.html |archive-date=February 28, 2012 }}</ref> An estimated 76.56 million total viewers watched all or part of the awards.<ref name=zapratings>{{cite news|last=Gorman |first=Bill |title="Academy Awards" Broadcast Draws its 2nd-Biggest Audience Since 2007 |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/27/academy-awards-broadcast-draws-its-2nd-biggest-audience-since-2007/122117/ |work=] |date=February 27, 2012 |access-date=April 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120914113026/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/27/academy-awards-broadcast-draws-its-2nd-biggest-audience-since-2007/122117/ |archive-date=September 14, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy}}</ref> The show also earned higher ] compared to the previous ceremony with 23.91% of households watching over a 37.64 share. However the program scored a sightly lower 18-49 demo rating with an 11.67 rating over a 32.68 share among viewers in that demographic, essentially flat with last year's numbers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://tvline.com/2012/02/27/ratings-84th-academy-awards-oscars/ |title=Ratings: Oscars Inch Up Versus Last Year, Celebrity Apprentice Hits All-Time Low |last=Motivich |first=Matt Webb |date=September 23, 2012 |work=] |access-date=April 24, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004215936/http://tvline.com/2012/02/27/ratings-84th-academy-awards-oscars/ |archive-date=October 4, 2013 }}</ref> Many media outlets pointed out that the ] held two weeks earlier drew a larger audience with an average 39.92 million people watching.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/02/27/oscars-ratings/ |title=Oscars ratings rise, but Grammys shined brighter |last=Hibberd |first=James |date=February 27, 2012 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=April 29, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502044231/http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/02/27/oscars-ratings/ |archive-date=May 2, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/27/slight-rise-in-oscar-ratings-but-not-among-the-coveted-younger-viewers/ |title=Slight Rise in Oscar Ratings, but Not Among the Coveted Younger Viewers |last=Carter |first=Bill |date=February 27, 2012 |work=The New York Times |access-date=April 30, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193141/http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/27/slight-rise-in-oscar-ratings-but-not-among-the-coveted-younger-viewers/ |archive-date=October 29, 2013 }}</ref> The American telecast on ABC drew in an average of 39.46 million people over its length, which was a 4% increase from the previous year's ceremony.<ref name=var1/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/tv-column/post/early-stats-may-suggest-oscar-ratings-uptick/2012/02/27/gIQA7KlydR_blog.html |title=Oscars 2012 ratings: About 39 million viewers, slightly up from last year |last=de Moraes |first=Lisa |date=February 27, 2012 |newspaper=] |access-date=April 26, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120228005416/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/tv-column/post/early-stats-may-suggest-oscar-ratings-uptick/2012/02/27/gIQA7KlydR_blog.html |archive-date=February 28, 2012 }}</ref> An estimated 76.56 million total viewers watched all or part of the awards.<ref name=zapratings>{{cite news|last=Gorman |first=Bill |title="Academy Awards" Broadcast Draws its 2nd-Biggest Audience Since 2007 |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/27/academy-awards-broadcast-draws-its-2nd-biggest-audience-since-2007/122117/ |work=] |date=February 27, 2012 |access-date=April 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120914113026/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/27/academy-awards-broadcast-draws-its-2nd-biggest-audience-since-2007/122117/ |archive-date=September 14, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy}}</ref> The show also earned higher ] compared to the previous ceremony with 23.91% of households watching over a 37.64 share. However the program scored a sightly lower 18-49 demo rating with an 11.67 rating over a 32.68 share among viewers in that demographic, essentially flat with last year's numbers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://tvline.com/2012/02/27/ratings-84th-academy-awards-oscars/ |title=Ratings: Oscars Inch Up Versus Last Year, Celebrity Apprentice Hits All-Time Low |last=Motivich |first=Matt Webb |date=September 23, 2012 |work=] |access-date=April 24, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004215936/http://tvline.com/2012/02/27/ratings-84th-academy-awards-oscars/ |archive-date=October 4, 2013 }}</ref> Many media outlets pointed out that the ] held two weeks earlier drew a larger audience with an average 39.92 million people watching.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/02/27/oscars-ratings/ |title=Oscars ratings rise, but Grammys shined brighter |last=Hibberd |first=James |date=February 27, 2012 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=April 29, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502044231/http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/02/27/oscars-ratings/ |archive-date=May 2, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/27/slight-rise-in-oscar-ratings-but-not-among-the-coveted-younger-viewers/ |title=Slight Rise in Oscar Ratings, but Not Among the Coveted Younger Viewers |last=Carter |first=Bill |date=February 27, 2012 |work=The New York Times |access-date=April 30, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193141/http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/27/slight-rise-in-oscar-ratings-but-not-among-the-coveted-younger-viewers/ |archive-date=October 29, 2013 }}</ref>


In July 2012, the ceremony presentation received eight nominations at the ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2012/07/emmy-nominations-2012-64th-primetime-awards-academy-television-arts-sciences-north-hollywood-303200/ |title=2012 Emmy Nominations: Breaking |last=Finke |first=Nikki |date=July 19, 2012 |website=Deadline Hollywood |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418132913/http://deadline.com/2012/07/emmy-nominations-2012-64th-primetime-awards-academy-television-arts-sciences-north-hollywood-303200/ |archive-date=April 18, 2015 }}</ref> Two months later, the ceremony won one of those nominations for ] (Paul Sandweiss, Tommy Vicari, Pablo Munguia, Kristian Pedregon, ], ], Thomas Pesa, Michael Parker, Josh Morton, Patrick Baltzell, Larry Reed, and John Perez).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.deadline.com/2012/09/creative-arts-emmys-2012-winners-list-awards-nokia-theatre-la-live/ |title=Creative Arts Emmys 2012 Winners |last=Finke |first=Nikki |author2=Nellie Andreeva |date=September 15, 2012 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=April 29, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119175842/http://www.deadline.com/2012/09/creative-arts-emmys-2012-winners-list-awards-nokia-theatre-la-live/ |archive-date=November 19, 2012 }}</ref> In July 2012, the ceremony presentation received eight nominations at the ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2012/07/emmy-nominations-2012-64th-primetime-awards-academy-television-arts-sciences-north-hollywood-303200/ |title=2012 Emmy Nominations: Breaking |last=Finke |first=Nikki |date=July 19, 2012 |website=Deadline Hollywood |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418132913/http://deadline.com/2012/07/emmy-nominations-2012-64th-primetime-awards-academy-television-arts-sciences-north-hollywood-303200/ |archive-date=April 18, 2015 }}</ref> Two months later, the ceremony won one of those nominations for ] (Paul Sandweiss, Tommy Vicari, Pablo Munguia, Kristian Pedregon, ], ], Thomas Pesa, Michael Parker, Josh Morton, Patrick Baltzell, Larry Reed, and John Perez).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2012/09/creative-arts-emmys-2012-winners-list-awards-nokia-theatre-la-live-336609/ |title=Creative Arts Emmys 2012 Winners |last=Finke |first=Nikki |author2=Nellie Andreeva |date=September 15, 2012 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=April 29, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119175842/http://www.deadline.com/2012/09/creative-arts-emmys-2012-winners-list-awards-nokia-theatre-la-live/ |archive-date=November 19, 2012 }}</ref>


== ''In Memoriam'' == == ''In Memoriam'' ==
The annual ''In Memoriam'' tribute, was presented by host Billy Crystal. Singer ] performed the ] song "]" alongside the Southern California Children's Chorus during the tribute.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1679980/oscars-2012-memoriam-whitney-houston.jhtml |title=Whitney Houston, Elizabeth Taylor Remembered At Oscars |first=Ryan J. |last=Downey |publisher=MTV |date=February 27, 2012 |access-date=February 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518084335/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1679980/oscars-2012-memoriam-whitney-houston.jhtml |archive-date=May 18, 2012 |url-status=live |df=mdy}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Burson |first1=Jeff |title=Oscar's Obit Reel: Who Was Left Off? |url=http://blog.al.com/finaltaxi/2012/02/oscars_obit_reel_who_was_left.html |access-date=September 23, 2012 |work=] |publisher=] |date=February 28, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117054010/http://blog.al.com/finaltaxi/2012/02/oscars_obit_reel_who_was_left.html |archive-date=November 17, 2012 }}</ref> The annual ''In Memoriam'' tribute, was presented by host Billy Crystal. Singer ] performed the ] song "]" alongside the Southern California Children's Chorus during the tribute.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1679980/oscars-2012-memoriam-whitney-houston.jhtml |title=Whitney Houston, Elizabeth Taylor Remembered At Oscars |first=Ryan J. |last=Downey |publisher=MTV |date=February 27, 2012 |access-date=February 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518084335/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1679980/oscars-2012-memoriam-whitney-houston.jhtml |archive-date=May 18, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Burson |first1=Jeff |title=Oscar's Obit Reel: Who Was Left Off? |url=http://blog.al.com/finaltaxi/2012/02/oscars_obit_reel_who_was_left.html |access-date=September 23, 2012 |work=] |publisher=] |date=February 28, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117054010/http://blog.al.com/finaltaxi/2012/02/oscars_obit_reel_who_was_left.html |archive-date=November 17, 2012 }}</ref>


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== Notes == == Notes ==
*'''a'''{{note label|DolbyTheatre|a|a1}}{{note label|DolbyTheatre|a|a2}}Kodak ended its naming rights deal prior to the ceremony, and was temporarily renamed "Hollywood and Highland Center" for the ceremony.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-kodak-theatre-name-hollywood-highland-293812 |title=Oscars Will Drop References to Kodak Theatre |work=The Hollywood Reporter |first=Ben |last=Block |date=February 22, 2012 |access-date=May 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120521003636/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-kodak-theatre-name-hollywood-highland-293812 |archive-date=May 21, 2012 |url-status=live |df=mdy}}</ref> The theater was later named Dolby Theatre on May 1, 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/academy-awards-dolby-theater-318584 |title=Academy Awards to Stay in Hollywood at Newly Named Dolby Theatre |work=The Hollywood Reporter |first=Ben |last=Block |date=May 1, 2012 |access-date=May 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509184158/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/academy-awards-dolby-theater-318584 |archive-date=May 9, 2012 |url-status=live |df=mdy}}</ref> *'''a'''{{note label|DolbyTheatre|a|a1}}{{note label|DolbyTheatre|a|a2}}Kodak ended its naming rights deal prior to the ceremony, and was temporarily renamed "Hollywood and Highland Center" for the ceremony.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-kodak-theatre-name-hollywood-highland-293812 |title=Oscars Will Drop References to Kodak Theatre |work=The Hollywood Reporter |first=Ben |last=Block |date=February 22, 2012 |access-date=May 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120521003636/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-kodak-theatre-name-hollywood-highland-293812 |archive-date=May 21, 2012 |url-status=live |df=mdy}}</ref> The theater was later named Dolby Theatre on May 1, 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/academy-awards-dolby-theater-318584 |title=Academy Awards to Stay in Hollywood at Newly Named Dolby Theatre |work=The Hollywood Reporter |first=Ben |last=Block |date=May 1, 2012 |access-date=May 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509184158/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/academy-awards-dolby-theater-318584 |archive-date=May 9, 2012 |url-status=live |df=mdy}}</ref>
*'''b'''{{note|TheArtist}}:If the color sequences in '']'' are taken into consideration, '']'' becomes the first completely black-and-white film to win Best Picture since 1960's '']''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Persall |first1=Steve |title=Oscar ratings: Billy Crystal's return can't overcome big night for art flicks |url=http://www.tampabay.com/features/movies/oscar-ratings-billy-crystals-return-cant-overcome-big-night-for-art-flicks/1217362 |access-date=September 23, 2012 |work=] |date=February 27, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013230825/http://www.tampabay.com/features/movies/oscar-ratings-billy-crystals-return-cant-overcome-big-night-for-art-flicks/1217362 |archive-date=October 13, 2012 }}</ref> *'''b'''{{note|TheArtist}}:If the color sequences in '']'' are taken into consideration, '']'' becomes the first completely black-and-white film to win Best Picture since 1960's '']''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Persall |first1=Steve |title=Oscar ratings: Billy Crystal's return can't overcome big night for art flicks |url=https://www.tampabay.com/features/movies/oscar-ratings-billy-crystals-return-cant-overcome-big-night-for-art-flicks/1217362/ |access-date=September 23, 2012 |work=] |date=February 27, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013230825/http://www.tampabay.com/features/movies/oscar-ratings-billy-crystals-return-cant-overcome-big-night-for-art-flicks/1217362 |archive-date=October 13, 2012 }}</ref>
*'''c'''{{note|TubaAtlantic}}:In July 2012, the academy revoked the Best Live Action Short Film nomination for '']'' after the organization learned that the film was broadcast on television in 2010.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Breznican |first=Anthony |title='Alone Yet Not Alone': The other nominees who had their Oscars revoked |url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/01/29/alone-yet-not-alone-the-other-nominees-who-had-their-oscars-revoked/ |access-date=April 16, 2014 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=January 30, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140403084114/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/01/29/alone-yet-not-alone-the-other-nominees-who-had-their-oscars-revoked/ |archive-date=April 3, 2014 }}</ref> *'''c'''{{note|TubaAtlantic}}:In July 2012, the academy revoked the Best Live Action Short Film nomination for '']'' after the organization learned that the film was broadcast on television in 2010.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Breznican |first=Anthony |title='Alone Yet Not Alone': The other nominees who had their Oscars revoked |url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/01/29/alone-yet-not-alone-the-other-nominees-who-had-their-oscars-revoked/ |access-date=April 16, 2014 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=January 30, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140403084114/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/01/29/alone-yet-not-alone-the-other-nominees-who-had-their-oscars-revoked/ |archive-date=April 3, 2014 }}</ref>


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== External links == == External links ==
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;Official websites ;Official websites
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* * {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122140142/http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/ |date=January 22, 2009 }}
* at ] (run by the ]) * {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002230230/https://www.youtube.com/oscars |date=October 2, 2018 }} at ] (run by the ])


;News resources ;News resources
* ] * {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190618005849/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16627499 |date=June 18, 2019 }} ]
* '']'' * {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924131819/http://www.empireonline.com/oscars2012/ |date=September 24, 2015 }} '']''
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* ] * {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207091430/http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000003/2012? |date=December 7, 2017 }} ]


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Award ceremony for films of 2011

84th Academy Awards
Official poster promoting the 84th Academy Awards in 2012.Official poster
DateFebruary 26, 2012
SiteHollywood and Highland Center Theatre
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Hosted byBilly Crystal
Preshow hostsJess Cagle
Nina García
Tim Gunn
Robin Roberts
Louise Roe
Produced byBrian Grazer
Don Mischer
Directed byDon Mischer
Highlights
Best PictureThe Artist
Most awardsThe Artist and Hugo (5)
Most nominationsHugo (11)
TV in the United States
NetworkABC
Duration3 hours, 13 minutes
Ratings39.46 million
23.91% (Nielsen ratings)

The 84th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2011 in the United States and took place on February 26, 2012, at the Hollywood and Highland Center Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. The ceremony was televised in the United States by ABC, and produced by Brian Grazer and Don Mischer, with Mischer also serving as director. Actor Billy Crystal hosted the show for the ninth time. He first presided over the 62nd ceremony held in 1990 and had last hosted the 76th ceremony held in 2004.

On June 14, 2011, academy president Tom Sherak announced at a press conference that, in an attempt to further revitalize interest surrounding the awards, the 2012 ceremony would feature between five and ten Best Picture nominees depending on voting results, as opposed to a set number of nominees. In related events, the academy held its third annual Governors Awards ceremony at the Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center on November 12, 2011. On February 11, 2012, in a ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Milla Jovovich.

The Artist won five awards, including Best Picture. Other winners included Hugo with five awards, The Iron Lady with two awards, and Beginners, The Descendants, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Help, Midnight in Paris, The Muppets, Rango, Saving Face, A Separation, The Shore, and Undefeated with one. The telecast garnered more than 39 million viewers in the United States.

Winners and nominees

The nominees for the 84th Academy Awards were announced on January 24, 2012, at 5:38 a.m. PST (13:38 UTC) at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California, by Tom Sherak, president of the academy, and the actress Jennifer Lawrence. Hugo led all nominees with eleven nominations; The Artist came in second with ten.

The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on February 26, 2012. The Artist was the second silent feature to win Best Picture. The 1927 film Wings was the first such film to achieve this distinction at the inaugural awards ceremony in 1929. Moreover, it was also the first black-and-white feature to win Best Picture since 1993's Schindler's List. Best Actor winner Jean Dujardin became the first French actor to win an Academy Award. With her latest win for Best Actress, Meryl Streep became the fifth performer to win at least three acting Oscars.

Awards

Thomas Langmann, Best Picture winner
Michel Hazanavicius, Best Director winner
Jean Dujardin, Best Actor winner
Meryl Streep, Best Actress winner
Christopher Plummer, Best Supporting Actor winner
Octavia Spencer, Best Supporting Actress winner
Woody Allen, Best Original Screenplay winner
Alexander Payne, Best Adapted Screenplay co-winner
Nat Faxon, Best Adapted Screenplay co-winner
Jim Rash, Best Adapted Screenplay co-winner
Gore Verbinski, Best Animated Feature Film winner
Asghar Farhadi, Best Foreign Language Film winner
T. J. Martin, Best Documentary - Feature co-winner
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Best Documentary - Short Subject co-winner
Oorlagh George, Best Live Action Short Film co-winner
William Joyce, Best Animated Short Film co-winner
Ludovic Bource, Best Original Score winner
Bret McKenzie, Best Original Song winner
Tom Fleischman, Best Sound Mixing co-winner
Dante Ferretti, Best Art Direction co-winner
Robert Richardson, Best Cinematography winner

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).

Best Picture Best Director
Best Actor Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
Best Original Screenplay Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Animated Feature Film Best Foreign Language Film
Best Documentary – Feature Best Documentary – Short Subject
Best Live Action Short Film Best Animated Short Film
Best Original Score Best Original Song
Best Sound Editing Best Sound Mixing
Best Art Direction Best Cinematography
Best Makeup Best Costume Design
Best Film Editing Best Visual Effects

Honorary Academy Awards

The academy held its 3rd Annual Governors Awards ceremony on November 12, 2011, during which the following awards were presented.

Academy Honorary Award

  • James Earl Jones — For his legacy of consistent excellence and uncommon versatility.
  • Dick Smith — For his unparalleled mastery of texture, shade, form, and illusion.

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

Films with multiple nominations and awards

The following 18 films received multiple nominations:

Nominations Film
11 Hugo
10 The Artist
6 Moneyball
War Horse
5 The Descendants
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
4 The Help
Midnight in Paris
3 Albert Nobbs
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
The Tree of Life
2 Bridesmaids
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
The Iron Lady
My Week with Marilyn
A Separation


The following three films received multiple awards:

Awards Film
5 The Artist
Hugo
2 The Iron Lady

Presenters and performers

The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.

Presenters

Name(s) Role
Melissa Disney Announcer for the 84th annual Academy Awards
Morgan Freeman Presenter of the opening montage
Tom Hanks Presenter of the awards for Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction
Cameron Diaz
Jennifer Lopez
Presenters of the awards for Best Costume Design and Best Makeup
Sandra Bullock Presenter of the award for Best Foreign Language Film
Christian Bale Presenter of the award for Best Supporting Actress
Bradley Cooper
Tina Fey
Presenters of the awards for Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing, and Best Sound Mixing
Kermit the Frog
Miss Piggy
Introducers of the performance by Cirque du Soleil
Robert Downey Jr.
Gwyneth Paltrow
Presenters of the award for Best Documentary Feature
Chris Rock Presenter of the award for Best Animated Feature Film
Ben Stiller
Emma Stone
Presenters of the award for Best Visual Effects
Melissa Leo Presenter of the award for Best Supporting Actor
Tom Sherak (AMPAS President) Special presentation congratulating host Billy Crystal and producers Brian Grazer and Don Mischer
Penélope Cruz
Owen Wilson
Presenters of the award for Best Original Score
Will Ferrell
Zach Galifianakis
Presenters of the award for Best Original Song
Angelina Jolie Presenter of the awards for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Screenplay
Milla Jovovich Presenter of the segment of the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement and the Gordon E. Sawyer Award
Rose Byrne
Ellie Kemper
Melissa McCarthy
Wendi McLendon-Covey
Maya Rudolph
Kristen Wiig
Presenters of the awards for Best Live Action Short Film, Best Documentary Short Subject, and Best Animated Short Film
Michael Douglas Presenter of the award for Best Director
Meryl Streep Presenter of the segment of the Honorary Academy Awards and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Billy Crystal Presenter of the In Memoriam tribute
Natalie Portman Presenter of the award for Best Actor
Colin Firth Presenter of the award for Best Actress
Tom Cruise Presenter of the Best Picture segment and the award for Best Picture

Performers

Name(s) Role Performed
Peter Asher
Ann Marie Calhoun
Sheila E.
Junkie XL
Giorgio Moroder
A. R. Rahman
Esperanza Spalding
Martin Tillman
Pharrell Williams
Stephane Wrembel
Hans Zimmer
Musical arrangers Orchestral
Billy Crystal Performer Opening number:
The Artist (to the tune of "I Won't Dance"),
War Horse (to the tune of "Theme from Mister Ed"),
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (to the tune of "Thanks for the Memory"),
Moneyball (to the tune of "The Show"),
Hugo (to the tune of "That's Amore"),
The Tree of Life (to the tune of "Alfie"),
The Descendants (to the tune of "Hawaiian War Chant"),
Midnight in Paris (to the tune of "The Last Time I Saw Paris"), and
The Help (to the tune of "The Birth of the Blues")
Cirque du Soleil Performers Special performance in a tribute to movie memories
Esperanza Spalding
Southern California Children's Chorus
Performers "What a Wonderful World" during the annual In Memoriam tribute

Ceremony information

Photo of Billy Crystal.
Billy Crystal hosted the 84th Academy Awards

Because of the declining viewership of recent Academy Awards ceremonies, the academy sought ideas to revamp the show while renewing interest with the nominated films. In light of the previous year's telecast, whose performance by co-hosts James Franco and Anne Hathaway yielded critically negative reviews and a 9% decline in viewership, many within the Motion Picture Academy proposed new ways to give the awards a more populist appeal. After a two-year experiment with ten Best Pictures nominees, AMPAS president Tom Sherak announced that the number of final nominees can now range from five to ten as opposed a fixed number. The nomination voting process would be the same as before, through preferential balloting, but now only films that receive a minimum of 5% of total number-one votes are eligible for Best Picture nominations. Academy then-executive director Bruce Davis explained, "A Best Picture nomination should be an indication of extraordinary merit. If there are only eight pictures that truly earn that honor in a given year, we shouldn't feel an obligation to round out the number." Changes in the Best Animated Feature also were announced. In response to the growing number of animated features released per year, the academy stated in a press release that four to five films would now be nominated per year contingent on how many animated feature films were released in that year.

Originally, the academy selected director Brett Ratner as co-producer of the ceremony with Don Mischer in August 2011. Actor and comedian Eddie Murphy was hired by Ratner to preside over hosting duties. However, after commenting to radio host Howard Stern during an interview promoting the film Tower Heist that "rehearsal is for fags" and disparaging remarks about actress Olivia Munn, Ratner resigned from his co-producing duties on November 8. Murphy subsequently stepped down as host the following day. Immediately, the academy selected film producer Brian Grazer to replace Ratner as co-producer. Actor and veteran Oscar emcee Billy Crystal was recruited by Grazer to take over hosting duties.

Multiple others participated in the production of the ceremony. Musicians Hans Zimmer and Pharrell Williams composed new music exclusive to the Oscars ceremony, which was later released as an album via the iTunes Store. Oscar-winning production designer John Myhre designed a new stage for the ceremony. Director Bennett Miller filmed several vignettes featuring actors discussing movie memories and the business of filmmaking. Cirque du Soleil, who was concurrently renting the Hollywood and Highland Center for their show Iris, performed a dance number at the ceremony inspired by their aforementioned show. Unlike most Oscar ceremonies, however, Grazer and Mischer announced that neither of the two songs nominated for Best Original Song would be performed live.

Box office performance of nominated films

For the first time since 2008, only one of the nominees for Best Picture had grossed over $100 million before the nominations were announced (compared with three from the previous year). The combined gross of the nine Best Picture nominees when the Oscars were announced was $518 million with an average gross of $57.7 million per film.

None of the nine Best Picture nominees was among the top ten releases in box office during the nominations. When the nominations were announced on January 24, 2012, The Help was the highest-grossing film among the Best Picture nominees with $169.6 million in domestic box office receipts. Among the remaining eight nominees, Moneyball was the second-highest-grossing film with $75.5 million; this was followed by War Horse ($72.3 million), Midnight in Paris ($56.4 million), Hugo ($55.9 million), The Descendants ($51.3 million), The Tree of Life ($13.3 million), The Artist ($12.1 million) and Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close ($10.7 million).

Of the top 50 grossing movies of the year, 36 nominations went to 15 films on the list. Only The Help (13th), Bridesmaids (14th), Kung Fu Panda 2 (15th), Puss in Boots (16th), Rango (22nd), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (28th), Moneyball (43rd), and War Horse (46th) were nominated for Best Picture, Best Animated Feature or any of the directing, acting or screenwriting awards. The other top 50 box office hits that earned nominations were Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (1st), Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2nd), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (11th), Rio (18th), The Muppets (34th), Real Steel (35th), and The Adventures of Tintin (47th).

Critical reviews

The show received a mixed reception from media publications. Some media outlets were more critical of the show. Television critic Lori Rackl of the Chicago Sun-Times criticized Crystal's performance saying that the emcee "left his A game at home Sunday. Crystal's mediocre monologue was consistent with a mediocre 84th installment of Hollywood's biggest awards ceremony. Columnist Tim Goodman of The Hollywood Reporter quipped that "Somewhere, against all odds, James Franco is buying drinks for everybody." He went on to say that the previous year's critically panned telecast was eclipsed by Crystal's dull antics and that the show itself was "poorly paced as any in recent memory." Alessandra Stanley of The New York Times lamented, "The whole night looked like an AARP pep rally." She also noted that, "For a town that prides itself on tinsel and titillation, the night was pretty tame."

Other media outlets received the broadcast more positively. Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly commented that despite the ceremony running over three hours and honoring films that had earned modest box office numbers, "it was a jolly good show." He also praised the cast and several sketches and segments from the show. Film critic Roger Ebert lauded Crystal's performance saying "As probably the most popular Oscar emcee, he astonished the audience by topping himself." Of the show itself, Ebert added that it was "an unqualified improvement" over the previous year's ceremony. Associated Press critic Frazier Moore pointed out that Crystal's performance "was nothing new or unexpected in his act", but he extolled him for stewarding "a sleek and entertaining Oscarcast."

Ratings and reception

The American telecast on ABC drew in an average of 39.46 million people over its length, which was a 4% increase from the previous year's ceremony. An estimated 76.56 million total viewers watched all or part of the awards. The show also earned higher Nielsen ratings compared to the previous ceremony with 23.91% of households watching over a 37.64 share. However the program scored a sightly lower 18-49 demo rating with an 11.67 rating over a 32.68 share among viewers in that demographic, essentially flat with last year's numbers. Many media outlets pointed out that the 54th Grammy Awards held two weeks earlier drew a larger audience with an average 39.92 million people watching.

In July 2012, the ceremony presentation received eight nominations at the 64th Primetime Emmys. Two months later, the ceremony won one of those nominations for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special (Paul Sandweiss, Tommy Vicari, Pablo Munguia, Kristian Pedregon, Bob La Masney, Brian Riordan, Thomas Pesa, Michael Parker, Josh Morton, Patrick Baltzell, Larry Reed, and John Perez).

In Memoriam

The annual In Memoriam tribute, was presented by host Billy Crystal. Singer Esperanza Spalding performed the Louis Armstrong song "What a Wonderful World" alongside the Southern California Children's Chorus during the tribute.

See also

Notes

  • a Kodak ended its naming rights deal prior to the ceremony, and was temporarily renamed "Hollywood and Highland Center" for the ceremony. The theater was later named Dolby Theatre on May 1, 2012.
  • b :If the color sequences in Schindler's List are taken into consideration, The Artist becomes the first completely black-and-white film to win Best Picture since 1960's The Apartment.
  • c :In July 2012, the academy revoked the Best Live Action Short Film nomination for Tuba Atlantic after the organization learned that the film was broadcast on television in 2010.

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