Academy Awards 2012
Overview of all award-winning films
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| Movie | N | A. |
|---|---|---|
| Hugo Cabret | 11 | 5 |
| The Artist | 10 | 5 |
| The art of winning - Moneyball | 6th | 0 |
| Companions | 6th | 0 |
| The Descendants - family and other affairs | 5 | 1 |
| Delusion | 5 | 1 |
| Midnight in Paris | 4th | 1 |
| The Help | 4th | 1 |
| Albert Nobbs | 3 | 0 |
| Queen, King, Ace, Spy | 3 | 0 |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 | 3 | 0 |
| The Tree of Life | 3 | 0 |
| Transformers 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Bridal alarm | 2 | 0 |
| The Iron Lady | 2 | 2 |
| Extremely loud & incredibly close | 2 | 0 |
| My Week with Marilyn | 2 | 0 |
| Nader and Simin - A separation | 2 | 1 |
The 2012 Academy Awards took place on February 26, 2012 at the Hollywood & Highland Center (formerly Kodak Theater ) in Los Angeles . It was the 84th presentation of the Academy Awards ( English 84th Academy Awards ) since the first presentation in 1929 . In the year of the Academy Awards, awards are always given to films from the previous year, in this case the films of 2011 . The honorary prizes had already been awarded in November 2011. Michel Hazanavicius' silent film homage The Artist prevailed as the best film and was awarded prizes in four other categories. Martin Scorsese's Hugo Cabret got the same number of prizes in secondary categories .
Key data
The proposals as to which films can be nominated in the individual categories could be made by the members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) between December 27, 2011 and January 13, 2012. The nominations were finally announced on January 24, 2012 at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater . As in previous years, the traditional gala will then take place one month later.
Moderation
The comedian and actor Billy Crystal , who previously hosted an Academy Awards eight times, was hired to host the gala .
controversy
In the run-up to the Academy Awards producer gave Brett Ratner and, subsequently, Eddie Murphy , who as host of the show are to lead, would announce the withdrawal of their functions. Ratner stumbled upon homophobic comments while appearing on the Howard Stern Show . For example, when he was doing the promotion for his film Temporary Gangster, he was asked whether he would rehearse with the actors. Ratner replied: “What is that, rehearse? Rehearsing is for fagots. ”In the same show, he also highlighted his skills as a lover (“ I have huge balls ”) and put Lindsay Lohan on the same level as sexually transmitted diseases . Since the US media reacted with indignation to Ratner's statements, Ratner had to give up his position as producer of the Academy Awards on the advice of AMPAS President Tom Sherak . As a result, Eddie Murphy, who is one of Brett Ratner's good friends, announced that he would not be available to host the Academy Awards.
innovation
At the end of May 2011 it was announced that AMPAS was considering that the members of AMPAS should no longer announce nominations in writing by post, but online, via the Internet. The postal voting system is to be abolished in the long term.
For the first time between five and ten films were nominated for the best film , which received at least five percent of the votes for the film most popular in the preselection. In addition, the regulations for the Best Animated Feature Film category have been changed so that at least eight animated films must have been published per year for a prize to be awarded in this category. Depending on the number of publications, up to five films can be nominated. Previously, this category had to be approved by the Board of Governors every year .
Candidates from German-speaking countries
Category Best Foreign Language Film
The following films from German-speaking countries applied for a nomination for an Oscar in the category Best Foreign Language Film at the suggestion of their respective countries of origin :
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Germany : Pina , director: Wim Wenders , with ensemble members of the Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch (then not nominated in this category) -
Austria : Breathing , director: Karl Markovics , with Thomas Schubert , Karin Lischka , Gerhard Liebmann (did not make the shortlist) -
Switzerland : Summer Games - Giochi d'estate , director: Rolando Colla , with Armando Condolucci , Fiorella Campanella , Alessia Barela (did not make the shortlist)
A total of 63 countries submitted the same number of films to the Academy .
Best short film category
In December 2011, the two German contributions Raju by director Max Zähle and Das Rauschen des Meeres by Torsten Truscheit and Ana Fernandes made it into the shortlist for the best nominations from a total of 107 applications in the Live Action Shorts category (non-animated short films) Short film . On January 24, 2012, AMPAS nominated the film Raju as one of five candidates for this Oscar.
Best Documentary Category
The following films from German-speaking countries were shortlisted for nominations in the Best Documentary Film category :
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Germany : Pina , director: Wim Wenders , with ensemble members of the Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch (nominated)
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Germany : Jane's Journey - The Journey through Life of Jane Goodall , Director: Lorenz Knauer (not nominated)
Category Best Costume Design
The German costume designer Lisy Christl was nominated for an Oscar for her work on Roland Emmerich's historical film Anonymus .
Best visual effects category
The visual effects in over 800 shots of the film Hugo Cabret were created by the German company Pixomondo in Stuttgart, Frankfurt and Berlin, among others. The film received an Oscar in the Best Visual Effects category .
Award winners and nominations
Best movie
presented by Tom Cruise
- The Art of Winning - Moneyball (Moneyball) - Michael De Luca , Rachael Horovitz , Brad Pitt
- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close) - Scott Rudin
- Companions (War Horse) - Steven Spielberg , Kathleen Kennedy
- Hugo Cabret (Hugo) - Graham King , Martin Scorsese
- Midnight in Paris - Letty Aronson , Stephen Tenenbaum
- The Descendants - Family and Other Affairs (The Descendants) - Jim Burke , Alexander Payne , Jim Taylor
- The Help - Brunson Green , Chris Columbus , Michael Barnathan
- The Tree of Life - Dede Gardner , Sarah Green , Bill Pohlad , Grant Hill
Best director
presented by Michael Douglas
Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
- Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris
- Terrence Malick - The Tree of Life
- Alexander Payne - The Descendants - Family and Other Affairs (The Descendants)
- Martin Scorsese - Hugo Cabret (Hugo)
Best Actor
presented by Natalie Portman
- Demián Bichir - A Better Life
- George Clooney - The Descendants - Family and Other Affairs (The Descendants)
- Gary Oldman - Queen, King, Ace, Spy (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy)
- Brad Pitt - The Art of Winning - Moneyball (Moneyball)
Best main actress
presented by Colin Firth
Meryl Streep - Die Eiserne Lady (The Iron Lady)
- Glenn Close - Albert Nobbs
- Viola Davis - The Help
- Rooney Mara - delusion (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)
- Michelle Williams - My Week with Marilyn
Best supporting actor
presented by Melissa Leo
Christopher Plummer - Beginners
- Kenneth Branagh - My Week with Marilyn
- Jonah Hill - The Art of Winning - Moneyball (Moneyball)
- Nick Nolte - Warrior
- Max von Sydow - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close)
The best supporting actress
presented by Christian Bale
- Bérénice Bejo - The Artist
- Jessica Chastain - The Help
- Melissa McCarthy - Bridesmaids (Bridesmaids)
- Janet McTeer - Albert Nobbs
Best adapted script
presented by Angelina Jolie
Nat Faxon , Alexander Payne , Jim Rash - The Descendants - Family and Other Affairs (The Descendants)
- Stan Chervin , Aaron Sorkin , Steven Zaillian - The Art of Winning - Moneyball (Moneyball)
- George Clooney , Grant Heslov , Beau Willimon - The Ides of March (The Ides of March)
- John Logan - Hugo Cabret (Hugo)
- Bridget O'Connor , Peter Straughan - Queen, King, Ace, Spy (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy)
Best original script
presented by Angelina Jolie
Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris
- JC Chandor - The Great Crash - Margin Call (Margin Call)
- Asghar Farhadi - Nader and Simin - A Separation (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin)
- Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
- Annie Mumolo , Kristen Wiig - Bridesmaids (Bridesmaids)
Best camera
presented by Tom Hanks
Robert Richardson - Hugo Cabret (Hugo)
- Jeff Cronenweth - Verblendung (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)
- Janusz Kamiński - Companions (War Horse)
- Emmanuel Lubezki - The Tree of Life
- Guillaume Schiffman - The Artist
Best production design
presented by Tom Hanks
Dante Ferretti , Francesca Lo Schiavo - Hugo Cabret (Hugo)
- Laurence Bennett , Robert Gould - The Artist
- Rick Carter , Lee Sandales - Companions (War Horse)
- Stuart Craig , Stephenie McMillan - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Hélène Dubreuil , Anne Seibel - Midnight in Paris
Best costume design
presented by Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Lopez
- Lisy Christl - Anonymous
- Michael O'Connor - Jane Eyre
- Arianne Phillips - WE
- Sandy Powell - Hugo Cabret (Hugo)
Best make-up
presented by Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Lopez
Mark Coulier , J. Roy Helland - Die Eiserne Lady (The Iron Lady)
- Martial Corneville , Lynn Johnston , Matthew W. Mungle - Albert Nobbs
- Nick Dudman , Amanda Knight , Lisa Tomblin - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2)
Best film score
presented by Penélope Cruz and Owen Wilson
- Alberto Iglesias - Queen, King, As, Spy (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy)
- Howard Shore - Hugo Cabret (Hugo)
- John Williams - The Adventures of Tintin - The Secret of the Unicorn (The Adventures of Tintin)
- John Williams - Companions (War Horse)
Best movie song
presented by Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis
" Man or Muppet " from The Muppets (The Muppets) - Bret McKenzie
- “ Real in Rio ” from Rio - Carlinhos Brown , Siedah Garrett , Sérgio Mendes
Best cut
presented by Tina Fey and Bradley Cooper
Kirk Baxter , Angus Wall - Verblendung (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)
- Anne-Sophie Bion , Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
- Thelma Schoonmaker - Hugo Cabret (Hugo)
- Christopher Tellefsen - The Art of Winning - Moneyball (Moneyball)
- Kevin Tent - The Descendants - Family and Other Affairs (The Descendants)
Best sound mix
presented by Tina Fey and Bradley Cooper
Tom Fleischman , John Midgley - Hugo Cabret (Hugo)
- Deb Adair , Ron Bochar , Dave Giammarco , Ed Novick - The Art of Winning - Moneyball (Moneyball)
- Peter J. Devlin , Jeffrey J. Haboush , Greg P. Russell , Gary Summers - Transformers 3 (Transformers: Dark of the Moon)
- Tom Johnson , Andy Nelson , Gary Rydstrom , Stuart Wilson - Companions (War Horse)
- Ren Klyce , David Parker , Bo Persson , Michael Semanick - Verblendung (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)
Best sound editing
presented by Tina Fey and Bradley Cooper
Eugene Gearty , Philip Stockton - Hugo Cabret (Hugo)
- Erik Aadahl , Ethan Van der Ryn - Transformers 3 (Transformers: Dark of the Moon)
- Lon Bender , Victor Ray Ennis - Drive
- Richard Hymns , Gary Rydstrom - Companions (War Horse)
- Ren Klyce - delusion (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)
Best visual effects
presented by Emma Stone and Ben Stiller
Ben Grossman , Alex Henning , Robert Legato , Joss Williams - Hugo Cabret (Hugo)
- Daniel Barrett , Dan Lemmon , Joe Letteri , R. Christopher White - Planet of the Apes: Prevolution (Rise of the Planet of the Apes)
- Scott Benza , Matthew Butler , Scott Farrar , John Frazier - Transformers 3 (Transformers: Dark of the Moon)
- Tim Burke , Greg Butler , John Richardson , David Vickery - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2)
- Swen Gillberg , Erik Nash , John Rosengrant , Dan Taylor - Real Steel
Best animated film
presented by Chris Rock
- A Cat in Paris - Jean-Loup Felicioli , Alain Gagnol
- Chico & Rita - Javier Mariscal , Fernando Trueba
- Puss in Boots (Puss in Boots) - Chris Miller
- Kung Fu Panda 2 - Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Best animated short film
presented by Kristen Wiig , Maya Rudolph , Ellie Kemper , Melissa McCarthy , Rose Byrne and Wendi McLendon-Covey
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore - William Joyce , Brandon Oldenburg
- A Morning Stroll - Sue Goffe , Grant Orchard
- Dimanche - Patrick Doyon
- La Luna - Enrico Casarosa
- Wild Life - Amanda Forbis , Wendy Tilby
Best short film
presented by Kristen Wiig , Maya Rudolph , Ellie Kemper , Melissa McCarthy , Rose Byrne and Wendi McLendon-Covey
The Shore - Terry George , Oorlagh George
- Pentecost - Peter McDonald , Eimear O'Kane
- Raju - Stefan Gieren , Max Zähle
- Time Freak - Andrew Bowler , Gigi Causey
- Tuba Atlantic - Hallvar Witzø - subsequently disqualified
Best documentary
presented by Gwyneth Paltrow and Robert Downey junior
Undefeated - Dan Lindsay , TJ Martin , Richard Middlemas
- Hell and Back Again - Danfung Dennis , Mike Lerner
- If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front - Sam Cullman , Marshall Curry
- Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory - Joe Berlinger , Bruce Sinofsky
- Pina - Gian-Piero Ringel , Wim Wenders
Best documentary short film
presented by Kristen Wiig , Maya Rudolph , Ellie Kemper , Melissa McCarthy , Rose Byrne and Wendi McLendon-Covey
Saving Face - Daniel Junge , Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
- God Is the Bigger Elvis - Julie Anderson , Rebecca Cammisa
- Incident in New Baghdad - James Spies
- The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement - Gail Dolgin , Robin Fryday
- The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom - Kira Carstensen , Lucy Walker
Best foreign language film
presented by Sandra Bullock , partly in German, which she described as " Mandarin with a German accent"
Nader and Simin - A Separation (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin) , Iran - Asghar Farhadi
- Bullhead (Rundskop) , Belgium - Michaël R. Roskam
- Hearat Shulayim , Israel - Joseph Cedar
- In Darkness (W ciemności) , Poland - Agnieszka Holland
- Monsieur Lazhar , Canada - Philippe Falardeau
Prizes of honor
- Honorary Oscar : James Earl Jones (actor), Dick Smith (makeup artist)
- Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award : Oprah Winfrey
The Governors Awards were presented on November 12, 2011 at a dinner.
In memoriam
As every year, in 2012 the filmmakers who died the previous year were remembered with a short film. In the order in which they were seen in the film, these were:
Web links
- Official website of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- Oscars 2012 in theInternet Movie Database(English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Key Dates Announced for 84th Academy Awards on oscars.org
- ↑ Billy Crystal moderates the Oscar gala for the ninth time , Welt Online from November 11, 2011
- ^ Spiegel Online: Brett Ratner - Naughty like Oscar
- ↑ Eddie Murphy resigns as Oscar host . The press November 10, 2011
- ↑ Oscars go to online voting on thecelebritycafe.com ( Memento from June 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), May 24, 2011
- ↑ Bernd Michael Krannich: Oscars: Soon between five and ten films will be nominated. Serienjunkies.de , June 15, 2011, accessed June 16, 2011 .
- ↑ Press release of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: Nominees for the 84th Academy Awards , January 24, 2012
- ↑ "Breathe" eliminated in the Oscar race , Kurier , January 19, 2012
- ↑ From the Oscar dream , Tages-Anzeiger , January 19, 2012
- ↑ 63 countries in the race for the Oscar abroad on kleinezeitung.at ( memento from April 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), October 14, 2011
- ↑ Press release of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: Nominees for the 84th Academy Awards , January 24, 2012
- ↑ Press release from the Hamburg Media School: Waiting for Oscar ( memento from March 17, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), January 24, 2012
- ↑ 15 Documentary Features Advance in 2011 Oscar® Race , AMPAS media release, November 18, 2011
- ↑ Press release of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: Nominees for the 84th Academy Awards , January 24, 2012
- ↑ Animation World Network, November 2011: A VFX & 3-D Convergence for Hugo ( Memento from March 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on March 15, 2012.
- ↑ Oscar Weighs In: No Brad Pitt Nomination For 'The Tree of Life'
- ↑ James Earl Jones, Dick Smith and Oprah Winfrey To Receive Academy's Governors Awards , AMPAS press release of August 2, 2011.
Footnotes
- ↑ According to the AMPAS statutes, no more than three producers may be nominated in the Best Film category. An exception was made for The Tree of Life and a fourth producer was approved. Brad Pitt, who was the fifth producer, had to forego his nomination for The Tree of Life .