Annual awards presentation honoring the best film achievements of 2011.Annual awards presentation honoring the best film achievements of 2011.Annual awards presentation honoring the best film achievements of 2011.
- Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 2 wins & 10 nominations total
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Did you know
- TriviaAt age 82, Best Supporting Actor winner Christopher Plummer became the oldest person to win a competitive Oscar.
- GoofsIn the In Memoriam segment, Marion Dougherty's name is written incorrectly as Marion Doughtery
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Christopher Plummer - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role: [to the Oscar] You're only two years older than me, darling. Where have you been all my life? I have a confession to make. When I first emerged from my mother's womb, I was already rehearsing my Academy thank you speech. But it was so long ago, mercifully for you I've forgotten it. But I haven't forgotten who to thank. The Academy, of course, for this extraordinary honor. And my fellow nominees: Kenneth, Nick, Jonah, dear Max. I'm so proud to be in your company. Of course I wouldn't be here at all if it weren't for Michael Mills and his enchanting film, "Beginners." And my screen partner, of course, Ewan McGregor, that superb artist who I would happily share this award with if I had any decency - but I don't. All the producers at Olympus Films, especially Leslie Urdang and Miranda de Pencier. All the people at Focus, for their tremendous generosity and support. And not to mention my, haha, little band of agents provocateurs: Lou Pitt and his wife Berta, Carter Cohn, Pippa Markham, Perry Zimel, who've tried so hard to keep me out of jail. My daughter Amanda, who always makes me proud. And lastly, my long-suffering wife, Elaine, who deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for coming to my rescue every day of my life. Thank you so much.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.97 (2012)
_The Most Freaky: (What a Wonderful World)'s singer's hair. It's so fit for a Discovery Channel documentary that could be named "Undiscovered yet Jungles"!
_The Most Surprising: The winning of Iran. That director's speech, concerning how some politics' evil could bury a nation's culture, was impeccably brilliant. By the way, speaking about other movies of other nations that were buried by the Oscar's, rather Hollywood's politics; for years and years there was something like thousand movies that should have won, but not even one of them made it to be nominated.
_The Most Hysterical: (Billy Crystal)'s segment of "That's what everybody is thinking.", the parts of (Martin Scorsese) and (Nick Nolte) were beyond fabulous!
_The Most Vengeful: The "focus group" skit. WAW, it bombed the dumb reviewers rightly!
_The Most Smart: The joking speech that the winner of the sound editing award gave: "to whoever was born, will be born..", it was a good parody of the Oscar speeches!
_The Most Gross: The kiss of (Billy Crystal) and (George Clooney). Absolute gross, uncalled for, and unfunny.
_The Most Mean: The look upon (Christopher Plummer)'s face while (Billy) was referring to his 82 years, making joke of his aging. He was squeezing his teeth, saying deeply: "Grrrrr, if you and I were in a boxing match, 60 years ago.."
_The Most Weird: (Nick Nolte)'s way of clapping; as if he's slapping somebody wrathfully!
_The Best: (Billy Crystal)'s singing. His performance reached the top. It made me sad for all the musicals that he didn't make for all of those years!
_The Worst: (Billy Crystal)'s botoxed face, the little toupee, and the way he has to smile after almost every single joke he throws; it assures that he isn't cocky, but nervous. And he didn't use to be nervous.
_The Ugliest: When the music interrupts the speech of poor men like the winners of the best feature documentary. The nasty manner of the Academy that I have complained, complain, and - pessimistically - will be complaining about, seems to be incurable, ESPECIALLY when the academy leaves ***stars*** talk and yak as long as they want, because they're ***stars***. Think of it; (Plummer) talked for longer time, and no music interrupted him!
_The Most Sensitive: "Accept me, I have so much love to give." said by (Ludovic Bource) the winner of the best original score. And "My wife deserves a Nobel prize for piece for getting to save me everyday of my life." said by (Christopher Plummer) the winner of the best supporting actor.
In general, very good spectacle. Better than the Oscar night of the last year which was itself better than the Oscar night of the year before it!
Finally, to the Academy: While (Billy Crystal) is around, don't you ever think of calling (Chris Rock).. for anything!
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- 16:9 HD