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Host Billy Crystal speaks onstage during the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 26, 2012, in Hollywood, Calif.

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Actor Billy Crystal hosts the ceremony of the 84th Annual Academy Awards on Feb. 26, 2012, in Hollywood, Calif.

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Actor Morgan Freeman opens the ceremony of the 84th Annual Academy Awards on Feb. 26, 2012, in Hollywood, Calif.

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Cinematographer Robert Richardson accepts the Best Cinematography Award onstage during the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 26, 2012, in Hollywood, Calif.

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Host Billy Crystal performs onstage during the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 26, 2012, in Hollywood, Calif.

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Presenter Tom Hanks speaks onstage during the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 26, 2012, in Hollywood, Calif.

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Presenters Jennifer Lopez, left, and Cameron Diaz speak onstage during the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 26, 2012, in Hollywood, Calif.

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Costume designer Mark Bridges accepts the Best Costume Design Award onstage during the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 26, 2012, in Hollywood, Calif.

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Presenter Sandra Bullock speaks onstage during the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 26, 2012, in Hollywood, Calif.

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Filmmaker Asghar Farhadi, winner of the Best Foreign Film Award for "A Separation," speaks onstage during the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 26, 2012, in Hollywood, Calif.

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Actress Octavia Spencer accepts the Best Supporting Actress Award for "The Help" onstage during the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 26, 2012, in Hollywood, Calif.

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Presenter Christian Bale speaks onstage during the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 26, 2012, in Hollywood, Calif.

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Presenters Tina Fey and Bradley Cooper speak onstage during the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 26, 2012, in Hollywood, Calif.

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Presenters Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy speak onstage during the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2012 in Hollywood, Calif.

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Presenters Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow speak onstage during the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 26, 2012, in Hollywood, Calif.

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Presenters Ben Stiller and Emma Stone speak onstage during the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 26, 2012, in Hollywood, Calif.

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Director Gore Verbinski accepts the Best Animated Feature Award for "Rango" onstage during the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 26, 2012, in Hollywood, Calif.

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Presenter Chris Rock speaks onstage during the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 26, 2012, in Hollywood, Calif.

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Actress Melissa Leo presents actor Christopher Plummer the Best Supporting Actor Award for "Beginners" onstage during the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 26, 2012, in Hollywood, Calif.

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Actor Christopher Plummer accepts the Best Supporting Actor Award for "Beginners" onstage during the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 26, 2012, in Hollywood, Calif.

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Actors from Cirque du Soleil perform onstage during the ceremony of the 84th Annual Academy Awards on Feb. 26, 2012, in Hollywood, Calif.

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Performers from Cirque du Soleil perform onstage during the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 26, 2012, in Hollywood, Calif.

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Composer Ludovic Bource accepts the Best Original Score Award for "The Artist" onstage during the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 26, 2012, in Hollywood, Calif.

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Presenters Penelope Cruz and Owen Wilson speak onstage during the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 26, 2012, in Hollywood, Calif.

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Presenter Will Ferrell speaks onstage during the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 26, 2012, in Hollywood, Calif.

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Presenters Zach Galifianakis and Will Ferrell speak onstage during the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 26, 2012, in Hollywood, Calif.

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Presenter Angelina Jolie speaks onstage during the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 26, 2012, in Hollywood, Calif.

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Presenters Rose Byrne, left, and Melissa McCarthy speak onstage during the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 26, 2012, in Hollywood, Calif.

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Animators William Joyce, left, and Brandon Oldenburg accept the Best Animated Short Film Award for "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore" onstage during the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 26, 2012, in Hollywood, Calif.

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Director Michel Hazanavicius accepts the Best Director Award for "The Artist" onstage during the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 26, 2012, in Hollywood, Calif.

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Presenter Michael Douglas speaks onstage during the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 26, 2012, in Hollywood, Calif.

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Singer Esperanza Spalding onstage during the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 26, 2012, in Hollywood, Calif.

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Songwriter Bret McKenzie accepts the Best Original Song Award for "Man or Muppet" from "The Muppets" onstage during the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 26, 2012, in Hollywood, Calif.

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Presenter Natalie Portman speaks onstage during the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 26, 2012, in Hollywood, Calif.

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Actor Jean Dujardin accepts the Best Actor Award for "The Artist" onstage during the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 26, 2012, in Hollywood, Calif.

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Actress Meryl Streep accepts the Best Actress Award for "The Iron Lady" onstage during the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 26, 2012, in Hollywood, Calif.

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Presenter Tom Cruise speaks onstage during the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 26, 2012, in Hollywood, Calif.

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From left to right, actress Penelope Ann Miller, producer Thomas Langmann, director Michel Hazanavicius and actress Berenice Bejo accept the Best Picture Award for "The Artist" onstage during the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 26, 2012, in Hollywood, Calif.

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