"The Artist" was the big winner at the Academy Awards.

-- "The Artist" wins for Best Motion Picture.
-- Meryl Streep wins Best Actress for "Iron Lady", her third Oscar (and 17th nomination).
-- Jean Dujardin wins Best Actor for "The Artist". 
-- Octavia Spencer wins Best Supporting Actress for "The Help", and gets a standing ovation. 
-- Christopher Plummer wins Best Supporting Actor for "Beginners". At age 82, he's the oldest actor to win an Oscar.
-- Michel Hazanavicius wins for Best Director for "The Artist".
-- Martin Scorsese's "Hugo" won the first two prizes of the night, claiming the Oscars for cinematography and art direction.
-- "The Artist" wins for Costume Design; "Iron Lady" wins for Makeup.
-- "Hugo" wins Oscar No. 3 for Achievement in Sound Editing; Oscar No. 4 for Achievement in Sound Mixing; Oscar No. 5 for Best Visual Effects.
-- "Undefeated" wins for Best Documentary Feature.
-- "Rango" wins for Best Animated Feature Film.
-- "The Artist" wins for Best Original Score.
    
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