The 84th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. The top honors were bagged by “The Artist”. The film bagged The Best Picture award, The Best Actor award, The Best Director award. Jean Dujardin won the Best actor award for his magnificent performance in “The Artist” and Meryl Streep, the veteran actress received the Best Actress award for “The Iron Lady”. French newcomer Michel Hazanavicius won the Academy Award for director for “The Artist”. The Award Ceremony was hosted by Billy Crystal. He is an American actor, writer, producer, comedian, and film director.
“The Artist” bagged a total of 5 awards and closest competitor “The Descendants” receiving just one award. “Hugo” also received 5 awards including sound and visual effects. “The Descendants” starring George Clooney was expected to win a bunch of awards at the ceremony, but only managed to win a single award after being nominated in several categories including Best Picture and Best Actor Awards.















