Best Picture: Winner: The Artist (Thomas Langmann, Producer)
Actor in a Leading Role: Winner: Jean Dujardin (The Artist)
Actress in a Leading Role: Winner: Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady)
Directing: Winner: The Artist (Michel Hazanavicius)
The Academy Awards ceremony (The Oscars) was on Sunday, February 26, 2012.
Jean Dujardin: getting an Oscar is like winning the World Cup
The Artist star becomes symbol of year in which French films won global acclaim and record box office figures at home.
Billy Crystal, Jolie's leg boost Oscar audience
Billy Crystal, Angelina Jolie's leg and French silent film The Artist brought the Oscars bouncing back from recent slack viewership
Oscars 2012: What was behind Meryl Streep's upset win?
Meryl Streep, right, is congratulated by Violet Davis before accepting the Oscar for lead actress for "The Iron Lady."
Meryl Streep Oscar Wins
It took Meryl Streep 29 years, but she finally got back to the Oscar stage.