Oscars 2012: Winners, Highlights and Best Dressed

The movie awards season reached its grand finale last night, with the 84th Academy Awards, or as we know them, the Oscars. As an evening traditionally filled with huge stars, long speeches and few surprises, it didn't disappoint.

The big winner was silent film The Artist, which took home Best Picture, Actor and Director. Predictably, Meryl Streep won Best Actress for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady, meaning she joins an elite group of actors to have won three Oscars. The other success story of the evening was Martin Scorsese's Hugo, which claimed 5 awards, mainly for its sound and visuals.

With few surprises, there is little point reeling off all the details about each winner. We've done it all before after the Golden Globes here, and the Baftas here. Instead simply enjoy having a look at some beautiful people and check out the full list of winners below:

Best Picture: The Artist
Best Actor: Jean Dujardin (The Artist)
Best Actress: Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady)
Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer (The Help)
Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer (Beginners)
Directing: Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist)
Cinematography: Hugo
Art Direction: Hugo
Costume Design: The Artist
Makeup: The Iron Lady
Foreign Language Film: A Separation, Iran.
Film Editing: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Sound Editing: Hugo
Sound Mixing: Hugo
Documentary Feature: Undefeated
Animated Feature Film: Rango
Visual Effects: Hugo
Original Score: The Artist
Original Song: Man or Muppet from The Muppets
Adapted Screenplay: Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash (The Descendants)
Original Screenplay: Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris)
Live Action Short Film: The Shore
Documentary (short subject): Saving Face
Animated Short Film: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr Morris Lessmore

Sacha Baron Cohen vs Ryan Seacrest

Sacha Baron Cohen (of Ali G and Borat fame) caused one of the most unexpected moments of the night after arriving in character as the eponymous star of his latest film The Dictator. He was escorted off the red carpet after spilling the supposed ashes of former North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il over US TV host Ryan Seacrest. You can watch the (very funny) video below:

The Best Dressed

Many of the world's biggest celebrities were out in force and there were certainly some stunning dresses on show. Check out some of the highlights of the red carpet below:

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