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Gary Oldman arrives at the Oscar ceremony in Los Angeles, Feb. 26, 2012.
Lynn Crosbie

Overlooked: possibly the greatest actor of them all

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Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (right) and Daniel Jung leave the stage after accepting the Oscar for best documentary short for 'Saving Face' at the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday.
The Oscars

The Canadian Oscar winner few have heard of

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, who is based in Toronto, is being hailed as Pakistan's first Oscar winner

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Jennifer Lopez arrives at the 2012 Vanity Fair Oscar party in West Hollywood on Sunday.
The Oscars

Oscar’s megabuzz moments

As always, Oscar generated plenty of buzz. Herewith, the five most talked-about moments of the night

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Christopher Plummer accepts the Oscar for best actor in a supporting role at the 2012 Academy Awards on Sunday.
The Oscars

Plummer says he was ‘totally prepared to lose’ on Oscar night

Sounding relaxed, the Canadian actor talks to The Globe after winning his first Academy Award at the age of 82

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Oscar host Billy Crystal talks on stage at the 84th Academy Awards
The Oscars

An old-fashioned Oscars, with emphasis on the ‘old’

Veteran host, veteran thespians and silent film The Artist dominate awards

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Billy Crystal pauses for a picture showing nine fingers for the number of times he's hosted the show after the 84th Academy Awards.
The Oscars

Five things Billy Crystal did right at the Oscars

The most glowing Monday-morning accolades from last night’s 84th Academy Awards will be heaped upon the puckish Crystal, who returned to host the annual movie-industry fete following an eight-year absence

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Sacha Baron Cohen, dressed in character from his new film The Dictator, arrives at the 84th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California Feb. 26, 2012.
The Oscars

The Dictator soils the red carpet

Alter-ego from comedian’s next film spills ‘Kim Jong-il's’ ashes on Ryan Seacrest

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Christopher Plummer, nominated as best supporting male actor for the film Beginners at the Academy Awards, arrives in the show at the 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, Calif., on Saturday night.

Christopher Plummer enters Oscars fray with ACTRA prize for Barrymore

Best-actor award for film version of stage play comes from regional arm of Canada’s performer’s union

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Octavia Spencer (right) and Viola Davis in a scene from 'The Help.'
The Oscars

Oscar’s fickle nature and the toll on black actors

Winning an Oscar is too often both career peak and dead end for African-American actors and actresses