Photos from the 84th Academy Awards
French Director Michel Hazanavicius kisses his wife Berenice Bejo after "The Artist" won for Best Picture at the Academy Awards on Sunday.GARY HERSHORN/Reuters
Tom Cruise presents the Oscar for Best Picture at the Oscars on Sunday.GARY HERSHORN/Reuters
Actress Meryl Streep accepts the Oscar for Best Actress for her role in "The Iron Lady." It was her third Oscar.GARY HERSHORN/Reuters
French actor Jean Dujardin accepts the Oscar for Best Actor for his role in the film "The Artist."GARY HERSHORN/Reuters
French Director Michel Hazanavicius blows a kiss after winning the Oscar for best director for his film "The Artist."GARY HERSHORN/Reuters
French composer Ludovic Bource accepts the Oscar for Best Original Score for his work on "The Artist."GARY HERSHORN/Reuters
Christopher Plummer ponders his Oscar for best actor in a supporting role for "Beginners" during the Academy Awards on Sunday.Mark J. Terrill/The Associated Press
Director Gore Verbinski holds the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film for "Rango" at the Academy Awards Sunday.GARY HERSHORN/Reuters
Director TJ Martin (C), Dan Lindsay (R) and Rich Middlemas accept their Oscars for Best Documentary feature film for "Undefeated."GARY HERSHORN/Reuters
Gwyneth Paltrow grabs the jacket of Robert Downey Jr. before they present the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature at the Academy Awards Sunday.GARY HERSHORN/Reuters
Cirque Du Soleil perform at the Academy Awards on Sunday. The Canadian troupe's performance earned a standing ovation.GARY HERSHORN/Reuters
Muppet characters Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog introduce a special performance by Cirque Du Soleil at the 84th Academy Awards Sunday.GARY HERSHORN/Reuters
Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall (L) accept the Oscar for Film Editing for their work in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo."GARY HERSHORN/Reuters
Octavia Spencer cries after winning the Oscar for best supporting actress for her role in "The Help."GARY HERSHORN/Reuters
Sandra Bullock presents the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film to Asghar Farhadi (L), director of Iranian film "A Separation" at the 84th Academy Awards Sunday night.GARY HERSHORN/Reuters
Mark Coulier (R) and J. Roy Helland (not pictured) accept the the Oscar for Best Achievement in Makeup for "The Iron Lady" from singer Jennifer Lopez (L) and actress Cameron Diaz.GARY HERSHORN/Reuters
Robert Richardson holds the Oscar he won for Achievement in Cinematography for "Hugo."GARY HERSHORN
Actor Tom Hanks (left) presents the Oscar for the Best Art Direction for the work in the film "Hugo" to Italian designer Dante Ferretti and set decorator Francesca Lo Schiavo.GARY HERSHORN
Billy Crystal performs his opening act at the start of the Academy Awards Sunday night.GARY HERSHORN/Reuters
Oscar host Billy Crystal sings at the beginning of the 84th Academy Awards.GARY HERSHORN
Oscar host Billy Crystal (left) sings as actors Jonah Hill (C), Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie look on at the start of the 84th Academy Awards in Hollywood Sunday night.GARY HERSHORN/Reuters