BBC News - Oscars 2012

27 February 2012 Last updated at 17:31

The Artist triumphs at the Oscars Silent movie The Artist triumphs at the Oscars, winning five awards including best picture, best director and best actor.

Baron Cohen pulls Oscars 'stunt'

British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, dressed as a Middle Eastern dictator, spills an urn of ashes over TV host Ryan Seacrest on the Oscars red carpet.

Oscars 2012: Winners in full

The full list of winners and nominees for the 2012 Academy Awards.

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Features and Analysis

Golden silence The Artist's success: Nostalgia or promotion?

France hails The Artist President Sarkozy among those celebrating

Sparkling performance Billy Crystal shines again as Oscars host

In pictures 2012's main Oscar recipients

Oscar arrivals The stars walk the red carpet

Academy Awards A to Z An alphabetical guide to Hollywood's big night

Kermode Uncut

Denzel's Top Five

My favourite Denzel Washington films

Nominee profiles

Useful websites

Features

Hollywood glamour

A close-up look at red carpet dresses and fashions
'Out-of-body experience'

British nominees on their "grand and silly" adventure
Meryl becomes Margaret

Make-up team on transforming Meryl Streep
Oscar favourites

How different genres fare in the best picture category
Apres Oscars

What Hollywood's A-list got to eat at the Governor's Ball
Logan's run

Oscar nominee talks Hugo, Rango and 007
Vive la France

French film takes on Hollywood on British turf
Spy story

Tinker Tailor film writer Peter Straughan's new mission
Muppets maestro

The dos and don'ts of writing music for the Muppets
Oscar double

Tom Hiddleston's pride in being in two best picture hopefuls
Chicken run?

British animation aiming for an egg-cellent Oscar night
High flyer

What was the first movie to win an Oscar?