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The Oscars 2024: Five top moments from the award ceremony

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The movie world's biggest awards ceremony, the Oscars, took place in Hollywood overnight.

The 96th Academy Awards, to give it its formal name, sees celebrities and actors from all over the world come together to celebrate the best films from the last 12 months.

The biggest winner of the night was the movie Oppenheimer, which won seven awards, including Best Picture.

There were live performances throughout the show, including an extra special performance of I'm Just Ken by actor Ryan Gosling, and even a dog in a bowtie!

Take a look below to find out more...

I'm Just Ken! Ryan Gosling brings the Ken-ergy to the Oscars

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If you're a fan of the new Barbie movie, then you'll be happy to know that one of the movie's stars: Ryan Gosling - who plays Ken - gave a special live performance of his song I'm Just Ken at the awards.

Wearing a sparkly pink suit and sunglasses, Ryan began singing the song in the audience, just behind his co-star Margot Robbie - who played Barbie in the movie - making her laugh.

He then made his way on stage, where he was joined by famous musicians Mark Ronson and guitarist Slash, as well as 65 other Kens including Simu Liu, Ncuti Gatwa and Kingsley Ben-Adir who also played Ken in the movie.

Ryan also went down into the crowd to sing alongside Barbie's Director Greta Gerwig, and co-stars Margot Robbie and America Ferrera, as well as his friend and actress Emma Stone.

Billie Eilish wins the 'Triple Crown'

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Billie and her brother FInneas are Oscars record-breakers!

But I'm Just Ken wasn't the Barbie movie's big winner at the awards show, it also won Best Original Song for What Was I Made For? by Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas.

The siblings gave a special live performance of the song to the crowd, and received a standing ovation.

Billie and her brother also won in 2021 for the James Bond song No Time to Die, and with her latest win, the team have became the youngest people to win two Oscars, as well as earning the Triple Crown - the title given to someone who wins an Oscar, Grammy, and Golden Globe award - for a movie song.

The Boy and the Heron wins Best Animated Feature Film

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The 83-year-old also won the Golden Globe for the same film last January.

There was some strong competition in the animated movie category this year, with Disney's Elemental and Spider-Man Across the Spider-verse in the running.

But the award went to Japan's famous Studio Ghibli animator Hayao Miyazaki for his new film The Boy and the Heron.

The story of takes place after the Second World War in Japan, and centres around a 12-year-old boy called Mahito Maki, who moves to a new town in the countryside after the death of his mother, and discovers a magical gateway to a fantasy world.

The Boy and the Heron took about ten years to make, as Mr Miyazaki's animation is drawn by hand.

Who's a good boy? Messi the dog!

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One of these guests is not like the others...

The Oscars audience was joined by a four-legged star this year: Messi the dog.

The black-and-white border collie played Snoop the dog in the film Anatomy of a Fall - which was nominated for Best Picture.

Messi was captured on camera giving a round of appaws to Robert Downey Jr for winning Best Supporting Actor.

Sadly Messi didn't win an Oscar, but he did win the award for goodest boy!

The kids taking part in the Oscars

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Singer Becky G also gave a show-stopping performance at the Oscars.

She sang her song The Fire Inside, from the movie Flamin' Hot - which is about the invention of the crisp flavour Flamin' Hot Cheetos.

Halfway through the song, she was also joined on stage by a group of girls from a children's choir from her hometown of Inglewood, in the US.