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Host Seth MacFarlane kicked off the ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles with the quip, "I honestly cannot believe I'm here. It's an honour that everyone else said 'no'". The Family Guy creator launched into a satirical song about topless appearances by actresses in the movies.
Anne Hathaway won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role as tragic factory worker Fantine in the musical Les Miserables.
British singer Adele won the Oscar for best original song for her Bond theme Skyfall, which she also performed during the show. Her co-writer Paul Epworth collected the award alongside her.
Searching for Sugar Man, which tells the story of musician Rodriguez who disappeared from public view in the early 1970s, but developed a cult following in South Africa, won the Oscar for best documentary.
Halle Berry introduced a tribute to the James Bond series, followed by Shirley Bassey, who performed her theme song from Goldfinger.
The show also featured a salute to movie musicals of the past decade, with Chicago Oscar-winner Catherine Zeta-Jones and Dreamgirls winner Jennifer Hudson joining Les Miserables cast members, including Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Russell Crowe, Helena Bonham Carter and Amanda Seyfried.
During the section of the show that pays tribute to those involved in films who died in 2012, Barbra Streisand sang the late Marvin Hamlisch's The Way We Were, from the 1973 romantic drama of the same name in which she starred with Robert Redford. It was Streisand's first Oscars performance for 36 years.
Anne Hathaway won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role as tragic factory worker Fantine in the musical Les Miserables.
British singer Adele won the Oscar for best original song for her Bond theme Skyfall, which she also performed during the show. Her co-writer Paul Epworth collected the award alongside her.
Searching for Sugar Man, which tells the story of musician Rodriguez who disappeared from public view in the early 1970s, but developed a cult following in South Africa, won the Oscar for best documentary.
Halle Berry introduced a tribute to the James Bond series, followed by Shirley Bassey, who performed her theme song from Goldfinger.
The show also featured a salute to movie musicals of the past decade, with Chicago Oscar-winner Catherine Zeta-Jones and Dreamgirls winner Jennifer Hudson joining Les Miserables cast members, including Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Russell Crowe, Helena Bonham Carter and Amanda Seyfried.
During the section of the show that pays tribute to those involved in films who died in 2012, Barbra Streisand sang the late Marvin Hamlisch's The Way We Were, from the 1973 romantic drama of the same name in which she starred with Robert Redford. It was Streisand's first Oscars performance for 36 years.