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A visibly emotional and teary-eyed Hanks thanked his high school drama teacher and a classmate in his speech.

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When Tom Hanks recieved the Best Actor award for his performance as a gay lawyer in the movie Philadelphia, he created one of the most memorable moments in Oscar history. Rahman, whose collaboration with another music maestro, Hans Zimmer, easily qualifies as musical heaven. However, at the risk of seeming biased, we’d like to say the most mesmerising performance at the Academy Awards has been that of A.R. The Oscar stage has witnessed performances by musical legends such as Bono, Micheal Jackson and Madonna. The dress was made of 14 karat gold and contained intricate embroidery that transformed Hudson into a glowing, golden beauty. However, Kate Hudson’s gown at the 2003 Academy Awards, designed by the talented Donatella Versace, is best remembered for its sophistication, elegance and glamour.

Some of the most memorable gowns in Oscar history include Audrey Hepburn’s dainty floral dress, Hillary Swank’s deep blue gown with an equally deep back, Anne Hathway’s sparkling Armani gown and Angelina Jolie’s white silk number with a daring neckline. While nominees worry about winning the prestigious golden statue, most other celebrities are battling pressures of a different kind: making it to the ‘best dressed’ list. The one question that is heard more then anything else on the Oscar red carpet is “Who are you wearing?”. The auditorium was filled with sounds of booing and cheering, and much was said about Moore using the Oscar platform to criticise George Bush and his policies, who was then the American President. “Shame on you Mister Bush!” These words used by documentary filmmaker Michael Moore during his acceptance speech resulted in immediate drama. Since last year’s hosts Anne Hathway and James Franco were subjects of much mockery due to their awkward hosting skills, we hope this year’s host Seth McFarlene (creator of Family Guy) can meet the expectations of the millions who will be watching on the 24th of February. But the best remembered and arguably the wittiest host on the Oscar stage is Billy Crystal, who has hosted the awards 8 times, more than anyone else in the history of the Academy Awards. Some of the famous names who have hosted the Oscars over the years are Whoopi Goldberg, Steve Martin, David Letterman, etc.

Ouch.īeing asked to host the Academy Awards is almost as great an honour as winning the gold statue. When he was finally given the lifetime achievement award, Hitchock limited his acceptance speech to a cold and curt “Thank you”. Unfortunately, the master of suspense never recieved an Oscar in the Best Director category, despite being nominated five times. But possibly the most regrettable omission is Alfred Hitchcock’s. For example, some of Hollywood’s most celebrated classics such as Citizen Kane, Psycho and Wizard of Oz have been denied the golden statue. There have been moments in Oscar history when the wisdom of the Academy’s decisions have been questioned.

As Hollywood gears up for the 85th Academy Awards, Vatsala Chibber complies a list of award categories and winners as a tribute to the Oscars

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