best supporting actress. 82-year-old christopher plummer relished in his win. >> it reminds people that you still have a pulse. >> reporter: also proving that he's still got it, billy crystal. >> christopher plummer is 82. he may be walking up on stage because apparently he wanders off. >> reporter: the biggest surprise of the night, meryl streep. >> meryl streep, "the iron lady." >> reporter: a clearly shocked meryl streep won her third oscar, an award she said pales next to her true reward. >> it's the people. it's the people you work with and how much fun. it's really fun to make movies. >> reporter: another big winner sole soa. the academy awards garnished social media mentions up 300% from last year. diane alvear abc2 news slog --

octavia spencer won best supporting actor and christopher plummer at 82 years old won best supporting actor for " beginnings." >> it's a wonderful night for oscar ♪ you didn't think i wasn't going to do this, did you? >> billy crystal kicked off the show. it was his first time hosting and about eight years and is ninth time total. we will have much more from the academy awards and a few minutes including the almost wardrobe malfunction and the red carpet's biggest mess. for a complete list of winners log onto our website wjla.com. >> the search continues for the suspects who robbed two georgetown students at gunpoint last night on n street near 33rd street. suspects took their wallets and cell phone ran off and nobody was hurt students at two local schools are on high alert after two sexual assaults. >> the first up in your doors down and the other in a dorm room at the university of maryland. -- the first happened in georgetown and the other in a dorm at the university of maryland. >> georgetown police say they will be stepping up patrols of this area where we are. that is good news

you still have a pulse. >> reporter: also proving that he's still got it, billy crystal. >> christopher plummer is 82. he may be walking up on stage because apparently he wanders off. >> reporter: the biggest surprise of the night, meryl streep. >> meryl streep, "the iron lady." >> reporter: a clearly shocked meryl streep won her third oscar, an award she said pales next to her true reward. >> it's the people. it's the people you work with and how much fun. it's really fun to make movies. >> reporter: another big winner sole soa. the academy awards garnished social media mentions up 300% from last year. diane alvear abc2 news slog -- los angeles. >> the ratings were up. the oscars may have helped with the return of long time host billy crystal. >>> all right. a confrontation between robert kennedy's younger son and two nurses. he wanted to take his 3 day out for air. he went to the elevator but the nurses stopped him from going. the nurse falls on the ground. the nurse's lawyer said he twisted the arm of one nurse in. the family friends said their story is not true. kennedy pleaded not guilty t

and 82-year-old christopher plummer best supporters in the gibb eners. the oldest to win -- the beginningers. the oldest to win one. and octava support best supporting actress in "the help." >> some of the stars i bet just went to bed a little while ago. we have a tour of some of the bigger bashes. >> best actress winner meryl streep posed with pictures with the fellow winner octava spencer at the governor's ball. >> celebrities are here. >> and the best supporting actor winner christopher plummer waited for his name to be engraved on the prestigious award. >> melsa mccarthy partied with her family. the governor's ball is the academy awards official after- party but for many it was the first stop in a long night. octava spencer quickly made her way to the vanity fair party to celebrate the best supporting actress award. >> it feels like cake. nothing better than eating cake. >> the annual vanity fair soiree attracted tom cruise and katie holmes. and jennifer lopez and cameron diaz changed out of their gowns for the after party. and collin first loved the

not just old movies, a classic hollywood stars to come trophies. 83 year-old christopher plummer became the oldest winner. >> when they called my name, i heard half of america saying, all know! >>vicki: octavius answer one for her role in the house. the big winner of the night was the silent film the artist. for the first time in years, a silent film won an oscar. not only is it in black and white and without sound, it is the only the >>vicki: a record breaker for folded slight, it broke the previous record of 2 07.

. >> at age 82, christopher plummer made history as the oldest actor to win an oscar. he got a touching standing ovation for the honor as did octavia spencer for her supporting actress win for the help. >> reporter: and oscar's nostalgia was in the air too with returning host billy crystal bringing back his classic routine. & i love midnight in paris &&. >> reporter: plus martin scorsese who received plenty of attention throughout the night. hugo won five of its 11 nominations. but it was still that silent fill than made the most noise during tinseltown's biggest night -- that silent film that made the most noise during tinseltown's biggest night. >> we'll be getting more from kevin mccarthy this morning. >> i'm sure he has a lot to say. >>> good morning. it is monday, february 27th. where has the month gone? we are almost through it. taking a look at the u.s. capitol dome out there. a chilly start to your day. not anything we haven't experienced here recently though. let's see how the day is going to shape up. >> welcome to fox 5 morning news. we'll talk about oscars

christopher plummer is the oldest actor to win an oscar. >> and the oscar goes to -- >> meryl streep added a third oscar. beat out viola davis from "the help." >> i had this feeling i could hear half of america going, oh, no. >> best supporting actress went to octavia spencer. >> i'm freaking out. >> another highlight was billy crystal. >> watching millionaires present each other with golden statues. >> i like to say that. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- do you think a silent film should win best picture at the oscars? our facebook page, roberts says -- keep sending us those responses. we will read more of your responses in the next hour and post all of them on the front page of our website, wbaltv.com. >> to know what that means -- do you know what that means? pay joe flacco the money. the all-star game in orlando. kobe bryant, delayed, and lebron james -- duane wade. absolutely no defense. 36 for lebron james. the star was kevin durant. mvp.arns the and the he had 36. the west or the east. tournament played at the home of the must

best supporting actor, i thought it was the most eloquent speech of the night, christopher plummer. >t he's the oldest actor to win an oscar. christopher plummer playing hal a 75-year-old who comes out of the closet while he's battling a terminal illness. there's no way this guy would not have won the award tonight. finally, all due to him, this was a great role, he did a tremendous job in. i would have loved to see max van sydow or nick nolte. but this was christopher plummier mer toss win. >> from the most eloquent speech to the most emotional. octavia spencer for. . >> octavia spencer owned the role of minnie jackson showing such emotion and grit. and tonight she was so choked up about everything. you could tell she was really, really surprised even though everybody had said this was hers to win as well. >> okay. so red carpet, a lot of glitz, a lot of glamour, of course, and maybe even some high jinks this year. >> well, paula, forget who wore what on the red carpet. twitter was all abuzz when sacha baron dressed as a dictator dumped the ashes of his friend kim jong il on ryan sea

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and there were memorable and historic moments as well. 82-year-old christopher plummer became the oldestest supporting actor winner in history. and as many anticipated "the help's" octavia spencer won best supporting ak actress. at a loss to entertain boasted stunts from circ-du-soille. a musical interlude from will fairly. relief from robert downey, jr. re the nominees. "hugo" was a big winner last night. win in big categories took home five oscars. >> 4:50. call it a fashion no-no for j. lo. >> she presented awards. hether she questions w had a wardrobe malfunction with her plunging neckline. did she reveal too much? backstage they were congratulated on a, quote, very sexy presentation. >> fortunately no problems from our correspondent reporting from the red carpet. look for her report coming up in our next hour. 4:51 early on this monday morning. you can t, learn how weigh in on a proposed metro increase. >> a >> on the cool side for these monday morning temperatures. 5 in leesburg. 26 in washington. morningside maryland, 34. same as bethesda. we're right around the freezing point giv

. >> octavia took home the oscar and so did christopher plummer. >> fans fans went crazy when they saw their stars but even the stars were giddy. >> i saw george clooney. >> you are giddy. >> yes. >> the first were for technical awards, he snapped up 5. >> marty you are a genius as usual. >> win or lose it is a night for the academy to celebrate all of its talent. >> and local girl stacy ceebler lit up the red carpet. the actress walked alongside her boyfriend in a fantastic looking gown. clooney was nominated for best actor for his role in the descendants. >> all right, let's move along shall we? >> all right. >> take a look at the graphic then i am going to point something out when we get to our live shot from fell's point. it is going to be another nice february day. we have had a bunch of them haven't we? >> uh-huh. >> i saw bernadette putting together a blog. now we can start crunching the numbers because really are coming out of meteorological winter. calendar winter will end here in a month but this is the 10th mildest in history. >> whoa. >> we have are going to be living large

christopher plummer. >> like me.s over. >> you liked that. >> and you always see men wearing black tux. >> and worst dressed man? >> sasha. >> what was he thinking? >> reporter: know he came as his character but not a good book. >> and that is the on cars, inappropriate. >> not nice. >> yeah. >> and thank you very much for coming in. >> i love you more than my luggage. >> and that is fabulous, too. >> and we appreciate it. >> we were talking about who was the best dressed on the couch watching. >> and socks on. >> are you wearing socks? very well, gary. must be a special day. >> that's why i go lovers and the socks. >> that is a classy look, mr. >> thank you. >> and that is a no socks day outside. it's quite warm. >> i told shawn earlier the high was 63 and -- >> who care errors when we're in the 60s. >> the morning low in the 30s and the 20s for dulles. a great day today and certainly going to -- is going to be cooler and the cold front to the west of us coming through with little fanfare and we're still in the 60s,

. >> christopher plummer. >> reporter: 82-year-old christopher plummer. ♪ it's a wonderful night >> reporterystal turned back the clock. on a night where just about everybody was a comedian -- >> let's dance. ♪ >> reporter: was the quietest picture making the biggest noise. >> i love your country. [ laughter ] >> boy, that guy gets farther with fewer words in english than anyone else than a 5-month-old child or something. he's amazing. >> we'll share that later. but first, the leading ladies that i saw backstage after walking off with oscar. >> when they called my name, i had this feeling i could hear half of america going "oh, no. oh, come on, why? her, again." you know? but, whatever. [ laughter ] >> you, meryl streep, you're a three-time oscar winner. >> yeah. i know. >> not many folks can say that. >> i know. i know. it's an enormous honor. it's really the people who gave me the award and how much fun you have. it's a dirty secret, it's really fun. >> many men have underestimated me before. they're bound to do the same but they will rue the day. >> reporter: widely regarded as the actres

best supporting actor, people very happy for christopher plummer, a very gracious man and gracious actoroldest academy award winner ever at 82 years old. he said that, when he received speech, this was the climax amazing career. take a look. the cream on top. it is lovely to be accepted because you know beyond the of working in front of is ae audience that there work.l acceptance of your and octavia spencer, a want mention her because she has been going out on the field on of "the help" for at now. a year standing ovation she won for best supporting actor. >> without an entourage, could nicer.e been all happy for her tonight. >> most definitely. voting forople were her and rooting for her. nevertheless, it was a very emotional acceptance from her. a share this with everybody. you, steven spielberg. . i am wrapping up. am freaking out. >> it was not a surprise. surprised as she seemed to o won the golden the saddle warned this year. s thisand the sag award year. they call the kodak theatre chapter 11 theater. the kodak fair it is now broke. >> this was his ninth year hosting. he added a l

did hear about christopher plummer? >> steve: no, what happened? [ laughter ] what about him?jimmy: never mind. hey -- i was just reading about this -- bill nye the science guy is suing his ex-girlfriend for more than $50,000 in legal bills. legal experts were shocked, they were like, "bill nye the science guy had a girlfriend?" [ laughter ] what? did you guys hear this? there was apparently an electrical fire today at fenway park, home of the boston red sox. it was weird, instead of calling 911, boston fans just heckled the fire until it left. [ laughter ] [ boston accent ] "hey, fire, you're not as hot as you think you are!" [ laughter ] you can't burn my clothes, they're flame retardant." [ laughter ] and finally, president obama recently changed his position on super pacs, allowing his campaign to take more money from wealthy donors. you know, i was going to make a joke about this story but i don't think it needs a joke, i think it needs to be slow jammed. you know what i'm talking about, tariq? [ cheers and applause ] >> absolutely. you said you want to slow jam this news

. >> as expected, christopher plummer one s supporting actor oscar for his work and octavius spencereceived a standing ovation after winning the supporting actress honor. >> i will not take it lightly and it will make me work that much harder to feel like i have learned this. >> we are here at the beautiful chapter 11 theater them up billy crystal emceed for the first time in eight years. there were grabbed -- gravity divines tons from cirque de soleil and, relief from robert downey jr.. >> here are the nominees for best documentary feature. >> the tv critics have not been kind in their reviews of last night's show. one called it a bore-fest and the ultimate decider will be the ratings and preliminary numbers show that numbers are up. >> thank you so much. the winners will not complain. tensions are rising in afghanistan after u.s. service members accidentally burned a stack of old books and a car bomb killed nine people at the airport today. that is alleged attack following last week's incident. two military advisers were killed over the weekend and seven u.s. service members were i

christopher plummer 82 won for best supporting actor in "the beginners." his first.. and octavia spencer took home best supporting actress for "the help." >> i watched the descendants to kind of see what that was all about. >> we're kind of behind. >> a little dark. but you're from hawaiile probably like it. >>> is facebook reading your text messages? how the social network defends claims it's spying on its users. >> on the run for months. how the dangerous suspect behind a murder of a hells angels funeral was finally caught close to the crime scene. >>> sheriff ross mirkarimi may be a no show in his pretrial today. but coming up, we'll tell you more about the crucial evidence that prosecutors are fighting for. >>> right now, you have two options to pay your toll when you cross the golden gate bridge. fastrak or cash. pretty soon one is going away. we'll explain coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, [ teen ] times are good, aren't they, kids? it's nice having u-verse, isn't it? see back in my day, we didn't have these newfangled wireless receivers. fangled? no, we watched marc

her third, first in 30 years. 82-year-old christopher plummer won for best supporting actor for "the beginners." octavia spencer for best supporting actress in "the help." sacha baron cohen not so help: he got kicked off the red carpet for a stunt he pulled off at the awards show. >> he jokingly claimed to be carrying the ashes of the late north korean leader kim jong-il in the urn and then pour it is on ryan seacrest during the interview saying it was kim's dream to be sprinkled over the red carpet and halle berry. apparently ryan had another jacket. what was inside that urn was actually b isquick pancake mix. >> did ryan know it was coming. no. he happened to have a second jacket. his mom always told him to carry an extra one. he said now he knows why. >>> 6:53. a check of our top stories when we come back. >> including vandalism at the state capital. the trail of damage that one suspect left behind. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, shooting in chardon th >>> back to the developing news this out of northeast ohio. a school shooting at chardon high school that injured several students there. no

and christopher plummer won best supporting actor in "the beginners." >> only two years older than me, darling. where have you been all my life? >> martin scorsese's "hugo" won five oscars, all in technical categories. >> congrats. >> yeah. shouldn't seen "hugo" or "the beginners." supposed to be wonderful. >> you have as far as movies -- >> saw "the artist." >> i know you really liked it. >> delightful. was very delightful. >> i got to see so many movies. >>> of course it's not just the movies but the nation makes the oscars so much fun. and angelina jolie wore a black versace velvet dress with a long slit on the right-hand side. the dress inspired a twitter could, angie's right leg. the account has nearly 10,000 followers. but can she ever look bad? i don't think it's possible. >> no. >> look for much more on the oscars this morning. the "today" show's live from hollywood with the cast of "the artist," and fashion hits and misses and backstage to the exclusive parties at 7:00 after "news4 today." you know they'll be tired. they stayed up for the party. >>> all-star third base done m

. >> the best supporting actor category, christopher plummer won his first at age 82, the oldest actorver to win an oscar. >> where have you been all my life? >> it was a powerful movie and won best foreign film. iran's first oscar. been director dedicated his award to the iranian people. >> to the people of my country, the people that despise hostility and resentment. thank you so much. [applause] year for thet a big blockbusters. it is the academy that chooses the winners, not the public. a great night for hollywood outsiders. >> of the oscars being watched around the world, that brings the show to a close. from all of us here, thanks for watching. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers use their expertise in global finance to guide you through the business strategies and opportunities of international commerce. we put our extended global network to work for a wide range of companies, fr

best supporting actor went to christopher plummer for quality beginners."the age of 82, he's the oldest winner ever. octavia spencer won best supporting actress for "the help." after a 30-year drought, meryl streep to come best actress oscar for "the iron lady." "the artist" may have stolen many of the top honors at the oscar awards, but who got best dressed? the race may be too close to call. >> even before the academy awards were handed out last night, the red carpet produced plenty of winners, according to fashion designer nick verios. >> color is back. actresses are taking chances. >> one example, best actress nominee michelle williams. >> i thought she looked stoat -- so stunning. the color was perfect. >> kudos for sandra bullock. >> i love to the back up address. that is another trend, the open back. we kind of saw that on rooney mara's gown. i love that she did not wear black. thank you. >> it was a golden night for best actress winner meryl streep. >> looking glamorous. very 1940's. it was bold. >> and other double winner, best supporting actress,

. >> reporter: as expected christopher plummer won a supporting actor oscar for the beginners.octavia spencer received a standing ovation after winning the supporting actress honor. >> you don't take it lightly it will make me work that much harder. >> we are here at the beautiful chapter 11 theater. >> reporter: billy crystal emceed for the first time in eight years. from cirque de soleil to comic relief from stars like robert downey, jr.. >> here the not knees for best documentary -- nominees for best documentary. >> reporter: critics have not kind one called it a borefest. the ultimate decider will be the ratings. >> and the oscar guess to -- >> yep the local winner won best animated feature. first animated feature film, johnny depp provided the voice of rang go. >>> -- which oscar moments got the biggest buzz on social media? trender compiled mentions from five sites octavia spencer came out on top, 31,000 mentions per minute following closely by george clooney kissing billy crystal, the cirque de soleil performance, meryl streep winning and the artist for best picture. for

supporting actor to christopher plummer and supportingage trees octavia spencer in the help. also making waves at the oscars sacha baron cohen showed up dressed as the dictator and brought an urn featuring the image of former north korean dictator kim jong il on it and then spilled the fake ashes all over host ryan seacrest and a large portion of the red carpet. >> and good for the way ryan seacrest handled the whole thing, very smooth. he was not happy. >> he wasn't at first but he sort of smoothed it out. >> g,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

. >> reporter: and there were memorable moments as well. 82-year-old christopher plummer became the bestctor in history. >> you're only two years older than me, darling. where you have been all my life? >> reporter: and octavia spencer won best supporting actress for her portrayal of a black maid in segregated mississippi. with stunts from cirque du soleil, a musical interlude from will ferrell and zach galifianakis. and rommic relief. >> here's the best nominees. >> reporter: well "hugo" was also a big winner last night. though it didn't win in any of the so-called big categories, it also took home five oscars in all. back to you, guys. >> craig, we always hear so much about the afterparties. >> reporter: well, a lot of them are going on right now. i opted for the power nap. those are the "vanity fair," that a big one. the elton john party, that one is expensive. $3,500 for a ticket. lastly, the madonna party, being held at her manager's house, and that one, she's singing. >> abc's craig gropper live, thanks for that report, craig. >> hollywood gold and hollywood hangovers. >>> "gma" te

. >> in the best supporting actor category, christopher plummer when his first oscar at the age of 82, the oldest actor to ever win an oscar. >> your only two years older than me darling, where have you been all my life? >> it was a powerful movie and one -- won best foreign movie. the directorate dedicated the award to the iranian people. >> to the people in respect of cultures and civilizations and despised hostility. thank you so much. >> this was not a year for a big blockbuster. none of the highest grossing films made it on the short list. it is the academy that chooses the winners and not the public. it is a great night for hollywood outsiders. bbc news in los angeles. >> the oscars were being watched around the world. that brings the show to a close. you can get updates on our website any time. from all of us here a, thank you for watching. we will see you tomorrow. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, and union bank. >> at union bank, ou

christopher plummer became the oldest oscar winner at 82. jean dujardin became the first french oscar winner. say nothing of the fact "the artist" won best picture as a black and white and silent film. there is the good doggy. there were the usual mishaps of bleeped swear words, questions about an exposed body part and the circus act. usual stuff. there was disappointment for "the descendents" and george clooney and a surprise win for meryl streep. third oscar out of 17 nominations. that's a record. >>> jan berenstain died along with her husband stan. they created the berenstain bears. the books have been a staple for preschoolers for half a century. all those bear stories in the books were based on their family. mama and papa bear met each other at art school in 1941, settled in philly, married and had two children. there are 260 million copies in print. jan berenstain was 88 years old. >>> here is the cost of good intentions. the pilot of a southwest airlines flight to new york was just trying to do a nice thing over the p.a. on the plane.

. >> reporter: as expected christopher plummer won a supporting actor oscar for the beginners.tavia spencer received a standing ovation after winning the supporting actress honor. >> you don't take it lightly it will make me work that much harder. >> we are here at the beautiful chapter 11 theater. >> reporter: billy crystal emceed for the first time in eight years. from cirque de soleil to comic relief from stars like robert downey, jr.. >> here the not knees for best documentary -- nominees for best documentary. >> reporter: critics have not kind one called it a borefest. the ultimate decider will be the ratings. >> and the oscar guess to -- >> yep the localinner won best animated feature. first animated feature film, johnny depp provided the voice of rang go. >>> -- which oscar moments got the biggest buzz on social media? trender compiled mentions from five sites octavia spencer came out on top, 31,000 mentions per minute following closely by george clooney kissing billy crystal, the cirque de soleil performance, meryl streep winning and the artist for best picture. for mor

best supporting actor christopher plummer, who is now the oldest actor ever to win an oscar at the age of 82. >> you're only two years older than me, darling. where have you been all my life? >> and the oscar goes to -- >> reporter: meryl streep added a third oscar to her mantle with the best actress win for "the iron lady," beating out rival viola davis of "the help" who was widely expected to win the category. >> when they called my name, i had this feeling i could hear half of america going, "oh, no, come on, why?" >> reporter: best supporting actress went to octavia spencer of "the help." >> please wrap up, i'm wrapping up. i'm freaking out. thank you, world. >> reporter: another highlight of the evening was billy crystal who returned as host after an eight-year absence. >> because nothing can take the sting out of the world's economic problems like watching millionaires present each other with golden statues. >> reporter: other winners include woody allen's "midnight in paris" for best original screenplay and "the descendants" for best adaptive screenplay. in hollywood, jinah kim,

. >> an emotional octavia spencer took home the nod for best supporting actress and christopher plummerame the oldest winner ever. >> you're only two years older than me darling. where have you been all my life? >>> fans went crazy when their favorite stars appeared on the red carpet. it's a night when even the stars are fans. >> saw george clooney. >> so giddy to say that. >> yes, i am. my wife says look, there's george. >> billy crystal returned as the show's host for the ninth time. unlike previous years, the first awards handed out were for technical categories. martin scorsese's film. hugo set an early trend, ultimately snapping up five oscars. >>> marty, you're genius as usual. >>> win or lose, it's a night to celebrate all of its talent. in front of and behind the big screen. bigad shaban, cbs news, hollywood. >>> my version of the silent film. see? i got you. i bet the control room freaked out just now. cbs "moneywatch," let's go to ashley morrison. who has "moneywatch." >> terrell, you're such a prankster. good morning to you, too. overseas markets saw profit. nikkei lost a fra

christopher plummer was best supporting actor for the beginners being the oldest actor to win an oscar at the age of 82. >> still looks great, a great actor. when it comes to the oscars everybody has their favorites. at the party put on by the academy it was hard not to cheer for "moneyball." the film based on the a's and their shot at the world series in the oakland coliseum held special meaning for the fans who followed the a's during the time depicted. it looks at the 2001-02 season when billy bean was building that winning ball club. >> it's very interesting in the story behind "moneyball" which talks about about the use of statistics to predict how a team should be composed of different players to bring out the best team, not necessarily the best players. >> people forget how revolutionary that stuff was back then. people weren't thinking about signing a guy like david justice after his yankee years, you know. >> people won't forget it now. "moneyball" nominated for six academy awards including best actor and best picture but did not take home a single oscar. of course the fans of

christopher plummer is the old evidence t-- oldest actor to wi for "beginners." meryl streep picked up her first win in 29 years. she got the best actress award for "the iron lady," beating out "the help" star, viola davis, a favorite to win. >> when they called my name, his this feeling i could hear half of america going, oh, no. oh -- come on -- why her? again? you know? [ laughter ] >> but, whatever. [ laughter ] >> i love it. >> whatever. best supporting actress award went to "the help's" octavia spencer. >>> some other notables -- better original screenplay, woody allen. another wonderful movie. best adapted screenplay, "the descenants." and "hugo" won five oscars. all in technical categories. >>> the red carpet needed a little vacuuming after sacha baron cohen arrived. >> the actor showed up dressed in character for his upcoming film "the dictator." watch what happened when ryan see cre seacrest asked about his wardrobe. >> if somebody ask you what are you wearing, you will say -- >> have fun this evening -- [ inaudible ] >> that was cohen spilling fake ash

best supporting actor christopher plummer for "beginners" and best actress meryl streep for "the irone oscar winner with 17 total nominations. most nominated performer in oscar history. she opened her acceptance speech with a laugh. >> thank you, thank you. i -- when they called my name i had this feeling i could hear half of america going, oh, no. oh, come on. why? her? again. you know. but, whatever. >> best actress, meryl streep. one of the best moments of the night came before the awards were handed out, most talked about, we should say. sacha baron cohen who was temporarily banned from attending the ceremony for fear of a publicity stunt rolled up as a dictator leaving correspondent ryan seacrest covered in the ashes of kim jong-il. >> he's coming to the oscars, one of the best perks of whatever it is your job is. >> yes, because it -- it gave me an opportunity to bring my dear friend and kim jong-il. it was his dream to come to the oscars and to be sprinkled over the red carpet and over halle berry's chest again. the interesting thing is it's actually -- oh, no, sorry. you've go

he will lose to christopher plummer. >> "moneyball" with brad pitt. >> its that a lot to love in thisovie. bradz pit -- brad hit as always takes chances. the relationship with his daughter. it's got some good homes. i wish seth rogen was up instead of jonah hill for his part in this. i want seth rogen for 50/50, this movie i keep going back to. i get mad when the oscars overlook something. you know? "moneyball," at least it will make a lot of people see this film. usually box office goes up 70% if a movie is nominated and if it wins more. >>> brad pitt is in is the tree of life. really, jan, how did you feel about it really? not so good. >> not so much. >> why is it in there? >> it's because it's a prestige picture. it's prestige and people want that that's the thing about the oscars. the oscars are not about box office, it's about prestige and let's keep them around. >> 30 seconds. who will get best actress. >> actress irks i think that's going to be -- where i put it? >> no, i think viola davis, i think viola davis. >> giving me a hard out and that means get off. >> jan wall's websi

best supporting actor christopher plummer, the oldest actor ever to win an oscar at the age of 82. >> you're only two years older than me, darling. where have you been all my life? >> reporter: meryl streep added a third oscar to her mental with best actress win for "the iron lady" beating out viola davis from "the help". >> when they called my name i had this feeling i could hear half of america going, oh, no. oh, come on. why? >> reporter: best supporting actress went to octavia spencer. >> i'm wrapping up. i'm freaking out. >> reporter: another highlight of the evening was billy crystal who returned to host after an eight-year absence. >> nothing can take the sting out of the world's problems like watching millionaire take home golden statues. >> reporter: woody allen "best night in paris" for best screen play. in hollywood, jinah kim. back to you. >>> a little over 24 hours to go before that all-important primary in michigan as well as arizona on tuesday. mitt romney and rick santorum are battling in michigan where the latest polls show the two are virtually tied. tracie potts joi

christopher plummer won best supporting actor for playing an elderly homosexual in "beginners." at 82, the oldest actor to ever win an actor. >> you're only two years older than me, darling. where have you been all my life? >> reporter: fans in the bleachers went crazy when their favorite stars appeared on the red carpet but it's a night when even the stars are band. >> i saw george clooney. >> you're so giddy to say that. >> yes, i am. [ laughter ] >> my wife said look, there's george. >> reporter: he had nearly everyone looking while strolling the red carpet. but he joked at how little it took him to get ready for the big night compared to his girlfriend. >> it's not fair. girls have a lot more work to do than guys. so took me about 15 minutes. >> reporter: in the after-oscar parties, they went well into the morning. bigad shaban, cbs news, hollywood. >> and billy crystal was great. >> he was funny. good to see him back. >> i don't know how the ratings were buy think people just tune in to watch him because he is so funny. >> sacha baron cohen was kicked off the red carpet for

and christopher plummer will win for his role in the beginners.there will be a battle for best actress between viola davis for the help and meryl streep for iron lady where she portrayed margaret thatcher i predict the oscar will go to viola davis >>in best actor there is a two- man battle between george clooney and jean dujardin ... my pick goes to george clooney the last time a silent film in black and white won best picture at the academy awards was back in 1928 for the movie wings i predict history will repeat itself the artist has political momentum is very engaging and creatively crafted i predict it will take the best picture for this 84 academy awards season you can go to wgntv.com/contest if you succeed in taking most of the winners you may win a trip on southwest airlines anywhere they fly and some of the best dogs in the country will be in chicago this weekend they're taking part in the american kennel club show at mccormick place. nearly 150 breeds will compete for the coveted best in show award you can check out the competition and yo