The 84th Annual Academy Awards were held in Hollywood at the Kodak Theatre (or as host Billy Crystal quipped – the Chapter 11 Theater) on Sunday night and there were few surprises.

Crystal was his usual affable, likable self; the ratings were up slightly from last year but there were no really big wow moments to the 2012 Oscars.

The biggest winners of the night were Martin Scorsese‘s Hugo and Michel Hazanavicius‘ The Artist – each taking 5 wins, although The Artist won the biggest nods of Best Director, Best Feature and Best Leading Actor among it’s accolades.

The Help star Octavia Spencer had a very sweet moment at the podium when she was genuinely overcome with emotion as she accepted her Best Supporting Actress gold statue.

Chistopher Plummer and Meryl Streep were also very engaging during their thank you speeches and Jean Dujardin shared a moment with Uggie, the Jack Russell terrier of The Artist that has become a fan favorite.

Viola Davis and George Clooney were hot contenders for Best Actress and Actor categories, respectively, but both walked away empty handed.

Among the presenters for the evening: Tom Cruise, Penelope Cruz, Jennifer Lopez, Tom Hanks, Cameron Diaz, Tina Fey, Michael Douglas, Bradley Cooper, Chris Rock, Melissa Leo, Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph and Emma Stone.

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Shailene Woodley walked the purple carpet looking absolutely lovely at the 27th Annual Film Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday night, February 25th, in Santa Monica, CA .

The 20 year-old, who also stars on ABC Family’s The Secret Life of the American Teenager, opted for a Christopher Kane Spring 2012 ensemble of black skinny pants and gold top with pink and crystal embellishments. Love her sleek ponytail, very little jewelry and light make-up.

The Descendants actress won the award for Best Supporting Female for her role in the Alexander Payne directed film and expressed how thankful she was for the award.

“I am so grateful,” Woodley told The Hollywood Reporter. “I think the word gratitude explains it all. This film was such a beautiful experience, it totally transformed me as a human being. Every person involved in the film had such a kind gentle graceful soul…”

Woodley will be at the Oscars tonight. Along with the film being nominated for Best Picture, her costar, George Clooney is a favorite to win Best Actor at this evening’s ceremony.

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The Artist was tops at the 27th Annual Film Independent Spirit Awards held in Santa Monica, California on Saturday (February 25th) night.

Seth Rogen hosted the ceremony which may turn out to be a preview for the winners of tonight’s Academy Awards show.

Among The Artist’s accolades for the night: Best Feature, Best Director, Best Male Lead and Best Cinematographer prompting the host to joke about it’s dominance.

“‘The Artist’ is winning everything,” Rogen told the audience. “I thought this is why we created a foreign film category. We can’t compete with them.”

Michelle Williams took the Best Female Lead prize for her turn as the iconic Marilyn Monroe in My Week with Marilyn and George Clooney‘s costar in The Descendants, Shailene Woodley grabbed the win for Best Supporting Female Actress.

Chistopher Plummer and Rogen’s 50/50 also ended up with trophies.

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