Oscar Winners

Oscar Winners

Meryl Streep scooped her third Oscar last night for her role as former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady, but fellow favourite George Clooney - who was nominated for his role in The Descendants - went home without the prize, losing out to French actor Jean Dujardin who cried "Formidable!" as he collected his award for his part in The Artist. The silent film also scooped four other awards, including Best Film. The oldest man to ever take home the gold statue - Christopher Plummer, who is 82 - also went home happy last night as he was awarded the Best Supporting Actor prize for his role in Beginners. SEE THE FULL LIST OF WINNERS BELOW.

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Streep stepped on to the Oscars red carpet in Salvatore Ferragamo shoes as a style nod to the woman who brought her there.

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"Ferragamo was Margaret Thatcher's favourite shoe designer, she wore them all the time," Streep said on the red carpet before collecting her Best Actress prize. "I think Mrs Thatcher would have approved."

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She also wore a glittering gold Lanvin dress, created by Alber Elbaz as part of Livia Firth's Green Carpet Challenge - which this year includes a raft of big name designers, and other stars, as well as Livia's eco-design favourites.

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Despite receiving an incredible 17 nominations in her career, her prize for The Iron Lady is her first in almost 30 years. She collected her first in 1980 for her role in Kramer Vs Kramer, and her next in 1983 for her part in Sophie's Choice. Last night, her moving acceptance speech began with thanks to her husband, Don Gummer, because "everybody thanks the husband last and they always drown it out with the music".

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The full list of winners are as follows:

Best Picture: The Artist

Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist

Best Actor: Jean Dujardin - The Artist

Best Actress: Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady

Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer - Beginners

Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer - The Help

Best Writing - Original Screenplay: Midnight in Paris - Woody Allen

Best Writing - Adapted Screenplay: The Descendants - Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash

Best Animated Feature: Rango

Best Foreign Language Film: A Separation

Best Documentary - Feature: Undefeated

Best Documentary - Short Subject: Saving Face

Best Live Action Short Film: The Shore

Best Animated Short Film: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

Best Original Score: The Artist- Ludovic Bource

Best Original Song: "The Muppets" - "Man or Muppet" by Bret McKenzie

Best Sound Editing: Hugo - Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty

Best Sound Mixing: Hugo  - Tom Fleischman and John Midgley

Best Art Direction: Hugo  - Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo

Best Cinematography: Hugo  - Robert Richardson

Best Makeup: The Iron Lady - Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland

Best Costume Design: The Artist

Best Film Editing: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter

Best Visual Effects: Hugo - Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossmann and Alex Henning

Source: VOGUE - LAUREN MILLIGAN 27 February 2012