Meryl Streep and Jean Dujardin were amongst the winners of the Sunday night's ceremony of 84^th Academy Awards. Meanwhile, "Hugo" and "The Artist" topped the winners list with five trophies each. "The Artist" took home several important nominations, such as Best Picture, Best Actor (Jean Dujardin), Best Original Score, while "Hugo" won the Oscar statues for Best Visual Effects, Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound Editing and Best Cinematography.

Among other winners are included "The Descendants", "Saving Face", "Beginners", "Midnight in Paris", "Saving Face". Christopher Plummer won his first-ever Oscar trophy at the 84th Annual Academy Awards on Sunday night. The movie veteran took home Best Supporting Actor title through his role as Ewan McGregor's on-screen father in "Beginners". Aged 82, Plummer becomes the oldest actor to ever receive the honor. "You're only two years older than me, darling," he jokingly said to his Oscar statuette while the audience was giving a standing ovation. "Where have you been all my life?"

Best Cinematography: Robert Richardson, "Hugo"
Best Art Direction: Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schavo, "Hugo"
Best Costume Design: Mark Bridges, "The Artist"
Best Makeup: Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland, "The Iron Lady"
Best Foreign Language Film: "A Separation"
Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer, "The Help"
Best Editing: Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
Best Sound Editing: Phillip Stockton and Eugene Gearty, "Hugo"
Best Sound Mixing: Tom Fleischman and John Midgley, "Hugo"
Best Documentary: "Undefeated"
Best Animated Feature: "Rango"
Best Visual Effects: "Hugo"
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer, "Beginners"
Best Original Score: Ludovic Bource, "The Artist"
Best Original Song: Bret McKenzie, "Man or Muppet"
Best Adapted Screenplay: Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, "The Descendants"
Best Original Screenplay: Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"
Best Live Action Short: "The Shore"
Best Documentary Short: "Saving Face"
Best Animated Short: "The Fantastic Flying Books Of Mr. Morris Lessmore"
Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"
Best Actor: Jean Dujardin, "The Artist"
Best Actress: Meryl Streep, "The Iron Lady"
Best Picture: "The Artist"