INFORMATION REPORT

TO: MR. BRIDGIE JAMES ROSENTHAL (AKA "DUSTIN") RE: 84TH OSCAR WINNERS AND LOSERS SIR: Herewith is the rundown of this year's 84th Annual Academy Awards: I. WINNERS: THE ARTIST - Best Picture; Best Director - Michel Hazanavicius; Best Actor in a Leading Role - Jean Dujardin (the first French actor to win the award); Best Music (Original Score) - Ludovic Bource; Best Costume Design - Mark Bridges HUGO - Best Art Direction; Best Cinematography; Best Sound Mixing; Best Sound Editing; Best Visual Effects THE IRON LADY - Best Actress in a Leading Role - Meryl Streep (third Oscar and 17th nomination); Best Make-up THE DESCENDANTS - Best Adapted Screenplay - Alexander Payne (second Oscar), Nat Faxon, and Jim Rush (of comedy series "Community") BEGINNERS - Best Supporting Actor - Christopher Plummer (at 84 years old, the oldest acting Oscar winner) THE HELP - Best Supporting Actress - Octavia Spencer A SEPARATION - Best Foreign Language Film (the first Iranian picture to win the award and so far the highest grossing foreign language box office release of all time, not to mention "critically acclaimed") THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO - Best Film Editing (from the same team behind last year's Oscar winning The Social Network - Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter) THE MUPPETS - Best Music (Original Song) II. LOSERS 1. Glenn Close - six acting nominations, no award yet. (A record tied with Deborah Kerr which is interesting since she presented the Hollywood legend with an Honorary Oscar in 1994) 2. No "love" for The Tree of Life (especially Emmanuel Lubezki's cinematography, his fifth nod) 3. The show itself - too predictable winners, dull pacing, and a lifeless Billy Crystal. ACTION TAKEN: Total revamp of the show and some of its rules regarding nominations. For your information and reference.