The man behind "Man or the Muppet" in "The Muppets" now has an Oscar. Bret McKenzie beat the uncrowded field to two candidates to earn the best original song trophy on the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday, and he made sure to thank one of the stars of the movie marquee.
"He's just a normal frog," McKenzie said Kermit the Frog. "And like many stars here, is much shorter in real life."
Songwriter, which is half of the folk comedy duo Flight of the Conchords, also thanked Jim Henson and his team for creating a "magical world" of the Muppets. "It's a real honor to be able to work in the shadow of such legends," he beamed.
McKenzie lovely ballad about a crisis of identity, sung by the Muppet (Walter) and man (Jason Segal), beat 'Real in Rio "with" Rio, "the music of Sergio Mendes, and Carlinhos Brown, and text with Siedah attic.
Music Ludovica Bource silent film company to "Artist" earned him an award for an original score, beating a pair of entries with John Williams (The Adventures of Tintin "and" War Horse "), as well as Howard Shore's" Hugo "and Alberto Iglesias'" Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. "
Music Awards were presented by a pair of the funniest Hollywood funnymen, Will Ferrell and Zack Galifianakis, who came from the bottom of the orchestra playing the cymbals. Loud. They made a beeline for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, making sure to throw a few more failures in for good measure before climbing onto the stage.
"As serious musicians, we are pleased to get out of our jobs a day for a moment to present the Oscar for best original song," Ferrell said.
"The Hangover," the actor added, "One of our candidates will join the ranks of previous winners," When You Wish Upon A Star "," Moon River "," The Way We Were "and" It's difficult here by the Pimp "- a nod to improbable win against Three 6 Mafia song in 2005.
Esperanza Spalding at the soundtrack for the memoriam segment of the night, singing "What a Wonderful World" with a chorus of Southern California Children.
To open the show, host Billy Crystal perform its traditional bunch of nominations for best film. Previously, the Academy put together a video installation in a crystal floating between some of the best candidates - and getting a kiss from George Clooney. It happens that Justin took the stage for an awkward interaction with the crystal from the cab. "What are you doing here?" Crystal asked. "I'm here to give you the 18-24 demographic," Bieber said.
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