83rd Annual Academy Awards kick off.

HOLLYWOOD: The stars were out in full force at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood Sunday night for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards.

Anne Hathaway and James Franco were the youngest presenters ever in the show's history in the hope that they would bring a new energy and a more youthful demographic to the Entertainment Industry's biggest night.

Hathaway and Franco kicked off the night with a montage of the nominated Best Movies before introducing Anne's mom and Franco's grandma to the audience.

Melissa Leo won the best supporting actress Oscar for playing the fiery mother of troubled Irish-American boxing brothers in "The Fighter."

"Toy Story 3," the third instalment of the family-friendly franchise, won best animated film Oscar.

Danish film "In a Better World," a hard-hitting drama about a doctor's family, won the best foreign language film Oscar.

Britain's Christian Bale won the best supporting actor Oscar for his role as a former boxer brought down by drug addiction in "The Fighter."

Oscar awards Police and security personnel deployed as precaution.

In the city of Los Angeles, security measures have been beefed up for the Oscar award ceremony. Police and security personnel have been deployed near the Kodak Theater where the award ceremony is taking place.

Fire fighter will also be on standby as there will be about 500 guests in the hall. According to the administrators of the event, the workers for the assistance of the guest will be dressed in normal plain clothes.

The first Academy Awards ceremony was held on May 16, 1929 and this will be the 82nd award show and viewership is expected above 40 million.

Oscar Awards The King’s Speech, Colin Firth and Natalie Portman among winners.

The film, The King's Speech won the Oscar award for the best movie while Colin Firth playing the lead role in the King’s speech won the best actor award as Natalie Portman wrapped it up by winning the best actress award for her role in Black Swan.

The King’s Speech was the big winner at the 83rd annual Oscar awards held at the Kodak Theater in the city of Los Angeles. The movie won the award for the best picture and also won the award for best original screen play. Tom Hopper won the best director award for, The King’s Speech and Colin Firth won the best actor award for his lead role in the movie.



The show started outside the Kodak Theater on red carpet where celebrities made appearances before going in for the show. Fans from around world gathered to see the celebrities and the show. The King’s Speech despite winning four awards wasn’t the only winner. Toy story 3 won the award for the best animated film. Christian Bale won best supporting actor and Melissa Leo won the best supporting actress award for their roles in ‘The Fighter’.



On the other hand, Bollywood super pairing Abhishek Bachan and Aishwarya Rai made special appearances at the red carpet. Mallika Sherawat was also in attendance. Halle Berry, Penelope Cruise, Nicole Kidman and A.R Rehman along with his wife were present at the red carpet ceremony.