Day-Lewis may appear neurotically dour when a microphone is shoved in his face on the red carpet, but stick him out front, with silverware in his hands, and he starts playing the room like a pro. At Bafta he had a routine about staying in character “as myself for the last 55 years”, but he topped it with a properly chucklesome gag in front of the Oscar audience that “before we agreed to a straight swap, I’d already signed up to play Margaret Thatcher. And Meryl had agreed to play Lincoln.”

From Guardian Film’s choice of the best - and worst - moments from Oscars 2013

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An Oscar statue wrapped in plastic during preparations for the 85th Academy Awards show, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. The Oscars will be handed out at the Academy Awards awards show in Hollywood on Sunday. Follow more of Friday’s best news images

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You’ve seen the Oscars, now watch one of the funniest Hollywood spoofs you’ll ever see. Taken from Jimmy Kimmel’s show, it features more Academy Award winners than you can shake an Oscar at – and Matt Damon as a berry. On the Guardian’s Viral Video Chart

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Lucas Martins Angelina Jolie’ing

If you haven’t seen this Tumblr account yet it’s well worth a look…

“In other news, we learn that “Angelina Jolie’s Leg” now has its very own Twitter account. The Satan’s Rump lipstick, no doubt, will not be far behind.”

Replay Xan Brooks’ brilliant rolling coverage of the Oscars last night

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Rooney Mara in Givenchy

Check out our Oscar fashion red carpet winners and losers here

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The Dictator on his Oscar Blacklisting

“Death to the West! Death to America! And good luck Billy Crystals. You’re fantastic!”

According to Guardian Film:

Sacha Baron Cohen will hold a press conference as his character from The Dictator in response to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences’ decision to withdraw his tickets for Sunday night’s Oscar ceremony. The actor, whose plans to appear at the Kodak Theatre as his new comic creation were thwarted by the Academy on Wednesday, announced his latest publicity stunt on The Dictator’s website. He used the voice of his character, Admiral General Aladeen, leader of the fictional middle eastern Republic of Wadiya, to describe the venerable body as “the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Zionists”.

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The Oscar nominees in… if film posters told the truth

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