Oscars 2012 - the Twitter view

Twitter was abuzz with commentary throughout Sunday night, as practically every minor detail of the Oscars broadcast was dissected, joked about, bickered over and elevated into minor Twitterstorm status within seconds. Here are just a few of the highlights (and lowlights) that might have passed you by. On the red carpet: Sacha Baron Cohen Sacha Baron Cohen empties 'Kim Jong-il's ashes' over Ryan Seacrest on Oscars red carpet theguardian.com/film/2012/feb/… — Guardian Film (@guardianfilm) February 27, 2012 Sacha Baron Cohen's Dictator completely ruins Ryan Seacrest's tux by dumping ashes on him. And it is awesome. — Jezebel (@Jezebel) February 27, 2012 My mom always told me to pack two jackets for red carpets, always wondered why. Now I know. — Ryan Seacrest (@RyanSeacrest) February 27, 2012 On the red carpet: Nick Nolte Three time Oscar Nominee Nick Nolte arrives in style. yfrog.com/od877p #oscars2012 — Tribeca Film (@TribecaFilm) February 27, 2012 This is actually Philip Seymour Hoffman playing Nick Nolte. #method — janinegibson (@janinegibson) February 27, 2012 I don't care what you say, Nick Nolte looks great!The last time I saw him he had poison ivy!!! So there! — Bette Midler (@BetteMidler) February 27, 2012 Best actress in a supporting role goes to Octavia Spencer in The Help A full standing ovation for Octavia Spencer. She's in tears already. #Oscars — BBC Ents News Team (@BBCEntsTeam) February 27, 2012 Standing ovation underlines the historic and momentous nature of her win. And the love for what she did. #Octavia — Touré (@Toure) February 27, 2012 Octavia Spencer's acceptance speech was so sweet. She probably needs to put that statue down to wipe her tears. #BRB — Miss Piggy (@MuppetsStudio) February 27, 2012 Did JLo have a wardrobe malfunction? Well it's settled. No one will remember who won anything now, thanks to @ JLo 's nip-slip. — Sister Roma (@SisterRoma) February 27, 2012 Sounds like a lot of people were up against their TV screens with magnifying glasses during the JLo presentation. — Mark Knoller (@markknoller) February 27, 2012 The Oscar dress was custom made for @ Jlo by ZuhairMurad. The dress fit perfectly to her every inch. There were cups built in — Mariel Haenn (@MARIELhaenn) February 27, 2012 Did Billy Crystal's presenting pass muster? I don't care if this Billy Crystal is completely digital, he still does entertaining and cringe-inducing as good as the original. #Oscars — Chris Gore (@ThatChrisGore) February 27, 2012 Billy Crystal is like an old movie u LOVE & make the mistake of seeing 4 the 1st time in 20 years. Not bad. But somehow not the same #oscar — David Poland (@DavidPoland) February 27, 2012 When they have the "In Memoriam" section later, it should include every single one of Billy Crystal's jokes. — God (@TheTweetOfGod) February 27, 2012 Angela Jolie flashes her leg a lot Angelina "here's my thigh" Jolie — Hadley Freeman (@HadleyFreeman) February 27, 2012 Tonight's 10 Best Pictures of Angelina Jolie's Right Leg: bzfd.it/yUvTKP #important #Oscars — BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) February 27, 2012 Angelina Jolie's right leg now has a Twitter account. And more than 2,300 Followers. @ AngiesRightLeg — Richard Roeper (@richardroeper) February 27, 2012 Meryl Streep awarded best leading actress Oscar for The Iron Lady Biggest gasp of the night in the Oscar press room: when Meryl Streep won. — timappelo (@timappelo) February 27, 2012 shocker in hollywood the lady streep pulled it out! she was amazing as the iron lady. a class act! #oscars best actress. — Sandra Bernhard (@SandraBernhard) February 27, 2012 plummer and streep show that the acceptance speech can be a minor but genuine art form. — anthony o. scott (@aoscott) February 27, 2012 Meryl Streep is the greatest humblebragger of all time — Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) February 27, 2012 ... and the Oscar for best picture goes to The Artist The Artist, best motion picture. Don't be afraid to do things differently. #Oscars — Dorothy Alexandre (@Dorothy_Alex) February 27, 2012 The Artist!!! This is an incredible moment. Artists... keep creating what you believe in, even if no one else is doing it. — YOU, ME & CHARLIE (@YMandCharlie) February 27, 2012 I never saw The Artist and I'm almost positive you didn't either. — Ryan O'Connell (@ryanoconn) February 27, 2012 The Artist is our best picture. Is the horse our best car? — Alec Sulkin (@thesulk) February 27, 2012 Get ready for a slew of silent films people! The Artist cleaned up. Maybe silent films will become popular again!? Candy packaging beware. — Tegan and Sara (@teganandsara) February 27, 2012 To catch up on all of the Guardian's Oscars coverage, see how it happened on Xan Brooks' live blog , study the complete list of winners , check out the best of the night in pictures , and much more besides . And, of course, follow us on Twitter and on Facebook .