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February 10, 2012 2:36 PM | By Toni-Marie Ippolito
Oscars: Most memorable moments of the last 20 years

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Matt Damon and Ben Affleck won an Academy Award for original screenplay for Good Will Hunting (© Jim Smeal Ron Galella Collection)
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  • Matt Damon and Ben Affleck won an Academy Award for original screenplay for Good Will Hunting (© Jim Smeal Ron Galella Collection)
  • Anne Hathaway and James Franco hosted the 2011 Academy Awards (© GABRIEL BOUYS AFP)
  • Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin hosting the Academy Awards (© GABRIEL BOUYS AFP)
  • Kathryn Bigelow won the Best Director Oscar for Iraw War drama The Hurt Locker (© MARK RALSTON AFP)
  • Ben Stiller dressed as a Na'vi during the 82nd annual Academy Awards (© GABRIEL BOUYS AFP)
  • Director John Hughes was honored by several actors from his popular films (© Jason Merritt Getty Images)
  • Adrien Brody kissed Halle Berry after winning a best actor Oscar for The Pianist (© TIMOTHY A. CLARY AFP)
  • Farrah Fawcett was left out of the Oscars memorial tribute (© Barry King WireImage)
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Let's face it, the Oscar Awards ceremony can be long and boring, but once in a while, there is someone or something that shakes things up. Whether it's a shocking win or loss, a great joke, an emotional speech or a red carpet disaster -- the Oscar ceremony never fails to entertain us in some form, which is why we can't help but watch.

Check out these memorable Oscar moments of past.

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