The 84th annual Academy Awards ceremony took place on Sunday, February 26, 2012 in Los Angeles. It was Oscar Night, that dazzling evening when the prestigious Academy Awards were presented for the year's best achievements in motion pictures.

While the Oscar statuette – a symbol admired around the world – acknowledges the very highest level of achievement, every form of Academy recognition, be it a certificate, plaque or other form of trophy, carries significance like none other in the world of movies. Best Picture winners get the most effective advertising, become the heritage of the world film industry and the role model for filmmakers around the world, and are promoted in all ancillary markets.

Starting January 26, 2012 Saratov American Corner showed movies that had received Academy Awards for Best Picture in different years.