| Flo Rida's "Low" has sold 8 million copies - the same as The Beatles' "Hey Jude". |
| The first pop music video was "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen, released in 1975. |
| Christopher Plummer at the age of 82 is the oldest ever Oscar winner at the 84th Academy Awards in 2012. |
| AR Rahman performed as part of the Oscar band `Oscar Sangamam` in his third performance at the 84th edition of Oscars. |
| `A Separation` won the Oscar for best foreign language film,becoming the first Iranian movie to win the honour in 84th edition of Oscars in 2012. |
| Pakistani director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy won her country's first Oscar for "Saving Face", a short documentary about acid attacks on women. |
| Woody Allen earned his first Oscar in 25 years,winning for original screenplay for the romantic fantasy Midnight in Paris. |
| Meryl Streep is only the fifth performer to receive three Oscars. |
| `The Artist` is the first silent winner since the World War I saga `Wings` was named outstanding picture at the first Oscars in 1929. |
| Only one person ever won an Oscar by a write-in. In 1934 and 1935, write-in votes were permitted and Hal Mohr won. |