Oscars 2012 Best Original Song: 'Man or Muppet' Wins
- Posted on Feb 26th 2012 10:30PM by Kenneth Partridge
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"I was genuinely starstruck when I finally met Kermit the Frog," McKenzie said. "Once you get to know him, he's just a normal frog. And like many stars here tonight, he's a lot shorter in real life."
McKenzie went on to thank his family and give props to Disney "for making movies with songs in them." He also praised Jim Henson "for creating the magical world of the Muppets."
"It's a true honor to work in the shadow of such legends," he said.
In the lead-up to tonight's ceremony, McKenzie lamented the lack of competition but pointed out that he at least had a 50-50 shot of winning. The same was true for Brazilian music legend Sergio Mendes, who had been nominated for 'Real in Rio,' his vibrant tune from the cartoon 'Rio.'
Sadly, neither McKenzie nor Mendes -- nor any of the colorful characters in their respective films -- performed on tonight's telecast, as the Academy didn't want to cut into its precious montage time.
- Most Awkward Behind-the-Bro Hug
- Best Slink Down the Red Carpet
- Most Cringe-Worthy Embrace
- Best 'Someone Please Save Me' Face
- Most Lopsided Hug
- Best 'Why Am I Posing With These People?' Face
- Best 'We Don't Really Want to Kiss Each Other' Kiss
- Most Uncomfortable-Looking Conversation
- Most Sketchy Side-Eye Hug
- Best 'If Looks Could Kill' Face
- Most Unfortunate Dance Moves
- Most Unnerving Dress
- Best 'Get That Camera Out of My Face' Face
- Most Awkward Head to Bosom Ratio
- Most Well-Placed Priorites
- Best Model Leer
- Most Uncomfortable Body Language
- Best Kiss Miss
- Best Audience Push Down
- Best Disapproving Photo Bomb
- Best Muppet Smackdown
- Accident-Prone Pop Stars
- Kelly Osbourne
- Justin Bieber
- Jessie J
- P!nk
- SkyBlu of LMFAO
- Rihanna
- Sean "Diddy" Combs
- Musicians Who Look Like Cartoon Characters
- Taylor Momsen and Kung Fu Panda
- Taylor Swift and a Japanese Anime Character
- Miley Cyrus and a Chipette from Alvin and the Chipmunks
- Nicki Minaj and Rainbow Brite
- Fergie and Janice from the Muppets
- Rihanna and Cleo, the fish from Pinocchio
- Nicole Scherzinger and Jasmine from Aladdin
- Grammys 2012 Behind the Scenes
- Fergie Gets Caught on Her Doily Dress
- Lady Gaga and Sir Paul McCartney Get Cozy
- Besties Rihanna and Katy Perry Have Some Girl Time
- Marc Anthony Says, 'Take That, J.Lo!'
- Adele Almost Drops Her Gramophones
- Odd Couple Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj Strike a Pose
- Alicia Keys and Bruno Mars Have a Pompadour-Off
- Afrojack and Paris Hilton Fuel Romance Rumors
- Chris Brown Hangs With His Idol Stevie Wonder
- Bon Iver Bites His Trophies
- Sir Paul McCartney Engages in Some PDA With Wife Nancy Shevell
- Jane Seymour, Kelly Clarkson and Reba McEntire Are All Smiles
- Elvis Costello Sneaks Up on Dave Grohl
- Tony Bennett and Carrie Underwood Celebrate an Awesome Performance
- Grammy Red Carpet 2012
- Adele
- Fergie
- Rihanna
- Taylor Swift
- Nicki Minaj
- Katy Perry
- Jessie J
- Miranda Lambert
- Carrie Underwood
- Julianne Hough
- Hillary Scott
- Blake Shelton
- Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz
- Lady Antebellum
- Mumford & Sons
- Kelly Rowland
- Foster the People
- Kelly Osbourne
- Kings of Leon
- Corinne Bailey Rae
- Adam Levine and Anne V
- Paris Hilton
- Bruno Mars
- Giuliana Rancic
- LL Cool and Simone Johnson
- The Band Perry
- Diana Krall and Elvis Costello
- Joyce DiDonato
- John Legend
- Skylar Grey
- Jason Aldean and wife Jessica Aldean
- Joy Williams
- Billy Ray Cyrus
- Glen Campbell
- Skrillex
- Diana Ross
- Rapper Wiz Khalifa and model Amber Rose
- Rick Ross
- Nancy O'Dell and Andre Leon Talley
- Mika Newton
- Tony Bennett
- Cyndi Lauper
- David Guetta
- Bonnie Raitt
- Melanie Fiona
- Alicia Arden
- Common
- Ryan Tedder
- Thompson Square
- Greta Bech
- Coco and Ice-T
- Sum 41
- Alison Krauss
- Eric Benet
- Diane Warren
- Just Blaze
- Tammi Haddon
- Fleet Foxes
- DeBarge
- David Lee Murphy




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