Trivia

Melissa Leo became the first person to use the "F-word" during an Academy Award acceptance speech.

Jesse Eisenberg became the 10th youngest Best Actor nominee ever, edging out Matt Damon (who received a Best Actor nomination for Good Will Hunting (1997)).

Host James Franco posted images and videos of what was going on backstage during the telecast on his WhoSay page. One of the videos was of him and Anne Hathaway appearing on-stage for the first time during the show. In the telecast, you can also clearly see him holding a phone and taping a video of the audience during that moment.

For the first time since 1965, both male acting winners (Colin Firth and Christian Bale) were British.

Host James Franco also was a Best Actor nominee in 2011.