Academy Awards 2012: Rooney Mara, Ryan Seacrest, Sacha Baron Cohen And More Awkward Oscar Red Carpet Moments (VIDEO)

First Posted: 02/26/2012 10:16 pm Updated: 02/26/2012 11:20 pm

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The 2012 Oscars red carpet was full of high fashion and A-list actors and actresses -- but it wasn't without it's uncomfortable moments. And most of them revolved around Ryan Seacrest.

In true Lisbeth Salander form, Rooney Mara peppered her responses to the E! host with one too many pauses and "ums," Milla Jovovich pointed out that Seacrest knows way too much about women's dresses, and Sacha Baron Cohen "accidentally" spilled an urn containing "Kim Jong-il's ashes" all over the busy host.

Which red carpet moments made you cringe? Watch above!

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    HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 26: Actress Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied arrive at the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2012 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images)

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    TV personality Kelly Ripa arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards

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    HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 26: Actress Angelina Jolie arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2012 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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    Actor Colin Firth and Livia Giuggioli arrive at the 84th Annual Academy Awards

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    Actress Berenice Bejo arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards.

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    Actress Missi Pyle arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards.

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    Anne-Sophie Bion, nominated for Film Editing for 'The Artist' arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards

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    Actor Kenneth Branagh arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards

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    HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 26: TV personality Kelly Ripa arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2012 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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    Actor Jonah Hill arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards.

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    Robert Gould, nominated for Art Direction for "The Artist," arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards.

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    Actress Penelope Ann Miller arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards

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    Actor Robert Forster arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards

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    Actress Maya Rudolph arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards

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    TV personality Nancy O'Dell arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2012 in Hollywood, California.

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    Actress Melissa McCarthy arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards

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    Actor Sacha Baron Cohen, dressed as his character 'General Aladeen,' arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards

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    Actress Viola Davis arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards

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    Actor-producer Zachary Quinto arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2012 in Hollywood, California.

  • Christopher Plummer arrives on the red c

    Actor Christopher Plummer arrives on the red carpet for the 84th Annual Academy Awards

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    Actress Milla Jovovich arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards .

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    Actress Penelope Ann Miller arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards

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    Actress Ellie Kemper arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards.

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    HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 26: Actress Glenn Close arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2012 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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    Actress Bingbing Li arrives on the red carpet at the 84th Annual Academy Awards

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    TV personality Giuliana Rancic arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards

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    Model Stacy Keibler arrives on the red carpet for the 84th Annual Academy Awards.

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    TV personalities Maria Menounos (L) and Mario Lopez arrive at the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2012 in Hollywood, California.

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    Actress Busy Philipps arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards.

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    Actor Christopher Plummer and actress Elaine Taylor arrive at the 84th Annual Academy Awards

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    TV personality Lara Spencer arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2012 in Hollywood, California.

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    Actress Judy Greer arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards.

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    Actress Meryl Streep arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards

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    Sheri Shepherd arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards

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The 2012 Oscars red carpet was full of high fashion and A-list actors and actresses -- but it wasn't without it's uncomfortable moments. And most of them revolved around Ryan Seacrest. In true Lis...
The 2012 Oscars red carpet was full of high fashion and A-list actors and actresses -- but it wasn't without it's uncomfortable moments. And most of them revolved around Ryan Seacrest. In true Lis...
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acmes
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04:11 PM on 02/28/2012
Mara looked like Olive Oyl. That dress was completely unflattering. She's a good actress but seemingly infected with that "I'm way too cool for this" thing that young, suddenly successful actresses get.
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Clare53
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02:43 AM on 02/28/2012
What are you talking about HP? The only really awkward thing in that video was the barrage of ads. Oh wait, there is one thing --Ryan Seacrest's utter lack of personality. That can be awkward.
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11:56 PM on 02/27/2012
WTF, HuffPo? I have to watch a 30 second ad in between EVERY interview? It's not enough there are ads in the headline, ads on the sidelines, but now we have to watch the same 30 second commercial over and over for 10 second clips?
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10:19 PM on 02/27/2012
None of this seemed that weird to me.
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dblueII
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10:08 PM on 02/27/2012
I'm really starting to dislike that Rooney Mara.
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gypsynomad
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07:40 AM on 02/28/2012
That is okay, she could have won,anything is possible in Hollywood...;)
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dblueII
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12:52 PM on 02/28/2012
She's a good actress, from what I've seen, anyway. But she needs to realize that when she is at one of these things, she is at work. You're literally living a dream, smile, show a little gratitude, and stop being such a pill.

Look at Clooney, does she think he never gets asked a stupid question. She should take a lesson. "I don't think you ever get used to it" she says... who does she think she is?

Whatever, that concludes my morning rant =)
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HaroldHowe
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08:51 PM on 02/27/2012
Rooney Mara gave Seacrest the answer he deserved for his incredibly dumb question about whether the Terrence Malick movie she is starring in opposite Ryan Gosling and Christian Bale is any good since the movie doesn't even start shooting until this coming fall.

The mindless haters are out in force on this thread.

Sad.
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04:30 PM on 02/27/2012
Tell me what is the point of this woman hosting this videos?
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OutAtFirst
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03:25 PM on 02/27/2012
How is it that Mara looks better as Salander than she does all decked out on the Red Carpet?
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03:35 PM on 02/27/2012
Could it be a taste thingy?
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traveler291
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02:58 PM on 02/27/2012
someone give rooney mara a dollar to go buy a personality.
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HaroldHowe
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08:55 PM on 02/27/2012
Her answer to Seacrest's dumb question about whether the Terrence Malick film she is starring in opposite Ryan Gosling and Christian (Lawless), which doesn't even start shooting until next fall is any good went right over your head.

Rooney doesn't suffer fools gladly.

Where do you folks come from?
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traveler291
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09:05 PM on 02/27/2012
i don't either and that wasn't the reference from which i wrote. where do you come from?
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01:25 AM on 02/28/2012
Yeah, just ignore stalker white knight guy. He went after me months ago for something totally innocuous regarding the Dragon Tattoo movie. He probably sleeps with a copy of Catcher in the Rye under his pillow.
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01:58 PM on 02/27/2012
If Ryan Seacrest had played the moment he would have won. As it was, he just looked like an angry parent.
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12:38 PM on 02/27/2012
Baron Cohen is somewhat popular because he's always making fool of himself. But that's ok for him as long as he's a laughingstock for some.... creepy for others. I myself never laught AT him or, WITH him.
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11:51 AM on 02/27/2012
Do people really not think Seacredt was in on what SBC was planning on doing? The guy is trite now. He ain't funny.
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Craig 212
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11:00 AM on 02/27/2012
That prank... I'm conflicted. On the one hand, it's kind of a d!ckish thing to do.

On the other hand, it's brilliant. A lot of people present have an inflated view of just how important this event is (hint: not at all), and judging by how Seacrest was visibly trying to contain his anger, I'd say he's probably one of them. Maybe it'll teach him some humility. It's a shame he didn't get to dump ashes on Meryl Streep as well...
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Dalia May
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11:28 AM on 02/27/2012
That stunt didn't sit well with me, not because it disrupted the normal stodginess of Oscar night, but because I know if I had picked out the perfect outfit (worth thousands of dollars no less that I either bought or borrowed in trust) and planned to look my best all night around some of the world's biggest stars I'd wanna pop someone in the mouth who spilled a can of Bisquick all over me, making me dusty and smelling like day old pancakes the entire night.

Cohen just isn't funny to me, though I've tried. Don't get him. I feel like he's an unfunny Kaufman knockoff.
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Craig 212
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01:17 PM on 02/27/2012
Seacrest no doubt did spend a lot of time and money trying to look his best, but that's exactly why I think it's brilliant, though. It serves as a reminder that not only are these awards meaningless, but so also is the celebrity status bestowed on all these "stars". They're just people.

But I do agree about Cohen. I'm really not a fan of his style of humor. He was pretty good in Hugo, though.
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GranE
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09:56 AM on 02/27/2012
I wish interviewers would refrain from comparing stars to another star. Rooney is a good actress, but she is no Audrey Hepburn in looks. Audrey had a square face with a realy strong jawline and brown almond eyes that spread across her whole face. She was not boney, she had a perfectly proportioned little body to die for, and obviously the interviewer never saw her.
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09:53 AM on 02/27/2012
With very few exceptions, bangs don't look good on anyone over the age of 12.
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Craig 212
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10:52 AM on 02/27/2012
If you're referring to Rooney Mara, her options were fairly limited. Her hair was cropped pretty short for the Dragon Tattoo role, and I'm assuming it just hasn't had time to grow back out yet.
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02:39 PM on 02/27/2012
I heard they are following up the other 2 movies from the trilogy so, she would have to keep the look.
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07:08 PM on 02/27/2012
Oh come on, Vulcan meets Dumb and Dumber is hot this season.
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12:24 AM on 02/28/2012
I suppose, logically, that Spock can pull it off.
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