Oscars 2012
Candid Moments on the Red Carpet
Academy Award nominees and presenters cut loose before the big show
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Updated: Sunday Feb 26, 2012 | 08:00 PM EST By: Janet Mock
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Sacha Baron Cohen, in full Dictator costume, proudly displays an urn carrying the faux remains of late North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il on the Academy Awards red carpet – just moments before dumping the ashes on E! host Ryan Seacrest.

