Photo: Danielle Burns

The walls outside the theatre that is also home to the Academy Awards are covered with quirky characters from Cirque du Soleil's Iris. This aerial duo soared unharnessed above the audience with nothing but straps or each other to hang on to.

How do you impress the richest, hottest, biggest celebrities in the world? Invite Quebec's Cirque du Soleil to give a performance at the 2012 Academy Awards in Hollywood's Dolby Theatre. Billy Crystal, who hosted the Oscar awards last February, joked after the Cirque's performance saying, "Wow!