- The final chase. The Inspector proves to not be harmless at all, as he finally, in spite of having a bad leg, chases Hugo and finds out his hideout. He is able to climb hundreds of stairs, narrowly gets foiled at first because Hugo does a very dangerous manuever to hide, and even temporarily catches him.
- Not to be outdone, Hugo manages to use his wits to escape the Inspector, carrying the automaton, and even kicks the Inspector's bad leg to escape him. Eventually, a near-accident involving the train makes them have a permanent truce.
- Georges Méliès gets three.
- In the beginning, when he is still an unassuming shopkeeper, past his glory, he manages to fake sleep and catch Hugo off-guard. Note that Hugo has shown to be very fast, athletic and with a keen eye earlier.
- The punishment he chooses for Hugo could not have been more karmic. Realizing Hugo can fix stuff and it was a primary motive for his thefts, he makes him fix toys for his sake to undo his damages.
- "The boy is with me!" Georges Méliès has put his old hostility aside, and he is back to his former glory, ready to save the child who helped him rise up once more.
- It's not often that a film adaptation of a children's book (and a live-action one at that) could do so well critically, being honored as one of the best movies of the year. Even Brian Selznick himself says he was quite pleased with the outcome.
- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (yes, that Academy) gave the movie not one, not two, but five Oscars for worthy feats in art and sound. Wow.
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