Sunday, February 24th, 2013 marked the celebration of the 85th Annual Academy Awards. Following a very exciting year in film, this year’s Academy Awards was a show filled with comedy, dancing, music, and emotional acceptance speeches from some of Hollywood’s finest. Oscar host Seth MacFarlane gave audiences a taste at his style of humor while targeting several Hollywood figures throughout the night, and as always, there were several expected award winners as well as a few surprises.
Below is a recap of last night’s winners:
Best Motion Picture of the Year
WINNER
Argo (2012): Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck, George Clooney
Other Nominees:
Amour (2012): Margaret Ménégoz, Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka, Michael Katz
Life of Pi (2012): Gil Netter, Ang Lee, David Womark
Lincoln (2012): Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
WINNER
Daniel Day-Lewis for Lincoln (2012)
Other Nominees:
Bradley Cooper for Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Hugh Jackman for Les Misérables (2012)
Joaquin Phoenix for The Master (2012)
Denzel Washington for Flight (2012/I)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
WINNER
Jennifer Lawrence for Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Other Nominees:
Jessica Chastain for Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Emmanuelle Riva for Amour (2012)
Quvenzhané Wallis for Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
Naomi Watts for The Impossible (2012)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
WINNER
Christoph Waltz for Django Unchained (2012)
Other Nominees:
Alan Arkin for Argo (2012)
Robert De Niro for Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Philip Seymour Hoffman for The Master (2012)
Tommy Lee Jones for Lincoln (2012)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
WINNER
Anne Hathaway for Les Misérables (2012)
Other Nominees:
Amy Adams for The Master (2012)
Sally Field for Lincoln (2012)
Helen Hunt for The Sessions (2012)
Jacki Weaver for Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Best Achievement in Directing
WINNER
Ang Lee for Life of Pi (2012)
Other Nominees:
Michael Haneke for Amour (2012)
David O. Russell for Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Steven Spielberg for Lincoln (2012)
Benh Zeitlin for Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
WINNER
Django Unchained (2012): Quentin Tarantino
Other Nominees:
Amour (2012): Michael Haneke
Flight (2012/I): John Gatins
Moonrise Kingdom (2012): Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola
Zero Dark Thirty (2012): Mark Boal
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
WINNER
Argo (2012): Chris Terrio
Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
WINNER
Brave (2012): Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman
Other Nominees:
Frankenweenie (2012): Tim Burton
ParaNorman (2012): Sam Fell, Chris Butler
Wreck-It Ralph (2012): Rich Moore
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
WINNER
Amour (2012)(Austria)
Other Nominees:
War Witch (2012)(Canada)
No (2012/I)(Chile)
A Royal Affair (2012)(Denmark)
Kon-Tiki (2012)(Norway)
Best Achievement in Cinematography
WINNER
Life of Pi (2012): Claudio Miranda
Other Nominees:
Anna Karenina (2012/I): Seamus McGarvey
Django Unchained (2012): Robert Richardson
Lincoln (2012): Janusz Kaminski
Skyfall (2012): Roger Deakins
Best Achievement in Editing
WINNER
Argo (2012): William Goldenberg
Best Achievement in Production Design
WINNER
Lincoln (2012): Rick Carter, Jim Erickson
Other Nominees:
Anna Karenina (2012/I): Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer
Les Misérables (2012): Eve Stewart, Anna Lynch-Robinson
Life of Pi (2012): David Gropman, Anna Pinnock
Best Achievement in Costume Design
WINNER
Anna Karenina (2012/I): Jacqueline Durran
Other Nominees:
Les Misérables (2012): Paco Delgado
Lincoln (2012): Joanna Johnston
Mirror Mirror (2012/I): Eiko Ishioka
Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling
WINNER
Les Misérables (2012): Lisa Westcott, Julie Dartnell
Other Nominees:
Hitchcock (2012): Howard Berger, Peter Montagna, Martin Samuel
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
WINNER
Life of Pi (2012): Mychael Danna
Other Nominees:
Anna Karenina (2012/I): Dario Marianelli
Argo (2012): Alexandre Desplat
Lincoln (2012): John Williams
Skyfall (2012): Thomas Newman
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
WINNER
Skyfall (2012): Adele, Paul Epworth (“Skyfall”)
Other Nominees:
Chasing Ice (2012): J. Ralph (“Before My Time”)
Les Misérables (2012): Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Herbert Kretzmer (“Suddenly”)
Life of Pi (2012): Mychael Danna, Bombay Jayshree (“Pi’s Lullaby”)
Ted (2012): Walter Murphy, Seth MacFarlane (“Everybody Needs a Best Friend”)
Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
WINNER
Les Misérables (2012): Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson, Simon Hayes
Other Nominees:
Argo (2012): John T. Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, José Antonio García
Life of Pi (2012): Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill, Drew Kunin
Lincoln (2012): Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom, Ron Judkins
Skyfall (2012): Scott Millan, Greg P. Russell, Stuart Wilson
Best Achievement in Sound Editing
Other Nominees:
Argo (2012): Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn
Django Unchained (2012): Wylie Stateman
Life of Pi (2012): Eugene Gearty, Philip Stockton
Best Achievement in Visual Effects
WINNER
Other Nominees:
The Avengers (2012): Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams, Daniel Sudick
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012): Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton,R. Christopher White
Prometheus (2012/I): Richard Stammers, Trevor Wood, Charley Henley, Martin Hill
Best Documentary, Feature
WINNER
Other Nominees:
5 Broken Cameras (2011): Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi
The Invisible War (2012): Kirby Dick, Amy Ziering
Best Documentary, Short Subject
WINNER
Inocente (2012): Sean Fine, Andrea Nix
Other Nominees:
Kings Point (2012): Sari Gilman, Jedd Wider
Mondays at Racine (2012): Cynthia Wade, Robin Honan
Open Heart (2013): Kief Davidson, Cori Shepherd Stern
Redemption (2012/V): Jon Alpert, Matthew O’Neill
Best Short Film, Animated
WINNER
Paperman (2012): John Kahrs
Best Short Film, Live Action
WINNER
Curfew (2012/I): Shawn Christensen
Other Nominees:
Asad (2012): Bryan Buckley, Mino Jarjoura
Buzkashi Boys (2012): Sam French, Ariel Nasr
Henry (2011/III): Yan England
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By: Hayden Pittman, Film Critic for YouPlusDallas
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