The 85th Annual Academy Award Winners 2013

Surprise, Surprise...It was not Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln (2012)", it was Ben Affleck's "Argo (2012)" which won Oscar for best motion picture of the year and it was Ang Lee who won best director at the 85th Academy Awards, which took place at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood. It’s the first time the best picture winner not to be nominated for best director since 1989′s “Driving Miss Daisy.” But despite the omission of Ben Affleck or perhaps buoyed by it. From the White House, First Lady Michelle Obama joined Jack Nicholson to help present the final prize.

"There are eight great films that have every right, as much a right to be up here as we do," Affleck said of the other best picture nominees. 

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

Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012): Dan Janvey, Josh Penn, Michael Gottwald




Django Unchained (2012): Stacey Sher, Reginald Hudlin, Pilar Savone

Les Misérables (2012): Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward, Cameron Mackintosh

Life of Pi (2012): Gil Netter, Ang Lee, David Womark

Lincoln (2012): Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy

Silver Linings Playbook (2012): Donna Gigliotti, Bruce Cohen, Jonathan Gordon

Zero Dark Thirty (2012): Mark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow, Megan Ellison


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

Other Nominees:

Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012): Lucy Alibar, Benh Zeitlin

Life of Pi (2012): David Magee

Lincoln (2012): Tony Kushner

Silver Linings Playbook (2012): David O. Russell


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

The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012): Peter Lord

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

Other Nominees:

Life of Pi (2012): Tim Squyres

Lincoln (2012): Michael Kahn

Silver Linings Playbook (2012): Jay Cassidy, Crispin Struthers

Zero Dark Thirty (2012): William Goldenberg, Dylan Tichenor


Best Achievement in Production Design - WINNER

Lincoln (2012): Rick Carter, Jim Erickson

Other Nominees:

Anna Karenina (2012/I): Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012): Dan Hennah, Ra Vincent, Simon Bright

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

Snow White and the Huntsman (2012): Colleen Atwood

Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling - WINNER

Les Misérables (2012): Lisa Westcott, Julie Dartnell

Other Nominees:

Hitchcock (2012): Howard Berger, Peter Montagna, Martin Samuel

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012): Peter King, Rick Findlater, Tami Lane

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 - WINNER

Skyfall (2012): Per Hallberg, Karen M. Baker

Zero Dark Thirty (2012): Paul N.J. Ottosson

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

Life of Pi (2012): Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik De Boer, Donald Elliott

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

Snow White and the Huntsman (2012): Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Phil Brennan, Neil Corbould, Michael Dawson


Best Documentary, Feature - WINNER

Searching for Sugar Man (2012): Malik Bendjelloul, Simon Chinn

Other Nominees:

5 Broken Cameras (2011): Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi

The Gatekeepers (2012): Dror Moreh, Philippa Kowarsky, Estelle Fialon

How to Survive a Plague (2012): David France, Howard Gertler

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

Other Nominees:

Adam and Dog (2011): Minkyu Lee

Fresh Guacamole (2012): PES

Head Over Heels (2012): Timothy Reckart, Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly

The Simpsons: The Longest Daycare (2012): David Silverman


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

Death of a Shadow (2012): Tom Van Avermaet, Ellen De Waele

Henry (2011/III): Yan England

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