The Oscar for best picture Sunday night at the 85th Academy Awards took “Argo”. It was announced by First Lady Michelle Obama — via satellite from the White House. The Ben Affleck-directed drama about rescuing hostages in Tehran during the Iranian revolution had been largely expected to win, even as there was controversy about the seeming snub for Affleck in the director category. “Argo” won three Oscars. It also won for adapted screenplay for Chris Terrio and film editing for William Goldenberg.
“Les Miserables” leads the Oscar tally at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. It went into the evening with eight nominations, including best film. It has picked up three Oscars, including for makeup and hairstyle and for sound mixing.
“Life of Pi” continues to defy expectations. The fable-adventure about a young man and a tiger sharing a life raft after a ship wreck has earned nearly $600 million worldwide. And now it has four Oscars to show for the leap of faith it took to bring the bestselling book to the big screen, including director for Ang Lee.
Complete list of winners and nominees:
Best Picture
Winner: „Argo“
„Django Unchained“
„Les Miserables“
„Life of Pi“
„Amour“
„Lincoln“
„Silver Linings Playbook“
„Zero Dark Thirty“
„Beasts of the Southern Wild“
Actor in a Leading Role
Winner: Daniel Day-Lewis – „Lincoln“
Bradley Cooper – „Silver Linings Playbook“
Hugh Jackman – „Les Miserables“
Joaquin Phoenix – „The Master“
Denzel Washington – „Flight“
Actress in a Leading Role
Winner: Jennifer Lawrence – „Silver Linings Playbook“
Jessica Chastain – „Zero Dark Thirty“
Emmanuelle Riva – „Amour“
Quvenzhané Wallis – „Beasts of Southern Wild“
Naomi Watts – „The Impossible“
Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner: Christoph Waltz – „Django Unchained“
Alan Arkin – „Argo“
Robert De Niro – „Silver Linings Playbook“
Philip Seymour Hoffman – „The Master“
Tommy Lee Jones – „Lincoln“
Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner: Anne Hathaway – „Les Miserables“
Amy Adams – „The Master“
Sally Field – „Lincoln“
Helen Hunt – „The Sessions“
Jackie Weaver – „Silver Linings Playbook“
Animated Feature Film
Winner: „Brave“
„Frankenweenie“
„ParaNorman“
„The Pirates! Band of Misfits“
„Wreck-It Ralph“
Directing
Winner: „Life of Pi“ – Ang Lee
„Amour“ – Michael Haneke
„Beasts of the Southern Wild“ – Benh Zeitlin
„Lincoln“ – Steven Spielberg
„Silver Linings Playbook“ – David O. Russell
Writing – Original Screenplay
Winner: „Django Unchained“ – Quentin Tarantino
„Amour“ – Michael Haneke
„Flight“ – John Gatins
„Moonrise Kingdom“ – Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola
„Zero Dark Thirty“ – Mark Boal
Writing – Adapted Screenplay
Winner: „Argo“ – Chris Terrio
„Beasts of the Southern Wild“ – Lucy Alibar & Benh Zeitlin
„Life of Pi“ – David Magee
„Lincoln“ – Tony Kushner
„Silver Linings Playbook“ – David O. Russell
Music – Original Song
Winner: „Skyfall“ from „Skyfall,“ music and lyrics by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth
„Before My Time“ from „Chasing Ice,“ music and lyrics by J. Ralph
„Everybody Needs a Best Friend“ from „Ted,“ music by Walter Murphy, lyrics by Seth MacFarlane
„Pi’s Lullaby“ from „Life of Pi,“ music by Mychael Danna, lyrics by Bombay Jayashri
„Suddenly“ from „Les Miserables,“ music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boublil
Foreign Language Film
Winner: „Amour“ (Austria)
„Kon-Tiki“ (Norway)
„No“ (Chile)
„A Royal Affair“ (Denmark)
„War Witch“ (Canada)
Cinematography
Winner: „Life of Pi“
„Anna Karenina“
„Django Unchained“
„Lincoln“
„Skyfall“
Costume Design
Winner: „Anna Karenina“
„Les Miserables“
„Lincoln“
„Mirror Mirror“
„Snow White and the Huntsman“
Documentary – Feature
Winner: „Searching for Sugar Man“
„5 Broken Cameras“
„The Gatekeepers“
„How to Survive a Plague“
„The Invisible War“
Documentary – Short
Winner: „Inocente“
„Kings Point“
„Mondays at Racine“
„Open Heart“
„Redemption“
Film Editing
Winner: „Argo“
„Life of Pi“
„Lincoln“
„Silver Linings Playbook“
„Zero Dark Thirty“
Makeup And Hairstyling
Winner: „Les Miserables“
„Hitchcock“
„The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey“
Music – Original Score
Winner: „Life of Pi“
„Anna Karenina“
„Argo“
„Lincoln“
„Skyfall“
Production Design
Winner: „Lincoln“
„Anna Karenina“
„The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey“
„Les Miserables“
„Life of Pi“
Short Film – Animated
Winner: „Paperman“
„Adam and Dog“
„Fresh Guacamole“
„Head over Heels“
„Maggie Simpson in ‘The Longest Daycare'“
Short Film – Live Action
Winner: „Curfew“
„Asad“
„Buzkashi Boys“
„Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw)“
„Henry“
Sound Editing
Tie: „Zero Dark Thirty“ and „Skyfall“
„Argo“
„Django Unchained“
„Life of Pi“
Sound Mixing
Winner: „Les Miserables“
„Argo“
„Life of Pi“
„Lincoln“
„Skyfall“
Visual Effects
Winner: „Life of Pi“
„The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey“
„Marvel’s The Avengers“
„Prometheus“
„Snow White and the Huntsman“
