Oscars 2013: ‘Argo’ wins Best Picture, ‘Pi’ scoops four

After four hours of pomp and prestige, last night’s/this morning’s 85th Academy Awards finally offered up a full roster of Oscar winners. As predicted, Ben Affleck’s Argo walked away with the award for Best Picture, whilst also picking up the Oscars for Adapted Screenplay and Film Editing (3). Leading the field amongst the main winners on the night were Ang Lee’s Life of Pi (4), Tom Hooper’s Les Misérables (3) and Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained (2). Overall, it was a largely successful ceremony, galvanised by moments of brilliance (courtesy mostly of host for the night Seth MacFarlane), yet also encumbered by long stretches of musical numbers – the Academy’s chosen theme for the night being movie soundtracks.

A full list of 2013 Academy Award winners can be found below:

BEST PICTURE
ARGO – Ben Affleck

BEST DIRECTOR
LIFE OF PI – Ang Lee

BEST ACTRESS
JENNIFER LAWRENCE – Silver Linings Playbook

BEST ACTOR
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS – Lincoln

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
ANNE HATHAWAY – Les Misérables

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
CHRISTOPH WALTZ – Django Unchained

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FEATURE
AMOUR – Austria

BEST ANIMATED FILM
BRAVE – Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman

PRODUCTION DESIGN
LINCOLN – Rick Carter, Jim Erickson

ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
LIFE OF PI – Claudio Miranda

ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
ANNA KARENINA – Jacqueline Durran

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN – Malik Bendjelloul, Simon Chinn

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
INOCENTE – Sean Fine, Andrea Nix Fine

ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM EDITING
ARGO – William Goldenberg

ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE UP
LES MISÉRABLES – Lisa Westcott

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
LIFE OF PI – Mychael Danna

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
SKYFALL – Adele Atkins, Paul Epworth

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
PAPERMAN – JOHN KAHRS

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
CURFEW – Shawn Christensen

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING (TIE)
SKYFALL – Stuart Wilson, Scott Millan, Greg P. Russell
ZERO DARK THIRTY – Paul N.J. Ottosson

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING
LES MISÉRABLES – Simon Hayes, Andy Nelson

ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS

LIFE OF PI – Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
ARGO – Chris Terrio

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
DJANGO UNCHAINED – Quentin Tarantino

What do you make of the 85th Oscar winners? Do you agree with the Academy’s choices? Are there any films you would have liked to have seen walk away with specific awards? Let us know using the comment box below.

Daniel Green

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