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February 25, 2013
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Oscars recap, The Academy Award winners and losers
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The Academy Awards results are in and as usual it was filled with many expected winners, many heartfelt acceptance speeches, a few laughs, and a few upsets. Argo became the first film since Driving Miss Daisy to win Best Picture without the director being nominated for Best Director, Ang Lee took home the Best Director award for Life of Pi, making it his second win for the category, and to no surprise, Daniel Day-Lewis took the Best Actor award. There was even a tie in the mix of awards. Check out the list of winners below and tell us who you thought should have won. ![]() Argo takes home Best Picture Best PictureWinner: “Argo” Actor in a Leading RoleWinner: Daniel Day-Lewis - “Lincoln” ![]() Jennifer Lawrence “stumbles” to victory for Best Actress Actress in a Leading RoleWinner: Jennifer Lawrence - “Silver Linings Playbook” Actor in a Supporting RoleWinner: Christoph Waltz - “Django Unchained” Actress in a Supporting RoleWinner: Anne Hathaway - “Les Miserables” Animated Feature FilmWinner: “Brave” ![]() Ang Lee gets his second win for Best Director for Life of Pi DirectingWinner: “Life of Pi” - Ang Lee Writing - Original ScreenplayWinner: “Django Unchained” - Quentin Tarantino Writing - Adapted ScreenplayWinner: “Argo” - Chris Terrio Music - Original SongWinner: “Skyfall” from “Skyfall,” music and lyrics by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth Foreign Language FilmWinner: “Amour” (Austria) ![]() Life of Pi’s stunning visuals steal the win for Cinematography CinematographyWinner: “Life of Pi” Costume DesignWinner: “Anna Karenina” Documentary - FeatureWinner: “Searching for Sugar Man” Documentary - ShortWinner: “Inocente” Film EditingWinner: “Argo” Makeup And HairstylingWinner: “Les Miserables” Music - Original ScoreWinner: “Life of Pi” Production DesignWinner: “Lincoln” Short Film - AnimatedWinner: “Paperman” Short Film - Live ActionWinner: “Curfew” ![]() Zero Dark Thirty and Skyfall share the win for Sound Editing Sound EditingTie: “Zero Dark Thirty” and “Skyfall” Sound MixingWinner: “Les Miserables” Visual EffectsWinner: “Life of Pi” Here are my thoughts. I was expecting either Argo or Silver Linings Playbook to take Best Picture because of the buzz surrounding the two films. For me, it was the moment when Argo beat out Silver Linings Playbook for Best Adapted Screenplay that sealed the deal. After that I knew Argo had it in the bag. I have to say though, it seems to be quite a slap in the face to not even give the film’s director credit by leaving him out of the Best Director category, but from the speech Ben Affleck gave, you could tell he was definitely not bitter and very happy with his win. I was happy to see Jennifer Lawrence take the win for Best Actress, I loved her role in Silver Linings Playbook and even though I think it was neck and neck between her and Jessica Chastain, I think the win will help to keep Lawrence as a consideration for deeper roles in the future rather than being known as The Hunger Games girl. I was not surprised at all with the win for Daniel Day-Lewis in the Best Actor category, and I feel sorry for any other nominees in that category because his performance in Lincoln was on a different level. In fact, it was his performance that carried the film. Life of Pi won for Best Cinematography and no one could deny that win, the film was beautiful, even though I think Skyfall definitely deserved recognition, just not the win. Of course there were some things that the Academy overlooked that we all loved but it’s expected. Let’s hear everyone else’s thoughts now! This post was written by :
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