
The Winners of the 85th Academy Awards
February 25, 2013In case you missed the show, here is the complete list of winners at the 85th Academy Awards ceremony. Ben Affleck’s Argo took home the top prize.
The 85th Academy Awards brought us a lot of surprises, shocks and disappointments this year with the awards that were handed out. However, just in case you missed the show, here is a complete list of the people who took home naked golden men.
Best Picture: Argo
Best Director: Ang Lee for Life of Pi
Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln (Lincoln)
Best Actress: Jennifer Lawrence as Tiffany Maxwell (Silver Linings Playbook)
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz as Dr. King Schultz (Django Unchained)
Best Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway as Fantine (Les Miserables)
Best Original Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino for Django Unchained
Best Adapted Screenplay: Chris Terrio for Argo
Best Original Score: Mychael Danna for Life of Pi
Best Original Song: Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth for “Skyfall” (Skyfall)
Best Animated Film: Brave by Pixar Animation Studios (Directors – Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman)
Best Animated Short: Paperman by Walt Disney Animation Studios (Director – John Kahrs)
Best Documentary: Searching for Sugar Man by Malik Bendjelloul and Simon Chinn
Best Documentary Short: Inocente by Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine
Best Live Action Short: Curfew by Shawn Christensen
Best Film Editing: William Goldenberg for Argo
Best Visual Effects: Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan de Boer, and Donald R. Elliott for Life of Pi
Best Cinematography: Claudio Miranda for Life of Pi
Best Sound Editing (tie): Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers for Skyfall and Paul N. J. Ottosson for Zero Dark Thirty
Best Sound Mixing: Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson, and Simon Hayes for Les Miserables
Best Production Design: Rick Carter and Jim Erickson for Lincoln
Best Makeup: Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell for Les Miserables
Best Costume Design: Jacqueline Durran for Anna Karenina
So that is the complete list of winners for the 85th Academy Awards! Which winners were you happy with, surprised by or utterly disappointed in? Whatever they may be, sound off in the comment section!
For me personally, I would have loved to see Roger Deakins win for his cinematography in Skyfall, and Wreck-It Ralph deserved the award for Best Animated Film.
Sorry guys, I failed to mention that Michael Haneke’s Amour won for Best Foreign Language Film.