LOS ANGELES, CA-This past Sunday night, celebrities gathered for the 85th annual AcademyAwards. The stars looked stunning as they walked the red carpet on the biggest night for movies. Host, Seth Macfarlane kicked off the night with singing, dancing and a visit from the future. As Star Trek’s Captain Kirk (played By William Shatner) warned Macfarlane that headlines tomorrow would read “Worst Oscars Host Ever,” Macfarlane was shown the videos of his imminent mistakes/downfall so in order to balance things out he brought on a few sophisticated dance numbers which included Charlize Theron, Channing Tatum, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Daniel Radcliffe. Presenters added to the enjoyable night with some witty banter of their own, as well as a visit from Ted. The night was accompanied by brilliant performances from the phenomenal Adele and from Oscar winning musicals; Catharine Zeta-Jones (Chicago), Jennifer Hudson (Dream Girls) and the Cast of Les Misérable. As the night went on, here is how the award winners played out:
Best Supporting Role-Chirstoph Waltz (Django Unchained)
Best Animated Short– Paper Man, John Kahrs
Best Animated Film– Brave, Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman
Achievement in Cinematography – Life of Pi, Claudio Miranda
Visual Effects– Life of Pi, Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott
Costume Design– Anna Karenina, Jacquelyn Durran
Makeup and Hairstyling– Les Misérable, Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell
Best Live Action Short film– Curfew, Shawn Christensen
Best Documentary Short– Inocente, Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine
Best Documentary Feature– Searching for Sugar Man, Malik Bendjelloul and Simon Chinn
Best Foreign Film– Amour, Austria
Best sound mixing– Les Misérables, Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom and Ronald Judkins
Best Sound Editing– (a tie) Zero Dark Thirty, Paul N.J. Ottosson—Skyfall, Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers
Best Supporting Actress– Les Misérables, Anne Hathaway
Best Film Editing– Argo, William Goldenburg
Production Design– Lincoln, David Gropman (Production Design); Jim Erickson (Set Decoration)
Best Original Song– “Skyfall” from Skyfall, Music and Lyrics by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth
Best Adapted Screenplay– Argo, Chris Terrio
Best Screenplay– Django Unchained, Quentin Tarantino
Achievement in Directing– Life of Pi, Ang Lee
Best Actress (a leading role) – Silver Linings Playbook, Jennifer Lawrence
Best Actor (a leading role) – Lincoln, Daniel Day-Lewis
Best Picture- Argo, Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck and George Clooney, Producer