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Argo Captures Best Picture at 85th Annual Academy Awards

Grant Heslov, from left, Ben Affleck, and George Clooney pose with their award for best picture for "Argo" during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday Feb. 24, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)


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Grant Heslov, from left, Ben Affleck, and George Clooney pose with their award for best picture for “Argo” during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday Feb. 24, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP) ——————————————————————————–
John Shearer/Invision/AP

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 ShortPaper Man, John Kahrs

Best Animated FilmBrave, Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman

Achievement in CinematographyLife of Pi, Claudio Miranda

Visual EffectsLife of Pi, Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott

Costume Design– Anna Karenina, Jacquelyn Durran

Makeup and HairstylingLes Misérable, Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell

Best Live Action Short filmCurfew, Shawn Christensen

Best Documentary ShortInocente, Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine

Best Documentary FeatureSearching for Sugar Man, Malik Bendjelloul and Simon Chinn

Best Foreign FilmAmour, Austria

Best sound mixingLes 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 EditingArgo, William Goldenburg

Production DesignLincoln, 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 ScreenplayArgo, Chris Terrio

Best ScreenplayDjango Unchained, Quentin Tarantino

Achievement in DirectingLife 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