2013 Academy Award winners continued

The Academy Awards does not just focus on best picture and best actor, but also have many other awards.

The night produced not many surprises, at least not in regard to the following wins one can view, but the biggest surprise among these categories was "Brave" taking home Best Animated Feature Film of the Year. For the most part, everyone expected "Wreck-It Ralph" to take home the gold, but I have to admit I believe "Brave" deserved the award and deserves more credit than the film was given upon release. Maybe now more people will accept the beauty behind the feature.

Likewise, everyone expected Tommy Lee Jones to edge out over his competition this year, but Christoph Waltz took home the Oscar yet again for Best Supporting Actor. The best part of him winning was the fact he quoted his character. Why not quote the character you are winning for? This made perfect sense to me and reminded me why over the past couple of years I have truly began to admire him so much.

However, most people continue to talk about Anne Hathaway's dress instead of her Oscar win. And while most people have not been fond of her acceptance speehces this award season, I must confess her speech was on of my absolute favorites of the evening. While she thanked everyone and anyone, to the point that I cannot fathom she left anyone out, my favorite part of her speech was when she stated:

Here's hoping that someday in the not too distant future the misfortunes of Fantine will only be found in stories and never in real life. Thank you.

Furthermore, watching Adele's performance of "Skyfall" as well as her tearful acceptance speeches was one of the best moments of the evening. She is such a role model and reminds us every day that if one really puts his or her mind to something a person can do anything. We can achieve everything and anything we want, but we must take the time to do so.

After all, inspiration is what the Academy Awards are all about at the end of the day and something to remind us to strive to become the best at what we do and to never give up on our dreams.

Finally, here are the rest of the 2013 Academy Award winners are as follows:

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Winner:

Christoph Waltz for Django Unchained (2012)

Nominees:

Alan Arkin for Argo (2012)
Robert De Niro for Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Philip Seymour Hoffman for The Master (2012)
Tommy Lee Jones for Lincoln (2012)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Winner:

Anne Hathaway for Les Misérables (2012)

Nominees:

Amy Adams for The Master (2012)
Sally Field for Lincoln (2012)
Helen Hunt for The Sessions (2012)
Jacki Weaver for Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year

Winner:

Brave (2012): Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman

Nominees:

Frankenweenie (2012): Tim Burton
ParaNorman (2012): Sam Fell, Chris Butler
The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012): Peter Lord
Wreck-It Ralph (2012): Rich Moore

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year

Winner:

Amour (2012) (Austria)

Nominees:

War Witch (2012) (Canada)
No (2012/I) (Chile)
A Royal Affair (2012) (Denmark)
Kon-Tiki (2012) (Norway)

Best Achievement in Cinematography

Winner:

Life of Pi (2012): Claudio Miranda

Nominees:

Anna Karenina (2012/I): Seamus McGarvey
Django Unchained (2012): Robert Richardson
Lincoln (2012): Janusz Kaminski
Skyfall (2012): Roger Deakins

Best Achievement in Editing

Winner:

Argo (2012): William Goldenberg

Nominees:

Life of Pi (2012): Tim Squyres
Lincoln (2012): Michael Kahn
Silver Linings Playbook (2012): Jay Cassidy, Crispin Struthers
Zero Dark Thirty (2012): William Goldenberg, Dylan Tichenor

Best Achievement in Production Design

Winner:

Lincoln (2012): Rick Carter, Jim Erickson

Nominees:

Anna Karenina (2012/I): Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012): Dan Hennah, Ra Vincent, Simon Bright
Les Misérables (2012): Eve Stewart, Anna Lynch-Robinson
Life of Pi (2012): David Gropman, Anna Pinnock

Best Achievement in Costume Design

Winner:

Anna Karenina (2012/I): Jacqueline Durran

Nominees:

Les Misérables (2012): Paco Delgado
Lincoln (2012): Joanna Johnston
Mirror Mirror (2012/I): Eiko Ishioka
Snow White and the Huntsman (2012): Colleen Atwood

Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling

Winner:

Les Misérables (2012): Lisa Westcott, Julie Dartnell

Nominees:

Hitchcock (2012): Howard Berger, Peter Montagna, Martin Samuel
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012): Peter King, Rick Findlater, Tami Lane

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score

Winner:

Life of Pi (2012): Mychael Danna

Nominees:

Anna Karenina (2012/I): Dario Marianelli
Argo (2012): Alexandre Desplat
Lincoln (2012): John Williams
Skyfall (2012): Thomas Newman

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song

Winner:

Skyfall (2012): Adele, Paul Epworth ("Skyfall")

Nominees:

Chasing Ice (2012): J. Ralph ("Before My Time")
Les Misérables (2012): Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Herbert Kretzmer ("Suddenly")
Life of Pi (2012): Mychael Danna, Bombay Jayshree ("Pi's Lullaby")
Ted (2012): Walter Murphy, Seth MacFarlane ("Everybody Needs a Best Friend")

Best Achievement in Sound Mixing

Winner:

Les Misérables (2012): Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson, Simon Hayes

Nominees:

Argo (2012): John T. Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, José Antonio García
Life of Pi (2012): Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill, Drew Kunin
Lincoln (2012): Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom, Ron Judkins
Skyfall (2012): Scott Millan, Greg P. Russell, Stuart Wilson

Best Achievement in Sound Editing

Winners:

Zero Dark Thirty (2012): Paul N.J. Ottosson
Skyfall (2012): Per Hallberg, Karen M. Baker

Nominees:

Argo (2012): Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn
Django Unchained (2012): Wylie Stateman
Life of Pi (2012): Eugene Gearty, Philip Stockton

Best Achievement in Visual Effects

Winner:

Life of Pi (2012): Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik De Boer, Donald Elliott

Nominees:

The Avengers (2012): Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams, Daniel Sudick
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012): Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton, R. Christopher White
Prometheus (2012/I): Richard Stammers, Trevor Wood, Charley Henley, Martin Hill
Snow White and the Huntsman (2012): Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Phil Brennan, Neil Corbould, Michael Dawson

Best Documentary, Features

Winner:

Searching for Sugar Man (2012): Malik Bendjelloul, Simon Chinn

Nominees:

5 Broken Cameras (2011): Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi
The Gatekeepers (2012): Dror Moreh, Philippa Kowarsky, Estelle Fialon
How to Survive a Plague (2012): David France, Howard Gertler
The Invisible War (2012): Kirby Dick, Amy Ziering

Best Documentary, Short Subjects

Winner:

Inocente (2012): Sean Fine, Andrea Nix

Nominees:

Kings Point (2012): Sari Gilman, Jedd Wider
Mondays at Racine (2012): Cynthia Wade, Robin Honan
Open Heart (2013): Kief Davidson, Cori Shepherd Stern
Redemption (2012/V): Jon Alpert, Matthew O'Neill

Best Short Film, Animated

Winner:

Paperman (2012): John Kahrs

Nominees:

Adam and Dog (2011): Minkyu Lee
Fresh Guacamole (2012): PES
Head Over Heels (2012): Timothy Reckart, Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly
The Simpsons: The Longest Daycare (2012): David Silverman

Best Short Film, Live Action

Winner:

Curfew (2012/I): Shawn Christensen

Nominees:

Asad (2012): Bryan Buckley, Mino Jarjoura
Buzkashi Boys (2012): Sam French, Ariel Nasr
Death of a Shadow (2012): Tom Van Avermaet, Ellen De Wael
Henry (2011/III): Yan England

For the Big Five winners please click here.

Also remember, some of those films are currently available for rental. If you are interested in renting any of the films mentioned from last year, make sure to check out your closest video rental store, Videodrome, Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, or movie channels based upon your cable or satellite provider for availability.

To purchase any Blu-rays or DVDs mentioned in this review please check out your local Austell Best Buy, Walmart, Target, or Kmart.