According to Deadline.com on Feb. 24, the 85th annual Academy Awards will become available for online streaming in the United States the day after the ceremony takes place. The news states that it will be available on a number of platforms including ABC.com, the ABC Player app, Hulu, Hulu Plus and various Hulu distribution partners.
This will be the first time the Oscars will stream online in this manner, and the streaming will start at 6 a.m. EST on Feb. 25 and end at midnight on Feb. 27.
This year's Oscars features some of the biggest stars in movies vying for the biggest awards in entertainment, but also has its fair share of controversy as well.
The biggest controversy heading into the 85th annual Academy Awards is the absence of Ben Affleck from the Best Director category. Affleck won the Golden Globes and Director's Guild award as the Best Director for "Argo," however he did not even make the five-name short list for the Oscars, with names like first-time feature director Benh Zeitlin ("Beasts of the Southern Wild") taking his place.
However, Affleck still has "Argo" in competition for Best Film and hopes to play spoiler in the biggest category of the night. As the Oscars goes on, this page will update with the winners, so be sure to save the page to your bookmarks and once the ceremony starts, refresh your browser to see the winners of the 85th annual Academy Awards as they happen.
Here are the winners of the 85th annual Academy Awards:
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christoph Waltz won his second Oscar of his life for "Django Unchained," the first also for a Quentin Tarantino movie ("Inglourious Basterds").
Other Nominees:
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "The Master"
Robert DeNiro, "Silver Linings Playbook"
Alan Arkin, "Argo"
Tommy Lee Jones, "Lincoln"
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
"Brave" won the award for Best Animated Feature, beating out a number of fantastic films in this year's category. This ended up being one of the best years for animated movies and Pixar won again.
Other Nominees:
"Frankenweenie"
"The Pirates"
"Wreck-It Ralph"
"Paranorman"
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
"Life of Pi" wins.
Other Nominees:
"Skyfall"
"Anna Karenina"
"Django Unchained"
"Lincoln"
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
"Life of Pi" wins.
Other Nominees:
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"
"The Avengers"
"Prometheus"
"Snow White and the Huntsman"
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
"Anna Karenina" wins.
Other Nominees:
Les Miserables
Lincoln
Mirror Mirror
Snow White and the Huntsman
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
"Searching for Sugar Man" wins the Best Documentary Oscar. The movie follows the search for a mysterious musician who disappeared years ago.
Other Nominees:
"How to Survive a Plague"
"The Gatekeepers"
"5 Broken Cameras"
"The Invisible War"
BEST FOREIGN FEATURE
In no surprise, "Amour" wins the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. It also received a nomination for Best Film.
Other Nominees:
"No"
"Rebelle (War Witch)"
"A Royal Affair"
"Contiki"
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Anne Hathaway won the award for her role in "Les Miserables," her first Oscar win and second nomination.
Other Nominees:
Sally Field, "Lincoln"
Jacki Weaver, "Silver Linings Playbook"
Helen Hunt, "The Sessions"
Amy Adams, "The Master"
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Adele won the Oscar for "Skyfall" in her first ever Academy Award nomination, as the singer continues to add to her lengthy list of achievements.
Other Nominations:
Ted's "Everybody Needs a Best Friend"
Les Miserables' "Suddenly"
Life of Pi's "Pi's Lullaby"
Chasing Ice's "Before My Time"
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
"Argo" wins Best Adapted Screenplay.
Other Nominations:
"Beasts of the Southern Wild"
"Lincoln"
"Silver Linings Playbook"
"Life of Pi"
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Quentin Tarantino and "Django Unchained" wins Best Original Screenplay.
Other Nominations:
"Flight"
"Zero Dark Thirty"
"Django Unchained"
"Amour"
"Moonrise Kingdom"
BEST DIRECTOR
Without Ben Affleck in the nominees, the category was open. In a shocking win, Ang Lee won the Oscar for Best Director for "Life of Pi."
Other Nominations:
David O. Russell, "Silver Linings Playbook"
Steven Spielberg, "Lincoln"
Michael Haneke, "Amour"
Benh Zeitlin, "Beasts of the Southern Wild"
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
This year's nominees including the youngest ever and the oldest ever. However, the winner was Jennifer Lawrence for "Silver Linings Playbook."
Other Nominations:
Naomi Watts, The Impossible
Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
Quvenzhané Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Daniel Day Lewis came into the Oscars as the heavy favorite to win for his role in "Lincoln" and, in no surprise, he won the award. He is the first man to ever win three leading actor Oscars in history.
Other Nominations:
Denzel Washington, Flight
Hugh Jackman, Les Misérables
Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
BEST PICTURE
Jack Nicholson and Michelle Obama awarded the Best Picture award to "Argo."
Other Nominations:
"Beasts of the Southern Wild"
"Silver Linings Playbook"
"Zero Dark Thirty"
"Lincoln"
"Les Miserables"
"Life of Pi"
"Amour"
"Django Unchained"
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Shawn S. Lealos is a member of the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle, the professional film critics’ organization of Oklahoma. He is also working on a book about the Stephen King dollar babies called “Dollar Deal.” To read more of his writing, visit shawnlealos.net.
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