Sunday night was Oscar night, as the 85th Academy Awards gave the top honor of Best Picture to Ben Affleck’s “Argo”.
The evening was filled with a wide range of moments, from host Seth MacFarlane’s song-and-dance opening tribute to female nakedness in “We Saw Your Boobs”, to winner Jennifer Lawrence’s big stumble up to the stage to accept her “Best Actress” award for “Silver Linings Playbook”. Throw in a James Bond Tribute, a powerful performance by Jennifer Hudson of “And I Am Telling You…”, mix it with an appearance from Michelle Obama, add a dash of Adele, Barbara Streisand, Norah Jones, the movie cast of “Chicago” and then fill the time with cornucopia of jokes (good and bad), and presto: Oscars.
According to Box Office Mojo, the nine films up for “Best Picture” have collectively taken in over a billion dollars collectively, and counting.
The list of winners for the 85th Academy Awards is as follows:
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, “Django Unchained”
Animated Short Film: “Paperman”
Animated Feature Film: “Brave”
Cinematography: “Life of Pi”
Visual Effects: “Life of Pi”
Costume: “Anna Karenina”
Makeup and Hairstyling: “Les Misérables”
Live Action Short Film: “Curfew”
Documentary (short subject): “Inocente”
Documentary Feature: “Searching for Sugar Man”
Foreign Language Film: “Amour”
Sound Mixing: “Les Misérables”
Sound Editing (tie): “Skyfall,” “Zero Dark Thirty”
Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway, “Les Misérables”
Film Editing: “Argo”
Production Design: “Lincoln”
Original Score: “Life of Pi,” Mychael Danna
Original Song: “Skyfall” from “Skyfall,” Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth
Adapted Screenplay: Chris Terrio, “Argo”
Original Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino, “Django Unchained”
Directing: Ang Lee, “Life of Pi”
Actress: Jennifer Lawrence, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, “Lincoln”
Best Picture: “Argo”
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