Awards
2012 Academy Awards
Life of Pi Leads with 4 Oscars, but Argo Takes Top Prize
February 26th, 2013 -- A month after Ben Affleck was inexplicably denied a Best Director nomination, his widely acclaimed ARGO earned sweet revenge, adding to its phenomenal awards season success by taking home the top prize at the 85th annual Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood.
In addition to Best Picture, ARGO received Oscars for Adapted Screenplay and Film Editing. In an evening where no one film seemed to separate itself from the pack, Ang Lee's gorgeous 3D epic LIFE OF PI topped the field with only 4 Oscars, including Best Director, Original Score, Cinematography and Visual Effects.
Steven Spielberg's LINCOLN, which came in with 12 nominations, managed only two Oscars, one for odds-on favorite Best Actor Daniel Day-Lewis, while the rousing musical LES MISERABLES won three trophies, including Supporting Actress Anne Hathaway, Makeup and Sound Mixing. Another highly touted nominee, ZERO DARK THIRTY, managed only one Oscar (tying SKYFALL for Sound Effects), as did SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK, which won for Best Actress Jennifer Lawrence.
The only other multiple winners were DJANGO UNCHAINED (Original Screenplay and Supporting Actor Christoph Waltz) and SKYFALL (Original Song and Sound Editing).
Following are the complete 2012 Oscar Nominations (winners in RED):
Best Picture
AMOUR
ARGO
BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
DJANGO UNCHAINED
LES MISERABLES
LIFE OF PI
LINCOLN
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
ZERO DARK THIRTY
Best Actor
Bradley Cooper for SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
Daniel Day-Lewis for LINCOLN
Hugh Jackman for LES MISERABLES
Joaquin Phoenix for THE MASTER
Denzel Washington for FLIGHT
Best Actress
Jessica Chastain for ZERO DARK THIRTY
Jennifer Lawrence for SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
Emmanuelle Riva for AMOUR
Quvenzhane Wallis for BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
Naomi Watts for THE IMPOSSIBLE
Best Supporting Actor
Alan Arkin for ARGO
Robert De Niro for SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
Philip Seymour Hoffman for THE MASTER
Tommy Lee Jones for LINCOLN
Christoph Waltz for DJANGO UNCHAINED
Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams for THE MASTER
Sally Field for LINCOLN
Anne Hathaway for LES MISERABLES
Helen Hunt for THE SESSIONS
Jacki Weaver for SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
Best Director
Michael Haneke for AMOUR
Ang Lee for LIFE OF PI
David O. Russell for SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
Steven Spielberg for LINCOLN
Benh Zeitlin for BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Michael Haneke for AMOUR
Quentin Tarantino for DJANGO UNCHAINED
John Gatins for FLIGHT
West Anderson and Roman Coppola for MOONRISE KINGDOM
Mark Boal for ZERO DARK THIRTY
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Chris Terrio for ARGO
Lucy Alibar and Benh Zeitlin for BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
David Magee for LIFE OF PI
Tony Kushner for LINCOLN
David O. Russell for SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
Best Animated Feature Film of The Year
BRAVE
FRANKENWEENIE
PARANORMAN
THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS
WRECK-IT RALPH
Best Foreign Language Film of The Year
AMOUR (Austria)
WAR WITCH (Canada)
NO (Chile)
A ROYAL AFFAIR (Denmark)
KON-TIKI (Norway)
Best Cinematography
ANNA KARENINA: Seamus McGarvey
DJANGO UNCHAINED: Robert Richardson
LIFE OF PI: Claudio Miranda
LINCOLN: Janusz Karninski
SKYFALL: Roger Deakins
Best Film Editing
ARGO: William Goldenberg
LIFE OF PI: Tim Squyres
LINCOLN: Michael Kahn
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK: Jay Cassidy and Crispin Struthers
ZERO DARK THIRTY: William Goldenberg, Dylan Tichenor
Best Art Direction
ANNA KARENINA: Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer
THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY: Dan Hennah, Ra Vincent, Simon Bright
LES MISERABLES: Eve Stewart, Anna Lynch-Robinson
LIFE OF PI: David Gropman, Anna Pinnock
LINCOLN: Rick Carter, Jim Erickson
Best Costume Design
ANNA KARENINA: Jacqueline Durran
LES MISERABLES: Paco Delgado
LINCOLN: Joanna Johnston
MIRROR MIRROR: Eiko Ishioka
SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN: Colleen Atwood
Best Makeup
HITCHCOCK: Howard Berger, Peter Montagna, Martin Samuel
THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY: Peter King, Rick Findlater, Tami Lane
LES MISERABLES: Lisa Westcott, Julie Dartnell
Original Musical Score
ANNA KARENINA: Dario Marianelli
ARGO: Alexande Desplat
LIFE OF PI: Mychael Danna
LINCOLN: John Williams
SKYFALL: Thomas Newman
Best Music, Song
CHASING ICE: "Before My Time" (J. Ralph)
LES MISERABLES: "Suddenly" (Alain Boubil Claude-Michel Schonberg, Herbert Kretzmer)
LIFE OF PI: "Pi's Lullaby" (Mychael Danna, Bombay Jayshree)
SKYFALL: "Skyfall" (Adele)
TED: "Everybody Needs a Best Friend" (Walter Murphy, Seth MacFarlane)
Best Sound Mixing
ARGO: John T. Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, Jose Antonio Garcia
LES MISERABLES: Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson, Simon Hayes
LIFE OF PI: Ron Bartlett, Dough Hemphill, Drew Kunin
LINCOLN: Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom, Ron Judkins
SKYFALL: Scott Millan, Greg P. Russell, Stuart Wilson
Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing
ARGO: Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn
DJANGO UNCHAINED: Wylie Stateman
LIFE OF PI: Eugene Gearty, Philip Stockton
SKYFALL: Per Hallberg, Karen M. Baker
ZERO DARK THIRTY: Paul N.J. Ottosson
Best Effects, Visual Effects Editing
THE AVENGERS: Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams, Daniel Sudick
THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY: Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton, R. Christopher White
LIFE OF PI: Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocherson, Erik de Boer, Donald Elliott
PROMETHEUS: Richard Stammers, Trevor Wood, Charley Henley, Martin Hill
SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN: Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Phil Brennan, Neil Corbould, Michael Dawon
Best Documentary, Features
5 BROKEN CAMERAS
THE GATEKEEPERS
HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE
THE INVISIBLE WAR
SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN
Best Documentary, Short Subjects
INOCENTE
KINGS POINT
MONDAYS AT RACINE
OPEN HEART
REDEMPTION
Best Animated Short Film
ADAM AND DOG
FRESH GUACAMOLE
HEAD OVER HEELS
PAPERMAN
THE SIMPSONS: THE LONGEST DAYCARE
Best Live Action Short Film
ASAD
BUZHASHI BOYS
CURFEW
DEATH OF A SHADOW
HENRY
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