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85th Academy Awards
85th Academy Awards Poster
 
Date February 24, 2013
Site Dolby Theatre
Hollywood, California
Host Seth MacFarlane
Highlights
Best Picture Argo
Most wins Life of Pi (4)
Most nominations Lincoln (12)
 < 84th Academy Awards 86th

The 85th Academy Awards were held on February 24, 2013, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. The ceremony honored the best films, directors, actors and artisans of 2012 and were televised in the U.S. on ABC. It was Seth MacFarlane's first time hosting the Oscars.

Nominations[]

Nominations for the 85th Academy Awards were announced on Thursday, January 10, 2013, by ceremony host Seth MacFarlane and Emma Stone. During the nomination presentation, it was pointed out that all five nominees in the Best Supporting Actor category have won an acting Oscar previously. Additionally, Best Actress nominees Emmanuelle Riva and Quvenzhané Wallis, at 85 and 9 years old respectively, set the record for being the oldest and youngest actresses nominated in the category, ironically in the same year. Host Seth MacFarland received a nomination for his lyric contribution to the song "Everybody Needs a Best Friend" from the film Ted, a situation that last occurred in 2011, when host James Franco was nominated for Best Actor the same year he hosted the awards ceremony.

Best Picture[]

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Argo

See also: Best Picture

Winner
ArgoBen Affleck, George Clooney and Grant Heslov, producers
Nominees
AmourMargaret Menegoz, Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka and Michael Katz, producers
Beasts of the Southern WildDan Janvey, Josh Penn and Michael Gottwald, producers
Django UnchainedStacey Sher, Reginald Hudlin and Pilar Savone, producers
Les MisérablesTim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward and Cameron Mackintosh, producers
Life of PiGil Netter, Ang Lee and David Womark, producers
LincolnSteven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, producers
Silver Linings PlaybookDonna Gigliotti, Bruce Cohen and Jonathan Gordon, producers
Zero Dark ThirtyMark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow and Megan Ellison, producers

Best Director[]

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Life of Pi

See also: Best Director

Winner
Life of PiAng Lee
Nominees
AmourMichael Haneke
Beasts of the Southern WildBenh Zeitlin
LincolnSteven Spielberg
Silver Linings PlaybookDavid O. Russell

Best Actor[]

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Lincoln

See also: Best Actor

Winner
Daniel Day-LewisLincoln
Nominees
Bradley CooperSilver Linings Playbook
Hugh JackmanLes Misérables
Joaquin PhoenixThe Master
Denzel WashingtonFlight

Best Actress[]

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Silver Linings Playbook

See also: Best Actress

Winner
Jennifer LawrenceSilver Linings Playbook
Nominees
Jessica ChastainZero Dark Thirty
Emmanuelle RivaAmour
Quvenzhané WallisBeasts of the Southern Wild
Naomi WattsThe Impossible

Best Supporting Actor[]

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Django Unchained

See also: Best Supporting Actor

Winner
Christoph WaltzDjango Unchained
Nominees
Alan ArkinArgo
Robert De NiroSilver Linings Playbook
Philip Seymour HoffmanThe Master
Tommy Lee JonesLincoln

Best Supporting Actress[]

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Les Misérables

See also: Best Supporting Actress

Winner
Anne HathawayLes Misérables
Nominees
Amy AdamsThe Master
Sally FieldLincoln
Helen HuntThe Sessions
Jacki WeaverSilver Linings Playbook

Best Original Screenplay[]

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Django Unchained

See also: Best Original Screenplay

Winner
Django UnchainedQuentin Tarantino
Nominees
AmourMichael Haneke
FlightJohn Gatins
Moonrise KingdomWes Anderson and Roman Coppola
Zero Dark ThirtyMark Boal

Best Adapted Screenplay[]

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Argo

See also: Best Adapted Screenplay

Winner
ArgoChris Terrio
Nominees
Beasts of the Southern WildLucy Alibar and Benh Zeitlin
Life of PiDavid Magee
LincolnTony Kushner
Silver Linings PlaybookDavid O. Russell

Best Animated Feature[]

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Brave

See also: Best Animated Feature

Winner
Brave — directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman
Nominees
Frankenweenie — directed by Tim Burton
ParaNorman — directed by Sam Fell and Chris Butler
The Pirates! Band of Misfits — directed by Peter Lord
Wreck-It-Ralph — directed by Rich Moore

Best Foreign Language Film[]

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Amour

See also: Best Foreign Language Film

Winner
Amour from Austria — directed by Michael Haneke
Nominees
Kon-Tiki from Norway — directed by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg
No from Chile — directed by Pablo Larraín
A Royal Affair from Denmark — directed by Nikolaj Arcel
War Witch from Canada — directed by Kim Nguyen

Best Documentary Feature[]

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Searching for Sugar Man

See also: Best Documentary Feature

Winner
Searching for Sugar ManMalik Bendjelloul and Simon Chinn
Nominees
5 Broken CamerasEmad Burnat and Guy Davidi
The GatekeepersDror Moreh, Philippa Kowarsky and Estelle Fialon
How to Survive a PlagueDavid France and Howard Gertler
The Invisible WarKirby Dick and Amy Ziering

Best Documentary Short[]

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Inocente

See also: Best Documentary Short

Winner
InocenteSean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine
Nominees
Kings PointSari Gilman and Jedd Wider
Mondays at RacineCynthia Wade and Robin Honan
Open HeartKief Davidson and Cori Shepherd Stern
RedemptionJon Alpert and Matthew O'Neill

Best Live Action Short[]

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Curfew

See also: Best Live Action Short

Winner
CurfewShawn Christensen
Nominees
AsadBryan Buckley and Mino Jarjoura
Buzkashi BoysSam French and Ariel Nasr
Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw)Tom Van Avermaet and Ellen De Waele
HenryYan England

Best Animated Short[]

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Paperman

See also: Best Animated Short

Winner
PapermanJohn Kahrs
Nominees
Adam and DogMinkyu Lee
Fresh GuacamolePES
Head Over HeelsTimothy Reckart and Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly
Maggie Simpson in "The Longest Daycare"David Silverman

Best Original Score[]

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Life of Pi

See also: Best Original Score

Winner
Life of PiMychael Danna
Nominees
Anna KareninaDario Marianelli
ArgoAlexandre Desplat
LincolnJohn Williams
SkyfallThomas Newman

Best Original Song[]

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Skyfall

See also: Best Original Song

Winner
Skyfall — "Skyfall"; Music and Lyric by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth
Nominees
Chasing Ice — "Before My Time"; Music and Lyric by J.Ralph
Life of Pi — “Pi's Lullaby”; Music by Mychael Danna; Lyric by Bombay Jayashri
Les Misérables — "Suddenly"; Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg; Lyric by Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boublil
Ted — "Everybody Needs a Best Friend"; Music by Walter Murphy; Lyric by Seth MacFarlane

Best Cinematography[]

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Life of Pi

See also: Best Cinematography

Winner
Life of PiClaudio Miranda
Nominees
Anna KareninaSeamus McGarvey
Django UnchainedRobert Richardson
LincolnJanusz Kaminski
SkyfallRoger Deakins

Best Costume Design[]

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Anna Karenina

See also: Best Costume Design

Winner
Anna KareninaJacqueline Durran
Nominees
Les MisérablesPaco Delgado
LincolnJoanna Johnston
Mirror MirrorEiko Ishioka
Snow White and the HuntsmanColleen Atwood

Best Film Editing[]

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Argo

See also: Best Film Editing

Winner
ArgoWilliam Goldenberg
Nominees
Life of PiTim Squyres
LincolnMichael Kahn
Silver Linings PlaybookJay Cassidy and Crispin Struthers
Zero Dark ThirtyDylan Tichenor and Crispin Struthers

Best Makeup and Hairstyling[]

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Les Misérables

See also: Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Winner
Les MisérablesLisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell
Nominees
HitchcockHoward Berger, Peter Montagna and Martin Samuel
The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyPeter King, Rick Findlater and Tami Lane

Best Production Design[]

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Lincoln

See also: Best Production Design

Winner
Lincoln — Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Jim Erickson
Nominees
Anna Karenina — Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey— Production Design: Dan Hennah; Set Decoration: Ra Vincent and Simon Bright
Les Misérables — Production Design: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Anna Lynch-Robinson
Life of Pi — Production Design: David Gropman; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock

Best Sound Editing[]

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Zero Dark Thirty

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Skyfall

See also: Best Sound Editing

Winner
Tie: Zero Dark ThirtyPaul N.J. Ottosson
SkyfallPer Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers
Nominees
ArgoErik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn
Django UnchainedWylie Stateman
Life of PiEugene Gearty and Philip Stockton

Best Sound Mixing[]

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Les Misérables

See also: Best Sound Mixing

Winner
Les MisérablesAndy Nelson, Mark Paterson and Simon Hayes
Nominees
ArgoJohn Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Jose Antonio Garcia

Life of PiRon Bartlett, D.M. Hemphill and Drew Kunin
LincolnAndy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom and Ron Judkins
SkyfallScott Millan, Greg P. Russell and Stuart Wilson

Best Visual Effects[]

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Life of Pi

See also: Best Visual Effects

Winner
Life of PiBill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott
Nominees
The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyJoe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and R.Christopher White
Marvel's The AvengersJanek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams and Dan Sudick
PrometheusRichard Stammers, Trevor Wood, Charley Henley and Martin Hill
Snow White and the HuntsmanCedric Nicolas-Troyan, Philip Brennan, Neil Corbould and Michael Dawson

Changes to the Categories[]

The Academy announced several changes to the eligibility and nomination processes for a number of the annual competitive awards categories.

Best Makeup and Hairstyling
The Best Makeup Oscar has been renamed the "Academy Award for Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling". Aside from the change in category title, the eligibility rules and nomination process for the award remains the same.
Best Production Design
The Best Art Direction Oscar has been renamed the "Academy Award for Achievement in Production Design". Aside from the change in category title, the eligibility rules and nomination process for the award also remains the same.
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