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Oscars 2013: Argo wins Best Picture

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Feb 25, 2013 10:34 (IST)
That's all folks! Join us next year...
Feb 25, 2013 10:30 (IST)
Tonight's biggest winners: Ang Lee and Life Of Pi, Argo, Christoph Waltz who won his second Oscar and has a 100% winning rate, Daniel Day-Lewis who made history with the most Best Actor wins (three), and Jennifer Lawrence and Anne Hathaway who won their first Oscars.
Feb 25, 2013 10:29 (IST)
The final count:

Life Of Pi - 4 wins out of 11 nominations
Argo - 3 out 7 nominations
Les Miserables
- 3 out of 8 nominations
Django Unchained - 2 out of 5 nominations
Lincoln - 2 out of 12 nominations
Silver Linings Playbook - 1 out of 8 nominations
Amour
- 1 out of 5 nominations
Zero Dark Thirty - 1 out of 5 nominations
Beasts Of The Southern Wild - 0 out of 4 nominations
Feb 25, 2013 10:27 (IST)
Despite a Best Director snub, it's Ben Affleck's night, and definitely NOT Steven Spielberg's!

And what could be cooler than having your win announced by Michelle Obama and being handed your Oscar by Jack Nicholson!
Feb 25, 2013 10:25 (IST)
...Argo!!!
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Feb 25, 2013 10:23 (IST)
And the Oscar goes to...
Feb 25, 2013 10:21 (IST)
And here comes the big one - Best Picture
Feb 25, 2013 10:20 (IST)
Another fun fact: Lincoln was meant to star Liam Neeson, who was a presenter today. He handed the role to Daniel Day-Lewis
Feb 25, 2013 10:20 (IST)
Fun fact: Daniel Day-Lewis beat his Lincoln co-star Tommy Lee Jones (and Best Supporting Actor nominee this year) for Best Actor in 2008. Daniel won for There Will Be Blood, Tommy was nominated for In The Valley Of Elah
Feb 25, 2013 10:18 (IST)
And an expected win: Daniel Day-Lewis wins Best Actor for Lincoln

This makes Daniel Day-Lewis the actor with the most number of Best Actor Oscars - three. He previously won for My Left Foot and There Will Be Blood
Feb 25, 2013 10:14 (IST)
This is Jennifer Lawrence's second nomination and first win. She was previously nominated for Winter's Bone a couple of years ago, and was then the second youngest Best Actress nominee
Feb 25, 2013 10:13 (IST)
And the Best Actress Oscar goes to Jennifer Lawrence for Silver Linings Playbook
Feb 25, 2013 10:09 (IST)
Best Actress coming up. If Emmanuelle Riva wins Best Actress nominee for Amour, she will become the oldest Best Actress winner at 85 and also the fifth French actress to win an Oscar after Claudette Colbert (Best Actress for It Happened One Night), Simone Signoret (Best Actress for Room At The Top), Marion Cotillard (Best Actress for La Vie En Rose), and Juliette Binoche (Best Supporting Actress for The English Patient).
Feb 25, 2013 10:07 (IST)
Ok then!

Life Of Pi
- 4 wins out of 11 nominations
Les Miserables - 3 out of 8 nominations
Argo - 2 out 7 nominations
Django Unchained - 2 out of 5 nominations
Lincoln - 1 out of 12 nominations
Amour
- 1 out of 5 nominations
Zero Dark Thirty - 1 out of 5 nominations
Silver Linings Playbook - 0 out of 8 nominations
Beasts Of The Southern Wild - 0 out of 4 nominations
Feb 25, 2013 10:05 (IST)
OMG! Ang Lee beats Steven Spielberg for the second time! Wins his second Oscar. Life Of Pi now leads with 4 wins
Feb 25, 2013 10:04 (IST)
Best Director: Ang Lee for Life Of Pi
Feb 25, 2013 10:03 (IST)
Best Director coming up. This is the second time that directors Steven Spielberg and Ang Lee are facing off at the Oscars. In 2006, Steven Spielberg, nominated for Munich, lost to Ang Lee who won for Brokeback Mountain.
Feb 25, 2013 09:59 (IST)
Tarantino makes up for his Best Director snub with an Oscar for writing
Feb 25, 2013 09:58 (IST)
With just 1 win, Lincoln has been left far behind now by Les Miserables and Life Of Pi with 3 Oscars each, and Django Unchained and Argo with 2 Oscars each.
Feb 25, 2013 09:56 (IST)
Best Original Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino for Django Unchained



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