Sunday, February 24, 2013

Anne Hathaway Wins "Best Supporting Actress Oscar"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:

Anne Hathaway for Les Misérables WINNER

Amy Adams for The Master
Sally Field for Lincoln
Helen Hunt for The Sessions
Jacki Weaver for Silver Linings Playbook

"Skyfall" and "Zero Dark Thirty" Win Best Sound Editing Oscar

Best Achievement in Sound Editing: TIE

Skyfall: Per Hallberg, Karen M. Baker WINNER
Zero Dark Thirty: Paul N.J. Ottosson WINNER

Argo: Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn
Django Unchained: Wylie Stateman
Life of Pi: Eugene Gearty, Philip Stockton

NOTE:  There have been five other ties in Oscar history - twice in the acting and documentary categories and once in the "Best Live Action Short" category (1994).

"Les Miserables" Wins Best Sound Mixing Oscar

Best Achievement in Sound Mixing:

Les Misérables: Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson, Simon Hayes WINNER

Argo: John T. Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, José Antonio García
Life of Pi: Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill, Drew Kunin
Lincoln: Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom, Ron Judkins
Skyfall: Scott Millan, Greg P. Russell, Stuart Wilson

"Amour" Wins Best Foreign Language Film Oscar

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year:

Amour (Austria) WINNER

War Witch (Canada)
No (Chile)
A Royal Affair (Denmark)
Kon-Tiki ((Norway)

"Searching for Sugar Man" Wins Best Documentary Oscar

Best Documentary, Features:

Searching for Sugar Man: Malik Bendjelloul, Simon Chinn WINNER

5 Broken Cameras (2011): Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi
The Gatekeepers: Dror Moreh, Philippa Kowarsky, Estelle Fialon
How to Survive a Plague: David France, Howard Gertler
The Invisible War: Kirby Dick, Amy Ziering

"Inocente" Wins Best Documentary Short

Best Documentary, Short Subjects:

Inocente: Sean Fine, Andrea Nix WINNER

Kings Point: Sari Gilman, Jedd Wider
Mondays at Racine: Cynthia Wade, Robin Honan
Open Heart (2013): Kief Davidson, Cori Shepherd Stern
Redemption: Jon Alpert, Matthew O'Neill

"Curfew)" Wins Best Short Film Oscar

Best Short Film, Live Action:

Curfew): Shawn Christensen WINNER

Asad: Bryan Buckley, Mino Jarjoura
Buzkashi Boys: Sam French, Ariel Nasr
Death of a Shadow: Tom Van Avermaet, Ellen De Waele
Henry (2011): Yan England