Sunday, February 24, 2013

"Argo" Wins Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published:

Argo: Chris Terrio WINNER

Beasts of the Southern Wild: Lucy Alibar, Benh Zeitlin
Life of Pi: David Magee
Lincoln: Tony Kushner
Silver Linings Playbook: David O. Russell

"Skyfall" Wins Best Original Song Oscar

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song:

Skyfall: Adele, Paul Epworth ("Skyfall") WINNERS

Chasing Ice: J. Ralph ("Before My Time")
Les Misérables: Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Herbert Kretzmer ("Suddenly")
Life of Pi: Mychael Danna, Bombay Jayshree ("Pi's Lullaby")
Ted: Walter Murphy, Seth MacFarlane ("Everybody Needs a Best Friend")

"Life of Pi" Wins Best Original Score Oscar

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score:

Life of Pi: Mychael Danna WINNER

Anna Karenina: Dario Marianelli
Argo: Alexandre Desplat
Lincoln: John Williams
Skyfall: Thomas Newman

"Lincoln" Wins Best Production Design Oscar

Best Achievement in Production Design:

Lincoln: Rick Carter, Jim Erickson WINNER

Anna Karenina: Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: Dan Hennah, Ra Vincent, Simon Bright
Les Misérables: Eve Stewart, Anna Lynch-Robinson
Life of Pi: David Gropman, Anna Pinnock

"Argo" Wins Best Editing Oscar

Best Achievement in Editing:

Argo: William Goldenberg WINNER

Life of Pi: Tim Squyres
Lincoln: Michael Kahn
Silver Linings Playbook: Jay Cassidy, Crispin Struthers
Zero Dark Thirty: William Goldenberg, Dylan Tichenor

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).