85th Annual Academy Award Thread [Winners Posted]

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The 85th Oscars are tonight [in about 30 minutes I think] so I'm making this thread in case people want to talk about the show as it is going on.

Best Picture
"Amour" Margaret Menegoz, Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka and Michael Katz, Producers
"Argo" Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck and George Clooney, Producers
"Beasts of the Southern Wild" Dan Janvey, Josh Penn and Michael Gottwald, Producers
"Django Unchained" Stacey Sher, Reginald Hudlin and Pilar Savone, Producers
"Les Misérables" Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward and Cameron Mackintosh, Producers
"Life of Pi" Gil Netter, Ang Lee and David Womark, Producers
"Lincoln" Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers
"Silver Linings Playbook" Donna Gigliotti, Bruce Cohen and Jonathan Gordon, Producers
"Zero Dark Thirty" Mark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow and Megan Ellison, Producers

Directing
"Amour" Michael Haneke
"Beasts of the Southern Wild" Benh Zeitlin
"Life of Pi" Ang Lee
"Lincoln" Steven Spielberg
"Silver Linings Playbook" David O. Russell

Actor in a Leading Role
Bradley Cooper in "Silver Linings Playbook"
Daniel Day-Lewis in "Lincoln"
Hugh Jackman in "Les Misérables"
Joaquin Phoenix in "The Master"
Denzel Washington in "Flight"

Actress in a Leading Role
Jessica Chastain in "Zero Dark Thirty"
Jennifer Lawrence in "Silver Linings Playbook"
Emmanuelle Riva in "Amour"
Quvenzhané Wallis in "Beasts of the Southern Wild"
Naomi Watts in "The Impossible"

Actor in a Supporting Role
Alan Arkin in "Argo"
Robert De Niro in "Silver Linings Playbook"
Philip Seymour Hoffman in "The Master"
Tommy Lee Jones in "Lincoln"
Christoph Waltz in "Django Unchained"

Actress in a Supporting Role
Amy Adams in "The Master"
Sally Field in "Lincoln"
Anne Hathaway in "Les Misérables"
Helen Hunt in "The Sessions"
Jacki Weaver in "Silver Linings Playbook"

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
"Argo" Screenplay by Chris Terrio
"Beasts of the Southern Wild" Screenplay by Lucy Alibar & Benh Zeitlin
"Life of Pi" Screenplay by David Magee
"Lincoln" Screenplay by Tony Kushner
"Silver Linings Playbook" Screenplay by David O. Russell

Writing (Original Screenplay)
"Amour" Written by Michael Haneke
"Django Unchained" Written by Quentin Tarantino
"Flight" Written by John Gatins
"Moonrise Kingdom" Written by Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola
"Zero Dark Thirty" Written by Mark Boal

Animated Feature Film
"Brave" Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman
"Frankenweenie" Tim Burton
"ParaNorman" Sam Fell and Chris Butler
"The Pirates! Band of Misfits" Peter Lord
"Wreck-It Ralph" Rich Moore

Foreign Language Film
"Amour" Austria
"Kon-Tiki" Norway
"No" Chile
"A Royal Affair" Denmark
"War Witch" Canada

Documentary Feature
"5 Broken Cameras" Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi
"The Gatekeepers" Dror Moreh, Philippa Kowarsky and Estelle Fialon
"How to Survive a Plague" David France and Howard Gertler
"The Invisible War" Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering
"Searching for Sugar Man" Malik Bendjelloul and Simon Chinn

Documentary Short Subject
"Inocente" Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine
"Kings Point" Sari Gilman and Jedd Wider
"Mondays at Racine" Cynthia Wade and Robin Honan
"Open Heart" Kief Davidson and Cori Shepherd Stern
"Redemption" Jon Alpert and Matthew O'Neill

Short Film (Animated)
"Adam and Dog" Minkyu Lee
"Fresh Guacamole" PES
"Head over Heels" Timothy Reckart and Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly
"Maggie Simpson in "The Longest Daycare"" David Silverman
"Paperman" John Kahrs

Short Film (Live Action)
"Asad" Bryan Buckley and Mino Jarjoura
"Buzkashi Boys" Sam French and Ariel Nasr
"Curfew" Shawn Christensen
"Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw)" Tom Van Avermaet and Ellen De Waele
"Henry" Yan England

Music (Original Score)
"Anna Karenina" Dario Marianelli
"Argo" Alexandre Desplat
"Life of Pi" Mychael Danna
"Lincoln" John Williams
"Skyfall" Thomas Newman

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

Sound Editing
"Argo" Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn
"Django Unchained" Wylie Stateman
"Life of Pi" Eugene Gearty and Philip Stockton
"Skyfall" Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers* [TIE]
"Zero Dark Thirty" Paul N.J. Ottosson* [TIE]

Sound Mixing
"Argo" John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Jose Antonio Garcia
"Les Misérables" Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson and Simon Hayes
"Life of Pi" Ron Bartlett, D.M. Hemphill and Drew Kunin
"Lincoln" Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom and Ronald Judkins
"Skyfall" Scott Millan, Greg P. Russell and Stuart Wilson

Production Design
"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
"Lincoln" Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Jim Erickson

Cinematography
"Anna Karenina" Seamus McGarvey
"Django Unchained" Robert Richardson
"Life of Pi" Claudio Miranda
"Lincoln" Janusz Kaminski
"Skyfall" Roger Deakins

Makeup and Hairstyling
"Hitchcock" Howard Berger, Peter Montagna and Martin Samuel
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" Peter Swords King, Rick Findlater and Tami Lane
"Les Misérables" Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell

Costume Design
"Anna Karenina" Jacqueline Durran
"Les Misérables" Paco Delgado
"Lincoln" Joanna Johnston
"Mirror Mirror" Eiko Ishioka
"Snow White and the Huntsman" Colleen Atwood

Film Editing
"Argo" William Goldenberg
"Life of Pi" Tim Squyres
"Lincoln" Michael Kahn
"Silver Linings Playbook" Jay Cassidy and Crispin Struthers
"Zero Dark Thirty" Dylan Tichenor and William Goldenberg

Visual Effects
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and R. Christopher White
"Life of Pi" Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott
"Marvel's The Avengers" Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams and Dan Sudick
"Prometheus" Richard Stammers, Trevor Wood, Charley Henley and Martin Hill
"Snow White and the Huntsman" Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Philip Brennan, Neil Corbould and Michael Dawson

*I'll update this with the winner's list.

Christoph Waltz won his second Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 3 years, Brave STOLE an Oscar for Best Animated Film, and Life of Pi is winning the technical awards atm.

I think Les Mis got an upset with it's win in Hair Styling/Make-Up.

I am pretty sure Anna Karenina was suppose to win. :-/

Amour won Best Foreign Film.

I still have to see that film!

Wow I've never seen a TIE at the Oscars!

Anne Hathaway predictably won for Best Supporting Actress.

Argo just got a BIG boost in its' chances of winning Best Picture with its' win for Best Editing.

And Adele is doing AWESOME atm with her performance!

Adele was awesome.

Love her. <3

She did good! nice to see her win and she had a pretty dress. I think seth is doing a good job.

FUCK yes Adele just won a fucking Oscar!

Haters gonna hate!

Mia wrote:: She did good! nice to see her win and she had a pretty dress. I think seth is doing a good job.

Agreed.

Both of the screenplay winners were good imo.

Like Tarantino said this past year was year for writers.

it sure was, liked the Leo isn't here but i'll think him anyways part.

Oh my fucking God so happy Ang Lee pulled off a HUGE upset against Spielberg!

I think he was a tad shocked, nice to see him win!
Congrats JLaw and DDL!

Yeah congrats to them both.

It wasn't a shock to me that they as well as Argo won but damn Michelle Obama presenting Best Picture was a shock.

The only real shock for me at least was Ang Lee winning.

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As predicted, "Argo" won top honors at the Academy Awards, winning three of its seven nominations: Best Picture, Best Adapted Sreenplay, and Best Editing. Though Ben Affleck was snubbed in the Best Director race, he nevertheless took home a trophy as one of the film's producers, making him an undefeated two-time winner at the Oscars; he previously won Best Original Screenplay for "Good Will Hunting" in 1997.

George Clooney, also a producer on the film, picks up a second Oscar as well, to add to his Best Supporting Actor trophy for "Syriana" (2005). To date, he has earned eight nominations across a record six categories for writing, directing, producing, and acting. His frequent producing partner, Grant Heslov, wins his first award in four nominations.

Not to be outdone, "Life of Pi" claimed four awards out of its 11 bids: Best Director (Ang Lee), Best Cinematography, Best Score, and Best Visual Effects. Despite losing the top prize, it was the most honored film of the night.

"Les Miserables" took three of its nine races: Best Supporting Actress (Anne Hathaway), Best Makeup/Hairstyling, and Best Sound Mixing.

Steven Spielberg's historical epic "Lincoln," which led all films with 12 nominations and was the frontrunner earlier in the season, had to settle for just two wins: Best Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis) and Best Production Design. Day-Lewis makes history by becoming the first man in Oscar history to win three lead-acting awards; he previously won Best Actor for "My Left Foot" (1989) and "There Will Be Blood" (2007). He also breaks the curse on acting nominees from Spielberg pictures.

"Django Unchained" also won two of its nominations: Best Supporting Actor for Christoph Waltz and Best Original Screenplay for Quentin Tarantino, the second win for both in their respective categories. Waltz previously won for Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds" (2009), while the writer/director won for "Pulp Fiction" (1994).

"Skyfall" also took home a pair of Oscars: Best Song for its self-titled theme, co-written by Adele, and Best Sound Editing in a tie with "Zero Dark Thirty." This was only the sixth tie in Oscars history. The most recent of these was in 1994 for Live Action Short ("Franz Kafka's It's A Wonderful Life" and "Trevor"). Also on the Oscarcast: Barbra Streisand ("Funny Girl"), who tied Katharine Hepburn ("The Lion in Winter") for Best Actress in 1968, performed "The Way We Were" in tribute to the late Marvin Hamlisch.

"Silver Linings Playbook" didn't go away empty-handed. It won one of its eight nominations: Best Actress for Jennifer Lawrence.

"Brave" won a close race for Best Animated Feature against "Frankenweenie" and frontrunner "Wreck-It Ralph." It is Pixar's seventh winner in this category, and the company's fifth winner in the last six years.

As expected, "Searching for Sugar Man" won Best Documentary Feature, and "Amour" was named Best Foreign Language Film.

The three Oscars presented to short films went to "Curfew" (Live Action), "Paperman" (Animated), and "Inocente" (Documentary).

It was cool to see her presenting an award. I kinda hope Seth hosts next time as well.

85th Annual Academy Award Thread [Winners Posted] Movies-oscars-2013-acting-winners

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Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Lawrence and Adele speak with reporters in the moments following their big wins.

Winners of the 85th Annual Academy Awards were announced Sunday at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

Ben Affleck, George Clooney, Grant Heslov; Best PIcture (Argo): Ben Affleck told the press backstage that he was as surprised as anyone to see Michelle Obama presenting him and his fellow producers the Oscar for best picture. "I was sort of hallucinating when that was happening," said Affleck. "Over the course of a hallucination, it doesn't seem that odd. Oh, a purple elephant. Oh, Michelle Obama. I was just asking these two guys outside, 'Was that Michelle Obama?' in retrospect, anyway it was very cool." The three producers of Argo jestingly claimed to be shocked, shocked to hear from a press questioner that Affleck was not nominated for best director. "I wasn't aware that you were left off," said Clooney. "I wasn't nominated as an actor in the movie." "That's a crime, folks," said Affleck, also joshing, but then he got serious. "Naturally I was disappointed, but when I look at the directors who [weren't nominated], Paul Thomas Anderson or Kathryn Bigelow, who's just amazing, Tom Hooper, Quentin Tarantino, these are all directors who I admire enormously. it was just a very tough year." "You were in good company, not being nominated," said Clooney. -- Tim Appelo

Jennifer Lawrence, Best Actress (Silver Linings Playbook): While Jennifer Lawrence was widely expected to win the trophy for best actress on Sunday, audible gasps could be heard when she tripped and fell on her way up to the stage. Asked what was going through her mind in that moment, Lawrence told reporters backstage, "A bad word that I can't say that starts with F." The Silver Linings Playbook star revealed that she "took a shot" before hitting the press room to calm her nerves, and who could blame her? Lawrence said that her pre-Oscar process, getting ready with friends and family, was "so stressful. I felt like Steve Martin in Father of the Bride." But all's well that ends well, and for Lawrence, that ending includes a shiny new trophy. Plus, she even got a shout-out from host Seth MacFarlane during an early skit. "I loved the boob song. I thought it was hilarious," she said. -- Sophie Schillaci

Daniel Day-Lewis, Best Actor, (Lincoln): After becoming history's first triple-Oscar-winning best actor (for 1989's My Left Foot, 2007's There Will Be Blood and Lincoln), Daniel Day-Lewis explained that he's himself again following a grueling experience, despite his fame for total immersion in his roles. "I think I'm definitely out of character at this moment, but if I slip back into it by mistake you can do an intervention of some kind. The Heimlich maneuver." Getting into character was tough. "It certainly had a paralyzing quality, the thought that if we got it wrong, which was perfectly possible, quite likely, in fact, that I might never be able to show my face in this country again." Asked about his onstage comment about his wife's previous men, he said, "She knew how to handle all of them. In their own particular way. Yeah. Ha, ha, ha, ha!" No one helped him with his eloquent speech. "I wish. No, they haven't. If you can't find the words for occasions like this, it would be kind of sad. I kind of love it when people are completely inarticulate when making speeches." Asked what was the most annoying part of wearing the Abe Lincoln beard, he sensibly said, "How do you mean wearing it? Do you wear your hair? No, it's just a beard. No, it's mine. My very own beard." He doesn't plan to play any more historical characters at this time. "I can't think of any right now because I need to have a lie down for a couple of years after this one. No, I can't think of one. I can't. It's really hard to think of doing anything after this." -- Tim Appelo

Christoph Waltz, Best Supporting Actor (Django Unchained): Having already won the Golden Globe and BAFTA for his role in Django Unchained, Christoph Waltz added another trophy to his collection Sunday. "I am in awe of the people who are in my category," Waltz said of fellow nominees Alan Arkin, Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones and Philip Seymour Hoffman. As shocked as Waltz seemed, his win was not a total upset, although many had predicted that Jones could score the honor for his role in Steven Spielberg's Lincoln. Asked about signing on for Quentin Tarantino's period pic, Waltz said: "When I read the script for the first time, I realized that there was something special about this film. I know Quentin, and I read the pages more or less as they came out of the printer. Page by page, I realized that something special was in the making." -- Sophie Schillaci

Anne Hathaway, Best Supporting Actress (Les Miserables): A victorious Anne Hathaway -- celebrating her first Oscar win for best supporting actress -- told reporters backstage that she wasn't about to take the win for granted. "I do feel this evening the respect of my peers and I'm going to ride that wave as long as I can. But you're always looking for your next job." She also confessed that playing the role of Fontaine and having to connect with the "darkness of life" wasn't easy. "I would have loved to have gone home every day and forget about it, but you can't." Hathaway said that co-star Hugh Jackman is a "magical, alien combination," and that he was "absolutely our rock and our inspiration." Hathaway choked up at one point, referencing her first comment on stage. "I had a dream ... and it came true." -- Pamela McClintock

Quentin Tarantino, Best Original Screenplay (Django Unchained): "All the criticism that came out, it ended up being a good thing," said Quentin Tarantino of the dialogue created by his film, Django Unchained. The filmmaker, who won the Oscar for best original screenplay, told reporters backstage that he's pleased with the "adult" nature of this year's crop of contenders, saying that "there's nothing about these movies in the subject matter that suggests they'd be popular. Not making every movie for teenagers is kind of a cool thing, especially now that I'm not a teenager anymore." Aside from creating content for a mature audience, Tarantino said he has his sights set on a global audience -- as he always has. "I've actually always prided myself on being an international filmmaker," he said. "I'm not an American filmmaker. I'm an American and I'm a filmmaker, but I make movies for the planet Earth, and I have from the very beginning, since Reservoir Dogs. To me, America is just another market. I make my movies for Earth." -- Sophie Schillaci

John Kahrs, Best Animated Short (Paperman): Although Wreck-It Ralph didn't take home the Oscar for best animated feature, its theatrical lead-in, Paperman, earned the award for best animated short. "I feel very lucky to have been riding the coattails of Wreck-It Ralph," said Paperman director John Kahrs backstage. "My inspiration was as a commuter and the chance connections you make with strangers. An urban fairy tale about two people who were perfect for each other." Actor David Arquette -- a reporter on behalf of SiriusXM Radio -- stole the spotlight during Kahrs' Q&A session, pitching his own vocal talents to the director and then asking if he could have the condoms that were included in the attendees' swag bags. -- Sophie Schillaci

Brenda Chapman, Mark Andrews; Best Animated Feature (Brave): In a fairy-tale ending, director Brenda Chapman took the stage at the Academy Awards on Sunday to accept the Oscar for best animated feature for Pixar's Brave -- a project she was fired from in early 2011 over creative differences. Chapman shared the win with Mark Andrews, who took over directing duties upon Chapman's exit. She had worked on Brave for eight years. "It is absolutely a vindication," Chapman said backstage, flanked by Andrews (who wore a green kilt). "I wanted to honor her when I came on board," Andrews said. -- Pamela McClintock

Adele Adkins, Paul Epworth; Best Original Song (Skyfall): Adele added one more trophy to her growing collection on Sunday, bringing her one step closer to EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony) -- though she also won a Golden Globe earlier this awards season. "Maybe I'll do an HBO special like Beyonce did," she joked with reporters backstage following her win, adding that she intended to hit the Vanity Fair party after the ceremony had concluded. "I have to get up at 6. One glass of champagne and I'm gone these days," she said. The singer accepted the award for Best Original Song for "Skyfall" alongside co-writer Paul Epworth, who clarified reports that they had recorded the song in just 10 minutes. "We got the first draft down in 10 minutes," he said. Added Adele: "It was two studio sessions. We're good, but we're not that good." -- Sophie Schillaci

Shawn Christensen, Best Live-Action Short Film (Curfew): "I'd love to get a job. That would be the first thing that would be nice to get," laughed Shawn Christensen, moments after winning best live-action short film for his Curfew. "And I think it would be nice to get into feature films and stay in short films, because there's something amazing about the pressure of short films that I kind of enjoy on a torturous level." -- Sophie Schillaci

Jacqueline Durran, Costume Design (Anna Karenina): Minutes after winning the Oscar for costume design for her work on Anna Karenina, Jacqueline Durran told reporters backstage that director Joe Wright told her to focus on silhouette and color. "Quite often what happens is you design for the director and then he uses your costumes in a way you never would have imagined." She also said the actors -- and particularly Keira Knightley, whom she worked with on Wright's Atonement -- had a lot to do with how well the costumes worked. "This was a very stylized look that they really had to be on board with." This marks Durran's first Oscar win. She was previously nominated for her costume work on Atonement and Pride and Prejudice, both also directed by Wright and starring Knightley. -- Pamela McClintock

Director Malik Bendjelloul, Producer Simon Chinn; Best Documentary (Searching for Sugar Man): Upon their Oscar win for best documentary feature, Searching for Sugar Man director Malik Bendjelloul and producer Simon Chinn were pressed by reporters about why Rodriguez, the subject of the acclaimed film, wasn't present for the Academy Awards ceremony. "He's been touring in South Africa, so he's kind of tired." Added Chinn, "He genuinely didn't want to take credit for this. This was Malik's movie." The duo did say that Rodriguez is already talking about a new album in the wake of the immense reaction to Sugar Man. Chinn, who previously won the Oscar for the documentary Man on Wire, confessed that he was sure Gatekeepers was going to win the category. "It's nice to be proven wrong," he said. It is Bendjelloul's first nomination and win. -- Pamela McClintock

Lisa Westcott, Julie Dartnell; Best Hair and Makeup (Les Miserables): While Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell were honored for best hair and makeup on Les Miserables, the duo took time to praise best supporting actress winner Anne Hathaway for her bold decision to shear her locks during filming. "That decision was hers before we were even a twinkle in the eyes of the producers," they said backstage. "It was a wonderful opportunity for her. We could have easily done it with wigs and a bald cap; it would have been very easy to do, but she really wanted to do it herself, and I think the whole crew was as emotional as she was." They also noted that the nature of filming live performance numbers added increased pressure on their end, as well. "It was very important to make sure that everything was spot-on before the cameras turned," they said. -- Sophie Schillaci

Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson, Simon Hayes; Best Sound Mixing (Les Miserables): The challenges for the sound mixing team behind Les Miserables were substantial, since director Tom Hooper wanted all the singing to be live. "All the actors knew what we were doing was groundbreaking," Simon Hayes told reporters backstage after winning the Oscar. "There were so many challenges, so many noises we had to cut through. When a musical is sung through like this one, it's very hard to go from song to song," he continued. -- Pamela McClintock

William Goldenberg, Best Film Editing (Argo): Asked backstage what working in his dad's deli had to do with his Oscar eminence -- William Goldenberg edited Argo and co-edited the Oscar editing nominee Zero Dark Thirty -- Goldenberg said, "My father's deli, you had to do a million things at one time, you had to be making breakfast for 75 people ... It really does prepare you for the multitasking you need to do." Asked how it felt to have two films in one Oscar contest, he replied, "What do you think? I mean, it's fantastic ... It hasn't happened that many times, and I'm in good company." Besides his dad's deli, Goldenberg credited director/producer Ben Affleck and producers George Clooney and Grant Heslov. "Ben leads by being inspiring and powerful ... George and Grant were perfect producers ... They stayed back and let us do our jobs and just guided us in the way that great producers do." -- Tim Appelo

Sean Fine, Andrea Nix Fine; Best Documentary, Short Subject (Inocente): Husband-and-wife team Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine, directors of Inocente, won the Oscar for best documentary, short subject. They're from Washington, and Sean Fine lifted one pant leg in the press room to show reporters his Redskins-inspired red socks. They also were elated in noting that Inocente is the first Oscar winner to be funded by Kickstarter, the crowd-funding Internet site. On a more serious note, they said their film -- about a homeless immigrant teenage girl living in San Diego -- gives a face to an invisible population of homeless kids. "This is a huge issue," Andrea Nix Fine said. -- Pamela McClintock

Claudio Miranda, Best Cinematography (Life of Pi): Life of Pi cinematography Oscar winner Claudio Miranda was surprised that he beat Roger Deakins despite the Skyfall dp's 10 Oscar nominations (with no wins). "I was caught off-guard," said Miranda backstage immediately after accepting the award. "I did think Roger was probably next in line, and I thought he would have gotten it." On the other hand, he added, "I did get the BAFTA, so I guess there's always a little chance it's possible." -- Tim Appelo

Rick Carter, Jim Erickson; Best Production Design (Lincoln): For production designer Rick Carter, Sunday's Oscar for best production design was a long time in the making. Speaking with reporters (sans set decorator Jim Erickson), Carter revealed that Lincoln director Steven Spielberg approached him about the project in 2001, "even before 9/11." "It's been literally a journey to be in pursuit of ... his legacy," Carter said of the beloved U.S. president on whom the film is based. -- Sophie Schillaci

Paul N.J. Ottosson (Zero Dark Thirty), Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers (Skyfall); Best Sound Editing (Tie): "Any time you win an Oscar, it feels good, no matter how you win it," Karen Baker Landers (Skyfall) told reporters backstage after the shocking tie for sound editing. Paul N.J. Ottosson (Zero Dark Thirty), who was first to accept the honor, revealed an even more surprising coincidence occurring just moments before his win. "Just before our category came up, another fellow nominee sat next to me and I said, 'What if there's a tie, what would they do?' and then we got a tie. It's quite extraordinary," Ottosson said. Not that he's complaining. "Any time that you get involved in some kind of history-making, that would be good. Per [Hallberg] (Skyfall) is also a very good friend of ours ... We could have shared this with any one of [the nominees] and it would have felt quite right." -- Sophie Schillaci

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Seth MacFarlane-Hosted Oscars Watched By 40.3M, Up From 2012

UPDATE, 1:55 PM: The 85th Oscars had 40.3 million viewers last night in Live Same Day ratings. Sunday’s Seth MacFarlane-hosted ceremony on ABC slipped ahead of the 39.3 million that watched last year’s telecast, when Billy Crystal returned to headline the show that saw the Hollywood-based mainly silent film The Artist win Best Picture. Not only did this year’s Oscarcast see its viewership go up by 3% compared with 2012, but it rose 11% in the adults 18-49 demo with a 13.0 rating — the 2012 show got a 11.7 rating. Sunday’s show did not beat out the recent viewership record of the 2004 Oscars, which garnered an audience of 43.5 million, but it was the most-watched Academy Awards since the 41.3 million who tuned in back in 2010. Here are some historical data for Oscar viewership on ABC over the past decade or so, along with the Best Picture winner for each year:

2013 40.3 million Argo
2012 39.3 million The Artist
2011 37.9 million The King’s Speech
2010 41.3 million The Hurt Locker
2009 36.3 million Slumdog Millionaire
2008 32.0 million No Country For Old Men
2007 40. 2 million The Departed
2006 38.9 million Crash
2005 42.1 million Million Dollar Baby
2004 43.5 million Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King
2003 33.0 million Chicago
2002 41.8 million A Beautiful Mind
2001 42.9 million Gladiator

PREVIOUSLY, 6:24 AM: With host Seth MacFarlane, a Best Picture win for Argo and a lot of music, last night’s Oscars were up from the 2012 show. In fact, the 85th Oscars saw the ABC-broadcasted ceremony hitting its highest rating since 2007′s show (see historical data below). Based on metered markets data from Nielsen, last night’s Academy Awards drew an averaged household rating of 26.6 with a 41 share. The 8:30 PM-12:05 AM ET broadcast saw a 4% boost from last year’s 25.5/38 with Billy Crystal hosting. It probably didn’t hurt that six of the nine Best Picture nominees have topped $100 million at the box office this year. The 2013 show was the highest-rated Oscars since 2007′s 27.7/42, when Ellen DeGeneres hosted. Last night’s show hit its peak during the 10-10:30 PM time period, when it popped a 27.5/41. In the adults 18-49 demographic, it received a 15.7/40 in Nielsen’s Local People Meters, also up from last year. Time-period-adjusted fast nationals ratings are expected later this morning, and we’ll update then. In the meantime, check out the historical data here:

2013 26.6/41
2012 25.5/38
2011 24.6/37
2010 26.5/40
2009 23.3/35
2008 21.9/33
2007 27.7/42

The five most important lessons of the 2012 Oscars

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And so one of the most unpredictable Oscar seasons in recent memory comes to an end. Every year, the Academy teaches us something new about itself, and 2012 was no different. As we look ahead to the 2013 season, here are the five most important lessons we’ve learned from this year’s ceremony:

A BEST DIRECTOR SNUB DOESN’T NECESSARILY KILL YOUR CHANCES
For years, the collective wisdom has been that a film cannot win Best Picture without a Best Director nomination. After all, no film had pulled that off since “Driving Miss Daisy” (1989), and “Grand Hotel” (1932) before that. So for years, several awards juggernauts – “The Prince of Tides” (1991), “A Few Good Men” (1992), “The Fugitive” (1993), “The Shawshank Redemption” (1994), “Apollo 13” (1995), “Jerry Maguire” (1996), “As Good as It Gets” (1997), “In the Bedroom” (2001), “Seabiscuit” (2003), “Little Miss Sunshine” (2006), “Inception” (2010), and countless others – saw their Best Picture hopes dashed when their directors failed to secure nominations.

The same was assumed to be true of “Argo’s” chances when Ben Affleck didn’t make the cut, but all that changed with an almost unprecedented sweep of the precursors. Chalk it up to goodwill towards Affleck if you will, but its win should serve as a ray of hope for any contender that fails to click with the director’s branch.

CHRISTOPH WALTZ QUENTIN TARANTINO = OSCAR
Every time Christoph Waltz stars in a film by Quentin Tarantino, a Best Supporting Actor Oscar results. The “Inglourious Basterds” (2009) winner took his second prize in this category for “Django Unchained” a mere three years after his first. Many of our experts doubted it would happen, betting on either Robert De Niro (“Silver Linings Playbook,” odds of 12/5) or Tommy Lee Jones (“Lincoln,” odds of 13/5). Their caution is understandable: despite Waltz’s victories at BAFTA and the Golden Globes, he wasn’t nominated at SAG, and only one other actor – Marcia Gay Harden for “Pollock” (2000) – has ever won without a mention from the guild.

Yet Waltz, who held third place with odds of 7/2, managed to break through. So if he wants to become the first actor since Walter Brennan to win three Oscars for Supporting Actor, he should stick to Tarantino films. The collaboration has also reaped Oscar gold for Tarantino, who won his second award for Best Original Screenplay (his first was for “Pulp Fiction” in 1994).

EVEN IF HIS FILM DOESN’T WIN, ANG LEE WILL
With his win for “Life of Pi,” Ang Lee joins an elite group of filmmakers who have won two Oscars for Best Director. But unlike Steven Spielberg, Milos Forman, Clint Eastwood, Elia Kazan, Billy Wilder, David Lean, Leo McCarey, Oliver Stone, Fred Zinnemann, Lewis Milestone, Robert Wise, Frank Lloyd, and Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Lee has done so without ever having directed a Best Picture winner. As a result, he joins an even more exclusive club that includes only George Stevens and Frank Borzage of directors who have won two Oscars without ever winning Best Picture.

Lee’s first win was for “Brokeback Mountain” (2005), which lost the top prize to “Crash.” Stevens took home the gold for “A Place in the Sun” (1951) and “Giant” (1956), while Borzage won for “Seventh Heaven” (1927) and “Bad Girl” (1931). Lee, with 11 votes and odds of 12/5, was in a tight race with Steven Spielberg, who, with 13 votes and odds of 9/4, was eying his third win in this category for “Lincoln.” Oddly enough, this is the second time Spielberg and Lee have gone head-to-head, and the second time Lee has emerged the victor: Spielberg was nominated for “Munich” (2005) the year Lee won for “Brokeback Mountain.”

WHATEVER YOU DO, DON’T BET AGAINST PIXAR
In the Animated Feature race, Disney’s “Wreck-It Ralph” sat comfortably in the frontrunner position with wins from the PGA, the BFCA, and the Annie Awards. Pixar’s “Brave,” on the other hand, which had bested “Ralph” at the Golden Globes and BAFTA, was in third place with odds of 4/1, right behind Tim Burton’s “Frankenweenie” (odds of 10/3). Yet Pixar proved once again that it’s unwise to bet against them, as they continued their dominance in this category. “Brave” joins “Finding Nemo” (2003), “The Incredibles” (2004), “Ratatouille” (2007), “Wall-E” (2008), “Up” (2009), and “Toy Story 3” (2010) in the winners circle, making “Monsters, Inc” (2001) and “Cars” (2006) the studio’s only two nominees to go home empty-handed. So even with odds of 9/5, Disney still couldn’t pull of its first victory in this category. The studio did, however, triumph in Animated Short with “Paperman,” its first win in that race since “It’s Tough to Be a Bird” (1969).

TIES REALLY DO HAPPEN
A shockwave rang through the theater as presenter Mark Wahlberg announced a tie between “Skyfall” (Per Hallberg, Karen M. Baker) and “Zero Dark Thirty” (Paul N.J. Ottosson) in Best Sound Editing. Ties are so infrequent that they’re often discounted from ever happening. The most memorable occurrence was in 1968, when Katharine Hepburn and Barbra Streisand both took home Best Actress prizes for “The Lion in Winter” and “Funny Girl,” respectively.

In the 1931-32 race, Frederic March (“Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde) and Wallace Berry (“The Champ”) both won statuettes for Best Actor, but that wasn’t an actual tie: Berry had beaten March by only one vote, and Academy rules at the time dictated that two winners would be honored if they were within three votes of each other (the rule was subsequently changed).

In 1949, the first actual tie occurred in Best Documentary Short between “A Chance to Live” and “So Much for So Little”; in 1986, Best Documentary was split between “Artie Shaw: Time Is All You’ve Got” and “Down and Out in America”; and in 1995, the award for Best Live Action Short was bestowed upon “Franz Kafka’s It’s a Wonderful Life” and “Trevor.” The win for “Skyfall” in this category, along with Adele’s win for Best Song, also breaks the 50-year curse of James Bond films losing Oscars.

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