OSCARS 2013: ARGO Wins Best Picture; LIFE OF PI Takes 4 Oscars

The Oscar winners have been announced in what is probably considered one of the weakest shows in the Academy's history. But who really cares that Family Guy's Seth MacFarlane was more miss than hit as the show's host and that his attempts at humor were somewhat tasteless when not downright dull ? The important thing is that the participating movies were some of the most interesting and relevant of not only 2012, but also recent years.

The Academy must have had a very hard time choosing winners, so the awards were pretty much evenly split among each of the major films. "Argo" took home 3 awards for Best Picture, Adapted Screenplay and Editing, but it was "Life of Pi" who scored the most wins with 4 trophies for Best Director (Ang Lee), Cinematography, Original Score and Visual Effects.

"Les Miserables" won 3 Oscars for Best Supporting Actress (Anne Hathaway), Sound Mixing and Makeup. "Django Unchained" earned 2 trophies for Best Supporting Actor (Christoph Waltz) and Original Screenplay (Quentin Tarantino) and Spielberg's "Lincoln" also took home 2 awards for Best Leading Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis) and Production Design. Among the movies rewarded with just one award: "Silver Linings Playbook" - Best Leading Actress (Jennifer Lawrence), "Amour" - Best Foreign Film, "Zero Dark Thirty" - Best Sound Editing and "Anna Karenina" - Best Costume Design. "Skyfall" won the expected award for Best Original Song (wonderfully performed live by Adele) and one for Sound Editing through a very rare case of a voting tie with "Zero Dark Thirty". Pixar's Brave also won Best Animated Feature, despite having some stiff competition for the first time in years.

As you can see, most of the major films of the year received due honors from the Academy, minus "Beasts of the Southern Wild", "The Master", "Flight" and "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey", all of which received none, despite having several nominations, which in itself is still great honor.

Check out the full list of Oscar winners after the jump.

Best Picture: Argo

Best Director: Ang Lee - Life of Pi

Best Actor: Daniel Day Lewis - Lincoln

Best Actress: Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook

Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz – Django Unchained

Best Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway – Les Miserables

Best Original Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino – Django Unchained

Best Adapted Screenplay: Chris Terrio - Argo

Best Foreign Language Feature: Amour

Best Animated Feature: Brave

Best Documentary Feature: Searching for Sugar Man

Best Documentary Short Subject: Inocente

Best Production Design: Lincoln

Best Cinematography: Claudio Miranda - Life of Pi

Best Film Editing: William Goldenberg - Argo

Best Original Score: Mychael Danna - Life of Pi

Best Original Song: "Skyfall" - Skyfall

Best Visual Effects: Life of Pi

Best Costume Design: Anna Karenina

Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Les Miserables

Best Sound Editing: Skyfall / Zero Dark Thirty (tie)

Best Sound Mixing: Les Miserables

Best Short Film (Animated): Paperman

Best Short Film (Live-Action): Curfew

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OSCARS 2013: ARGO Wins Best Picture; LIFE OF PI Takes 4 Oscars

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