The Oscar 2013 Winners awarding is on-going, and at the onset of the opening of the ceremony, host, Seth MacFarlane had already a joke about the academy and Ben Affleck.
MacFarlane stated, poker-faced about Ben Affleck and “Argo”:
“The film is so top secret that the director was unknown to the Academy.”
The Oscars also honored 50 years of James Bond with Shirley Bassey singing “Goldfinger.” She is 76 years old now, and sang the song 49 years ago, too. She earned a standing ovation. Jennifer Hudson also sang “And I’m Telling You I’m not Going,” to the delight of the audience.
The Oscar 2013 winners, so far are the following:
Actor in a Supporting Role – Christoph Waltz – “Django Unchained”
Best Animated Feature Film – “Brave” – Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman
Best animated short film: “Paper Man” – John Kahrs
Documentary Short Subject – “Inocente” – Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine
Best Cinematography – “Life of Pi” – Robert Richardson
Best Visual Effects – “Life of Pi” – Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott
Bedt Costume Design – “Anna Karenina” – Jacqueline Durran
Makeup and Hairstyling– “Les Miserables” – Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell
Documentary Feature – “Searching For Sugar Man” – Malik Bendjelloul and Simon Chinn
Foreign Language Film – “Amour” (Austria)
Short Film Live Action – “Curfew” – Shawn Christensen
Sound Editing – Tie for: “Skyfall” – Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers and “Zero Dark Thirty” – Paul N.J. Ottosson
Actress in a Supporting Role – Anne Hathaway – “Les Miserables”
Film Editing – “Argo” – William Goldenberg
Production design – “Lincoln” – Production Design:;Rick Carter, Set Decoration; Jim Erickson
Best Music Original Score – “Life of Pi” by Mychael Danna
Best Music Original Song – “Skyfall” by Adele
Writing Adapted Screenplay – “Argo” screenplay by Chris Terrio
Writing Original Screenplay – “Django Unchained” written by Quentin Tarantino
Best Director – Ang Lee in “Life of Pi”
Best Actress in a Leading Role – Jennifer Lawrence for “Silver Lining Playbook”
Best Actor in a Leading Role – Daniel-Day Lewis for “Lincoln”
Best Picture – “Argo”
At last Ben Affleck earned the award he deserved, and announced by the First Lady herself, Michelle Obama. Anyway, he won the Best Director award from the BAFTA, SAG, and Golden Globe.
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