How the 85th Annual Academy Awards went down:
They said = The Academy
We said = The mood of the Oscars in Black and White
I said = How it should have been….
Best Picture:
- They said: “Argo” – Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck and George Clooney, Producers
- We said: “Argo” – Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck and George Clooney, Producers
- I said: “Amour”
Seriously, if you haven’t seen Amour, please go see it. It is one of the three movies-of-the-year.
Best Supporting Actor:
- They said: Christoph Waltz, “Django Unchained”
- We said: Alan Arkin, “Argo”
- I said: Jean-Louis Trintignant (write-in candidate) for Amour
Best Supporting Actress:
- They said: Anne Hathaway, “Les Miserables”
- We said:Anne Hathaway, “Les Miserables”
- I said: Anne Hathaway, “Les Miserables”
Best Director:
- They said: Ang Lee, “Life of Pi”
- We said: David O. Russell, “Silver Linings Playbook”
- I said: Michael Haneke, “Amour”
Best Actor:
- They said: Daniel Day Lewis, “Lincoln”
- We said: Daniel Day Lewis, “Lincoln”
- I said: Daniel Day Lewis, “Lincoln”
Best Actress:
- They said: Jennifer Lawrence, “Silver Linings Playbook”
- We said: Jessica Chastain, “Zero Dark Thirty”
- I said: Emmanuelle Riva, “Amour”
Best Original Screenplay:
- They said: “Django Unchained” – Written by Quentin Tarantino
- We said (tied): “Moonrise Kingdom” – Written by Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola and “Zero Dark Thirty” -Written by Mark Boal
- I said: “Amour” – Written by Michael Haneke
Best Adapted Screenplay:
- They said: “Argo” – Written by Chris Terrio
- We said: “Beasts of the Southern Wild” – Screenplay by Lucy Alibar & Benh Zeitlin
- I said: “Life of Pi” – Written by David Magee
Best Animated Feature:
- They said: “Brave” – Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman
- We said: “Brave” – Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman
- I said: “Brave” – Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman although my heart truly yearns for Paranorman” – Sam Fell and Chris Butler. It is one of the other three movies-of-the-year.
Best Foreign Feature:
- They said: “Amour” – Austria
- We said: “Amour” – Austria
- I said: “Amour” – Austria
Best Visual Effects:
- They said: “Life of Pi” – Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott
- We said: “Life of Pi” – Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott
- I said: “Life of Pi” – Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott although my heart goes to “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” – Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and R. Christopher White
Best Cinematography:
- They said: “Life of Pi” – Claudio Miranda
- We said: “Anna Karenina” – Seamus McGarvey
- I said: “Life of Pi” – Claudio Miranda
Best Costume Design:
- They said: “Anna Karenina” – Jacqueline Durran
- We said: “Les Miserables” – Paco Delgado
- I said: “Les Miserables” – Paco Delgado
Best Documentary Feature:
- They said: “Searching for Sugar Man”
- We said: “Searching for Sugar Man”
- I said: “Searching for Sugar Man”
Changing a nation and not even knowing it. See this story.
Best Documentary Short:
- They said: “Inocente” – Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine
- We said: “Mondays at Racine” – Cynthia Wade and Robin Honan
- I said:
Best Film Editing:
- They said: “Argo” – William Goldenberg
- We said: “Argo” – William Goldenberg
- I said: “Zero Dark Thirty” – Dylan Tichenor and William Goldenberg
Best Makeup and Hairstyling:
- They said: “Les Miserables” – Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell
- We said: “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” – Peter Swords King, Rick Findlater and Tami Lane
- I said: “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” – Peter Swords King, Rick Findlater and Tami Lane
Best Music (Original Score):
- They said: “Life of Pi” – Mychael Danna
- We said (tied): “Lincoln” – John Williams and “Skyfall” – Thomas Newman
- I said:
Best Music (Original Song):
- They said: “Skyfall” from “Skyfall” – Music and Lyric by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth
- We said: “Skyfall” from “Skyfall” – Music and Lyric by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth
- I said: “Skyfall” from “Skyfall” – Music and Lyric by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth
Best Production Design:
- They said: “Lincoln” – Rick Carter (Production Design); Jim Erickson (Set Decoration)
- We said: “Les Misérables” – Eve Stewart (Production Design); Anna Lynch-Robinson (Set Decoration)
- I said: “Les Misérables” – Eve Stewart (Production Design); Anna Lynch-Robinson (Set Decoration)
Best Short Film, Animated:
- They said: “Paperman” – John Kahrs
- We said: “Adam and Dog” – Minkyu Lee
- I said: “Head over Heels” – Timothy Reckart and Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly” . See this film. One of the other three films-of-the-year.
Best Short Film, Live Action:
- They said: “Curfew” – Shawn Christensen
- We said: “Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw)” – Tom Van Avermaet and Ellen De Waele
- I said:
Best Sound Editing:
- They said: “Skyfall” – Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers
- We said: “Zero Dark Thirty” – Paul N.J. Ottosson
- I said: “Zero Dark Thirty” – Paul N.J. Ottosson
Best Sound Mixing: