Oscars 2013 Winners Revealed; Argo Wins Best Picture

The 85th Academy Awards (Oscars 2013) happened February 24 (February 25 in Manila) at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, California hosted by "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane. 

Life of Pi won the major technical awards including Best Director for Ang Lee, Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects and Best Original Score. Anne Hathaway sealed a grand slam after winning the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress as Fantine in Les Miserables. 

Meanwhile, Daniel Day Lewis became the first man to win three Oscar Best Actor trophies with his win over portraying the former US President in Lincoln. The Best Picture award goes to Ben Affleck's Argo, the first movie to win Best Picture without its director even getting a nomination since Driving Miss Daisy in 1990.

Here is the list of winners of the 2013 Oscars:

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 Django Unchained Best Adapted Screenplay Argo Best Animated Feature Brave Best Foreign-Language Film Amour (Austria) Best Original Song Skyfall, from Skyfall Best Documentary Short Inocente

Best Original Score Life of Pi Best Documentary Feature Searching For Sugarman Best Film Editing Argo Best Cinematography Life of Pi Best Costume Design Anna Karenina Best Art Direction/Production Design Lincoln Best Makeup Les Miserables Best Visual Effects Life of Pi Best Sound Mixing Les Miserables Best Sound Editing (Tie) Skyfall and Zero Dark Thirty Best Animated Short Paperman Best Live-Action Short Curfew

The Oscar winners are chosen in secret ballots by some 5,800 members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and handed out before an audience of 3,300 guests and tens of millions more watching around the world on television.

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Oscars 2013 Airs Live and Complete on Velvet this February 25

The much-awaited 85th Academy Awards, more prominently known as the Oscars, will once again set the stage to honor the best in cinema. It will air live and complete from Dolby Theater on Velvet, the premier channel for red carpet events in the Philippines.

Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln” led the field with nominations for best director, picture, actor (Daniel Day-Lewis), supporting actress (Sally Field) and supporting actor (Tommy Lee Jones). The historical film is about the 16th president’s attempt to pass an anti-slavery amendment to the Constitution before the end of the Civil War.

Coming next with 11 nods was the visually stunning “Life of Pi”, Ang Lee’s adaptation of Yann Martel’s award-winning novel about an Indian teenager and a Bengal tiger adrift in a lifeboat. The story of their struggle for survival in the open sea was nominated for best picture, best director, and best cinematography.

Tom Hooper’s musical “Les Miserables”, after Victor Hugo’s classic novel, earned 7 nominations including best picture, best actor (Hugh Jackman), and best supporting actress (Anne Hathaway).

Real-life mission stories “Argo” by Ben Affleck received seven nods including best picture, and best supporting actor (Alan Arkin) and “Zero Dark Thirty” by Kathryn Bigelow received five nods including best picture, best actress (Jessica Chastain), and best original screenplay. Affleck’s political thriller tells the story of the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis while Oscar-winner Bigelow shows her take on the decade-long Osama bin Laden manhunt.

David O. Russell’s dark romantic-comedy “Silver Linings Playbook” snatched major award nominations such as best picture, best director, best actor (Bradley Cooper), best actress (Jennifer Lawrence), best supporting actor (Robert de Niro), and best supporting actress (Jacki Weaver).

Other notable nominations include the best picture award for Quentin Tarantino’s Western tale “Django Unchained”, the powerful “Amour”, and the magical “Beasts of the Southern Wild”. Also, the oldest and the youngest nominee will compete in the best actress category: 85-year-old Emmanuelle Riva (“Amour”) and 9-year-old Quvenzhané Wallis (“Beasts”).

The 85th Academy Awards will include a tribute to the James Bond movie franchise, which is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year. It has been a celebratory year generally for Bond, with “Skyfall” earning spectacular reviews and grossing more than $1 billion worldwide, the first time the franchise has crossed that mark.

Academy Award winner Charlize Theron, Channing Tatum, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Daniel Radcliffe join a stellar list of previously announced Oscar presenters including “The Avengers” cast members Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner and Mark Ruffalo; returning 2012 Oscar winners Jean Dujardin, Christopher Plummer, Octavia Spencer and Meryl Streep; and co-stars Mark Wahlberg and the teddy bear Ted.

Hosted by “Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane, the live and complete telecast of the 85th Academy Awards will premiere on Philippine television via Velvet Channel on February 25 starting at 6:00 a.m. with the red carpet/arrivals special followed by the main ceremony at 9:30 a.m. Velvet (SkyCable Channel 53) is available on SkyCable Platinum, SkyCable Gold, SkyCable Silver and other quality cable operators nationwide. For updates, log-on to http://www.velvet.com.ph/ and http://www.facebook.com/VelvetChannel.

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85th Oscars (2013) Airs Live on Velvet; Seth MacFarlane Appointed as Host

Family Guy creator and “Ted” director Seth MacFarlane will take the Oscar’s stage for the first time to host the 85th Academy Awards on February 25 live on Velvet Channel.

“We are thrilled to have Seth MacFarlane host the Oscars. His performing skills blend perfectly with our ideas for making the show entertaining and fresh. He will be the consummate host, and we are so happy to be working with him,” said the show’s producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron. “It’s truly an overwhelming privilege to be asked to host the Oscars,” adds Seth MacFarlane. “My thoughts upon hearing the news were, one, I will do my utmost to live up to the high standards set forth by my predecessors; and two, I hope they don’t find out I hosted the Charlie Sheen Roast.”

He also recently announced the nominees – the only Oscar host to do so since Charlton Heston in 1972 – along with actress Emma Stone.

MacFarlane made his debut as a film director in the box office hit “Ted” which he also co-wrote and produced. He was also the voice behind the foul-mouthed teddy bear, the title character. “Ted” has brought in over $420 million worldwide, making it one of the highest-grossing films of the year. Apart from “Family Guy”, he’s also the co-creator of “American Dad!” and “The Cleveland Show”. His work on “Family Guy” has earned him two Emmy Awards and 13 nominations. An accomplished live performer, MacFarlane has played to sold-out audiences at London’s Royal Albert Hall and New York’s Carnegie Hall. In 2011 he released his debut album, “Music Is Better Than Words,” which earned two Grammy nominations.

The live and complete telecast of the 85th Academy Awards will premiere on Philippine television via Velvet Channel on February 25 starting at 6:00 a.m. with the red carpet/arrivals special followed by the main ceremony at 9:30 a.m. Velvet (SkyCable Channel 53) is available on SkyCable Platinum, SkyCable Gold, SkyCable Silver and other quality cable operators nationwide. For updates, log-on to http://www.velvet.com.ph/ and http://www.facebook.com/VelvetChannel.

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Oscars 2013 Nominations: Full List of Nominees

The 85th Academy Awards (Oscars 2013) nominations were revealed in Los Angeles on Thursday, presented by Seth MacFarlane and Emma Stone. This year's nominees for the Oscar Awards is led by Lincoln with 12 nods followed by Life of Pi with 11 nominations.

The 2013 Oscars will also be a tough battle when it comes to Best Actress as we have the oldest and youngest nominees in history—Emmanuelle Riva, 85, for Amour and Quvenzhane Wallis, 9, for Beasts of the Southern Wild.

Nine films will be battling for Best Picture including the abovementioned films plus Silver Linings Playbook, Zero Dark Thirty, Les Miserables, Django Unchained and Argo.

Here is the full list of nominees for the 85th Academy Awards (Oscars 2013):

Best Picture Beasts of the Southern Wild Silver Linings Playbook Zero Dark Thirty Lincoln Les Miserables Life of Pi Amour Django Unchained Argo Best Director David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook Ang Lee, Life of Pi Steven Spielberg, Lincoln Michael Haneke, Amour Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild Best Actor Daniel-Day Lewis, Lincoln Denzel Washington, Flight Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook Joaquin Phoenix, The Master Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables Best Actress Naomi Watts, The Impossible Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook Emmannuelle Riva, Amour Quvenzhane Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild Best Supporting Actor Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained Phillip Seymour Hoffman, The Master Robert De Niro, Silver Linings Playbook Alan Arkin, Argo Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln Best Supporting Actress Jacki Weaver, Silver Linings Playbook Amy Adams, The Master Helen Hunt, The Sessions Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables Sally Field, Lincoln Best Original Screenplay Flight Zero Dark Thirty Django Unchained Amour Moonrise Kingdom Best Adapted Screenplay Beasts of the Southern Wild Argo Lincoln Silver Linings Playbook Life of Pi Best Animated Feature Frankenweenie The Pirates: Band of Misfits Brave Wreck-It Ralph ParaNorman Best Foreign-Language Film Amour NO War Witch A Royal Affair Kon-Tiki Best Original Song Before My Time, from Chasing Ice Everybody Needs A Best Friend, from Ted Skyfall from Skyfall Pi’s Lullaby, from Life of Pi Suddenly, from Les Miserables Best Documentary Short Inocente Mondays at Racine Kings Point Open Heart Redemption

Best Original Score Anna Karenina Life of Pi Skyfall Lincoln Argo Best Documentary Feature 5 Broken Cameras The Gatekeepers How to Survive a Plague The Invisible War Searching For Sugarman Best Film Editing Argo Life of Pi Lincoln Silver Linings Playbook Zero Dark Thirty Best Cinematography Anna Karenina Django Unchained Life of Pi Lincoln Skyfall Best Costume Design Anna Karenina Les Miserables Lincoln Mirror Mirror Snow White and the Huntsman Best Art Direction/Production Design Anna Karenina The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Les Miserables Life of Pi Lincoln Best Makeup Hitchcock The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Les Miserables Best Visual Effects The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Life of Pi The Avengers Prometheus Snow White and the Huntsman Best Sound Mixing Argo Les Miserables Life of Pi Lincoln Skyfall Best Sound Editing Argo Django Unchained Life of Pi Skyfall Zero Dark Thirty Best Animated Short Adam and Dog Fresh Guacamole Head over Heels Maggie Simpson in ‘The Longest Daycare’ Paperman Best Live-Action Short Asad Buzkashi Boys Curfew Death of a Shadow Henry The Oscars 2013 awarding ceremony is scheduled for February 24, 2013, at the Dolby Theatre in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California. Seth MacFarlane will be hosting the event.

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Eddie Garcia Wins Best Actor at the 55th Asia Pacific Film Festival 2012

Eddie Garcia won the Best Actor trophy at the 55th Asia Pacific Film Festival 2012 for his role as a gay pensioner who is taking care of his cancer-stricken dog in Bwakaw. 

The veteran actor personally accepted the award and received a standing ovation during the awards night held on December 15 at the Venetian Resort Hotel in Macau, China.

Hong Kong’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category of the 85th Academy Award, Life Without Principle won Best Film. Bwakaw, directed by Jun Lana, is the Philippines' counterpart, which is said to have high chances of being one of the five official nominees to the 2013 Oscars.

The announcement of the nominees for the 85th Academy Awards (Oscars 2013) is scheduled on January 10.

Nora Aunor was nominated for Best Actress at the said awards for Thy Womb but lost to Taiwan's Gwai Lun-mei, the star of romance-drama film Gf*Bf. 

Lo Hoi-pang (Life Without Principle) bagged the Best Supporting Actor trophy while Makiko Watanabe won the Best Supporting Actress title with her role as a young divorcee in Capturing Dad. Kore-eda was named Best Director for I Wish, a drama about two siblings seeking to meet each other after being forced to live apart by their estranged parents

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'Bwakaw' is PH Official Entry to the 2013 Oscars

Bwakaw which stars Eddie Garcia and a dog named Princess is the Philippines' official entry to the best foreign language film category of the 85th Academy Awards (2013 Oscars).

The said indie film by acclaimed director Jun Robles Lana was chosen by the Film Academy of the Philippines special committee to be the country's representative to the prestigious Oscar Awards.

Bwakaw was one of six films in the Directors’ Showcase category of the last Cinemalaya Film Festival. It  was also invited in several international film festivals such as the Toronto International Film Festival and the New York Film Festival.

Rated A by the Cinema Evalution Board, Bwakaw is a drama-comedy about growing old alone. It shares the life of Rene (played by Eddie Garcia), a 75-year-old gay man whose life suddenly turns around when a stray dog named “Bwakaw” teaches him a lesson about life.

Also starring Rez Cortez, Soxie Topacio, Armida Siguion-Reyna, Gardo Versoza, Beverly Salviejo, Luz Valdez, Alan Paule, Bibeth Orteza and Joey Paras, Bwakaw is distributed by Star Cinema for commercial release starting September 5, 2012.

Bwakaw actually bested seven other films which were also considered for possible nomination by the special committee like Jose Javier Reyes’ Mga Mumunting Lihim, Brillante Mendoza’s Captive, Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story, Auraeus Solito’s Busong, John-D Lazatin’s A Mother’s Story, Ron Morales’ Graceland and Joyce Bernal’s Segunda Mano.

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Segunda Mano and A Mother's Story Vie to be Philippines' Entry to Oscars 2013

Segunda Mano starring Kris Aquino, Dingdong Dantes and Angelica Panganiban and A Mother's Story topbilled by Pokwang, Rayver Cruz and Xyriel Manabat have been shortlisted to become the Philippine entry to the 85th Academy Awards (Oscars 2013).

The Film Academy of the Philippines, the body which chooses the country's entry to the Best Foreign Language Film category of the Oscars revealed seven films subject for review to follow the footsteps of Ploning, Anak, Noy, Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank and the rest of the films which received the honor of representing the country to the Oscars.

Aside from Segunda Mano and A Mother's Story, other films shortlisted were Ang Sayaw ng Dalawang Kaliwang Paa starring Jean Garcia, Roco Nacino and Paulo Avelino, Gov. ER Ejercito's Manila Kingpin: Asiong Salonga Story, Gwen Zamora's The Witness, Dante Mendoza's Captive starring French actress Isabelle Huppert and Busong of Auraeus Solito who directed once Philippine entry to the Oscars, Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros.

All the shortlisted films were exhibited from October 2011 to July 2012 and have been given an A rating by the Cinema Evaluation Board.

As per Oscar Award rules for the best foreign language film category, a film must have been commercially exhibited for at least seven consecutive days during the period from October 2011 to September 2012 to qualify for the award so it is understood that FAP will still consider A-rated films shown in August and September this year.

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