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The Oscars




And the winner is…

The dresses have been worn, fallen over in and even malfunctioned so what about the actual awards?
It is probably safe to assume that everyone who is interested knows already, but in case some people have been to Mars today, here is the run-down of last night’s Oscar winners.

Best Picture
Argo (dir. Ben Affleck)

Actress in a Leading Role
Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook)

Actor in a Leading Role
Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln)

Actress in a Supporting Role
Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables)

Actor in a Supporting Role
Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained)

Directing
Ang Lee (Life of Pi)

Foreign Language Film
Amour (Austria)

Animated Feature Film
Brave (Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman)

Writing – Adapted Screenplay
Chris Terrio (Amour)

Writing – Original Screenplay
Quentin Tarantino (Django Unchained)

Cinematography
Claudio Miranda (Life of Pi)

No real surprises there then. Congratulations to all and particularly to Mr Day-Lewis for his record breaking win as the first man to ever win three Best Actor Oscars. It was good to see Tarantino win another award for his writing talent but more on that next time. Hope you all had a fun Oscar night party.
 Do you think the right films won?

Until next time.

For further information on the Oscars and the winners list in full visit here.

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