85th Oscars: in names, faces and outfits

The 85th Academy Awards ceremony took place in Los Angeles. As usual, the most sought-after actors, directors, screenwriters and producers in Hollywood gathered at the Dolby Theater.

Several film distribution sharks took part in the battle for the title of the main film of 2012, in particular, the historical drama "Lincoln" by Steven Spielberg, "Life of Pi" by the cult Taiwanese director Ang Lee, the bloody western of Quentin Tarantino "Django Unchained" and the Cannes winner "Love" by the Austrian master Michael Haneke, which was also presented in the category “Best Foreign Language Film” (the film was shot in French, like some other works of the Austrian Haneke, for example, “The Pianist”).

Photo: Reuters

From the very beginning, the greatest bets were placed on Spielberg's "Lincoln": the film about the last days of the life of perhaps the greatest American president collected as many as 12 nominations. It was followed by the colorful “Life of Pi” by Ang Lee - 11 nominations. As a result, the Oscar went to Ben Affleck's Argo. This is not the first time Affleck has won an Oscar: in 1998, he received a gold statuette for his screenplay for the film Good Will Hunting.

Such recognized masters as Haneke, Ang Lee and Steven Spielberg competed for the golden statuette in the Best Director category. The choice of film academics turned out to be relatively expected: the statuette was awarded to Ang Lee for his work on the film Life of Pi. This is Ang Lee's third Oscar, having already won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2001 for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Best Picture in 2006 for Brokeback Mountain.

The best actress in 2013 was Jennifer Lawrence, who played in the film “My Boyfriend Is Crazy,” and the best actor, according to film academics, was Daniel Day-Lewis for his leading role in the Spielberg biopic “Lincoln.” Also competing for the statuette were Emmanuelle Riva (“Love”), Naomi Watts (“The Impossible”), Jessica Chastain (“Zero Dark Thirty”), Quvenzhanei Wallis (“Beasts of the Wild South”). Quvenzhanae Wallis is the youngest Academy Award nominee at just 9 years old.

Photo: Reuters

Christoph Waltz won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a bounty hunter in Tarantino's Django Unchained. The Austrian beat out Robert De Niro (“My Boyfriend Is Crazy”) and Tommy Lee Jones (“Lincoln”) in the race for the statuette. Waltz, by the way, already has two Oscars: the first he was awarded in 2010, also for his role in Tarantino’s film Inglourious Basterds.

The prize for Best Supporting Actress went to Anne Hathaway for her role in the musical based on Hugo's novel Les Misérables.

Quentin Tarantino won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for his screenplay for Django Unchained. Tarantino beat Haneke in this category with his “Love.” The films “Love”, “Moonrise Kingdom”, “Zero Dark Thirty”, “Django Unchained” and “Crew” competed for the statuette. This is Tarantino's second Academy Award. The first time he was awarded was for the screenplay for the film "Pulp Fiction" in 1995.

The 85th anniversary ceremony was dedicated to the 50th anniversary of Bond. In honor of the holiday, six actors who played the role of the loving and resourceful British intelligence agent James Bond - Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig - gathered on one stage. The Bonds took the stage during a performance by singer Adele, who recorded the title song for the latest Bond episode Skyfall. For the song Skyfall, Adele received an Oscar for best song for a film.

There was another surprise: after 36 years of silence, the legendary Barbra Streisand sang for the audience. The live broadcast from Los Angeles was watched in 225 countries.

Photo: Reuters