Academy Awards
85th edition
- February 24, 2013
- United States
United StatesThe 85th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2012 and took place on February 24, 2013, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Pacific Time Zone (PST) / 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time Zone (EST). The ceremony was the first in the Academy's 85-year history to adopt the phrase "The Oscars" as the ceremony's official name during the broadcast and marketing. During the ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. The ceremony was televised in the United States by ABC, and produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron and directed by Don Mischer. Actor Seth MacFarlane hosted the show for the first time.
Awards
Governors Awards
The Governors Awards presentation is an annual award ceremony hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), at the Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center, in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California. Three awards that signify lifetime achievement within the... More
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Honorary Award
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| — | Hal Needham - An innovator, mentor, and master technician who elevated his craft to an art and made the impossible look easy. | Winner | |
| — | D. A. Pennebaker - Who redefined the language of film and taught a generation of filmmakers to look to reality for inspiration. | Winner | |
| — | George Stevens Jr. - A tireless champion of the arts in America and especially that most American of arts: the Hollywood film. | Winner | |
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Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
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| — | Jeffrey Katzenberg - Who has led our community in enlightened philanthropy by his extraordinary example. | Winner | |
Most Awarded
2 or more wins- Life of Pi 4
- Argo 3
- Les Misérables 3
- Django Unchained 2
- Lincoln 2
- Skyfall 2
Most Nominated
3 or more nominations- Lincoln 12
- Life of Pi 11
- Les Misérables 8
- Silver Linings Playbook 8
- Argo 7
- Amour 5
- Django Unchained 5
- Skyfall 5
- Zero Dark Thirty 5
- Anna Karenina 4
- Beasts of the Southern Wild 4
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 3
- The Master 3
Most Unluckiest
wins / nominations- Lincoln 2 / 12
- Life of Pi 4 / 11
- Silver Linings Playbook 1 / 8
- Les Misérables 3 / 8
- Argo 3 / 7
- Amour 1 / 5
- Zero Dark Thirty 1 / 5
- Beasts of the Southern Wild 0 / 4
- Django Unchained 2 / 5
- Skyfall 2 / 5
- Anna Karenina 1 / 4
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 0 / 3
- The Master 0 / 3
Only one nomination
- Adam and Dog
- Asad
- The Avengers
- Brave
- Buzkashi Boys
- Chasing Ice
- Curfew
- Death of a Shadow
- Five Broken Cameras
- Frankenweenie
- Fresh Guacamole
- The Gatekeepers
- Head Over Heels
- Henry
- Hitchcock
- How to Survive a Plague
- The Impossible
- Inocente
- The Invisible War
- Kings Point
- Kon-Tiki
- Maggie Simpson in "The Longest Daycare"
- Mirror Mirror
- Mondays at Racine
- Moonrise Kingdom
- No
- Open Heart
- Paperman
- ParaNorman
- The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
- Prometheus
- Redemption
- A Royal Affair
- Searching for Sugar Man
- The Sessions
- Ted
- War Witch
- Wreck-It Ralph
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