"Argo" Wins Best Picture Oscar

Best Motion Picture of the Year:

Argo: Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck, George Clooney WINNER

Amour: Margaret Ménégoz
Beasts of the Southern Wild: Dan Janvey, Josh Penn, Michael Gottwald
Django Unchained: Stacey Sher, Reginald Hudlin, Pilar Savone
Les Misérables: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward, Cameron Mackintosh
Life of Pi: Gil Netter, Ang Lee, David Womark
Lincoln: Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy
Silver Linings Playbook: Donna Gigliotti, Bruce Cohen, Jonathan Gordon
Zero Dark Thirty: Mark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow, Megan Ellison

Note:  Winner announced by First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama.

Daniel Day-Lewis Wins "Best Actor Oscar" for "Lincoln"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:

Daniel Day-Lewis for Lincoln WINNER

Bradley Cooper for Silver Linings Playbook
Hugh Jackman for Les Misérables
Joaquin Phoenix for The Master
Denzel Washington for Flight

Note:  Daniel Day-Lewis becomes the first actor to win three times in this category.

Jennifer Lawrence Wins Best Actress Oscar for "Silver Linings Playbook"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:

Jennifer Lawrence for Silver Linings Playbook WINNER

Jessica Chastain for Zero Dark Thirty
Emmanuelle Riva for Amour
Quvenzhané Wallis for Beasts of the Southern Wild
Naomi Watts for The Impossible

Ang Lee Wins "Best Director Oscar" for "Life of Pi"

Best Achievement in Directing:

Ang Lee for Life of Pi WINNER

Michael Haneke for Amour
David O. Russell for Silver Linings Playbook
Steven Spielberg for Lincoln
Benh Zeitlin for Beasts of the Southern Wild

"Django Unchained" Wins Best Original Screenplay Oscar

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:

Django Unchained: Quentin Tarantino WINNER

Amour: Michael Haneke
Flight: John Gatins
Moonrise Kingdom: Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola
Zero Dark Thirty: Mark Boal

"Argo" Wins Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published:

Argo: Chris Terrio WINNER

Beasts of the Southern Wild: Lucy Alibar, Benh Zeitlin
Life of Pi: David Magee
Lincoln: Tony Kushner
Silver Linings Playbook: David O. Russell

"Skyfall" Wins Best Original Song Oscar

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song:

Skyfall: Adele, Paul Epworth ("Skyfall") WINNERS

Chasing Ice: J. Ralph ("Before My Time")
Les Misérables: Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Herbert Kretzmer ("Suddenly")
Life of Pi: Mychael Danna, Bombay Jayshree ("Pi's Lullaby")
Ted: Walter Murphy, Seth MacFarlane ("Everybody Needs a Best Friend")