Best Visual Effects: "Life of Pi"

2013 Oscar Winners

WINNER: “Life of Pi” – Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott

Nominees:

“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” – Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and R. Christopher White
“Life of Pi” – Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott
“Marvel's The Avengers” – Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams and Dan Sudick
“Prometheus” – Richard Stammers, Trevor Wood, Charley Henley and Martin Hill
“Snow White and the Huntsman” – Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Philip Brennan, Neil Corbould and Michael Dawson

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Best Picture: “A...
WINNER: “Argo”
Nominees:
- “Amour”
- “Argo”
- “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
- “Django Unchained”
- “Les Misérables”
- “Life of Pi”
- “Lincoln”
- “Silver Linings Playbook”
- “Zero Dark Thirty”
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Best Actor: Dani...
WINNER: Daniel Day-Lewis – “Lincoln”
Nominees:
- Bradley Cooper – “Silver Linings Playbook”
- Daniel Day-Lewis – “Lincoln”
- Hugh Jackman – “Les Misérables”
- Joaquin Phoenix – “The Master”
- Denzel Washington – “Flight”
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Best Actress: Je...
WINNER: Jennifer Lawrence – “Silver Linings Playbook”
Nominees:
- Jessica Chastain – “Zero Dark Thirty”
- Jennifer Lawrence – “Silver Linings Playbook”
- Emmanuelle Riva – “Amour”
- Quvenzhané Wallis – “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
- Naomi Watts – “The Impossible”
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Best Director: A...
WINNER: Ang Lee – "Life of Pi”
Nominees:
- Michael Haneke – “Amour”
- Benh Zeitlin – “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
- Ang Lee – "Life of Pi”
- Steven Spielberg – “Lincoln”
- David O. Russell – “Silver Linings Playbook”
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Best Supporting ...
WINNER: Anne Hathaway – “Les Misérables”
Nominees:
- Amy Adams – “The Master”
- Sally Field – “Lincoln”
- Anne Hathaway – “Les Misérables”
- Helen Hunt – “The Sessions”
- Jacki Weaver – “Silver Linings Playbook”
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Best Supporting ...
WINNER: Christoph Waltz – “Django Unchained”
Nominees:
- Alan Arkin – “Argo”
- Robert De Niro – “Silver Linings Playbook”
- Philip Seymour Hoffman – “The Master”
- Tommy Lee Jones – “Lincoln”
- Christoph Waltz – “Django Unchained”
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Best Original So...
WINNER: "Skyfall" from "Skyfall" – Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth
Nominees:
- "Before My Time" from "Chasing Ice" – J. Ralph
- "Everybody Needs A Best Friend" from "Ted” – Walter Murphy and Seth MacFarlane
- "Pi's Lullaby" from "Life of Pi" – Mychael Danna and Bombay Jayashri
- "Skyfall" from "Skyfall" – Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth
- "Suddenly" from "Les Misérables" – Claude-Michel Schönberg, Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boublil
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Best Animated Sh...
WINNER: “Paperman” – John Kahrs
Nominees:
- “Adam and Dog” – Minkyu Lee
- “Fresh Guacamole” – PES
- “Head over Heels” – Timothy Reckart and Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly
- “Maggie Simpson in 'The Longest Daycare'” – David Silverman
- “Paperman” – John Kahrs
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Best Animated Fe...
WINNER: “Brave” – Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman
Nominees:
- “Brave” – Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman
- “Frankenweenie” – Tim Burton
- “ParaNorman” – Sam Fell and Chris Butler
- “The Pirates! Band of Misfits” – Peter Lord
- “Wreck-It Ralph” – Rich Moore
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Achievement in C...
WINNER, CINEMATOGRAPHY: “Life of Pi“ – Claudio Miranda
Nominees:
- “Anna Karenina“ – Seamus McGarvey
- “Django Unchained“ – Robert Richardson
- “Life of Pi“ – Claudio Miranda
- “Lincoln“ – Janusz Kaminski
- “Skyfall“ – Roger Deakins
WINNER, PRODUCTION DESIGN: “Lincoln“ – Rick Carter and Jim Erickson
Nominees:
- “Anna Karenina“ – Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer
- “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey“ – Dan Hennah, Ra Vincent and Simon Bright
- “Les Misérables“ – Eve Stewart and Anna Lynch-Robinson
- “Life of Pi“ – David Gropman and Anna Pinnock
- “Lincoln“ – Rick Carter and Jim Erickson
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Best Visual Effe...
WINNER: “Life of Pi” – Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott
Nominees:
- “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” – Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and R. Christopher White
- “Life of Pi” – Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott
- “Marvel's The Avengers” – Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams and Dan Sudick
- “Prometheus” – Richard Stammers, Trevor Wood, Charley Henley and Martin Hill
- “Snow White and the Huntsman” – Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Philip Brennan, Neil Corbould and Michael Dawson
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Best Costume Des...
WINNER: “Anna Karenina“ – Jacqueline Durran
Nominees:
- “Anna Karenina“ – Jacqueline Durran
- “Les Misérables“ – Paco Delgado
- “Lincoln“ – Joanna Johnston
- “Mirror Mirror“ – Eiko Ishioka
- “Snow White and the Huntsman“ – Colleen Atwood
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Achievement in M...
WINNER: “Les Misérables” – Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell
Nominees:
- “Hitchcock” – Howard Berger, Peter Montagna and Martin Samuel
- “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” – Peter Swords King, Rick Findlater and Tami Lane
- “Les Misérables” – Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell
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Best Original Sc...
WINNER: “Life of Pi“ – Mychael Danna
Nominees:
- “Anna Karenina“ – Dario Marianelli
- “Argo“ – Alexandre Desplat
- “Life of Pi“ – Mychael Danna
- “Lincoln“ – John Williams
- “Skyfall“ – Thomas Newman
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Best Live Action...
WINNER: “Curfew” – Shawn Christensen
Nominees:
- “Asad” – Bryan Buckley and Mino Jarjoura
- “Buzkashi Boys” – Sam French and Ariel Nasr
- “Curfew” – Shawn Christensen
- “Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw)” – Tom Van Avermaet and Ellen De Waele
- “Henry” – Yan England
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Best Documentary...
WINNER: “Inocente” – Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine
Nominees:
- “Inocente” – Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine
- “Kings Point” – Sari Gilman and Jedd Wider
- “Mondays at Racine” – Cynthia Wade and Robin Honan
- “Open Heart” – Kief Davidson and Cori Shepherd Stern
- “Redemption” – Jon Alpert and Matthew O'Neill
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Best Documentary...
WINNER: “Searching for Sugar Man” – Malik Bendjelloul and Simon Chinn
Nominees:
- “5 Broken Cameras” – Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi
- “The Gatekeepers” – Dror Moreh, Philippa Kowarsky and Estelle Fialon
- “How to Survive a Plague” – David France and Howard Gertler
- “The Invisible War” – Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering
- “Searching for Sugar Man” – Malik Bendjelloul and Simon Chinn
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Best Foreign Lan...
WINNER: “Amour” (Austria)
Nominees:
- “Amour” (Austria)
- “Kon-Tiki” (Norway)
- “No” (Chile)
- “A Royal Affair” (Denmark)
- “War Witch” (Canada)
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Best Sound Editi...
WINNER, SOUND EDITING: Sharing the Oscar are “Zero Dark Thirty“ – Paul N.J. Ottosson and “Skyfall“ – Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers
Nominees:
- “Argo“ – Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn
- “Django Unchained“ – Wylie Stateman
- “Life of Pi“ – Eugene Gearty and Philip Stockton
- “Skyfall“ – Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers
- “Zero Dark Thirty“ – Paul N.J. Ottosson
WINNER, SOUND MIXING: “Les Misérables“ – Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson and Simon Hayes
Nominees:
- “Argo“ – John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Jose Antonio Garcia
- “Les Misérables“ – Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson and Simon Hayes
- “Life of Pi“ – Ron Bartlett, D.M. Hemphill and Drew Kunin
- “Lincoln“ – Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom and Ronald Judkins
- “Skyfall“ – Scott Millan, Greg P. Russell and Stuart Wilson
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Best Film Editin...
WINNER: “Argo“ – William Goldenberg
Nominees:
- “Argo“ – William Goldenberg
- “Life of Pi“ –Tim Squyres
- “Lincoln“ – Michael Kahn
- “Silver Linings Playbook“ – Jay Cassidy and Crispin Struthers
- “Zero Dark Thirty“ – Dylan Tichenor and William Goldenberg
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Best Writing – O...
WINNER: “Django Unchained" – Quentin Tarantino
Nominees:
- “Amour” – Michael Haneke
- “Django Unchained" – Quentin Tarantino
- “Flight” – John Gatins
- “Moonrise Kingdom” – Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola
- “Zero Dark Thirty” – Mark Boal
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Best Writing – A...
WINNER: “Argo” – Chris Terrio
Nominees:
- “Argo” – Chris Terrio
- “Beasts of the Southern Wild” – Lucy Alibar and Benh Zeitlin
- “Life of Pi” – David Magee
- “Lincoln” – Tony Kushner
- “Silver Linings Playbook” – David O. Russell
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