OSCAR / ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS

86TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS -2014

1.     BEST PICTURE: “12 Years a Slave” Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen and Anthony Katagas, Producers

2.     BEST ACTOR: Matthew McConaughey in “Dallas Buyers Club

3.     BEST ACTRESS: Cate Blanchett in “Blue Jasmine”

4.     BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: “Her” – Written by Spike Jonze  

5.     BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: “12 Years a Slave” – Screenplay by John Ridley

6.     BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Lupita Nyong’o in “12 Years a Slave”

7.     BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Jared Leto in “Dallas Buyers Club”

8.     BEST ANIMATED FILM: “Frozen” Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee and Peter Del Vecho

9.     BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: “Gravity” Emmanuel Lubezki

10.  BEST COSTUME DESIGN: “The Great Gatsby” Catherine Martin

11.  BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: “20 Feet from Stardom” Morgan Neville, Gil Friesen and Caitrin Rogers

12.  BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT: “The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life” Malcolm Clarke and Nicholas Reed

13.  BEST FILM EDITING: “Gravity” Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger

14.  BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: “The Great Beauty” Italy

15.  BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING: “Dallas Buyers Club” Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews

16.  BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: “Gravity” Steven Price

17.  BEST ORIGINAL SONG: “Let It Go” from “Frozen”. Music and Lyric by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez

18.  BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: “The Great Gatsby”. Production Design: Catherine Martin; Set Decoration: Beverley Dunn

19.  BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM: “Mr. Hublot” Laurent Witz and Alexandre Espigares

20.  BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM: “Helium” Anders Walter and Kim Magnusson

21.  BEST SOUND EDITING: “Gravity” Glenn Freemantle

22.  BEST SOUND MIXING: “Gravity” Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri, Christopher Benstead and Chris Munro

23.  BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: “Gravity” Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk and Neil Corbould

24.  BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM: "Helium."

SCORECARD

“Gravity” 7

“12 Years a Slave” 3

“Dallas Buyers Club” 3

“Frozen” 2

“The Great Gatsby” 2

“Blue Jasmine” 1

“Her” 1

1.     Best Picture: "12 Years a Slave."

2.     Actor: Matthew McConaughey, "Dallas Buyers Club."

3.     Actress: Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine."

4.     Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club."

5.     Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong'o, "12 Years a Slave."

6.     Directing: Alfonso Cuaron, "Gravity."

7.     Foreign Language Film: "The Great Beauty," Italy.

8.     Adapted Screenplay: John Ridley, "12 Years a Slave."

9.     Original Screenplay: Spike Jonze, "Her."

10.  Animated Feature Film: "Frozen."

11.  Production Design: "The Great Gatsby."

12.  Cinematography: "Gravity."

13.  Sound Mixing: "Gravity."

14.  Sound Editing: "Gravity."

15.  Original Score: "Gravity," Steven Price.

16.  Original Song: "Let It Go" from "Frozen."

17.  Costume: "The Great Gatsby."

18.  Makeup and Hairstyling: "Dallas Buyers Club."

19.  Animated Short Film: "Mr. Hublot."

20.  Documentary Feature: "20 Feet from Stardom."

21.  Documentary (short subject): "The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life."

22.  Film Editing: "Gravity."

23.  Live Action Short Film: "Helium."

24.  Visual Effects: "Gravity."

The Oscars: nominations (AFP, P.Pizzaro/J.Jacobsen)

Oscar Nominated some Indian Movies

        1957(30th)          Mother India (Hindi)          Mehboob Khan                Nominee

        1988(61st)          Salaam Bombay! (Hindi) Mira Nair                           Nominee

        2001(74th)          Lagaan (Hindi) (English) Ashutosh Gowariker          Nominee

85th Annual Academy Award – 2013 

winners announced in Los Angeles on February 24, 2013.

1. Best Picture: “Argo.”

2. Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, “Lincoln.”

3. Actress: Jennifer Lawrence, “Silver Linings Playbook.”

4. Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, “Django Unchained.”

5. Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway, “Les Miserables.”

6. Directing: Ang Lee, “Life of Pi.”

7. Foreign Language Film: “Amour.”

8. Adapted Screenplay: Chris Terrio, “Argo.”

9. Original Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino, “Django Unchained.”

10. Animated Feature Film: “Brave.”

11. Production Design: “Lincoln.”

12. Cinematography: “Life of Pi.”

13. Sound Mixing: “Les Miserables.”

14. Sound editing (tie): “Skyfall,” ”Zero Dark Thirty.”

15. Original Score: “Life of Pi,” Mychael Danna.

16. Original Song: “Skyfall” from “Skyfall,” Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth.

17. Costume: “Anna Karenina.”

18. Documentary Feature: “Searching for Sugar Man.”

19. Documentary (short subject): “Inocente.”

20. Film Editing: “Argo.”

21. Makeup and Hairstyling: “Les Miserables.”

22. Animated Short Film: “Paperman.”

23. Live Action Short Film: “Curfew.”

24. Visual Effects: “Life of Pi.”

‘Argo’ takes best picture at the Oscars

84th Academy Awards - 2012

        The 84th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2011 of the United States and took place on February 26, 2012, at the Hollywood and Highland Center Theatre (now Dolby Theatre) in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles.

1.     Best Picture :  The Artist – Thomas Langmann

2.     Best Director : Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist

3.     Best Actor : Jean Dujardin – The Artist

4.     Best Actress : Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady

5.     Best Supporting Actor : Christopher Plummer – Beginners

6.     Best Supporting Actress : Octavia Spencer – The Help

7.     Best Writing – Original Screenplay : Midnight in Paris – Woody Allen

8.     Best Writing – Adapted Screenplay : The Descendants – Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash from The by Kaui Hart Hemmings

9.     Best Animated Feature : Rango – Gore Verbinski

10.  Best Foreign Language Film : A Separation (Iran) in Persian – Asghar Farhadi

11.  Best Documentary – Feature : Undefeated – TJ Martin, Dan Lindsay, and Richard Middlemas

12.  Best Documentary – Short Subject : Saving Face – Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Daniel Junge

13.  Best Live Action Short Film : The Shore – Terry George and Oorlagh George

14.  Best Animated Short Film : The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore – William Joyceand Brandon Oldenburg

15.  Best Original Score : The Artist – Ludovic Bource

16.  Best Original Song : "Man or Muppet" from The Muppets – Bret McKenzie

17.  Best Sound Editing : Hugo – Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty

18.  Best Sound Mixing : Hugo – Tom Fleischman and John Midgley

19.  Best Art Direction : Hugo – Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo

20.  Best Cinematography : Hugo – Robert Richardson

21.  Best Makeup : The Iron Lady – Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland

22.  Best Costume Design : The Artist – Mark Bridges

23.  Best Film Editing : The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter

24.  Best Visual Effects : Hugo – Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossmann, and Alex Henning

On June 14, 2011, Academy President Tom Sherak announced at a press conference that, in an attempt to further revitalize interest surrounding the awards, the 2012 ceremony would feature between five to ten Best Picture nominees pending on voting results, as opposed a set number of nominees. In related events, the Academy held its third Annual Governors Awards ceremony at the Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center on November 12, 2011.