Sadly, I wasn’t able to host an Oscar live-blog this year. However, I still watched the ceremony. This year, ‘Argo’ ultimately triumphed as the Best Picture winner, at least in the eyes of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The rest of the race’s results and some commentary can be found after the page break.
\n<\/p>\n
Nominees:<\/strong><\/p>\n Winner:<\/strong> Christoph Waltz<\/p>\n Josh predicted: Tommy Lee Jones The evening started off with the strangest win of the night. Of all the nominees, Waltz was the one I would have said stood no chance of winning, given that he just won the same award a couple years ago for Tarantino’s last movie. The other nominees must have split the votes between them. I guess this means that Waltz will be in every movie Tarantino makes from now on.<\/p>\n Nominees:<\/strong><\/p>\n Winner:<\/strong> ‘Paperman’<\/p>\n Josh predicted: ‘Paperman’ Nominees:<\/strong><\/p>\n Winner:<\/strong> ‘Brave’<\/p>\n Josh predicted: ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ I’m very surprised by this. ‘Brave’ was not particularly well-reviewed, while ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ was. When in doubt, the Academy just gives this award to Pixar.<\/p>\n Nominees:<\/strong><\/p>\n Winner:<\/strong> ‘Life of Pi’<\/p>\n Josh predicted: ‘Life of Pi’ As happened a few years ago with ‘Avatar’, the Academy confuses visual effects with cinematography. Deakins was robbed. How much actual photography was there in this movie? <\/p>\n Nominees:<\/strong><\/p>\n Winner:<\/strong> ‘Life of Pi’<\/p>\n Josh predicted: ‘Life of Pi’ I hope this award helps Rhythm & Hues stay in business. <\/p>\n Nominees:<\/strong><\/p>\n Winner:<\/strong> ‘Anna Karenina’<\/p>\n Josh predicted: ‘Les Miserables’ Nominees:<\/strong><\/p>\n Winner:<\/strong> ‘Les Miserables’<\/p>\n Josh predicted: ‘Les Miserables’ It apparently takes a lot of effort to make Anne Hathaway look like crap.<\/p>\n Nominees:<\/strong><\/p>\n Winner:<\/strong> ‘Curfew’<\/p>\n Josh predicted: ‘Curfew’ Nominees:<\/strong><\/p>\n Winner:<\/strong> ‘Inocente’<\/p>\n Josh predicted: ‘Redemption’ Nominees:<\/strong><\/p>\n Winner:<\/strong> ‘Searching for Sugar Man’<\/p>\n Josh predicted: ‘The Gatekeepers’ In a very rare move, the Academy gave the documentary award to a movie that played in more than one theater and some people have actually heard of. <\/p>\n Nominees:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
\nMrs. Z predicted: Robert De Niro<\/p>\nBest Animated Short<\/h5>\n
\n
\nMrs. Z predicted: ‘Adam and Dog’<\/p>\nBest Animated Feature<\/h5>\n
\n
\nMrs. Z predicted: ‘Brave’<\/p>\nBest Cinematography<\/h5>\n
\n
\nMrs. Z predicted: ‘Life of Pi’<\/p>\nBest Visual Effects<\/h5>\n
\n
\nMrs. Z predicted: ‘Life of Pi’<\/p>\nBest Costume Design<\/h5>\n
\n
\nMrs. Z predicted: ‘Anna Karenina’<\/p>\nBest Makeup and Hairstyling<\/h5>\n
\n
\nMrs. Z predicted: ‘Les Miserables’<\/p>\nBest Live Action Short<\/h5>\n
\n
\nMrs. Z predicted: ‘Death of a Shadow’<\/p>\nBest Documentary Short<\/h5>\n
\n
\nMrs. Z predicted: ‘Open Heart’<\/p>\nBest Documentary Feature<\/h5>\n
\n
\nMrs. Z predicted: ‘Searching for Sugar Man’<\/p>\nBest Foreign Language Film<\/h5>\n