2013 Oscars: Winners and Nominees

53 films were recognised at the 2013 Academy Awards, across 24 categories. 15 of them took home at least one award.

The biggest winner of the year was Life of Pi, with 4 awards, ahead of Argo with 3. The categories below run from Best Picture, Animated Feature Film and Visual Effects to the smaller prizes, and in every one the winner is listed first, followed by the other nominees.

Each title links to the film's full award history at all four awards, and the links at the bottom step to the previous and next ceremony.

Last updated August 12, 2026

Best Picture

Argo(2012)
Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck and George Clooney, Producers
Winner
Amour(2012)
Margaret Menegoz, Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka and Michael Katz, Producers
Beasts of the Southern Wild(2012)
Dan Janvey, Josh Penn and Michael Gottwald, Producers
Django Unchained(2012)
Stacey Sher, Reginald Hudlin and Pilar Savone, Producers
Les Misérables(2012)
Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward and Cameron Mackintosh, Producers
Life of Pi(2012)
Gil Netter, Ang Lee and David Womark, Producers
Lincoln(2012)
Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers
Silver Linings Playbook(2012)
Donna Gigliotti, Bruce Cohen and Jonathan Gordon, Producers
Zero Dark Thirty(2012)
Mark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow and Megan Ellison, Producers

Animated Feature Film

Brave(2012)
Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman
Winner
Frankenweenie(2012)
Tim Burton
ParaNorman(2012)
Sam Fell and Chris Butler
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (The Pirates! Band of Misfits)(2012)
Peter Lord
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (The Pirates! Band of Misfits)(2012)
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
Wreck-It Ralph(2012)
Rich Moore

Visual Effects

Life of Pi(2012)
Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott
Winner
Prometheus(2012)
Richard Stammers, Trevor Wood, Charley Henley and Martin Hill
Snow White and the Huntsman(2012)
Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Philip Brennan, Neil Corbould and Michael Dawson
The Avengers (Marvel's The Avengers)(2012)
Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams and Dan Sudick
The Avengers (Marvel's The Avengers)(2012)
Marvel's The Avengers
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey(2012)
Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and R. Christopher White

Actor in a Leading Role

Lincoln(2012)
Daniel Day-Lewis
Winner
Flight(2012)
Denzel Washington
Les Misérables(2012)
Hugh Jackman
Silver Linings Playbook(2012)
Bradley Cooper
The Master(2012)
Joaquin Phoenix

Actor in a Supporting Role

Django Unchained(2012)
Christoph Waltz
Winner
Argo(2012)
Alan Arkin
Lincoln(2012)
Tommy Lee Jones
Silver Linings Playbook(2012)
Robert De Niro
The Master(2012)
Philip Seymour Hoffman

Actress in a Leading Role

Silver Linings Playbook(2012)
Jennifer Lawrence
Winner
Amour(2012)
Emmanuelle Riva
Beasts of the Southern Wild(2012)
Quvenzhané Wallis
The Impossible(2012)
Naomi Watts
Zero Dark Thirty(2012)
Jessica Chastain

Actress in a Supporting Role

Les Misérables(2012)
Anne Hathaway
Winner
Lincoln(2012)
Sally Field
Silver Linings Playbook(2012)
Jacki Weaver
The Master(2012)
Amy Adams
The Sessions(2012)
Helen Hunt

Cinematography

Life of Pi(2012)
Claudio Miranda
Winner
Anna Karenina(2012)
Seamus McGarvey
Django Unchained(2012)
Robert Richardson
Lincoln(2012)
Janusz Kaminski
Skyfall(2012)
Roger Deakins

Costume Design

Anna Karenina(2012)
Jacqueline Durran
Winner
Les Misérables(2012)
Paco Delgado
Lincoln(2012)
Joanna Johnston
Mirror Mirror(2012)
Eiko Ishioka
Snow White and the Huntsman(2012)
Colleen Atwood

Directing

Life of Pi(2012)
Ang Lee
Winner
Amour(2012)
Michael Haneke
Beasts of the Southern Wild(2012)
Benh Zeitlin
Lincoln(2012)
Steven Spielberg
Silver Linings Playbook(2012)
David O. Russell

Documentary (Feature)

Searching for Sugar Man(2012)
Malik Bendjelloul and Simon Chinn
Winner
5 Broken Cameras(2011)
Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi
How to Survive a Plague(2012)
David France and Howard Gertler
The Gatekeepers(2012)
Dror Moreh, Philippa Kowarsky and Estelle Fialon
The Invisible War(2012)
Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering

Documentary (Short Subject)

Inocente(2012)
Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine
Winner
Kings Point(2012)
Sari Gilman and Jedd Wider
Mondays at Racine(2012)
Cynthia Wade and Robin Honan
Open Heart(2012)
Redemption(2012)
Jon Alpert and Matthew O'Neill

Film Editing

Argo(2012)
William Goldenberg
Winner
Life of Pi(2012)
Tim Squyres
Lincoln(2012)
Michael Kahn
Silver Linings Playbook(2012)
Jay Cassidy and Crispin Struthers
Zero Dark Thirty(2012)
Dylan Tichenor and William Goldenberg

International Feature Film

Amour(2012)
Austria
Winner
A Royal Affair(2012)
Denmark
Kon-Tiki(2012)
Norway
No(2012)
Chile
War Witch(2012)
Canada

Music (Original Score)

Life of Pi(2012)
Mychael Danna
Winner
Anna Karenina(2012)
Dario Marianelli
Argo(2012)
Alexandre Desplat
Lincoln(2012)
John Williams
Skyfall(2012)
Thomas Newman

Music (Original Song)

Skyfall(2012)
Skyfall in "Skyfall" Music and Lyric by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth
Winner
Chasing Ice(2012)
Before My Time in "Chasing Ice" Music and Lyric by J. Ralph
Les Misérables(2012)
Suddenly in "Les Misérables" Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg; Lyric by Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boublil
Life of Pi(2012)
Pi's Lullaby in "Life of Pi" Music by Mychael Danna; Lyric by Bombay Jayashri
Ted(2012)
Everybody Needs A Best Friend in "Ted" Music by Walter Murphy; Lyric by Seth MacFarlane

Production Design

Lincoln(2012)
Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Jim Erickson
Winner
Anna Karenina(2012)
Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
Les Misérables(2012)
Production Design: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Anna Lynch-Robinson
Life of Pi(2012)
Production Design: David Gropman; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey(2012)
Production Design: Dan Hennah; Set Decoration: Ra Vincent and Simon Bright

Short Film (Animated)

Paperman(2012)
John Kahrs
Winner
Adam and Dog(2013)
Minkyu Lee
Fresh Guacamole(2012)
PES
Head Over Heels(2012)
Timothy Reckart and Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly
Maggie Simpson in "The Longest Daycare"(2012)
David Silverman

Short Film (Live Action)

Curfew(2012)
Shawn Christensen
Winner
Asad(2012)
Bryan Buckley and Mino Jarjoura
Buzkashi Boys(2012)
Sam French and Ariel Nasr
Death of a Shadow(2012)
Tom Van Avermaet and Ellen De Waele
Henry(2011)
Yan England

Sound Editing

Skyfall(2012)
Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers
Winner
Zero Dark Thirty(2012)
Paul N.J. Ottosson
Winner
Argo(2012)
Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn
Django Unchained(2012)
Wylie Stateman
Life of Pi(2012)
Eugene Gearty and Philip Stockton

Sound Mixing

Les Misérables(2012)
Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson and Simon Hayes
Winner
Argo(2012)
John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Jose Antonio Garcia
Life of Pi(2012)
Ron Bartlett, D.M. Hemphill and Drew Kunin
Lincoln(2012)
Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom and Ronald Judkins
Skyfall(2012)
Scott Millan, Greg P. Russell and Stuart Wilson

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

Argo(2012)
Screenplay by Chris Terrio
Winner
Beasts of the Southern Wild(2012)
Screenplay by Lucy Alibar & Benh Zeitlin
Life of Pi(2012)
Screenplay by David Magee
Lincoln(2012)
Screenplay by Tony Kushner
Silver Linings Playbook(2012)
Screenplay by David O. Russell

Writing (Original Screenplay)

Django Unchained(2012)
Written by Quentin Tarantino
Winner
Amour(2012)
Written by Michael Haneke
Flight(2012)
Written by John Gatins
Moonrise Kingdom(2012)
Written by Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola
Zero Dark Thirty(2012)
Written by Mark Boal

Makeup and Hairstyling

Les Misérables(2012)
Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell
Winner
Hitchcock(2012)
Howard Berger, Peter Montagna and Martin Samuel
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey(2012)
Peter Swords King, Rick Findlater and Tami Lane

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