2013 Oscars — Best Picture

Argo won Best Picture at the 2013 Oscars. All 9 nominees are listed below, winner first. The other nominees were Amour, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Django Unchained, Les Misérables, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Silver Linings Playbook and Zero Dark Thirty. Each film links to its complete award history. The links below go to the 2012 and 2014 Best Picture races.

Last updated August 12, 2026

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