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85th Annual Academy Awards

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Argo, Best Picture winner at the 85th Annual Oscars

The Oscars

Winners for the 85th Academy Awards were announced on Sunday, February 24, 2013, at the Dolby Theatre, and televised live by the ABC Television Network.

Our Oscars guide is your connection to the Academy Awards, with lists of winners in major categories and movie reviews of nominated films. We even let you in on where the power players do lunch in Los Angeles. There's no business like show business!

For a list of this year's Oscar winners and nominees, visit www.oscars.org

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2013 will be presented on Sunday, February 24, 2013


OSCAR CONTENDERS

WACKED-OUT WESTERN
Django Unchained
Writer-director Quentin Tarantino's mix of comedy, drama, romance and everything in between is successfully executed by an all-star cast in this heady Western.
Christoph Waltz and Jamie Foxx in Django Unchained

Jessica Chastain in Zero Dark Thirty
THE HUNT IS ON
Zero Dark Thirty
Lightning strikes twice for the Oscar-winning team that created "The Hurt Locker" with their second successful film about the war in Iraq — this time about the hunt for Osama bin Laden.

TRIUMPHANT RETURN
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
This rousing prequel to "The Lord of the Rings" is the first in a three-part adaptation of Tolkien's precursor to the beloved trilogy.
Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Eddie Redmayne and Amanda Seyfried in Les Miserables, one of our Top 10 Films of 2012
BEST OF THE YEAR
Top 10 Films of 2012
Our picks include tales of human triumph, thrilling narratives, heart-wrenching dramas, and even a teen coming-of-age tale filled with charm instead of cheese.

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More Than Tinsel!
While in town for the Oscars, be sure to check out everything else Los Angeles has to offer such as world-class dining, top winemaker dinners, luxurious hotels and spas, cultural attractions and more!


2012 Academy Award Winners
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