The 86th Academy Awards!

The 86th Academy Awards was in 2014

-On Sunday, March 2

*At the Dolby Theatre at the Hollywood and Highland Center
*Honored movies that were released 2013

Ellen DeGeneres hosted the event.  It was her second by hosting, the first was in 2007.  The movie "12 Years a Slave" won three academy awards.  Steve McQueen became the first colored filmaker to direct the movie "12 Years a Slave" which won the oscar for best picture.  Also Alfonos Cuaron became the first latino to director to receive an award for directing.  Meryl Streep broke her record by having 18 nominations in the acting category.  The movie "Frozen" won for Animated Feature Film which was the first Walt Disney Animation Studios to win.  There were three honorary awards presented.  For cinematography Emmanuel Lubezki received an oscar for the movie "Gravity."  For costume design Catherine Martin received an oscar for the movie "The Great Gatsby."  For film editing Alfonso Cuaron and Mark Sanger received awards for the movie "Gravity."  Also for Foreign Language Film "The Great Beauty" won from Italy.  

Best Picture 

"12 Years a Slave"

Actress in a Leading Role

Cate Blanchett 

-In the movie "Blue Jasmine"

Actor in a Leading Role

Matthew McConaughey 

-In the movie "Dallas Buyers Club"

Actress in a Supporting Role 

Lupita Nyong'o 

-In the movie "12 Years a Slave"

Actor in a Supporting Role 

Jared Leto 

-In the movie "Dallas Buyers Club"

Directing 

Alfonso Cuaron 

-Director of the movie "Gravity"

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

-Angelina Jolie

Honorary Award

-Angela Lansburry

Honorary Award

-Piero Tosi

Honorary Award

-Steve Martin

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The 85th Academy Award!

The 85th Academy Award was in 2013

-On Sunday, February 24

*At the Dolby Theatre at the Hollywood and Highlander Center
*Honored movies that were released in 2012

Seth MacFarlane hosted the event for the first time.  Guest apperances were Channing Tatum, Charlize Theron, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, William Shatner, Daniel Radcliffe and Sally Field.  The movie "Argo" won three academy awards.  Ang Lee a director won his second oscar for directing.  There was a tie with both "Zero Dark Thirty" and "Skyfall" for winning in sound editing.  Barbara Streisand sang at the oscars.  For cinematography Claudion Miranda won an award for the movie "Life of Pi."  For costume design Jacqueline Durran won an award for the movie "Anna Karenina." For film editing William Goldenberg won an award for the movie "Argo."  Also for Foreign Language Film "Amour" won from Austria.  

Best Picture 

"Argo"

Actress in a Leading Role

Jennifer Lawrence 

-In the movie "Silver Linings Playbook"

Actor in a Leading Role

Daniel Day-Lewis 

-In the movie "Lincoln"

Actress in a Supporting Role

Anne Hathaway

-In the movie "Les Miserables"

Actor in a Supporting Role 

Christoph Waltz

-In the movie "Django Unchained"

Directing 

Ang Lee

-Movie "Life of Pi"

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The 84th Academy Award!

The 84th Academy Award was in 2012

-On Sunday, February 26

*At the Hollywood and Highland Center
*Honored movies that were released in 2011

Billy Crystal hosted this event.  It was his ninth time hosting the ceremony.  The movie "The Artist" won five academy awards.  "The Artist" was the first all black and white movie to win best picture since 1860.  It was the first time for Iran to win for Foreign Language Film.  Christopher Plummer became the oldest winner in the acting category who was 82, but the first was Gloria Stuart at the age of 87 for the movie "Titanic."  There were two honorary awards presented.  For cinematography Robert Richardson won an award for the movie "Hugo."  For costume design Mark Bridges won an award for the movie "The Artist."  For film editing Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall won awards for the movie "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo."  Also for Foreign Language Film "A Separation" won from Iran.  

Best Picture 

"The Artist"

-Thomas Langman (producer)

Actress in a Leading Role

Meryl Streep 

-In the movie "The Iron Lady"

Actor in a Leading Role

Jean Dujardin 

-In the movie "The Artist"

Actress in a Supporting Role

Octavia Spencer 

-In the movie "The Help"

Actor in a Supporting Role

Christopher Plummer 

-In the movie "Beginners"

Directing

Michel Hazanavicius 

"The Artist"

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The 83rd Academy Award!

The 83rd Academy Award was in 2011

-On Sunday, February 27

*At the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood and Highland Center
*Honored movies that were released in 2010

James Franco and Anne Hathaway were the hosts for the event.  It was the first time that a male and female duo hosted the ceremony.  James Franco also was nominated for his role in the movie "127 Hours" and it was the first time since 1973 that a host was also nominated.  It was the first time for all four winners in the acting categories to win.  "The King´s Speech" had won three Academy Awards.  Also "Inception" and "The King´s Speech" tied winning four Oscars.  There were three honorary awards given.  For cinematography Wally Pfister won for the movie "Inception."  For film editing Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter won for "The Social Network."  For makeup "The Wolfman" won by Rick Baker and Dave Elsey.  Also for Foreign Language Film "In a Better World" won from Denmark. 

Best Picture 

"The King's Speech"


Actress in a Leading Role

Natalie Portman

-In the movie "Black Swan"

Actor in a Leading Role

Colin Firth

-In the movie "The King's Speech"

Actress in a Supporting Role

Melissa Leo

-In the movie "The Fighter"

Actor in a Supporting Role

Christian Bale

-In the movie "The Fighter"


Directing 

Tom Hopper

-For directing "The King's Speech"

The 82nd Academy Awards!

The 82nd Academy Award was in 2010

-On Sunday, March 7

*At the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood and Highland Center
*Honored movies that were released in 2010

Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin were the hosts for the event.  It was the first time since 1967 that two people hosted the ceremony.  In the category for best picture there were 10 nominations instead of five.  The movie "The Hurt Locker" won six Academy Awards.  It was the first time for a woman to receive an oscar for directing, which was Kathyrn Bigelow and Barbara Streisand gave her the award.  In the acting category three out of the four winners were first time nominees.  There were three honorary awards presented. For cinematography Mauro Fiore won an award for the movie "Avatar." For costume design Sandy Powell received an award for "The Young Victoria."  For film editing Bob Murawski and Chris Innis won awards for the movie "The Hurt Locker."  Also for Foreign Language Film "The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de Sus Ojos)" won from Argentina.  

Best Picture 

"The Hurt Locker"

-Kathryn Bigelow, Greg Shapiro, Nicolas Chartier, Mark Boal (producers)

Actress in a Leading Role

Sandra Bullock

-In the movie "The Blind Side"

Actor in a Leading Role 

Jeff Bridges

-In the movie "Crazy Heart"

Actress in a Supporting Role 

Mo'Nique

-In the movie "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"

Actor in a Supporting Role

Christoph Waltz

-In the movie "Inglourious Basterds"

Directing

Kathryn Bigelow

"The Hurt Locker"

Honorary Award

-Gordon Willis

Honorary Award

-Lauren Bacall

Honorary Award

-Roger Corman

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The 81st Academy Award!

The 81st Academy Award was on 2009

-On Sunday, February 22

*At the Kodat Theatre at Hollywood and Highland Center
*Honored movies that were released in 2008

Hugh Jackmas was the host for the host for the event.  The movie "Slumdog Millionaire" won eight Oscars and was nominated in ten Academy Awards.  For "The Dark Knight" Heath Ledger won the Oscar for best supporting actor but because of his passing his mother, father and sister accepted his award.  The movie "Departures" won for Foreign Language Film and is said to be the first time that Japan had received an oscar since 1955.  "Samurai, The Legend of Musashi" was the movie that had received an award in 1955.  Paul Newman who had received an oscar for Best Actor died on September 26, 2008.  Also Sydney Pollack on May 26, 2008 a man who had won two oscars and was nominated several times died.  For costume design Michael O´Connor won for "The Duchess."  For cinematography Anthony Dod Mantle won for "Slumdog Millionaire."  Also for film editing Chris Dickens won for "Slumdog Millionaire."  For makeup Greg Cannom won for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button."  Also writing (original screenplay) written by Dustin Lance Black won for "Milk."

Best Picture 

"Slumdog Millionaire"

-Christian Colson (producer)

Actress in a Leading Role

Kate Winslet

-"The Reader"

Actor in a Leading Role 

Sean Penn

-"Milk"

Actress in a Supporting Role

Penelope Cruz

-"Vicky Cristina Barcelona"

Actor in a Supporting Role 

Heath Ledger

-"The Dark Knight"

Directing

Danny Boyle

-"Slumdog Millionaire"

Visual Effects

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

-Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron

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The 80th Academy Award!

The 80th Academy Award was in 2008

-On Sunday, February 24

*At the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood and Highland Center
*Honored movies that were released in 2007

Jon Stewart was the host for this event.  This year all the acting winners were not Americans.  The movie "No Country for Old Men" won four awards.  The four awards were best picture, best supporting actor, directing and writing.  It was the second time in the Academy Awards history that two people won the directing award, the first time was in 1961. For cinematography Robert Elswit won an award for the movie "There Will Be Blood."  For costume design Alexandra Byrne won an award for the movie "Elizabeth: The Golden Age."  For makeup Didier Lavergne and Jan Archibald won awards for the movie "La Vie en Rose."  For film editing Christopher Rouse won an award "The Bourne Ultimatum." Also for Foreign Language Film "The Counterfeiters" won for Austria.


Best Picture

No Country for Old Men

-"Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen, and Joel Coen"  (producers)

Actress in a Leading Role

Marion Cotillard

-In the movie "La Vie en Rose"

Actor in a Leading Role

Daniel Day-Lewis

-In the movie "There Will Be Blood"

Actress in a Supporting Role

Tilda Swinton

-In the movie "Michael Clayton"

Actor in a Supporting Role

Javier Bardem

-In the movie "No Country for Old Men"

Directing 

Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

"No Country for Old Men"

Honorary Award 

Robert Boyle