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`Argo' Wins Best Picture Oscar

by KREX News Room
by Jacklyn Thrapp

Story Created: Feb 25, 2013 at 1:47 AM MDT

Story Updated: Feb 25, 2013 at 2:55 AM MDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ben Affleck's Iran rescue thriller ``Argo'' has won best picture at the Academy Awards.

Chris Terrio won the Adapted Screenplay award for ``Argo.''

Jennifer Lawrence won the leading actress Oscar for ``Silver Linings Playbook.'' And Daniel Day Lewis won best actor for his portrayal of Abraham Lincoln.

Christoph Waltz won best supporting actor from the Academy Awards for his performance as a refined bounty hunter in Quentin Tarantino's outlandish slavery epic ``Django Unchained.''

Anne Hathaway won the Oscar for best supporting actress for her teary, show-stopping performance in ``Les Miserables.''

Ang Lee won the Academy Award for best director for his ``Life of Pi.''

The Original Screenplay Oscar went to Quentin Tarantino's for ``Django Unchained.''

The foreign-language prize went to Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke's old-age love story ``Amour.''

Adele's ``Skyfall'' has won the Academy Award for best original song, a first for a James Bond theme.

The 85th Academy Awards aired live Sunday night from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles with host Seth MacFarlane.

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