2012 (85th Annual Awards)
Academy Award Overview
Shown below is an overview of the 2012 Academy Awards, comprised of selected items from the WebMaster’s collection. (All of the items for a given category—for example, all Reminder Lists—can be found in the “Gallery” section.)
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The 2012 Preliminaries
 
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Eligibility Period: January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012 Reminder List of Eligible Releases Text of Voting Rules |
The 2012 Ceremony
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Sunday, February 24, 2013 5:30 PM Dolby Theatre, Hollywood & Highland Ceremony Poster (Version 1) Ceremony Poster (Version 2) Ceremony Program Nominations & Winners Winners Only Nominations by Film Nomination Statistics by Film See Also: Nominations & Winners by Category Winners Only by Category |
The 2012 Winners
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Best Picture: Argo Stage 16 Pictures Production; Warner Bros. Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck and George Clooney, Producers. Best Picture Poster Best Picture Home Page Background |
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Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln in the film Lincoln |
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Best Actress: Jennifer Lawrence as Tiffany Maxwell in the film Silver Linings Playbook |
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Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz as Dr. King Schultz in the film Django Unchained |
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Best Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway as Fantine in the film Les Misérables |
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Best Song: Skyfall from the film Skyfall Music and lyric by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth Best Song Lyrics |
The 2012 Academy Board of Governors Ball
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The Ray Dolby Ballroom, Hollywood & Highland Governors Ball Program/Menu Dinner Menu |