Argo: Best Picture · Ang Lee: directing
Oscars 2013: winning films and award nominations
Argo won Best Picture at the 2013 Oscars. The directing award went to Ang Lee for Life of Pi, while Jennifer Lawrence received leading actress recognition for Silver Linings Playbook.
- 53Films
- 24Categories
- 122Nomination entries
- 15Winners
- February 24, 2013Ceremony date
Winning films and category recognition at Oscars 2013
Argo won Best Picture at the 2013 Oscars. Daniel Day-Lewis won for Lincoln, while Jennifer Lawrence received leading actress recognition for Silver Linings Playbook.
Nominated films and award entries at Oscars 2013
Amour and Beasts of the Southern Wild competed for Best Picture alongside Argo at the 2013 Oscars. Explore their other category entries as well: a film can have several nominations and win in a different category.
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Wins are included in nomination counts.
Explore Oscars 2013 nominations and winners by category
Life of Pi received Cinematography recognition at the 2013 Oscars, while Anna Karenina won Costume Design. Explore the other category shortlists and their credited winners within the same ceremony year.
Best Picture
9 nominations
Winner Argo Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck, George Clooney - Amour Margaret Menegoz, Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka, Michael Katz
- Beasts of the Southern Wild Dan Janvey, Josh Penn, Michael Gottwald
- Django Unchained Stacey Sher, Reginald Hudlin, Pilar Savone
- Les Misérables Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward, Cameron Mackintosh
- Life of Pi Gil Netter, Ang Lee, David Womark
- Lincoln Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy
- Silver Linings Playbook Donna Gigliotti, Bruce Cohen, Jonathan Gordon
- Zero Dark Thirty Mark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow, Megan Ellison
Directing
5 nominations
Winner Life of Pi Ang Lee Actor in a Leading Role
5 nominations
Winner Lincoln Daniel Day-Lewis Actress in a Leading Role
5 nominations
Winner Silver Linings Playbook Jennifer Lawrence Actor in a Supporting Role
5 nominations
Winner Django Unchained Christoph Waltz Actress in a Supporting Role
5 nominations
Winner Les Misérables Anne Hathaway Animated Feature Film
5 nominations
Winner Brave Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman Cinematography
5 nominations Winner Life of Pi Claudio Miranda Costume Design
5 nominations
Winner Anna Karenina Jacqueline Durran Documentary (Feature)
5 nominations
Winner Searching for Sugar Man Malik Bendjelloul, Simon Chinn Documentary (Short Subject)
5 nominations
Winner Inocente Sean Fine, Andrea Nix Fine Film Editing
5 nominations Winner Argo William Goldenberg Foreign Language Film
5 nominations
Winner Amour Austria Makeup and Hairstyling
3 nominations Winner Les Misérables Lisa Westcott, Julie Dartnell Music (Original Score)
5 nominations Winner Life of Pi Mychael Danna Music (Original Song)
5 nominations
Winner Skyfall Adele Adkins, Paul Epworth Production Design
5 nominations Winner Lincoln Rick Carter, Jim Erickson Short Film (Animated)
5 nominations
Winner Paperman John Kahrs Short Film (Live Action)
5 nominations
Winner Curfew Shawn Christensen Sound Mixing
5 nominations Winner Les Misérables Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson, Simon Hayes Visual Effects
5 nominations Winner Life of Pi Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer, Donald R. Elliott - Prometheus Richard Stammers, Trevor Wood, Charley Henley, Martin Hill
- Snow White and the Huntsman Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Philip Brennan, Neil Corbould, Michael Dawson
- The Avengers Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams, Dan Sudick
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton, R. Christopher White
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
5 nominations Winner Argo Chris Terrio Writing (Original Screenplay)
5 nominations Winner Django Unchained Quentin Tarantino Sound Editing
5 nominations Winner Skyfall Per Hallberg, Karen Baker Landers 
Winner Zero Dark Thirty Paul N.J. Ottosson About these results
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- Ceremony date
- February 24, 2013
- Last verified
- October 29, 2026
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Daniel Day-Lewis won for Lincoln, and Jennifer Lawrence for Silver Linings Playbook. Acting recognition at the 2013 Oscars sits alongside craft awards, including Cinematography for Life of Pi.
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