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The Oscars

  • TV Special
  • 20132013
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 2h 55m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
3.3K
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Seth MacFarlane in The Oscars (2013)
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Seth MacFarlane hosts the Academy Awards.Seth MacFarlane hosts the Academy Awards.Seth MacFarlane hosts the Academy Awards.
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  • Director
    • Don Mischer
  • Writers
    • Leslie Dixon
    • Jon Macks
    • Matt Roberts
  • Stars
    • Seth MacFarlane
    • William Shatner
    • Naomi Watts
  • Director
    • Don Mischer
  • Writers
    • Leslie Dixon
    • Jon Macks
    • Matt Roberts
  • Stars
    • Seth MacFarlane
    • William Shatner
    • Naomi Watts
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 9User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 9 Primetime Emmys
      • 1 win & 12 nominations total

    Photos272

    Ben Affleck at an event for The Oscars (2013)
    Amy Adams and Darren Le Gallo at an event for The Oscars (2013)
    Mychael Danna at an event for The Oscars (2013)
    Ang Lee, Mychael Danna, and Suraj Sharma at an event for The Oscars (2013)
    Charlize Theron at an event for The Oscars (2013)
    Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban at an event for The Oscars (2013)
    Renée Zellweger at an event for The Oscars (2013)
    Maria Menounos at an event for The Oscars (2013)
    Mychael Danna at an event for The Oscars (2013)
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    Fatima Ptacek at an event for The Oscars (2013)
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    Seth MacFarlane
    Seth MacFarlane
    • Self - Host, Nominee & Performer…
    William Shatner
    William Shatner
    • James T. Kirk
    Naomi Watts
    Naomi Watts
    • Self - Nominee & Performer
    Jennifer Lawrence
    Jennifer Lawrence
    • Self - Winner, Presenter & Performer
    Charlize Theron
    Charlize Theron
    • Self - Presenter & Performer
    The Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles
    • Themselves - Performer
    Channing Tatum
    Channing Tatum
    • Self - Presenter & Performer
    Daniel Radcliffe
    Daniel Radcliffe
    • Self - Presenter & Performer
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    • Self - Performer
    Sally Field
    Sally Field
    • Self - Nominee & Performer
    Octavia Spencer
    Octavia Spencer
    • Self - Presenter
    Alan Arkin
    Alan Arkin
    • Self - Nominee
    Robert De Niro
    Robert De Niro
    • Self - Nominee
    Philip Seymour Hoffman
    Philip Seymour Hoffman
    • Self - Nominee
    Tommy Lee Jones
    Tommy Lee Jones
    • Self - Nominee
    Christoph Waltz
    Christoph Waltz
    • Self - Winner
    Paul Rudd
    Paul Rudd
    • Self - Presenter
    Melissa McCarthy
    Melissa McCarthy
    • Self - Presenter
    • Director
      • Don Mischer
    • Writers
      • Leslie Dixon
      • Jon Macks
      • Matt Roberts
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      For the fourth time and the first time since 2006, all 6 major awards (Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress) went to 6 different films.
    • Goofs
      Ang Lee has won 3 Academy Awards not 2.
    • Quotes

      Seth MacFarlane: Daniel Day Lewis, not the first actor to be nominated for playing Lincoln. Raymond Massey portrayed him in 1940's Abe Lincoln in Illinois. This is true.

      [crowd applauds]

      Seth MacFarlane: I would argue, however, that the actor who *really* got inside Lincoln's head was John Wilkes Booth.

      [crowd groans]

      Seth MacFarlane: Really, a hundred and fifty years, and it's still too soon, huh?

      [crowd laughs]

      Seth MacFarlane: I got some Napoleon jokes coming up, you guys are gonna be SO mad! Oh, my god!

    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #21.101 (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      We Saw Your Boobs
      Music by Walter Murphy

      Lyrics by Seth MacFarlane

      Performed by Seth MacFarlane and The Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles

    User reviews9

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    Why has it gotten to the point where I rarely see any nominees?
    OK, of all nominees, I had only seen "The Master", "Frankenweenie", "Lincoln" and "Django Unchained". I'm glad that the latter two won what they did, while I thought that the former two got robbed.

    That said, I liked Seth MacFarlane's performance. Yes, his song about actresses' boobs was strange, but it was still kinda funny (although he forgot to mention Michelle Williams in "Blue Valentine" and Susan Sarandon in "Joe"). As for his comment that Daniel Radcliffe and Kristen Stewart collectively play everything that the Christian right says is wrong with Hollywood, I think that it would have been more accurate if one of them had played a LGBT character (and does anyone know why Kristen Stewart was limping?). Probably the highlight of the ceremony was Shirley Bassey singing "Goldfinger" (although I think that Ursula Andress should have introduced her).

    Last year, the wins by the French-made "Artist" and the France-themed "Hugo" must have really angered the right wing; this year, the cast of "Les Miserables" (which seems to represent all of France) singing one of the songs must have done so equally.

    As for the In Memoriam sequence, I guess that Andy Griffith and Larry Hagman didn't appear since they're more known for their TV work.

    Anyway, good show.
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    • Feb 25, 2013

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 24, 2013 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The 85th Annual Academy Awards
    • Filming locations
      • Dolby Theatre - 6801 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood & Highland Center, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
      • Fuzzy Door Productions
      • Storyline Entertainment
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 55 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1
      • 16:9 HD

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