Daniel Day-Lewis makes Oscar history

Day-Lewis was rewarded for his role in Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln, catapulting him above some of the most revered Hollywood icons including Dustin Hoffman and Marlon Brando who have both won best actor twice.

He won the best actor Oscar previously for My Left Foot and There Will Be Blood.

It came on a night that Ben Affleck’s Iran-set rescue thriller Argo won the prize for best picture, after a surprise presentation from First Lady Michelle Obama broadcast live from the White House.

Other big winners included Anne Hathaway, named best supporting actress for her role in Les Miserables and Jennifer Lawrence who won best actress.

Christopher Plummer presented the Oscar for best supporting actress to Hathaway. Referring to her character Fantine, who was forced into prostitution, an emotionally-moved Hathaway said she hoped for a future in which “the misfortunes of Fantine will only be found in stories and nevermore in real life”.

Ang Lee was named best director for Life Of Pi, which scooped two other awards, while Adele triumphed in the best original song category for her Bond theme Skyfall. It came after she had performed the song on stage at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood – a debut live performance of the song.

Not shutting butts down

There were also wins for Django Unchained with Christoph Waltz named best supporting actor, while director Quentin Tarantino picked up the Oscar for original screenplay telling his fellow writers: “You guys are so wonderful. Peace out.” It was a somewhat more subdued announcement than his interview with Channel 4 News earlier this year.

Searching for Sugar Man, a Swedish-British production about a lost relic of the American folk scene, won best documentary. The award for best animated short film went to Disney’s Paperman while Brave – a cartoon set in the Scottish Highlands featuring the voices of Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson and Julie Walters – won best animated feature film.

Britons victorious behind the camera

The award for costume design went to Jacqueline Durran for Anna Karenina. The British designer said the win was “completely overwhelming” and paid tribute to her children who were “fast asleep in England”.

There was another UK win when the Oscar for makeup and hairstyling was won by Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell for Les Miserables.

The full list of Oscar winners

Actor in a Leading Role:
Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln
Actor in a Supporting Role:
Christoph Waltz in Django Unchained
Actress in a Leading Role:
Jennifer Lawrence in Silver Linings Playbook
Actress in a Supporting Role:
Anne Hathaway in Les Miserables
Directing:
Ang Lee for Life Of Pi
Music (Original Score):
Mychael Danna for Life Of Pi
Music (Original Song):
Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth for Skyfall from Skyfall
Best Picture:
Argo
Animated Feature Film:
Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman for Brave
Cinematography:
Claudio Miranda for Life Of Pi
Costume Design:
Jacqueline Durran for Anna Karenina
Documentary Feature:
Malik Bendjelloul and Simon Chinn for Searching For Sugar Man
Documentary Short Subject:
Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine for Inocente
Film Editing:
William Goldenberg for Argo
Foreign Language Film:
Amour
Makeup and Hairstyling:
Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell for Les Miserables
Production Design:
Lincoln
Animated Sort Film:
John Kahrs for Paperman
Live Action Short Film:
Shawn Christensen for Curfew
Sound Editing:
Skyfall and Zero Dark Thirty
Sound Mixing:
Les Miserables
Visual Effects:
Life Of Pi
Adapted Screenplay:
Chris Terrio for Argo
Original Screenplay:
Quentin Tarantino for Django Unchained