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‘Life of Pi’ wins 4 but ‘Argo’ takes Best Picture: 2013 Academy Award winners

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Affleck gets his Oscar

What a night. Wait, let me rephrase. What a long night. There weren’t a whole lot of surprises at the 2013 Academy Awards. “Argo” won Best Picture but it was “Life of Pi” that won the most awards including the Best Director award that many thought should have gone to Ben Affleck.

Congratulations to Daniel Day-Lewis for becoming the first actor to win three Best Actor awards.

Seth Macfarlane did a fine enough job as host. You could tell he didn’t have a very long leash, though. He was a hell of a lot better than Billy Crystal was last year.

For a full list of winners of 2013 Academy Award winners

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Ang Lee’s ‘Life of Pi’ is a spectacular visual and emotional experience — movie review

Based on the novel by Yann Martel, “Life of Pi” is the story of Piscine Molitor Patel, a precocious boy living in India who embarks on a journey of self discovery set off by unpredictable and horrific events. Before getting to those tragic events, however, the film begins with a writer, played by Rafe Spall (“Prometheus”), sitting down to interview an older Pi, played by Irrfan Khan (“The Amazing Spider-Man”). The writer is looking for a story idea for a book and has been told that Pi will tell him a story that will make him believe in God. (Continue Reading at Examiner.com)