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2013 Academy Award Winners: "Lincoln" And "Life Of Pi" Take Home Awards

Big Winners At The Academy Awards
his film image released by 20th Century Fox shows Suraj Sharma as Pi Patel in a scene from "Life of Pi." With 11 Academy Awards nominations, second only to Lincoln with 12, and the sort of global box-office receipts normally reserved for superheroes, Life of Pi is one of the most unusual megahits ever to hit the big-screen. (AP Photo/20th Century Fox)
his film image released by 20th Century Fox shows Suraj Sharma as Pi Patel in a scene from "Life of Pi." With 11 Academy Awards nominations, second only to Lincoln with 12, and the sort of global box-office receipts normally reserved for superheroes, Life of Pi is one of the most unusual megahits ever to hit the big-screen. (AP Photo/20th Century Fox)

The 2013 Academy Awards took place on Sunday night and "Argo," "Lincoln," and "Life of Pi" ended the night winning awards.

"Lincoln" was up for the most awards this year, with 11 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress. The Steven Spielberg film won a total of two awards, Best Actor for Daniel Day-Lewis.

The first Academy Awards show was held on May 16, 1929. With tickets costing $5, the awards celebrated the films of 1927 and 1928. Silent film "Wings" won the Best Picture award, while Emil Jannings took Best Actor, and Janet Gaynor nabbed Best Actress.

The 2013 Academy Awards were hosted by Seth MacFarlane at Hollywood's Dolby Theatre. The awards show took place on Feb. 24 and included performances by Barbra Streisand and Adele.

More information about winners and performances can be found in the live blog below.

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2013 Oscars

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