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85th Academy Awards
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award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 2012
The 85th Academy Awards was a ceremony where the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences honored the best achievements in filmmaking from 2012, recognizing excellence across categories like acting, directing, and cinematography. The event matters because the Academy Awards are the film industry's most prestigious honors, and winning an Oscar significantly impacts a film's cultural legacy and the careers of those involved.
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- United States
- Country of origin
- United States
- Series
- Academy Awards
- Followed by
- 86th Academy Awards
- Follows
- 84th Academy Awards
- Location
- Dolby Theatre
- Director
- Don Mischer
- Producer
- Craig Zadan
- Duration
- 215
- Official website
- www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2013
- Image
- First Lady Michelle Obama announces the Best Picture Oscar to Argo.jpg
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- awarded for period
- 2012-00-00
- presenter
- Seth MacFarlane
- Commons category
- 2013 Academy Awards
- point in time
- 2013-02-24
- edition number
- 85
- original broadcaster
- American Broadcasting Company
- broadcast by
- American Broadcasting Company
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Encyclopedic overview
The 85th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2012 and took place on February 24, 2013, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Pacific Time Zone (PST) / 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time Zone (EST). The ceremony was the first in the Academy's 85-year history to adopt the phrase "The Oscars" as the ceremony's official name during the broadcast and marketing. During the ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. The ceremony was televised in the United States by ABC, and produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron and directed by Don Mischer. Actor Seth MacFarlane hosted the show for the first time.
In related events, the Academy held its 4th annual Governors Awards ceremony at the Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center on December 1, 2012. On February 9, 2013, in a ceremony at The Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by hosts Chris Pine and Zoe Saldaña.
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