It was an unexpected way of an announcing a widely expected triumph......a White House telecast by first lady Michelle Obama to reveal that Ben Affleck's thriller Argo had won best picture.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE, Ben Affleck, actor and director, saying (English):<br/> <br />"I want to acknowledge the other eight films, there are eight great films that have every right - as much a right to be up here as we do - I want to acknowledge them and thank them for what they did and for many of them who didn't even get nominated this year."<br/> <br />Oscar history was made by Daniel Day-Lewis who became the first man to win three best actor Oscars. He also won a long standing ovation as he collected his statuette for his intense performace as U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE, Daniel Day-Lewis, actor, saying (English):<br/> <br />"I really don't know how any of this happened, I do know that I've received so much more than my fair share of good fortune in my life and I'm so grateful to the Academy for this beautiful honour."<br/> <br />Jennifer Lawrence was named best actress for playing a feisty young widow in the comedy 'Silver Linings Playbook', tripping up on her dress while approaching the stage.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE, Jennifer Lawrence, actress, saying (English):<br/> <br />"You guys are just standing up because you feel bad that I fell and that's really embarrassing, but thank you."<br/> <br />Taiwanese director Ang Lee beat front-runner Steven Spielberg in the race for best director for Life of Pi.<br/> <br />In other contests, Anne Hathaway won her first Oscar - best supporting actress for Les Miserables - while 'Amour' gave Austria the best foreign language film.<br/> <br />Another Austrian, Christop Waltz, took away best supporting actor for his role as a bounty hunter in 'Django Unchained' -- the movie for which Quentin Tarantino also took the Oscar for best original screenplay.
