By Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, TODAY
With some of the night's major awards still far from locks, the Oscars kicked off in Los Angeles Sunday night. Just last fall, the night had seemed like a possible runaway for Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln," but when "Argo" director Ben Affleck was snubbed for a nomination there, his film earned the best possible boost at the best possible time.
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Christoph Waltz won the Oscar for best supporting actor for his role in "Django Unchained."
The first award of the night, best supporting actor, went to Christoph Waltz for his role in "Django Unchained." Waltz was considered a favorite, though Tommy Lee Jones of "Lincoln" was also a major contender.
In his speech, Waltz gave special thanks to Quentin Tarantino, the film's director, saying "you climbed the mountain ... because you were not afraid."
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"Brave," the story of a Scottish princess who battled to establish an adult relationship with her mother the queen, won the Oscar for best animated feature.
"Paperman" won the award for best animated short.
"Life of Pi" took home the Oscars for cinematography and visual effects. The drama tackled Yann Martel's bestselling novel, which some considered almost unfilmable for placing Bengal tiger in a small boat with its lead actor. The visual effects award was noteworthy for the theme from "Jaws" being played to warn the speechmakers that they were running over.
"Family Guy" host Seth MacFarlane kicked off the show with a lengthy song, dance and humor segment that included an appearance by William Shatner, appearing as "Star Trek's" Captain Kirk, and chastising MacFarlane for a supposed poor performance that Kirk came back from the future to correct.
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This story was originally published on Sun Feb 24, 2013 8:58 PM EST
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