At the 85th Academy Award, Argo took away the Oscar for Best Picture, an honor that was announced by First Lady Michelle Obama- via satellite from the White House.

Directed by Ben Affleck, the story of the film revolves around rescuing hostages in Tehran during the Iranian revolution. The extremely delighted director went on a thanking spree and said that he never thought he would be back here! Ben Affleck had won an Oscar 15 years ago for Original Screenplay for Good Will Hunting.

The other films which were nominated under the Best Picture category are Lincoln, Life of Pi, Zero Dark Thirty, Silver Linings Playbook, Les Miserables, Django Unchained, Beasts of Southern Wild and Amour.