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| Date |
Headline |
| January 1, 2013 |
US Congress reaches deal to avoid fiscal cliff |
| April 15, 2013 |
Boston Marathon bombing kills three and injures hundreds |
| May 6, 2013 |
Three women missing for a decade found alive in Ohio |
| June 14, 2013 |
Edward Snowden leaks classified NSA documents |
| July 13, 2013 |
George Zimmerman acquitted in Trayvon Martin case |
| August 21, 2013 |
Chemical weapons attack in Syria kills hundreds |
| September 21, 2013 |
Kenyan mall attack kills at least 67 people |
| October 1, 2013 |
US government shutdown begins |
| November 8, 2013 |
Typhoon Haiyan devastates the Philippines |
| December 5, 2013 |
Nelson Mandela dies at age 95 |
| December 15, 2013 |
China lands rover on the moon |
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Movies of the year
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| Movie Title |
Director |
Genre |
IMDb Rating |
| Gravity |
Alfonso Cuar�n |
Sci-Fi, Thriller |
7.7 |
| Frozen |
Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee |
Animation, Adventure |
7.4 |
| American Hustle |
David O. Russell |
Crime, Drama |
7.2 |
| The Wolf of Wall Street |
Martin Scorsese |
Biography, Comedy |
8.2 |
| Her |
Spike Jonze |
Drama, Romance |
8.0 |
| 12 Years a Slave |
Steve McQueen |
Biography, Drama |
8.1 |
| Captain Phillips |
Paul Greengrass |
Biography, Drama |
7.8 |
| The Conjuring |
James Wan |
Horror, Mystery |
7.5 |
| The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug |
Peter Jackson |
Adventure, Fantasy |
7.8 |
| The Hunger Games: Catching Fire |
Francis Lawrence |
Action, Adventure |
7.5 |
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Oscar award winner of year
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| Category |
Winner |
Description |
| Best Picture |
Argo |
American thriller film directed by Ben Affleck, based on the true story of the 1980 CIA rescue of six U.S. diplomats from Tehran, Iran during the Iran hostage crisis. |
| Best Director |
Ang Lee |
Taiwanese film director and screenwriter, known for his visually stunning and emotionally resonant films such as Life of Pi, which won him this award. |
| Best Actor |
Daniel Day-Lewis |
English actor known for his intense and immersive performances, won this award for his portrayal of Abraham Lincoln in the film Lincoln. |
| Best Actress |
Jennifer Lawrence |
American actress known for her versatile and naturalistic performances, won this award for her role as a young widow in the film Silver Linings Playbook. |
| Best Supporting Actor |
Christoph Waltz |
Austrian-German actor known for his collaborations with Quentin Tarantino, won this award for his role as a bounty hunter in the film Django Unchained. |
| Best Supporting Actress |
Anne Hathaway |
American actress known for her versatile and emotionally charged performances, won this award for her role as Fantine in the film Les Mis�rables. |
| Best Original Screenplay |
Quentin Tarantino |
American filmmaker and screenwriter known for his distinctive and often controversial style, won this award for his screenplay for the film Django Unchained. |
| Best Adapted Screenplay |
Chris Terrio |
American screenwriter known for his work on political dramas, won this award for his adaptation of the book Argo: How the CIA and Hollywood Pulled Off the Most Audacious Rescue in History. |
| Best Animated Feature |
Brave |
American computer-animated fantasy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman. |
| Best Foreign Language Film |
Amour |
Austrian-French drama film written and directed by Michael Haneke, about an elderly couple facing the challenges of aging and illness. |
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