From revolutionary movies like “Le Miserables” to memorable films like “Abraham Lincoln,” history was not the only similarity between the two. On one night, something as minor as a red carpet stands between them and an Academy Award. It’s a night known to most movie-making fanatics as the Oscars.

Sunday Feb. 24 marked the 85th Academy Awards to honor 2012 movies and short films. From the Los Angeles’ Dolby Theater directors, producers, actors, actresses, cinematographers and more gathered to recollect and reward excellence in cinematic achievements.

Nominated for Best Picture along with “Life of Pi”, “Lincoln”, “Silver Linings Playbook”, “Zero Dark Thirty” and “Le Miserables”, “Argo” was a favorite and captured the coveted gold statuette. Senior Caroline Thompson said that she was happy to see director Ben Affleck receive this award because he was snubbed for the best director category and deserved to win.

“Argo was an interesting and exciting telling of a story that nobody really knew,” Thompson said. “Ben Affleck deserved this award because he helped express an Iranian hostage story that doesn’t come to mind too often.”

Boasting only a few years experience in the film industry, Jennifer Lawrence took to the stage, tripping, when announced Best Leading Actress. Although known to many as Katniss Everdeen, her character for “Silver Linings Playbook” captured the eyes of many, including sophomore Abby Snyder.

“She has a way of completely becoming her character,” Snyder said. “Her self-confident and laid back personality at a young age makes her even more of a candidate for this role.”

Also nominated, and a favorite for the Oscar, was English actor Daniel Day-Lewis. Lewis won the Oscar for Best Leading Actor out of a strong crop of nominees, including “Le Miserables’” Hugh Jackman, “Flight’s” Denzel Washington, “The Master’s” Joaquin Phoenix and “Silver Linings Playbook’s” Bradley Cooper.

Senior Jane Crook said that although Bradley Cooper did an amazing job in “Silver Linings Playbook,” Daniel Day-Lewis deserved best actor.

“He kept his cool and gave modern Americans a glimpse of our history which is truly admirable,” Crook said.

Best supporting roles for this year went to Christopher Waltz and Anne Hathaway for their performance in (respectively) “Django Unchained” and “Les Miserables.” In addition to best supporting role, “Les Miserables” won the Oscar for best costume design as it outshined the audience with red and black revolutionary apparel and its early 1800’s-styled dresses, blouses, and pants.

In addition to awards for this year’s movies, the Academy Awards recognizes all award-winning movies since 1929. It’s a tradition that will continue to commemorate films that have enhanced our cinematic viewing enjoyment.

“Sometimes I think Hollywood is superficial,” Crook said. “But I think the Oscars help all of us appreciate everything the film industry does for the society.”