Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer Lawrence, best actress winner for her role in "Silver Linings Playbook," poses with her Oscar backstage at the 85th Academy Awards in HollywoodReuters

Ben Affleck's Iran rescue thriller "Argo" walked away with the Oscar for best picture and "Life of Pi" maker Ang Lee bagged a trophy for best director. This is the second time Lee won an Oscar for directing, at the 85th Academy Awards ceremony held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood & Highland Center on Sunday.

[PHOTOS OF 2013 OSCAR AWARDS WINNERS]

"Argo" beat eight other competitors - "Amour," "Beasts of the Southern Wild," "Django Unchained," "Les Miserables," "Life of Pi," " Lincoln," "Silver Linings Playbook," and "Zero Dark Thirty" - to win the coveted award.

"Life of Pi" was the biggest winner with four titles - Best Direction, Best Original Score, Best Cinematography and Best Visual Effects, while "Argo" and "Les Miserables" won three Oscars each.

COMPLETE LIST OF OSCAR 2013 WINNERS:

Best Picture

"Argo"

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Daniel Day Lewis - "Lincoln"

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Jennifer Lawrence - "Silver Linings Playbook"

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Christoph Waltz - "Django Unchained"

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Anne Hathaway - "Les Miserables"

Animated Feature Film

"Brave"

Cinematography

"Life of Pi" - Claudio Miranda

Costume Design

"Anna Karenina" - Jacqueline Durran

Directing

Ang Lee - "Life of Pi"

Documentary Feature

"Searching For Sugarman"

Documentary Short

"Inocente"

Film Editing

"Argo" - William Goldenberg

Foreign Language Film

"Amour"

Makeup and Hairstyling

"Les Miserables" - Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell

Music Original Score

"Life Of Pi" - Mychael Danna

Music Original Song

"Skyfall" from Skyfall - Music and Lyric by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth

Production Design

"Lincoln" - Rick Carter and Jim Erickson

Short Film Animated

"Paperman"

Short Film Live Action

"Curfew"

Sound Editing

"Skyfall" - Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers

"Zero Dark Thirty" - Paul NJ Ottosson

Sound Mixing

"Les Miserables" - Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson and Simon Hayes

Visual Effects

"Life Of Pi" - Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R Elliott

Writing Adapted Screenplay

"Argo" - Chris Terrio

Writing Original Screenplay

"Django Unchained" - Quentin Tarantino

[PHOTOS OF 2013 OSCAR AWARDS WINNERS