The 85th Oscars

NOTE: A tie. The other winning film in this category was Zero Dark Thirty.

NOTE: A tie. The other winning film in this category was Skyfall.

To D.A. Pennebaker, who redefined the language of film and taught a generation of filmmakers to look to reality for inspiration.

To George Stevens, Jr., a tireless champion of the arts in America and especially that most American of arts: the Hollywood film.

To Hal Needham, an innovator, mentor, and master technician who elevated his craft to an art and made the impossible look easy.

To Bill Taylor in appreciation for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.