Kristen Stewart made the news for hopping on the Oscar red carpet in crutches. In a magazine interview, Stewart's makeup artist Beau Nelson said the actress cut the ball of her foot on a glass two days ago, but not that that it slowed KStew down on the big night.

The eclectic filmmaker Quentin Tarantino made his first red carpet appearance with girlfriend author-and writer Lianne Spiderbaby at the Oscars. It was a good night to get the little lady along, since Tarantino won the award for Best Original Screenplay

Years after Barbara Streisand and Katherine Hepburn both won for Best Actress in 1969, 'Skyfall' and 'Zero Dark Thirty' jointly shared the award for best sound editing. In pic: Best Sound Editing winner Paul N.J. Ottosson for 'Zero Dark Thirty'.

The Oscars 2013 also made the world sit up and take notice when the co-presenter of the Oscar for Best Movie turned out to be none other than US First Lady, Michelle Obama (she was video-conferenced in). She, along with actor Jack Nicholson, declared 'Argo' the winner of Best Picture.

Actor Daniel Day-Lewis created history by becoming the first person to claim the award for best lead actor three times. He was awarded for his performance in 'Lincoln', and made an emotional speech onstage after receiving the award from Meryl Streep.

Actress Amy Adams looked every bit the diva on Oscars night, but her glee was short-lived when a wardrobe malfunction forced the actress to make adjustments to her dress, moments before she stepped on the red carpet. An usher stepped on her long trail and Amy narrowly missed flashing her twins to the world on Hollywood's biggest night