The 2013 Academy Awards was the most entertaining show in recent years with a charming and engaging host and fantastic winners in all categories.

Seth McFarlane was wonderful, opening traditionally with jokes about the nominees when he was interrupted by William Shatner and launched into a series of skits including a sock puppet reenactment of “Flight,“ a song about actress’ revealed breasts in films and three song and dances which fit the theme of the show, “Music in Film.”

The song and dances were better than in previous years because of the integration of actors audiences actually care about. First Charlize Theron and Channing Tatum performed a ballroom dance, and then Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Daniel Radcliffe joined McFarlane in an adorable dance to the horrible song, “High Hopes” and lastly a “Be My Guest” parody. He successfully brought cutting humor and praise into the show that was more entertaining than Anne Hathaway, James Franco and last year’s Billy Crystal combined.

But on to the winners.

First, “Argo” brought home the highest honor of the night, the Best Picture award. The dramatic film was highly predicted to win and any other movie would have been considered an upset. As McFarlane mentioned towards the beginning of the show Ben Affleck was snubbed and should have been nominated for a Directing award which he probably would have won as well. “Argo” also won for film editing and for best Adapted Screenplay. “Silver Linings Playbook” would have been a great choice for Adapted Screenplay as well, but “Argo” deserved it. However, the adorable Jennifer Lawrence won Best Actress in a Leading Role as Tiffany, a recent widow who becomes friends with Bradley Cooper’s character. In what was probably the best acceptance ever, Lawrence tripped going up the stairs in her gigantic dress to receive her award.

“Life of Pi” was very popular due to its amazing visual effects so it was no surprise it won that award, cinematography and best original score. “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Adventure” deserved the award as well but all three previous films won for Visual Effects and maybe it was time for something different. Ang Lee won best director though Steven Spielberg or David O. Russell would have been preferable. “Lincoln” actually only won two awards including Actor in a Leading Role for Daniel Day Lewis’ portrayal of Abraham Lincoln.

Disney’s “Brave” was expected to win but “Wreck It Ralph” would have been a better choice. It was fun, creative, star-studded and was animated beautifully. Les Miserables, one of the most anticipated movies of 2012 didn’t disappoint and the casts’ performance during the awards was beautiful. Anne Hathaway won the award for Actress in a Supporting Role as Fantine. Surprisingly Les Miserables did not win any music-related awards.

Christoph Waltz won the award for Actor in a Supporting Role for his role as Dr. Shultz in Django Unchained. Waltz deserved this award. He’s a very talented actor who conveys wit, humor and charm that makes his character perhaps the most likeable of the whole film. Waltz had won the same award in 2010 as Col. Hans Landa in Quentin Tarantino’s other revenge-fantasy, “Inglorious Bastards”. Tarantino also won the award for Best Original Screenplay. Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola’s “Moonrise Kingdom” would also have been a fantastic winner for Original Screenplay. “Moonrise Kingdom” should have been nominated for numerous other awards. It was a beautiful film with great sets, costumes, music and acting. However, this year the awards seemed to focus on more serious films such as “Argo”, “Zero Dark Thirty” and “Lincoln”.