Tarantino won the original screenplay prize for Django Unchained, adding to the Oscar he won for writing Pulp Fiction in 1994.
Christoph Waltz was a bit of a surprise winner in the Best Supporting Actor category for Django Unchained and Quentin Tarantino won for Best Original Screenplay for Django.
Best Supporting Actor nominees are: Adam Arkin for Argo, Robert De Niro for Silver Linings Playbook, Tommy Lee Jones for Lincoln, Philip Seymour Hoffman for The Master, and Christoph Waltz for Django Unchained.
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Warner Bros. already had its Oscar contender in Argo and star Leonardo DiCaprio had a shot at an Oscar nomination for Django Unchained, which was originally to open on the same day as The Great Gatsby.
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Quentin Tarantino picked up the original screenplay award for "Django Unchained, " and Christoph Waltz was named best supporting actor for playing a loquacious bounty hunter in Tarantino's slave-revenge thriller.
The star of ABC's "Scandal" picked up a trio of trophies at the 44th annual ceremony: outstanding actress in a drama series for "Scandal, " supporting actress in a motion picture for "Django Unchained" and the President's Award, which is given in recognition of special achievement and exceptional public service.
Christoph Waltz is definitely in the running for his work in Django Unchained.
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Film fans' favourite Quentin Tarantino also celebrated as he picked up the original screenplay Bafta for his western slavery epic, Django Unchained.
As expected, nominees for Best Picture included Argo, Django Unchained, Les Miserables, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Silver Linings Playbook, and Zero Dark Thirty, plus two surprises with the little seen Amour and Beasts of the Southern Wild.
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It was instantly earmarked for inclusion on Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained soundtrack.
Django Unchained was also nominated for original screenplay, sound editing and cinematography.
Christoph Waltz won his second Oscar for best supporting actor in a Quentin Tarantino film, this time for playing a German bounty hunter in the slave revenge story Django Unchained.
"This award does not belong to me, " said Washington, who plays a slave separated from her husband in "Django Unchained, " as she picked up her first trophy of the evening for her role in the film directed by Quentin Tarantino.
However, a number of other high-profile awards contenders - among them Django Unchained, Les Miserables and Beasts of the Southern Wild - have been ruled ineligible for this year's prizes.
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