Oscars 2013: Anne Hathaway wins supporting actress Academy Award

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><img alt="Anne Hathaway" src="http://www.trbimg.com/img-5125b5c9/turbine/la-et-mn-oscars-2013-anne-hathaway-tk-tk-suppo-001/600" /><br /><span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px;">Anne Hathaway, center, as Fantine in "Les Miserables." </span><span class="credit" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px;">(<span class="photographer">Laurie Sparham / Universal Pictures</span>)</span><br /><span class="credit" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="toolSet" style="background-color: white; display: inline-block; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 14px; margin-right: -50px; margin-top: 6px; width: 335px;"></span></span><br /><div class="byline" style="color: #292727; float: left; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="byline" style="display: block;">By John Horn</span><div class="date" style="color: #930000; font-size: 11px; font-style: italic; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"><span class="dateString" style="display: inline;">February 24, 2013</span><span class="dateTimeSeparator" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; color: white; display: inline; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-left: 6px;">, </span><span class="timeString" style="display: inline; text-transform: lowercase;">7:23 p.m.</span></div></div><div class="clear" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"></span><div id="story-body-text" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.43; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">She dreamed a dream, all right.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">Starring in the very musical that made her want to become an actress at the age of 6, <a class="taxInlineTagLink" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/anne-hathaway-PECLB005266.topic" id="PECLB005266" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;" title="Anne Hathaway">Anne Hathaway</a> won the supporting actress Oscar for playing the doomed seamstress-turned-prostitute Fantine in "<a class="taxInlineTagLink" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/movies/les-mis%C3%A9rables-%28movie%29-ENMV0002791.topic" id="ENMV0002791" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;" title="Les Mis&eacute;rables (movie)">Les Mis</a>érables.”</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">The Oscar win caps a remarkable run for the 30-year-old actress, who has won a variety of honors for her fleeting performance in the musical. In taking home the supporting actress Academy Award, Hathaway beat out <a class="taxInlineTagLink" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/sally-field-PECLB001673.topic" id="PECLB001673" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;" title="Sally Field">Sally Field</a> from “<a class="taxInlineTagLink" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/movies/lincoln-%28movie-2012%29-ENMV0002731.topic" id="ENMV0002731" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;" title="Lincoln (movie, 2012)">Lincoln</a>,” who was considered her closest rival in the category.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><strong><a class="taxInlineTagLink" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/movies/academy-awards-EVHST000005.topic" id="EVHST000005" style="color: #666666; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;" title="Academy Awards">Oscars</a> 2013:</strong> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/moviesnow/la-et-en-oscars-2013-nomination-list,0,1532667.story" style="color: #2262cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Nominee list</strong></a> | <a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/moviesnow/la-et-mn-oscars-2013-red-carpet-arrivals-pictures,0,3777644.photogallery" style="color: #2262cc; text-decoration: none;"><strong>Red carpet</strong></a> <strong>| </strong><a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/fashion/la-ar-oscars-2013-red-carpet-fashion-photos,0,6418986.photogallery" style="color: #2262cc; text-decoration: none;"><strong>Fashion</strong></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">Hathaway, who starred in “The Princess Diaries,” “<a class="taxInlineTagLink" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/movies/rachel-getting-married-%28movie%29-ENMV000178.topic" id="ENMV000178" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;" title="Rachel Getting Married (movie)">Rachel Getting Married</a>,” “The Devil Wears <a class="taxInlineTagLink" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/services-shopping/clothing-accessories-shoes/prada-PRDCAS0000540.topic" id="PRDCAS0000540" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;" title="Prada">Prada</a>” and “<a class="taxInlineTagLink" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/movies/the-dark-knight-rises-%28movie%29-ENMV0001841.topic" id="ENMV0001841" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;" title="The Dark Knight Rises (movie)">The Dark Knight Rises</a>,” was inspired to act after watching her mother, Kate, star as Fantine in a stage production.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">To play the role of the emaciated Fantine in "Les Misérables,” Hathaway lost some 25 pounds, so much weight that her director told her to stop. "To be honest, I thought she was going further than she should, and I tried to discourage her," Tom Hooper said.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">But even if Oscar voters praised her work, Hathaway gave herself mixed reviews. Asked if she was pleased with her performance in the finished film before its theatrical release, she shrugged and said, "Eh."</div></div></div>

Anne Hathaway Oscars 2013 Oscars 2013: Anne Hathaway wins supporting actress Academy Award

Anne Hathaway, center, as Fantine in "Les Miserables."  ( Laurie Sparham / Universal Pictures ) By John Horn February 24, 2013 ,  ...

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