'Anna Karenina' is a epic adaption of Leo Tolstoy's novel of the same name. The best costume Oscar was won by Jacqueline Durran.
'Les Miserables', the Top Hooper directed musical, again an adaptation of Victor Hugo's French novel, registered an early win in the makeup and hairstyling category for Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell.
The musical saw its starcast of Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Sacha Baron Cohen. Helena Bonham Carter and Eddie Redmayne performing live on the Oscar stage.