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Ben Affleck was snubbed for Best Director, but nabbed Best Picture for 'Argo' -- and his own daughter won an award of her own before the 2013 Oscars started. Just before showtime, Affleck took his daughter, Violet, to a spelling bee. Dude, we finally forgive you for 'Gigli.'

The stars hit the party circuit after the 2013 Oscars, and one popular destination this year (and every year) is the Vanity Fair party -- where newly-minted winners of the coveted golden gods like Jennifer Lawrence, Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck, Christoph Waltz and Daniel Day-Lewis showed off their hardware. Also in attendance? Sandra Bullock, Melissa McCarthy, Jennifer Aniston and a whole lot more

Michelle Obama and Jack Nicholson, who, aside from their awesomeness couldn't be more different, announced the winner for Best Picture at the 2013 Oscars -- and it was none other than 'Argo.' And though he could have, Ben Affleck didn't rub anyone's nose in it. He's a much better person than we are.

'Argo' was named Best Picture at the 2013 Oscars this Sunday.

ScreenCrush and GuySpeed are teaming up for a weekly DVD giveaway. This week, we're offering up the Golden Globe, Actor's Guild, Critic's Choice, Producer's Guild, BAFTA and DGA-winning 'Argo' -- not to mention it's also got seven Oscar nominations.

While the British Academy of Film and Television may not have the international clout of the Oscars, they're still a big deal and can often drop some useful tidbits for all of the awards prognosticators out there. In this case, the BAFTA awards have only further propelled Ben Affleck's 'Argo' to the front of the pack.

Okay, this is just getting silly -- another major Hollywood award ceremony, another victory for Ben Affleck and 'Argo,' this time at the Director's Guild of America awards. If this was like any other year, Affleck would look like a shoe-in for the Oscar...except that he's not nominated. Which means that Affleck's repeated victories make this year's Academy Awards the hardest to predict in recent m

With each passing awards ceremony, the Academy's snubbing of Ben Affleck for Best Director looks increasingly ridiculous. Some thought that 'Argo' winning Best Picture and Best DIrector at the Golden Globes was something of a fluke, but now that the critically acclaimed box office hit has won big at the Producer's Guild of America awards, you may want to shuffle around your Oscar bets.