>>> affleck's revenge. snubbed by the oscars the man behind "argo" takes home the biggest prize in director overnight. so how did he go from "gigli" to beating spielberg? >>> super sunday. we are your first stop for all things super bowl. josh, sam and emeril taking the big easy as we tackle the burning question, who is going to win the game? who is going to have the best ad, and will beyonce stage a dramatic reunion? ♪ >>> hey, good morning. happy super bowl sunday. this is a secular holy day in america with millions worshiping at the temple of gridiron. chief among them our own josh elliott leading our coverage from new orleans. coming up, if you're not a huge football fan -- he's bowing. if you're not a huge football fan but are going to a party today, josh will arm you with some smart things to say. >> new orleans is definitely a city that knows how to party, this is actually the tenth super bowl they're hosting. >> it is. >>> also this morning, the gun control battle heats up after the white house rele

ben affleck's comeback may be complete.r winner, the road to becoming a top hollywood director has been a rocky one for him. nischelle turner with back for more on that. >> who would have thought 15 years ago, and he matt damon on the stage getting the oscar for "good night hunting." he would have overnight success, then crashed pretty hard and had to rebuild his life and career. seems like he did. because last night he was back on top. >> everyone who did anything with this movie. >> a speech full of thank thank yous for ben affleck after winning the best picture for "argo." >> i'm honored to be here among these extraordinary movies and really honored to win an academy award. >> reporter: second time he won the gold statue. his career in showbiz hechb always been golden. 15 years, and he fellow boston buddy matt damon took home oscars for "good will hunting." after early success, came a series of flops like "jersey girl," and "gili," both co-starring jennifer lopez, to whom affleck was once engaged. their relationship ende

"argo" is nominated for an oscar but its director, ben affleck, isn't. >> ben affleck. >> reporter: another mission accomplished for "argo." >> i tried really hard, i worked really hard at this. >> reporter: its director ben affleck, the first time directors guild of america nominee taking home the award for outstanding directorial achievement for a feature film. >> i'm really lucky in a great place. >> reporter: it is a dramatic high point into his roller coaster career the after earning an orange one for good good will hunting" bombing in the box office with "gigli" a decade ago and recently gaining hollywood's attention for directing "gone baby gone" and "the town," affleck is riding high. >> look, life ebbs and flows. there are natural difficulties. i had very early success as a very young man. and -- which is difficult to manage. i think at any age but particularly when you're young and i had some stuff work and some didn't and ran afoul of the press a little bit and became overexposed causing me to turn around what do i want to do in this industry and that was around the time i took u

. ♪ >>> a big night at the ors oscars, ben affleck and "argo" takes home the academy awards' top honorsthey were told by none other than first lady michelle obama. she's pretty busy. she did fallon awith mom dancin. >>> this is "way too early." before we get to the other top news of the world, we want to recap last night's academy awards. argo beat films like "lincoln" and silver linings playbook. a bit of redemption for affleck who was passed over best director, which went to ang lee for "lie of pi." "lincoln," though, had its day in the sun, as daniel day-lewis earned his third academy award for best actor. jennifer lawrence might have enjoyed her best actress win for "silver linings playbook" if she hadn't take an spill on her way to the stage. she didn't let that incident get her down. >> thank you. you guys are just standing up because you felt bad that i fell. this is nuts. >> she is amazing. second nomination. she's just 22 years old. rounding out the list of awards, anne hathaway took the prize for best supporting actress for "les miserables." and christoph waltz won his second

ben affleck has everything. [shouts] - everyone! look, i say! [cheers and applause] - yeah, chi-chi! - the haole did it! - "my dear friends of the mainland. "what adventures i have found on the tiny island of kauai. "i have truly become one with the natives, who found new courage to fight their oppressors." - we are not surrendering today! go back and tell your leaders that we will fight them until the end! [cheers and applause] - [sighs] you people just don't give up, do you? - "the american government finally gave in to the natives, "and had the mahalo rewards cards reinstated. "our two cultures, it appears, will once again live in peace." [cheers and applause] "with the war at an end, "our butters is able to have his hapa noa ceremony "and, with any help from the gods, become his old cheery self again." - and so it is with great honor that we recognize these two natives with their hapa loa. take your cards, boys. a puy loa hapa loa! apa a a hoo ha! - [blowing conch weakly] - it's finally over, young keiki. is your anger at rest? - yeah, i gue

"argo" won best picture for director and star ben affleck.s the real star of the real "argo", the 19800 operation which spirited six americans out of iran while 52 others were held hostage at the u.s. embassy. the years have slowed mendez, but in another interview in 2012 he still told a rivetting tale about how he smuggled the six diplomats, exfiltrated in spy talk, from you should under the noses of crowds chanting "death to america." >> you're doing this you need a cover story. >> reporter: a lie? >> a lie. maybe it's not credible but it's so training that it couldn't be false. it has to be true. >> reporter: so mendez came up with a bogus movie called "argo." complete with ads in "variety" and business cards. >> well, we have to convince some offices and if you go there or call them up they answer the phone. >> reporter: you get an office in hollywood. >> we decided to call it studio 6 productions. >> my name is tony mendez. >> reporter: both as played by affleck and real life, mendez went into tehran disguised as a producer scouting loca

>> i think ben affleck is walking around hollywood feeling justified these days.weeping awards season. he really is hollywood's golden boy at this moment and feels he's been redeemed for a lot of that j. lo years. let's not forget what he came from. he's saying to hollywood, i'm a serious director. i love my art. i'm here to stay. even though you didn't nominate me this time around, you can guarantee you're going to see me for many years to come. i think this is while he's not nominated in the category he wants to be, i think that this guy is here to stay and i think that, you know, the public is very happy for him. we've seen ben affleck grow up before our eyes, and i think we're soon forgetting the j. lo episode. >> i forgot about the bennifer years. >> how could you forget? >> i forgot about those years. >> now he's got the beard and all that. so let's talk about who's going to win overall. we talked about best picture, but so many awards given out. who's going to walk away with most, do you think? >> "lincoln" might walk away with the most in several categorie

ben affleck not getting a nomination besite "argo" getting a nomination.t has unt hurt him on the awards circuit turks helped him. golden globes, directors guild, baftas, you name the award, affleck won it for directing "argo." >> i'm thrilled. never thought i would get to this place in my career. >> reporter: 15 years ago, affleck and fellow boston buddy, matt damon, took home the screen writing actor for "good will hunting request." affleck quickly became one of hollywood's hottest stars but after early success came a series of disasters, both professional, the megaflop "jiggly." >> hello. >> reporter: and broken engagement to jennifer lopez. >> i had some stuff work and didn't and i ran afoul of the press, became overexposed, causing me to turn around and kwhaerks i do want to do in this industry? >> reporter: what he did was become a director, starting with "gone, baby, gone" in 2007, followed by "the town," considered one of the best film poll was 2010. george clooney, the hollywood heavyweight with a golden touch and co-producer on "argo" knows a tal

ben affleck, george clooney. three producers.a listen to this. >> i was excited to make it. i was excited to work with these guys. i was willing to let the chips fall where they may as long as we thought they had done something we're interested in. >> we're going to 261 then 138. >> back here. obviously at certain points we thought other films might win this. could you describe when you felt a tipping point in your favor? >> michelle obama. >> when they gave us the trophies i was confident that we would win. >> not completely confident. >> i did second guess. >> even when i was giving the speech i didn't feel as though we had won. >> once they let me talk, i felt good. >> i don't get into the pontificating and people like it and they're interested in it and i hope people are interested in the oscars because it helps our industry. and it helps to make better films. it doesn't help me to read up on that stuff. i was thrilled for billy. i was thrilled for chris. when it came along i was thrilled for these two guys. >> we're going to

could you see people actually mouthing, no ben affleck?ittle did we know, this snub would become just another scene in what he's now dubbed his second act. >> i'm thrilled, i never thought i would get to this place in my career at this point. >> reporter: what a career it's been for "argo" director ben affleck. 15 years ago he and fellow boston buddy matt damon took home best director for "go will hunting." after early success came a series of flops like "jersey girl" and "gigli." >> hello. >> both co-starring jennifer lopez to whom affleck was once engaged. the couple dominated tabloid headlines throughout their relationship which ended in 200047. >> some stuff work and stuff didn't, i ran afoul of the press and became exposed. causing me to think what did i want to do in the industry? >> he started with directing "gone baby gone" followed by "the town" considered one of the best films of 2010. george clooney co-producer on "argo" credits affleck's move mind the camera. >> he was in actor jail for a couple of years. he directed his way ou

that was quite a movie. >> you think ben affleck handled gracefully? i thought he was a class act. amazing. amazing. i loved him. and he said backstage that he felt like he was hallucinating hearing michelle obama saying "argo" won best picture. >> speaking of taking things gracefully, jennifer lawrence. >> oh, boy, poor girl. after the sag awards wardrobe malfunction, now this. she face planted hard on her way up to accepting best actress. she handled it with grace. she's so cool and she's going to go home and feel so embarrassed. even though she won best actress. >> you win and you lose on the same night. >> we think she's going to be okay. she's going to be fine, she's going to be great. it was a great night. >> no such thing as bad publicity. >> and seth macfarlane? quite a performance. >> he was excellent. i loved the youthful vigor he brought to the show. he gave it the song and dance that the older audience wanted to see. he brought the snarkiness that you expect from a ricky gervais or a great comedian. i thought it was the best of both worlds.

coming up in this half-hour, who's got a problem with ben affleck?n nominate him. >>> and without daniel hernandez jr. gabby gfords may not be alive today. this morning, a "note to self" sears. learn what a moment of terror has taught him. >>> right now it's time to show the headlines from around the globe. the wall street says doctors may start making housecalls again. insurers in health systems are trying to cut costs and avoid new medicare pen falts a patient goes back to the hospital within 30 days. >>> the "stuttgart daily leader" says a couple from arkansas got a double dose of luck last weekend. steven and terry weaver bought a lottery ticket to the way to a fishing trip. then they bought another on the way back. the first ticket hit for $1 million. the second was worth $50,000. >>> a subtle change in elevator music. the new york times says the term muzak has been retired. not the format, just the name. it will be called mood and will still be heard in stores and elevators. >>> "usa today" looks at a new survey on what single people consider a

across the street is the theater where affleck you could argue made the biggest splash last night. >> and the oscar goes to... to..."argo." >> that ended up on top, and affleck was thrilled to win and thrilled the first lady opened the envelope. >> it was the first lady is an an -- enormous offer. >> detain yell day-lewis earned a record third oscar for the portrayal of abraham lincoln and best actress went to silver linings playbook's jennifer lawrence but she had trouble getting to the stage. >> you have a began here. >> as expected, "les miserables" anne hathaway won for supporting actress and supporting actor was from "unchained" and life of pi got the most awards. >> thank you, movie god. >> there was a james bond tribute. a celebration of movie music with past winners like jennifer hudson. and first time secretary -- seth mcfarlane. reviews of the performance range from extreme to extreme but the most important thing is the television ratings and right now it looks like the ratings are up compared to last year. >> a lot of repeat winners, right? as we mentioned, daniel day-lewis

. >> massive moment for ben affleck there. "argo" winning best picture. john, let me start with you. you've won an oscar. a pretty dramatic surprise. more surprises thanpredicted. >> well, it was spread out pretty good. i think people were very satisfied with it. of course, everybody's got their favorites. the people are rooting for you. you win or lose with your guy, you know. very nice night. >> the presidential theme of "lincoln", daniel day-lewis winning. we had, of course, "argo." president carter who i interviewed earlier this week, he was a pivotal figure in that real life story. michelle obama popping up at the end. lots of presidents going on today, john. >> yes. what do you want me to say? >> i have no idea what it means. it happened to be a fact. leann, you're a grammy winner. you've won awards. you've lost awards. sorry i have to remind you of that. >> thanks. at least i've been nominated enough to lose them. >> exactly. what i'm getting at is what is the psychology of winning and losing these things. how important is it in reality? >> i think

>> yeah. >> you'll fit right in. >> ben affleck produces, directs and stars in the film. based on a declassified true story. >> you have 72 hours to get them out. >> "argo" is nominated for seven oscars. you can see it on blu-ray and dvd now. >> everything's got to be real. >>> another hot pick, the daytona 500. danica patrick starts in the poll position for nascar's biggest race. catch all the action sunday on fox. >>> the final ingredient for a better weekend. we showed you earlier, sunday night is also the oscar awards. seth mcfarland is your host live on abc. >> when i get into something, i get into it whole hog, which sounds filthy, i like being involved with every part of the process. spend some quality time with your family and >>> new in theaters tomorrow, dwayne johnson stars in "snitch." >> these big 18 wheelers, action sequences to make the audience feel like they were right there with y >>> kevin costner with his rarely seen boys. >>> prince michael gets advice from the oz men. >>> and robin roberts opens up to me about nearly dying during treatment. those sto

ben affleck won before, more than ten years ago, a screenwriting award for "goodwill hunting." then how about quentin tarantino and christoph waltz, they both won their second. they do good work together. >> thank you, craig gropper, live in hollywood. >> the real fun happens at the parties. the most exclusive invite is the "vanity fair" soiree. halle berry and richard gere among the attendees. >> and then there's elton john's oscar viewing bash. tim allen and jane lynch turned out for that party. >>> coming up at 7:00, the entire "gma" team is there for a complete roundup. you don't want to miss it. >>> breaking news this morning, a moderate earthquake shook japan for about 30 seconds this morning. the magnitude 6.2 shake did not trigger a tsunami. the strongest shaking about 100 miles north of tokyo. no damage reported at nuclear plants. >>> pope benedict, in his final week of his papacy. his resignation becomes official on thursday. about 100,000 people were there for his final sunday blessing. today, he's expected to issue new rules allowing the cardinals to bring forth the

affleck won the award, the best thing that ever happened to "argo" was affleck being snubbed. >> why >> it's a perfect three act structure. he nails it. does he have fictional elements in there. i thought "django unchained" was the best movie, but "argo" is a feel good, great story. declassified. >> peter: michael, what do you say about "argo" and what's your favorite of the year? >> i think "argo," it kept you on the edge of your seat all the way until the very end of that movie. my favorite, i'm always the worst to ask 'cause i'm always in love with the last movie i saw. i just saw "life of pi" the other day and i'm still thinking about it. i thought it was a beautiful film. >> peter: i thought it was a true story. [ laughter ] >> brian: the other thing, they had ted on the show. >> i love ted. >> that was a little inappropriate. >> brian: it was like 9:00 o'clock. >> that was his way of using crude jokes by having a bear say them. that's why he did it. it was hilarious. >> peter: some of it's kind of nasty. >> brian: overall, what did you think? i thought he was tremendous? >> i t

giving ben affleck the last lau laugh. nichelle turner has been up all night. good whatever it is for you. >> can we take the just off of there. can we say cnn's nischelle turner has been up all night. >> still, you look great. good to see you this morning. >> okay. thank you very much. yeah. it's been a great night here in hollywood. they call it hollywood's biggest night. and it definitely has been hollywood's biggest night. the 85th oscars was supposed to be a return to hollywood glamour. return to the oscars of the past everyone loved. the big production numbers. the musical acts. if that is what you love, that is what you saw. let's take a look at that. >> and now, for the moment we have all been waiting for -- >> reporter: first lady michelle obama gave the oscars a jolt of excitement and a huge surprise, when she appeared from the white house to announce the night's biggest prize, best picture. >> and the oscar goes to "argo." >> reporter: it was an especially sweet victory for ben affleck, who wasn't nominated for directing the hostage thriller. "life o

across the street is the theater where affleck you could argue made the biggest splash last night. >>he oscar goes to... to..."argo." >> that ended up on top, and affleck was thrilled to win and thrilled the first lady opened the envelope. >> it was the first lady is an an -- enormous offer. >> detain yell day-lewis earned a record third oscar for the portrayal of abraham lincoln and best actress went to silver linings playbook's jennifer lawrence but she had trouble getting to the stage. >> you have a began here. >> as expected, "les miserables" anne hathaway won for supporting actress and supporting actor was from "unchained" and life of pi got the most awards. >> thank you, movie god. >> there was a james bond tribute. a celebration of movie music with past winners like jennifer hudson. and first time secretary -- seth mcfarlane. reviews of the performance range from extreme to extreme but the most important thing is the television ratings and right now it looks like the ratings are up compared to last year. >> a lot of repeat winners, right? as we mentioned, daniel day-lewis has n

the humble ben affleck got his moment to shine. >> gentle grudges. it doesn't matter how you get knocked down in life because that's going to happen. all that matters is you got to get up. >> very true. steven spielberg won bers director and lee took home the gold for the daring movie life of sy. daniel day-lewis won best ak fo tore for his portrayal of the former president. he was the first ever to win three best actor oscars. >> jennifer lawrence for her role in silver lining play books. she tripped on the way to the stage. then she did get a standing o. >> thank you. you guys are just standing up because you feel bad that i fell and that's real limb bare rasing. >>> oo he won his best supporting actor for quentin tarantino change and hathaway as expected won best supporting actress for les mis and oscar go adelle won best song for sky fall it is the first james bond movie to win a best song oscar. there is this an oprah rare between sky fall and zero dark 30 that hasn't happened since 1994. >> we are going live from hollywood. he was on the red ca

the media stocks, the only thing hotter than ben affleck. our next guest says they have come too far, too fast. our next guest being the man who some believe is actually ben affleck's muse. carter, what do you see? >> sure. time relevant here. time warner, is it priced in the good news so to speak. here is a two-year chart. a beautiful trend. the issue, this move over the june low, the stock is up you are talking 60%. a little bit above trend. i want to show you this current six-month move in the con text of the long-term chart. we broke out from this well-defined wedge that's the move. the 60% advance from the wedge. at this point, i think it is overdone. take a look at this same five-year chart of time warner versus the s&p. a top 50 stock in the s&p, breaking away. it is pricing in almost everything if you will. look at the ten-year chart, again, top 50 stock in the s&p. very correlated to the market. overshooting. this is a pretty good time to harvest gains, take your profits and sell short. >> harvest gains and take profits. mike, where

. >> it is unbelievable that he is not nominated, ben affleck. in a movie, how does the directing vary? >> i can tell you. it is the director's mission. the director decides how it will look, how bit had edited and cast. >> this shot comes up with the editor? >> absolutely. it is amazing to me he isn't nominated. that is how it goes. for best actor, you were mentioning best actor, lincoln. i am hoping, i can't help for lei, because -- leis leis, not just because difficult a gí z 6 "les misirables", not just because of hugh jackman, but because of anne hathaway. take a look... . >> oh, boy, she has come a long way since the devil wears prada, and she can sing! >> and she can sing. tom hooper is not nominated, like ben affleck, not nominated, and katherine bigelow, not nominated. anyway, he did an amazing job, tom hooper, who gave us the king's speech last year. he did it where the people had to sing live. it is quite an amazing performance and film. >> okay. stay with us. we will take a few more films to the desk. don't go anywhere. ,,,,,,,,,,,, .

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ben affleck. he said when you're down, you have to get up because he's the bennifer, the gigli. he can act, he can direct. it's not about boston. it's about a whole entirely different subject matter. >> and he thanked canada, which was a big moment for me, because i interviewed president jimmy carter last week, who was the president when "argo" the real live story, and he was moaning that the canadians got no credit in the movie and the cia guy who affleck plays only was there in iran for a day and a half, and yet the movie is skewed to the heroic cia, but actually it was mainly the canadians. a side note, thank you, canada. a big moment for the canadians. >> and thanked his wife, and the fact he got teared up. it's a human moment. i was cheering for him, and i think most of more people were cheering for him because he didn't get the nomination. >> i think the academy getting that wrong played right into his hands. let's turn to the biggest star of the night. other than oscar, stephen betaglia, the name we did not imagine we would be talking about as the star of the show. he joi

i don't know. >> a big night for ben affleck. let's listen to something he said tonight. >> i thank everyone on the movie. i want to thank canada. our friends in iran living in terrible circumstances. i want to thank my wife who i don't normally associate with iran. i want to thank you for working on our marriage for ten christmases. it's the best kind of work. there's no one i'd rather work with. >> ben affleck receiving the award. the big picture winner. it's a great story. he was pretty much down and out in hollywood. he's made his great comeback. the big thing is not getting kicked down, it's how you pick yourself up. >> i think everybody is so happy with the result. i think everybody was reading with argo. he's had a hard time in the press over the years. he's in a position noefr where he's so well known for what he's doing. i think he will be one of the best directors the of our generation. >> up with of the others was george clooney. it's interesting what he had to say about his friend, ben. >> george, how are you? >> good

. >>> ben affleck may not get an oscar but his fizz tank does. does this very interesting entrepreneur get his employees to trust him as much as he trusts them. that plus walking the red carpet coming up next on "your business." >>> hi, there, everyone. i'm j.j. ramberg and welcome to "your business," the show dedicated to gives you tips and advice to help your business grow. as ben affleck walks the red carpet at the academy awards, will he be thinking, my fish are okay? his original designs on all things aquatic means his services are always in high demand, but in order to grow his business, he's needed to master the art of delegating and getting his clients to trust his employees ads mump as they trust him. ♪ i've got a fish in my dish >> i can put any kind of fish tank in my house but i wanted it to be a piece of art. >> he's been designing one-of-a-kind custom aquariums for the rich and famous since 1998. >> i've done cc sabathia. he loves his aquarium. i've men with jennifer garner and ben affleck, the young harry morton. i've done a lot of

ben affleck. >> the whole thing kind of overwhelmed me at the time, but in retrospect, you know, the fact it was the first lady who was an enormous honor and the fact that she surrounded herself by service men and women was special, and i thought appropriate. myself, anyway, it was very cool. >> it was really cool. >> i'm a big fan of the bangs, so -- >> we'll talk more about the first lady's controversial appearance in a few moments. we want to bring in nancy o'dell, and crystal smith, editor at vanity fair. nancy, i say tireless. you told me you have been up for 36 hours straight without a break. >> this is true. i literally have not gone to bed. >> you still look flawless. >> bless you. i was told you were going to sing happy birthday because it's my birthday. >> you know, i'm so tired from the weekend's festivities. >> i got so sleep so there is no excuse for you. i think he's going to do the by the end of the show. >> i loved the oscars because i thought it was unpredictable. seth macfarlane

what do you think of ben affleck? >> i like ben affleck. >> where's my 50 cents?s. >> wow! you drive a hard bargain. i want to talk to you about this movie. >> i don't want to know about it. >> why do you think they kill him at the end? because he sleeps with the girl? you're going to need something. when you get to the front, the password is ben affleck dies at the end. say that. they'll let you in. stop them! [ cheers and applause ] >> did you a really good job, thank you. >> they come in clumps now. we have a good show for you tonight. the great mike piazza is here. comedian rob delaney, and we'll be right back with anthony edwards. so stick around. [ snoring ] ♪ [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] zzzquil™ sleep-aid. [ snoring ] [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] it's not for colds. it's not for pain. it's just for sleep. [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] because sleep is a beautiful thing™. [ birds chirping ] zzzquil™. the non-habit forming sleep-aid from the makers of nyquil®. ♪ more than 50 times a day? so brighten your smile a healthy way with listerin® whitening plus

not to mention a big award, another one for ben affleck. always naughty but nice huffington post columnist rob shooter. sflo now, rob may be shooting a tooth out at any moment too. >> we want you to be careful because rob almost didn't make the show. we have a picture of his before picture. >> anyway, he lost a couple of his chops, but he is gluing them back in. >> debbie glassman will see me straight afterward to fix my tooth. >> maybe she can do your hair too. >> let's talk about beyonce's big night. >> she killed it. she came out and did eight songs in 12 minutes. >> that's a woman. >> eight songs in 12 minutes. she definitely sang live so people were going nuts. there was a destiny's child reunion on stage that people went crazy for. it was a fabulous time. >> i can't even take a normal -- smile. it's out. it's out. okay. >> listen, justin timberlake did a concert. >> the day before the concert, mark cukan puts on a massive show for his network. >> that's crazy, crazy. >> justin performed at that show. a little bit of drama there. befor