Oscars 2014: '12 Years A Slave' wins Best Picture, Cate Blanchett & Matthew McConaughey win lead categories
The 86th Annual Academy Awards was scheduled to be broadcast a week earlier, but was rescheduled to avoid conflict with the broadcast of the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Popular comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres will host the show for the second time, following her stint as host for the 79th ceremony. The nominees this year include past winners like Jennifer Lawrence, Christian Bale, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Julia Roberts and Sandra Bullock as well as new nominees Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto, June Squib and Michael Fassbender. The films nominated this year are touted as some of the best films in the last few years with front runners like '12 Years A Slave', 'Gravity' and 'American Hustle', with the latter two garnering the most nominations of the night - ten each.
The Winner So Far:
- '12 Years A Slave' wins Best Picture
- Matthew McConaughey wins Best Actor for 'Dallas Buyers Club'
- Cate Blanchett wins Best Actress for 'Blue Jasmine'
- Alfonso Cuaron wins Best Director for 'Gravity'.
- Spike Jonze wins for Best Original Screenplay for 'Her'
- John Ridley wins Best Adapted Screenplay for '12 Years a Slave'
- 'Frozen' wins Best Original Song for 'Let Her Go'.
- 'Gravity' takes home one more award as Steven Price wins for best original score
- The Oscar for Achievement in Production Design goes to 'The Great Gatsby'
- Alfonso Cuaron wins his first Oscar for Film Editing for his work on 'Gravity​'
- 'Gravity' wins Best Cinematography
- Lupita Nyong'o wins Best Supporting Actress for '12 Years A Slave'
- 'Gravity' wins for Sound Editing
- 'Gravity' wins for Sound Mixing
- 'The Great Beauty' wins Best Foreign Film
- The 'Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life' wins Best Documentary Short Subject
- 'Helium' wins best Short Film - Live Action
- Gravity wins Best Visual Effects
- Frozen' wins Best Animated Film
- 'Mr Hublot' wins Best Animated Short Film
- The Oscar for Best Make-Up goes to Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews of 'Dallas Buyers Club', the second Oscar for the film tonight
- The Oscar for Best Costume Design goes to Catherine Martin for 'The Great Gatsby'
Here are the nominees in the major categories:
Best Picture
'American Hustle' – Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison, and Jonathan Gordon'Captain Phillips' – Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, and Michael De Luca'Dallas Buyers Club' – Robbie Brenner and Rachel Winter'Gravity' – Alfonso Cuarón and David Heyman'Her' – Megan Ellison, Spike Jonze, and Vincent Landay'Nebraska' – Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa'Philomena' – Gabrielle Tana, Steve Coogan, and Tracey Seaward'12 Years a Slave' – Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen, and Anthony Katagas'The Wolf of Wall Street' – Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Joey McFarland, and Emma Tillinger Koskoff
Winner - 12 Years A Slave
Best Director
David O. Russell – American HustleAlfonso Cuarón – GravityAlexander Payne – NebraskaSteve McQueen – 12 Years a SlaveMartin Scorsese – The Wolf of Wall Street
Winner - Alfonso Cuarón – Gravity
Best Actor
Christian Bale – American Hustle as Irving RosenfeldBruce Dern – Nebraska as Woody GrantLeonardo DiCaprio – The Wolf of Wall Street as Jordan BelfortChiwetel Ejiofor – 12 Years a Slave as Solomon NorthupMatthew McConaughey – Dallas Buyers Club as Ron Woodroof
Winner - Matthew McConaughey – Dallas Buyers Club
Best Actress
Amy Adams – American Hustle as Sydney ProsserCate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine as Jeanette "Jasmine" FrancisSandra Bullock – Gravity as Dr. Ryan StoneJudi Dench – Philomena as Philomena LeeMeryl Streep – August: Osage County as Violet Weston
Winner - Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine
Best Supporting Actor
Barkhad Abdi – Captain Phillips as Abduwali MuseBradley Cooper – American Hustle as Agent Richard "Richie" DiMasoMichael Fassbender – 12 Years a Slave as Edwin EppsJonah Hill – The Wolf of Wall Street as Donnie AzoffJared Leto – Dallas Buyers Club as Rayon
Winner - Jared Leto – Dallas Buyers Club
Best Supporting Actress
Sally Hawkins – Blue Jasmine as GingerJennifer Lawrence – American Hustle as Rosalyn RosenfeldLupita Nyong'o – 12 Years a Slave as PatseyJulia Roberts – August: Osage County as Barbara Weston-FordhamJune Squibb – Nebraska as Kate GrantBest Writing - Original Screenplay
Winner - Lupita Nyong'o – 12 Years a Slave
Best Writing – Original Screenplay
American Hustle – Eric Warren Singer and David O. RussellBlue Jasmine – Woody AllenDallas Buyers Club – Craig Borten and Melisa WallackHer – Spike JonzeNebraska – Bob Nelson
Winner - Her – Spike Jonze
Best Writing – Adapted Screenplay
Before Midnight – Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, and Ethan HawkeCaptain Phillips – Billy RayPhilomena – Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope12 Years a Slave – John RidleyThe Wolf of Wall Street – Terence Winter
Winner - 12 Years a Slave – John Ridley
Best Animated Feature Film
The Croods – Kirk DeMicco, Chris Sanders, and Kristine BelsonDespicable Me 2 – Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud, and Chris MeledandriErnest & Celestine – Benjamin Renner and Didier BrunnerFrozen – Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, and Peter Del VechoThe Wind Rises – Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki
Winner - Frozen – Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, and Peter Del Vecho
Best Foreign Language Film
The Broken Circle Breakdown (Belgium) in Dutch – Felix Van GroeningenThe Great Beauty (Italy) in Italian – Paolo SorrentinoThe Hunt (Denmark) in Danish – Thomas VinterbergThe Missing Picture (Cambodia) in French – Rithy PanhOmar (Palestine) in Arabic – Hany Abu-Assad
Winner - The Great Beauty (Italy) in Italian
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Latest Updates:
- '12 Years A Slave' wins Best Picture beating out front runner 'Gravity'
- Matthew McConaughey wins Best Actor for 'Dallas Buyers Club'
- Cate Blanchett wins Best Actress for 'Blue Jasmine'
- Alfonso Cuaron wins Best Director for 'Gravity'.
- Spike Jonze wins for Best Original Screenplay for 'Her'
- John Ridley wins Best Adapted Screenplay for '12 Years a Slave'
- '12 Years A Slave' wins Best Adapted Screen Play
- 'Gravity' wins five Oscars in technical categories
- 'Frozen' wins Best Original Song for 'Let Her Go'. Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez who wrote the song, accept the award.
- 'Gravity' takes home one more award as Steven Price wins for best original score
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Emma Watson take a selfie
- Glenn Close presents the tribute to the celebrities that passed away this year including Paul Walker, Cory Monteith, Peter O'Toole and Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Richard Griffiths and Shirley Temple
- The Oscar for Achievement in Production Design goes to 'The Great Gatsby'​
- Nominee for Best Actor in 'Dallas Buyers Club' Matthew McConaughey with mother Mary Kathlene and wife Camila Alves arriving on the red carpet for the 86th Academy Awards
- Pink delivers a stellar performance honouring 'The Wizard Of Oz'
- Alfonso Cuaron wins his first Oscar for Film Editing for his work on 'Gravity​'
- Gravity wins Best Cinematography​
- Host Ellen Degeneres' pizza arrives on stage. She shares with Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence and Jared Leto
- Lupita Nyong'o wins Best Supporting Actress for her performance in '12 Years A Slave'
- Gravity wins for Sound Editing
- Gravity wins for Sound Mixing
- Brad Pitt announces U2 as they perform 'Odinary Love' at the 86th Annual Academy Awards
- 'The Great Beauty' wins Best Foreign Film
- The 'Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life' wins Best Documentary Short Subject
- 'Helium' wins best Short Film - Live Action
- Nominee for Best Actor in 'The Wolf of Wall Street' Leonardo DiCaprio arrives on the red carpet for the 86th Academy Awards on March 2nd, 2014
- Gravity wins Best Visual Effects
- Ellen DeGeneres' Oscar selfie gets 7 lakh RTs in less than 40 minutes
- They continue to announce the nominees for Best Animated Film, and the Oscar goes to fan favourite 'Frozen'
- Matthew McConaughey and Kim Novak announce the winner of the Best Animated Short Film. And the Oscar goes to 'Mr Hublot'
- 'Indiana Jones' and 'Star Wars' veteran Harrison Ford introduces the Best Picture nominees of the night
- The Oscar for Best Make-Up goes to Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews of 'Dallas Buyers Club', the second Oscar for the film tonight
- The Oscar for Best Costume Design goes to Catherine Martin for 'The Great Gatsby'
- Actors Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Emma Watson speak onstage during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on March 2, 2014
- Kerry Washington presents the first performer of the night, Pharrell Williams. He performs his Academy Award nominated song, 'Happy' from 'Despicable Me 2'
- Oscar nominated actress Anna Kendrick attends the Oscars held at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 2, 2014
- Jim Carrey presents a montage of Animated Heroes
- Anne Hathaway presents the first award, Best Supporting Actor. And Jared Leto wins the first award of the night, Best Supporting Actor for his performance in 'Dallas Buyers Club'
- And the show begins! Ellen Degeneres, the host for tonight takes the stage
- Ah Sherlock, ever the comedian.
- The theme for tonight is 'Heroes in Hollywood'
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