Highlights
- The historical 12 Years A Slave won top prize at the Oscars 2014 but, in terms of sheer numbers, space was the final frontier. Gravity won seven of the 10 awards it was nominated for, including Best Director for Alfonso Cuaron who made Oscar history as the first Latino director to win.
- 12 Years A Slave, based on the real story of Solomon Northup who was sold into slavery in the 1800s, won Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress for Lupita Nyong'o who sent rival Jennifer Lawrence home Oscar-less. Kenyan-Mexican Lupita was one of eight first time nominees at the awards this year and has the even rarer distinction of winning her Oscar for her debut role.
- Director McQueen dedicated the honor to those who suffered slavery and "the 21 million who still endure slavery today."
- "Everyone deserves not just to survive, but to live," said McQueen, who promptly bounced into the arms of his cast. "This is the most important legacy of Solomon Northup."
- Dallas Buyers Club stars and first time nominees Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto were expected winners of the Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor awards. Cate Blanchett won Best Actress for Blue Jasmine, also unsurprisingly.
- The Great Gatsby won the awards for Costume Design and Production Design. Frozen won Best Animated Feature Film and The Great Beauty from Italy won Best Foreign Language Film.
- The biggest losers of the show were American Hustle, The Wolf Of Wall Street and Captain Phillips which didn't win a single of the 10, five and six awards they were nominated for.
- With AP inputs
The historical 12 Years A Slave won top prize at the Oscars 2014 but, in terms of sheer numbers, space was the final frontier. Gravity won seven of the 10 awards it was nominated for, including Best Director for Alfonso Cuaron who made Oscar history as the first Latino director to win.
12 Years A Slave, based on the real story of Solomon Northup who was sold into slavery in the 1800s, won Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress for Lupita Nyong'o who sent rival Jennifer Lawrence home Oscar-less. Kenyan-Mexican Lupita was one of eight first time nominees at the awards this year and has the even rarer distinction of winning her Oscar for her debut role.
Director McQueen dedicated the honor to those who suffered slavery and "the 21 million who still endure slavery today."
"Everyone deserves not just to survive, but to live," said McQueen, who promptly bounced into the arms of his cast. "This is the most important legacy of Solomon Northup."
Dallas Buyers Club stars and first time nominees Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto were expected winners of the Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor awards. Cate Blanchett won Best Actress for Blue Jasmine, also unsurprisingly.
The Great Gatsby won the awards for Costume Design and Production Design. Frozen won Best Animated Feature Film and The Great Beauty from Italy won Best Foreign Language Film.
The biggest losers of the show were American Hustle, The Wolf Of Wall Street and Captain Phillips which didn't win a single of the 10, five and six awards they were nominated for.
With AP inputs