Once again stars collided at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles for the 86th Academy Awards or simply Oscars. Hosted by TV host and comedian Ellen DeGeneres, the 86th Academy Awards gives recognition to stars, filmmakers and production staffs that made their best to produce the best films in 2013. Film included in the roaster of nominees were Gravity, American Hustle, 12 Years a Slave, Captain Phillips, Dallas Buyers Club, Nebraska, Her, The Wolf of Wall Street, Philomena, Blue Jasmine, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, August: Osage County, Despicable Me, Frozen, The Grandmaster ,The Great Gatsby, Inside Llewyn Davis, The Lone Ranger and Lone Survivor.
The prestigious awarding ceremony ended giving Gravity 7 awards including Best Cinematography, Best Directing, Best Editing and Best Visual Effects. Meanwhile, Matthew McConaughey of Dallas Buyers Club snatched the Best Actor trophy from Leonardo DiCaprio for The Wolf of Wall Street and Christian Bale for American Hustle. At the same time Cate Blanchett of Blue Jasmine defeated Sandra Bullock of Gravity and Meryl Streep of August: Osage County. Also a shocker for the followers of Jennifer Lawrence and Julia Roberts, 12 Years a Slave’s actress Lupita Nyong’o secured the Best Supporting Actress title. The 12 Years a Slave was named as the Best Picture of the year.
Here’s the complete list of winners at the recent 86th Academy Awards
Best Picture – 12 Years a Slave
Best Actor in a Leading Role – Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club)
Best Actress in a Leading Role – Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave)
Best Animated Feature – Frozen (Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, Peter Del Vecho)
Best Cinematography – Gravity (Emmanuel Lubezki)
Best Costume Design – The Great Gatsby (Catherine Martin)
Best Directing – Gravity (Alfonso Cuarón)
Best Documentary Feature – 20 Feet from Stardom
Best Documentary Short -The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life (Malcolm Clarke, Nicholas Reed)
Best Film Editing – Gravity (Alfonso Cuarón, Mark Sanger)
Best Foreign Language Film – The Great Beauty (Italy)
Best Makeup and Hairstyling – Dallas Buyers Club (Adruitha Lee, Robin Mathews)
Best Original Score – Gravity (Steven Price)
Best Original Song – Let It Go – Frozen
Best Production Design – The Great Gatsby (Catherine Martin, Beverley Dunn)
Best Animated Short Film – Mr. Hublot (Laurent Witz, Alexandre Espigares)
Best Live Action Short Film – Helium (Anders Walter, Kim Magnusson)
Best Sound Editing – Gravity (Glenn Freemantle)
Best Sound Mixing – Gravity (Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri, Christopher Benstead, Chris Munro)
Best Visual Effects – Gravity (Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk, Neil Corbould)
Best Adapted Screenplay – 12 Years a Slave (John Ridley)
Best Original Screenplay – Her (Spike Jonze)
