Monday, March 3, 2014

2014 - 86th Academy Awards - Complete Winners List

by Leroy Douresseaux

The 86th Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2013 were presented on Sunday, March 2, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre™ at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live on the ABC Television Network.  The Oscar presentation, produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, and hosted by Ellen DeGeneres.

So I was wrong.  12 Years a Slave won the Oscar for “Best Motion Picture of the Year” (2013), one of three awards the film received, including a best supporting actress Oscar for Lupita Nyong’o.  Gravity won the most Oscars, winning in seven of the 10 categories in which it was nominated, including a best director Oscar for Alfonso Cuarón (who also shared the film editing Oscar).

2014 / 86th OSCAR winners (for the year in film 2013):

Best motion picture of the year:
“12 Years a Slave”
Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen and Anthony Katagas, Producers

Achievement in directing:
“Gravity” Alfonso Cuarón

Performance by an actor in a leading role
Matthew McConaughey in “Dallas Buyers Club”

Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Jared Leto in “Dallas Buyers Club”

Performance by an actress in a leading role
Cate Blanchett in “Blue Jasmine”

Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Lupita Nyong’o in “12 Years a Slave”

Adapted screenplay
“12 Years a Slave” Screenplay by John Ridley

Original screenplay
“Her” Written by Spike Jonze

Best animated feature film of the year
“Frozen” Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee and Peter Del Vecho

Achievement in cinematography
“Gravity” Emmanuel Lubezki

Achievement in costume design
“The Great Gatsby” Catherine Martin

Best documentary feature
“20 Feet from Stardom” Morgan Neville, Gil Friesen and Caitrin Rogers

Best documentary short subject
“The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life” Malcolm Clarke and Nicholas Reed

Achievement in film editing
“Gravity” Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger

Best foreign language film of the year
“The Great Beauty” Italy

Achievement in makeup and hairstyling
“Dallas Buyers Club” Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
“Gravity” Steven Price

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song):
“Let It Go” from “Frozen”
Music and Lyric by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez

Achievement in production design
“The Great Gatsby” Production Design: Catherine Martin; Set Decoration: Beverley Dunn

Best animated short film
“Mr. Hublot” Laurent Witz and Alexandre Espigares

Best live action short film
“Helium” Anders Walter and Kim Magnusson

Achievement in sound editing
“Gravity” Glenn Freemantle

Achievement in sound mixing
“Gravity” Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri, Christopher Benstead and Chris Munro

Achievement in visual effects
“Gravity” Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk and Neil Corbould

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Sunday, March 2, 2014

"12 Years a Slave" Wins 2014 Oscar as "Best Picture of 2013"

Best motion picture of the year:

 “12 Years a Slave”
Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen and Anthony Katagas, Producers WINNER

Nominees:

“American Hustle”
Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison and Jonathan Gordon, Producers

“Captain Phillips”
Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti and Michael De Luca, Producers

“Dallas Buyers Club”
Robbie Brenner and Rachel Winter, Producers

“Gravity”
Alfonso Cuarón and David Heyman, Producers

“Her”
Megan Ellison, Spike Jonze and Vincent Landay, Producers

“Nebraska”
Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa, Producers

“Philomena”
Gabrielle Tana, Steve Coogan and Tracey Seaward, Producers

“The Wolf of Wall Street”
Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Joey McFarland and Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Producers


Matthew McConaughey Wins 2014 "Best Actor" Oscar

Performance by an actor in a leading role:

Matthew McConaughey in “Dallas Buyers Club” WINNER

Nominees:
Christian Bale in “American Hustle”
Bruce Dern in “Nebraska”
Leonardo DiCaprio in “The Wolf of Wall Street”
Chiwetel Ejiofor in “12 Years a Slave”



Cate Blanchett Wins 2014 "Best Actress" Oscar

Performance by an actress in a leading role:

 Cate Blanchett in “Blue Jasmine” WINNER

Nominees:
Amy Adams in “American Hustle”
Sandra Bullock in “Gravity”
Judi Dench in “Philomena”
Meryl Streep in “August: Osage County”

Alfonso Cuarón Wins 2014 "Best Directing" Oscar

Achievement in directing:

 “Gravity” Alfonso Cuarón WINNER

Nominees:
“American Hustle” David O. Russell
“Nebraska” Alexander Payne
“12 Years a Slave” Steve McQueen
“The Wolf of Wall Street” Martin Scorsese

"Her" Wins 2014 "Best Original Screenplay" Oscar

Original screenplay:

 “Her” Written by Spike Jonze WINNER

Nominees:
“American Hustle” Written by Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell
“Blue Jasmine” Written by Woody Allen
“Dallas Buyers Club” Written by Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack
“Nebraska” Written by Bob Nelson

"12 Years a Slave" Wins 2014 "Best Adapted Screenplay" Oscar

Adapted screenplay:

 “12 Years a Slave” Screenplay by John Ridley WINNER

Nominees:
“Before Midnight” Written by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke
“Captain Phillips” Screenplay by Billy Ray
“Philomena” Screenplay by Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope
“The Wolf of Wall Street” Screenplay by Terence Winter