By Armando
As expected, 12 Years A Slave won the Academy Award for best picture on Sunday. But it was Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity that took most of the trophies with seven including the best director honor for Cuaron, a first for a Latin American director.
It was also a good night for the low-budget film “Dallas Buyers Club,”. Both of the movie’s stars Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto won in their respective categories. In a remarkable career comeback, McConaughey won Best Actor for his role of an early AIDS activist Ron Woodroof, while co-star Leto, won best supporting actor for his role as Woodroof’s sidekick.
In a night with few surprises, other top acting prizes include Cate Blanchett for “Blue Jasimine”, and Lupita Nyong’o for “12 Years a Slave”.
Here is the full list of winners >
Best Motion Picture of the Year
12 Years a Slave
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Matthew McConaughey
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Cate Blanchett
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Jared Leto
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Lupita Nyong’o
Best Achievement in Directing
Alfonso Cuarón
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Her
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
12 Years a Slave
Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
Frozen
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
The Great Beauty
Best Achievement in Cinematography
Gravity
Best Achievement in Editing
Gravity
Best Achievement in Production Design
The Great Gatsby
Best Achievement in Costume Design
The Great Gatsby
Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling
Dallas Buyers Club
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
Gravity
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
Frozen
Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
Gravity
Best Achievement in Sound Editing
Gravity
Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Gravity
Best Documentary, Feature
Twenty Feet from Stardom
Best Documentary, Short Subject
The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life
Best Short Film, Animated
Mr Hublot
Best Short Film, Live Action
Helium
