“Gravity” proved to be a big winner in the 86th Academy Awards known as the Oscars stealing seven academy awards from Best Director through to Best Visual Effects on Sunday, March 2, 2014 (Monday in Philippine Time) in the prestigious event held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles.
Meanwhile, Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto took home Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor respectively for their unforgettable performances in "Dallas Buyers Club."
"12 Years a Slave" was named Best Picture, while supporting actress honors went to the film's Lupita Nyong'o. John Ridley won best adapted screenplay.
Blue Jasmine's Cate Blanchett was named best actress, while Alfonso Cuaron won best director for Gravity.
This year's Oscars became controversial as Leonardo DiCaprio failed to win the best actor award. Fans were not amused by the Academy's decision and decided to voice their outrage on Twitter. In the analytics of Oscars official website, DiCaprio got the highest social mentions of more than 110,000.
Netizens were genuinely distraught that DiCaprio didn't win the Oscars, some were confused the fact that it's been 20 years since he was first nominated and the Academy hasn't given him an award yet.
Here's the complete list of winners for the 86th Academy Awards:
The 86th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the actors, technical achievements, and films of 2013.
The nominees for the 86th Academy Awards were announced on January 16, 2014, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California, by Cheryl Boone Isaacs, president of the Academy, and actor Chris Hemsworth. American Hustle and Gravity tied for the most nominations with ten each.
Meanwhile, Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto took home Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor respectively for their unforgettable performances in "Dallas Buyers Club."
"12 Years a Slave" was named Best Picture, while supporting actress honors went to the film's Lupita Nyong'o. John Ridley won best adapted screenplay.
Blue Jasmine's Cate Blanchett was named best actress, while Alfonso Cuaron won best director for Gravity.
This year's Oscars became controversial as Leonardo DiCaprio failed to win the best actor award. Fans were not amused by the Academy's decision and decided to voice their outrage on Twitter. In the analytics of Oscars official website, DiCaprio got the highest social mentions of more than 110,000.
Netizens were genuinely distraught that DiCaprio didn't win the Oscars, some were confused the fact that it's been 20 years since he was first nominated and the Academy hasn't given him an award yet.
Here's the complete list of winners for the 86th Academy Awards:
- BEST PICTURE: “12 Years a Slave”
- BEST ACTOR: Matthew McConaughey, “Dallas Buyers Club”
- BEST ACTRESS: Cate Blanchett, “Blue Jasmine”
- BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Jared Leto, “Dallas Buyers Club”
- BESTSUPPORTING ACTRESS: Lupita Nyong’o, “12 Years a Slave”
- BEST DIRECTOR: Alfonso Cuarón, “Gravity”
- BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: John Ridley, “12 Years a Slave”
- BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Spike Jonze, “Her”
- BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: “20 Feet from Stardom”
- BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM: “The Great Beauty” (Italy)
- BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM: “Frozen”
- BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Emmanuel Lubezki, “Gravity”
- BEST COSTUME DESIGN: “The Great Gatsby,” Catherine Martin
- BEST FILM EDITING: “Gravity,” Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger
- BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING: “Dallas Buyers Club,” Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews
- BEST ORIGINAL SONG: “Let It Go” from “Frozen,” music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
- BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: “Gravity,” Steven Price
- BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: “The Great Gatsby,” Catherine Martin (production design) and Beverley Dunn (set decoration)
- BEST SOUND EDITING: “Gravity,” Glenn Freemantle
- BEST SOUND MIXING: “Gravity,” Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri, Christopher Benstead and Chris Munro
- BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: “Gravity,” Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, David Shirk and Neil Corbould
- BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM: “Mr. Hublot”
- BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM: “The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life”
- BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT FILM: “Helium”
The 86th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the actors, technical achievements, and films of 2013.
The nominees for the 86th Academy Awards were announced on January 16, 2014, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California, by Cheryl Boone Isaacs, president of the Academy, and actor Chris Hemsworth. American Hustle and Gravity tied for the most nominations with ten each.
