Years A Slave and Gravity win big at the Oscars

The big award of night went to the film 12 Years A Slave, which won best picture. The film tells the harrowing tale of a Solomon Northup, a free black man in New York who was sold into slavery. The big acting awards went to Matthew McConaughey and Cate Blanchett. McConaughey won best actor in a leading role for his role as Texas man suffering from AIDS in Dallas Buyers Club, and Cate Blanchett won the award for best actress in a leading role for her role in role in the Woody Allen film Blue Jasmine.

The winner of the most awards of the night went to Gravity, which took home seven Academy Awards, including an award for the films director Alfonso Cuar n. The film also won in the cinematography, visual effects and original music score.

The first award of the night went to Jared Leto, as many expected, who won best supporting actor for his performance in Dallas Buyers Club. He dedicated his award to his mother, his date on the night.

Thank you for teaching me to dream, said Leto.

The award for best actress in a supporting role went to newcomer Lupita Nyongo for her portrayal of a slave under the thumb of a sadistic master in 12 Years A Slave.

It doesnt escape me for one moment that so much joy in my life is thanks to so much pain in someone elses, and so I want to salute the spirit of Patsey, for her guidance, she said in her acceptance speech.

Another expected winner was Frozen, which took home the Oscar for best animated feature film. The Disney animated picture has made more than $1 billion worldwide.

The amiable Ellen DeGeneres took over hosting duties this year. DeGeneres brought a less controversial vibe than the salty humor of last years host, Seth MacFarlane.

DeGeneres opening was well received as she poked fun at many actors in the crowed, including mocking Jennifer Lawrence for falling on her way onto the red carpet, just as she did when she accepted the Oscar last year for Silver Linings Playbook.

If you win tonight, I think we should bring you the Oscar, said DeGeneres to Lawrence, nominated for her performance in American Hustle.

She also spent parts of the show mingling with crowd, taking selfies to post on Twitter and even delivering pizza to several actors.

List Of Winners:

Best picture: 12 Years A Slave

Actor in a leading role: Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club)

Actress in a leading role: Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)

Actor in a supporting role: Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)

Actress in a supporting role: Lupita Nyongo (12 Years A Slave)

Directing: Alfonso Cuar n (Gravity)

Best original screenplay: Spike Jonze (Her)

Best adapted screenplay: John Ridley (12 Years A Slave)

Visual effects: Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, David Shirk and Neil Corbould (Gravity)

Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki (Gravity)

Music - original score: Steven Price (Gravity)

Music - original song: Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (Let It Go from Frozen)

Costume design: Catherine Martin (The Great Gatsby)

Production design: Catherine Martin - Production Design); Beverley Dunn - Set Decoration (The Great Gatsby)

Makeup and hairstyling: Adruitha Lee, Robin Mathews (Dallas Buyers Club)

Short film: Anders Walter and Kim Magnusson (Helium)

Animated feature film: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee and Peter Del Vecho (Frozen)

Animated short film: Laurent Witz and Alexandre Espigares (Mr. Hublot)

Documentary feature film: Morgan Neville, Gil Friesen and Caitrin Rogers (20 Feet From Stardom)

Documentary short subject: Malcolm Clarke and Nicholas Reed (The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life)

Foreign language film: The Great Beauty

Film editing: Alfonso Cuar n and Mark Sanger (Gravity)

Sound mixing: Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri, Christopher Benstead and Chris Munro (Gravity)

Sound editing: Glenn Freemantle (Gravity)

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