The 71st Oscar awards held on January 12, 2014 at the Beverly Hilton with 2013 British-American epic historical drama film ‘12 Years a Slave‘ winning the coveted award for‘Best Motion Picture‘.
‘12 Years of a Slave‘ is an adaptation of the 1853 autobiography by Solomon Northup, a New York State-born free negro who was kidnapped in Washington, D.C. in 1841 and sold into slavery. It received seven nominations along with ‘American Hustle‘.
Sadly, the British and Nigerian actor — Chiwetel Ejiofor (who plays the protagonist Solomon Northup in the movie) lost out in the two categories he was nominated. Ejiofor was up for ’Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture‘ but lost to actor Matthew McConaughey for his role in ‘Dallas Buyers Club‘.
Ejiofor also lost in the category of ‘Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television‘.
He was nominated for his role in 2013 TV series ‘Dancing on the Edge‘ but lost to Michael Douglas for his role in ‘Behind the Candelabra’.
Check out the full list of winners below: –
Best Motion Picture – Drama
WINNER:’12 Years a Slave’
‘Captain Phillips’
‘Gravity’
‘Philomena’
‘Rush’
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Comedy or Musical
WINNER: Amy Adams -’American Hustle’
Julie Delpy -’Before Midnight’
Greta Gerwig -’Frances Ha’
Julia Louis-Dreyfous,’Enough Said’
Meryl Streep -’August: Osage County’
Best Animated Feature Film
WINNER: ’Frozen’
‘The Croods’
‘Despicable Me 2’
Best Director — Motion Picture
WINNER: Alfonso Cuaron -’Gravity’
Paul Greengrass -’Captain Phillips’
Steve McQueen -’12 Years a Slave’
Alexander Payne -’Nebraska’
David O. Russell -’American Hustle’
Best Foreign Language Film
WINNER:’The Great Beauty’
‘Blue is the Warmest Color’
‘The Hunt’
‘The Past’
‘The Wind Rises’
Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
WINNER:’Behind the Candelabra’
‘American Horror Story: Coven’
‘Dancing on the Edge’
‘Top of the Lake’
‘The White Queen’
Best Picture — Comedy or Musical
WINNER: ‘American Hustle’
‘Her’
‘Inside Llewyn Davis’
‘Nebraska’
‘The Wolf of Wall Street’
Best Original Score – Movie
WINNER: Alex Ebert,’All is Lost’
Alex Heffes,’Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom’
Steven Price,’Gravity’
John Williams, ’The Book Thief’
Hans Zimmer,’12 Years a Slave’
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
WINNER: Ordinary Love, ’Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom’
Atlas, ’The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’
Let It Go, ’Frozen’
Please, Mr. Kennedy, ’Inside Llewyn Davis’
Sweeter than Fiction, ’One Chance’
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
WINNER: Michael Douglas -’Behind the Candelabra’
Matt Damon -’Behind the Candelabra’
Chiwetel Ejiofor -’Dancing on the Edge’
Idris Elba -’Luther’
Al Pacino -’Phil Spector’
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
WINNER: Leonardo DiCaprio -’The Wolf of Wall Street’
Christian Bale -’American Hustle’
Bruce Dern -’Nebraska’
Oscar Isaac -’Inside Llewyn Davis’
Joaquin Phoenix -’Her’
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
WINNER: Matthew McConaughey -’Dallas Buyers Club’
Chiwetel Ejiofor -’12 Years a Slave’
Idris Elba -’Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom’
Tom Hanks -’Captain Phillips’
Robert Redford -’All is Lost’
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
WINNER: Jared Leto -’Dallas Buyers Club’
Barkhad Abdi -’Captain Phillips’
Daniel Bruhl -’Rush’
Bradley Cooper -’American Hustle’
Michael Fassbender -’12 Years a Slave’
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
WINNER: Jon Voight -’Ray Donovan’
Josh Charles -’The Good Wife’
Rob Lowe -’Behind the Candelabra’
Aaron Paul -’Breaking Bad’
Corey Stoll -’House of Cards’
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
WINNER: Jacqueline Bisset -’Dancing on the Edge’
Janet McTeer – ‘The White Queen’
Hayden Panettiere -’Nashville’
Monica Potter -’Parenthood’
Sofia Vergara -’Modern Family’
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
WINNER: Bryan Cranston -’Breaking Bad’
Liev Schreiber -’Ray Donovan’
Michael Sheen -’Masters of Sex’
Kevin Spacey -’House of Cards’
James Spader – ’The Blacklist’
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy
WINNER: Andy Samberg -’Brooklyn Nine-Nine’
Jason Bateman -’Arrested Development’
Don Cheadle -’House of Lies’
Michael J Fox -’The Michael J Fox Show’
Jim Parsons -’The Big Bang Theory’
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
WINNER: Jennifer Lawrence -’American Hustle’
Sally Hawkins -’Blue Jasmine’
Lupita Nyong’o -’12 Years a Slave’
Julia Roberts -’August: Osage County’
June Squibb -’Nebraska’
Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
WINNER: Elisabeth Moss -’Top of the Lake’
Helena Bonham Carter -’Burton and Taylor’
Rebecca Ferguson -’The White Queen’
Jessica Lange -’American Horror Story: Coven’
Helen Mirren -’Phil Spector’
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama
WINNER: Cate Blanchett -’Blue Jasmine’
Sandra Bullock -’Gravity’
Judi Dench -’Philomena’
Emma Thompson -’Saving Mr. Banks’
Kate Winslet -’Labor Day’
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
WINNER: Robin Wright -’House of Cards’
Juliana Marguiles -’The Good Wife’
Tatiana Maslany -’Orphan Black’
Taylor Schilling -’Orange is the New Black’
Kerry Washington -’Scandal’
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy
WINNER: Amy Poehler -’Parks and Recreation’
Zoe Deschanel -’New Girl’
Lena Dunham -’Girls’
Edie Falco -’Nurse Jackie’
Julia Louis-Dreyfous -’Veep’
Best Screenplay
WINNER: Spike Jonze,’Her’
Bob Nelson, ’Nebraska’
Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope, ’Philomena’
John Ridley,’12 Years a Slave’
David O Russell, ’American Hustle’
Best Television Series – Drama
WINNER: ’Breaking Bad’
‘Downton Abbey’
‘The Good Wife’
‘House of Cards’
‘Masters of Sex’
Best Television Series — Musical or Comedy
WINNER:’Brooklyn Nine-Nine’
‘The Big Bang Theory’
‘Girls’
‘Modern Family’
‘Parks and Recreation’
