Tears and triumph as Lupita Nyong'o accepts her Best Supporting Actress Oscar and 12 Years A Slave is named Best Picture

Gravity cleans the board with SEVEN Oscars... but misses the big one
Cate Blanchett is Best Actress for Blue Jasmine
Matthew McConaughey named Best Actor for Dallas Buyers Club as Jared Leto scoops Best Supporting Actor
Disney's Frozen wins Best Animated Feature

It was an emotional night for the cast and crew of 12 Years A Slave, as the film took home the award for Best Picture at Sunday night's Oscars.
Producer Brad Pitt thanked the Academy for the 'incredible' win, while director Steve McQueen praised his mother Mary for her 'hardheadedness' and said the film was about the will 'not just to survive but to live'.
However, it was Lupita Nyong'o's heartfelt acceptance speech, as she took to the stage to accept Best Supporting Actress, that really struck a chord with the audience.

Scroll down for video...

+92

Bringing down the house: Lupita Nyong'o's heartfelt acceptance speech deeply touched many in the audience

Lupita told the assembled crowd: 'It doesn’t escape me for one moment that so much joy in my life is thanks to so much pain in someone else’s. And so I want to salute the spirit of Patsey for her guidance. And for Solomon, thank you for telling her story and your own.

'Steve McQueen, you charge everything you fashion with a breath of your own spirit. Thank you so much for putting me in this position, it’s been the joy of my life.
I’m certain that the dead are standing about you and watching and they are grateful and so am I.'

+92

'The dead are standing about you and watching, they are grateful and I am too': Lupita's moving tribute to Steve McQueen choked up everyone in the room

+92

Girl done good: Lupita celebrated her win but didn't forget about the reason Steve McQueen wanted to make it

+92

Cream of the crop: Lupita beams with Best Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey

Arguably the most competitive category - Best Supporting Actress - was won by a tearful Lupita for her harrowing portrait of a cotton picker who was repeatedly raped by her owner in 12 Years A Slave.

The actress, who celebrated her 31st birthday on Saturday, had previously worked behind the scenes in the film industry but this was her first role in front of the camera.
Jennifer Lawrence, who had been vying with Lupita for most of the awards season had privately told friends that she wanted Lupita to win because ' she so deserves it'.

And the Oscar goes to... Highlights from the Academy Awards

+92

We won! The cast and crew of 12 Years A Slave are elated, as it all becomes too much for Lupita Nyong'o

+92

Starting the speech: Producer Brad Pitt was the first to step forward to the podium following the win

+92

Tears and triumph: Angelina Jolie is seen embracing Lupita while actor Chiwetel Ejiofor hugs producer Brad Pitt as the film wins Best Picture

+92

Celebration: Lupita and Brad embrace as the happy news is announced on stage

+92

Emotions running high: Angelina gives her husband Brad - producer of 12 Years A Slave - a kiss on the lips

+92

Speech: Director Steve McQueen thanked his mother as he accepted the Best Picture award for 12 Years a Slave

It's clear that Academy voters felt that way too.
Cate Blanchett and Matthew McConaughey took the top acting honours.
Cate was named Best Actress for her role in Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine, while Matthew won his award for Dallas Buyers Club.
The win for Cate was somewhat overshadowed by a hilarious and controversial speech from the Australian actress - who both praised and ribbed her fellow nominees and thanks director Woody.

+92

Best Actress: Cate Blanchett gave a hilarious speech in which she praised and teased her fellow nominees

+92

Shock: Cate appeared momentarily speechless as her name was read out by Daniel Day Lewis

+92

Top honour: Matthew McConaughey accepts the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role award for Dallas Buyers Club onstage during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre

+92

Emotive: Matthew appeared to be choked when mentioned making his family 'proud' in his acceptance speech, pointing out to his wife Camila

'I’m here accepting an award in an extraordinary screenplay by Woody Allen. Thank you so much, Woody, for casting me,' she said.
Jennifer Lawrence presented the best actor honour to Matthew McConaughey for Dallas Buyers Club.
In the movie he played a red-blooded hell-raising electrician who finds he is HIV positive and goes on to help those suffering from the illness.

+92

Winning performance: Lupita Nyong'o as Patsey alongside Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup in 12Years A Slave

+92

Group hug: Lupita embraces 12 Years A Slave director Steve McQueen while producer Bra Pitt looks on

Ever since 12 Years A Slave was shown at the Telluride Film Festival back in August Lupita has behaved with great dignity and has impressed many Academy members.
Earlier Lupita told MailOnline that she felt like a 'goddess' in her powder blue Prada gown.
Now, she's a goddess with an Oscar statue for her first film.

+92

Winner: Lupita Nyong'o, who celebrated her 31st birthday on Saturday, gave a tearful acceptance speech

+92

Overjoyed: Lupita looked absolutely over the moon to have won the award

+92

Her moment: The actress looked completely overcome with emotion as she got up from her seat

+92

Making an entrance: Lupita lifts her Prada gown to make sure she doesn't trip on her way to the stage

* PRICES MAY NOT BE AS ADVERTISED

...NOW GET ONE LIKE IT FOR LESS

Meanwhile Jared Leto kicked off the 86th Academy Awards as he was named Best Supporting Actor for his role in Dallas Buyers Cub.
Anne Hathaway presented the award, for Jared's performance as a transgender HIV sufferer in in the film, and taking to the stage, the actor became emotional as he gave a stirring speech dedicated to his mother Constance.

'In 1971... in the city of Louisina there was a teenage girl who was prengnat with her second child and she was a high school drop out, and a single mom, she encouraged her kids to be creative and work hard,' he began.

+92

Golden duo: Matthew and Cate share an intimate moment together backstage at the event

+92

Top acting honours: Matthew, Cate, Lupita and Jared share their joy backstage

+92

Sharing the joy: The winners couldn't resist a joke as they posed in the press room with their award

+92

Stunning: Earlier Lupita told MailOnline that she felt like a 'goddess' in her powder blue Prada gown. Now, she's a goddess with an Oscar statue for her first film.

+92

Watch my dress! Cate almost steps on Lupita's gown as they pose together backstage

+92

Going for gold: Backstage, Matthew, Lupita and Jared couldn't resist another pose with their statues

+92

Proud: Camila Alves looks ecstatic as she congratulates husband Matthew on his win backstage

+92

Don't trip! Thankfully Jennifer Lawrence made it to the podium without falling... as she did on the red carpet

'That girl is my mother and she's here tonight. I love you mom thank you for teaching me to dream.'
Jared handed his Oscar statuette to journalists in the press room so they could ,in his words, 'fondle it'.
As the award was passed along he joked: 'This is the first time someone has given their Oscar away for an orgy in the press room'.
He then shouted out for people to go ahead and take a selfie of themselves with the Oscar.

+92

No chance, love: Lupita is having none of Jennifer Lawrence backstage as she jokingly tries to grab her gong

+92

Backstage drama! Cate Blanchett also jokingly wrestled with a friend with her Oscar shortly after winning

+92

Pre-show nerves? Matthew is caught looking anxious before his big win of the night

Handle

The Oscars 2014: Nominated films

Next Previous

+92

Kicking off: The first award - for Best Supporting Actor - went to Jared Leto for his role in Dallas Buyers club

+92

Honours: Anne Hathaway presented the best supporting actor Oscar to Jared Leto for his performance as a transgender HIV sufferer in Dallas Buyers Club

+92

Posing like statues: Jared and Anne pose backstage after she gave out the award for Best Supporting Actor

+92

Starring roles: Jared Leto and Matthew McConaughey in Dallas Buyers Club

+92

High praise: Cate Blanchett and Sally Hawkins in the drama Blue Jasmine, that received glowing reviews from critics

Told that photos weren't allowed in the press room he said that there, perhaps, should be a 'revolution in the room' and that the media should be allowed to take photographs, a sentiment that was greeted with a roar of approval from the press corp.
'Who's your favourite Oscar winner', Leto asked.
Starting the show taking aim at the weather, host Ellen DeGeneres got things off to a good start by joking, 'It's been a tough couple of days for us... it's been raining.'

+92

Party time: Alfonso Cuaron - winner of the Best Director award for Gravity - poses with Angelina Jolie in the press room of the 86th Academy Awards

+92

Gracious: Alfonso Cuarón accepts his Best Director Award for Gravity

'We're fine, thank you for your prayers,' she added.
However, Ellen’s next joke fell flat as suggested Liza Minnelli was in fact a drag impersonator.
‘Well done sir,’ Ellen joked, while a visibly unimpressed Minnelli looked on.

+92

Bringing the laughs: Ellen DeGeneres was a hit with the crowd as she thanked people for their prayers over the recent rainy LA weather

+92

Host with the most? Ellen kept things clean for the most part of her duties and went down well with the crowd

+92

Ellen's best bits: The host took Pharrell's hat around the audience at one point, forcing the stars to off load some personal items in it

Pregnant Kerry Washington then introduced Pharrell Williams – who she described as being ‘phenomenally cool' - to sing Happy from the movie Despicable Me 2.
Australian Catherine Martin, wife of director Baz Luhrmann , won the the next Oscar, her third, for the costumes she created for The Great Gatsby.
Dallas Buyers Club then won a second gong for Best Make-up and Hairstyling and Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews gave another emotional speech.

+92

Surprise presenting pair: Jennifer Garner and Benedict Cumberbatch made for a very good looking pair on stage

+92

Glowing: Pregnant Kerry Washington took to the stage to introduce Pharrell Williams

+92

Happy! Lupita Nyong'o dances along with Pharrell Williams during his performance of his song from Despicable Me 2

+92

Letting loose: Lupita appeared to be thrilled to be dancing along with Pharrell to his hit song Happy

+92

Bump in the night: Pharrell managed to get the crowds moving for an impromptu dance as he jumped down from the stage

+92

Twerk with me, Meryl! Pharrell manages to get Streep to shimmy along with him while he performed at the bash

Frozen, which has taken over one billion dollars at the box office worldwide , won the best animated feature film Oscar for Disney.
Best-actor nominee Matthew McConaughey was greeted by fans in bleachers along the red carpet humming and patting their chests as he does in The Wolf of Wall Street.
Lupita Nyong'o, the 12 Years a Slave nominated star and new red carpet favorite, wore a flowing ice blue Prada gown that she said reminded her of her Kenyan home.

+92

Duties: Ewan McGregor and Viola Davis present Paolo Sorrentino with the award for Best Foreign Language Film

+92

Presenting duo: Naomi Watts looked stunning in a Calvin Klein dress as she joined Samuel L. Jackson onstage

+92

Tribute: Forest Gump actress Sally Field came onstage to speak about the importance of the 'everyday heroes' celebrated in film

+92

Unlikely duo: Kate Hudson was joined by Jason Sudeikis to present the award for Live Action Short Film which went to Helium

+92

Mwah: Costume designer Catherine Martin accepts the Best Achievement in Costume Design award for The Great Gatsby from actors Naomi Watts and Samuel L. Jackson

+92

Take a look: Catherine Martin's work as seen in The Great Gatsby

Ellen's other high point came when she encouraged the A-List crowd to take selfie pictures, with the likes of Meryl Streep,
Following her gag, Gravity's sound mixing technicians won the Oscar for sound mixing.
The four man team included three Britons, one of whom, Chris Munro won his first Oscar 12 years ago for Black Hawk Down.

+92

Screen siren: 81-year-old actress Kim Novak was joined by Matthew McConaughey to present the award for Best Animated Feature

+92

Selfie obsessed! Ellen went on a selfie spree with the likes of Meryl Streep in the star-studded audience

+92

Best selfie ever! Ellen poses with her A-list pals at the Oscars

Ellen DeGeneres's selfie with stars is retweeted by millions

Gravity also won the award for best sound editing for British technician Glenn Freemantle.
Gravity took its fifth Oscar, for editing.
The honour went to director Alfonso Cuaron and British colleague Mark Sanger.

+92

Big wins: Filmmakers Laurent Witz and Alexandre Espigares accept the Best Short Film, Animated award for Mr. Hublot

+92

Defying Gravity: The film's first award of the night went to the visual effects team behind the hit movie

+92

Sweeping the board: Gravity took its fifth Oscar, for editing, and te honour went to director Alfonso Cuaron and British colleague Mark Sanger

+92

Gravity wins again: Presenters Joseph Gordon-Levitt, left, and Emma Watson, right, pose with Tim Webber, David Shirk, Chris Lawrence, and Neil Corbould with the award for Best Visual Effects

It was a significant win at that point because the editing win is sometimes, but not always, seen as an indicator of what will take the best film prize.
British composer Steven Price also won the Oscar for the score he wrote for Gravity.
Penelope Cruz and Robert De Niro presented the best adapted screenplay to 12 Years A Slave writer John Ridley.

+92

Stunning host: Emma Watson made her debut on the Oscar stage by joining Joseph Gordon Levitt to present the visual effects Oscar to the British wizards behind Gravity

+92

Cute couple: Emma and Joseph enjoyed a playful exchange before giving out their award

+92

Triple win: Producer Peter Del Vecho, directors Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck accept the Best Animated Feature Film award for Frozen onstage during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre

+92

Gong: Frozen, which has taken over one billion dollars at the box office worldwide , won the best animated feature film Oscar for Disney

+92

Loving tribute: Singer Pink performs Over The Rainbow onstage during the Oscars

+92

Pipes: Pink gave a powerful rendition of the song which received a standing ovation from the audience

+92

Divas: Bette Midler and Idina Menzel both belted out tunes on the night

+92

Rocking out: Bono of U2 performs Ordinary Love as they honoured Nelson Mandela at the event

+92

Cut it out! Anna Kendrick and Gabourey Sidibe arrived at the Oscars to present the award for Best Editing

+92

All star cast: Legendary actresses Goldie Hawn and Whoopi Goldberg were also involved in the production

It was a close race between Gravity and 12 Years A Slave throughout the evening, going right down to the last envelope.
Angelina Jolie paired with Sidney Poitier to present the best director prize to Alfonso Cuaron who turned Gravity into a roller-coaster hit.
He said making Gravity was a 'transformative experience'.

+92

Wicked: Ellen followed Pink's performance by paying homage to Glinda from The Wizard Of Oz

+92

Going all out: The chat show host brought the laughs as she came out in full costume for a gag

+92

None for you, Angelina? Brad was seen tucking into a large slice of pizza dished out by host Ellen

+92

Anyone hungry? Thoughtful Ellen dished out the pizza for guests during the show

+92

What a view: Ellen emerges on the stage at the 86th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California

+92

Missing out: While Bradley Cooper didn't win for Best Supporting Actor... Ellen did offer him a scratch card instead

+92

Rehearsals: Matthew checks the script before he is due on stage to present an award

+92

Behind the scenes: Kate Hudson is seen prepping for her presenting duties backstage

THE OSCARS 2014: WINNERS LIST

Best Picture12 Years A Slave

+92

Best Director Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity)

Best Animated Feature
Frozen

Best Live Action Short Film
Helium (Anders Walter, Kim Magnusson)

Best Visual Effects
Gravity (Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk, Neil Corbould)

Best Film Editing
Gravity (Alfonso Cuarón, Mark Sanger)

+92

Best Sound EditingGravity (Glenn Freemantle)
Best Original Score
Gravity (Steven Price)

Best Original Screenplay
Her (Spike Jonze)

Best Sound Mixing
Skip Lievsay, Niv Adirj, Christopher Benstead and Chris Munro (Gravity)

Foreign Language Film
The Great Beauty, Italy

Best Costume Design
Catherine Martin, The Great Gatsby

Best Actor in a Leading RoleMatthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club)

Best Actress in a Leading Role Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)

Best Actor in a Supporting RoleJared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role Lupita Nyong'o (12 Years A Slave)
Best Make-up and Hairstyling
Dallas Buyers Club (Adruitha Lee, Robin Mathews)

+92

Best Animated Short Film
Mr. Hublot (Laurent Witz, Alexandre Espigares)

Best Documentary Feature
20 Feet from Stardom
Best Cinematography
Gravity (Emmanuel Lubezki)
Best Production Design
The Great Gatsby (Catherine Martin, Beverley Dunn)

+92

Best Documentary Short Subject
The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life

Best Original Song
Let It Go (Frozen)

Best Adapted Screenplay
12 Years a Slave (John Ridley)

+92

Best Smooch: Couple Kristen Anderson-Lopez, left, and Robert Lopez kiss in the press room with their awards for Best Original Song for Let It Go from Frozen

+92

Winners: Filmmakers Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee and Peter Del Vecho hold their Oscars for Best Animated Feature Film for Frozen while standing with Matthew McConaughey and Kim Novak

+92

Engraved: Lupita Nyong'o watches as her statue is sketched at the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday

+92

Don't mention The Razzies! Interestingly, After Earth star Will Smith was on hand to present the award for Best Picture

Ned's Blogspot

Monday, March 3, 2014

Oscars 2014

Tears and triumph as Lupita Nyong'o accepts her Best Supporting Actress Oscar and 12 Years A Slave is named Best Picture

The Oscars 2014: Nominated films

THE OSCARS 2014: WINNERS LIST

No comments:

Post a Comment

Monday, March 3, 2014

Oscars 2014

Tears and triumph as Lupita Nyong'o accepts her Best Supporting Actress Oscar and 12 Years A Slave is named Best Picture

Look like a princess in a powder blue gown

The Oscars 2014: Nominated films

THE OSCARS 2014: WINNERS LIST

No comments:

Post a Comment