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8th Academy Awards Coverage
The biggest night of the year in Hollywood has just drawn to a close and we are bringing you a special Oscar's edition of the entertainment segment tonight. The Academy Awards were held despite the torrential downpour that has plagued Los Angeles for nearly a week. Fans and critics alike have raved that this year's contestants are especially noteworthy and the big night has been preceded by much anticipation and speculation.
"12 Years A Slave" won best picture at the 86th Academy Awards, a poignant victory for the harrowing look at slavery in the United States.
Brad Pitt, one of the producers and stars, was the first to accept the honor before passing it on to director Steve McQueen. Though Pitt has never won an Academy Award for his work as an actor, he and his production company Plan B played a key role in making "12 Years A Slave" possible and the win held great personal significance for him.
"Thank you all, thank you for this incredible honor you bestowed on our film tonight. I know I speak for everyone standing behind me that it's been an absolute privilege to work on Solomon's story, and we all get to stand up here tonight because of one man who brought us all together to tell that story, and that is the indomitable Mr. Steve McQueen."
"12 Years A Slave" also received Oscars for John Ridley for adapted screenplay and newcomer Lupita Nyong'o for supporting actress. Nyong'o, an Oscar's Cinderella story so to speak, made her feature film debut in "12 Years a Slave." The Kenyan actress portrayed the brutalized plantation slave Patsey and has received glowing reviews as well as several top honors. In one season, she has transformed into a red carpet trendsetter. Nyong'o fully recognized that her present happiness comes at the expense of those who suffered before her at the hands of slavery.
"Thank you to the Academy for this incredible recognition. 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 Patsy 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 has been the joy of my life."
However, the big winner Sunday night was the lost-in-space thriller "Gravity," which won seven Oscars. That tally included directing honors for Alfonso Cuaron, who made history by becoming the first Latin American filmmaker to win in the coveted category. "Gravity" also won for original score, cinematography, editing, visual effects, sound mixing and sound editing.
Matthew McConaughey and Cate Blanchett won for lead actor and lead actress. While the best picture race had tons of conflicting speculation, McConaughey and Blanchett were by far the favorite candidates for best actor and actress.
McConaughey received the honor for his role in "Dallas Buyers Club," in which he plays an alcohol-friendly homophobe who finds out he has AIDS. The drama takes place in the 1980s, during the early years of the AIDS epidemic. "Dallas Buyers Club" also took home the Oscar for best supporting actor Jared Leto and for makeup and hair-styling.
Blanchett won her Oscar for her portrayal of a mentally troubled woman in "Blue Jasmine." She received her honor to a standing ovation and expressed her gratitude with a tongue-in-cheek stab at the awards themselves.
"Thank you so much to the Academy as random and as subjective as this award is, it means a great deal, in a year of extraordinary, yet again, extraordinary performances by women."
Original screenplay honors went to Spike Jonze for the quirky romance "Her." There has been some unconfirmed speculation that "Her" is a response to Jonze's ex-wife Sofia Coppola's 2003 picture "Lost in Translation." The two films share some iconic shots and the rumors say that while "Lost in Translation" was Coppola's take on her unhappy marriage, "Her" was Jonze's apologetic response and explanation of his own shortcomings as a husband.
"Frozen," which just passed $1 billion worldwide in box office receipts, won animated feature film and best song for "Let It Go." Idina Menzel gave a live performance of "Let It Go" at the ceremony. "The Great Gatsby" took two Oscars as well, for best costume design and production design.
While this was an overwhelmingly joyous night for many, for some the Academy Awards brought disappointment. "American Hustle," which had gone into the ceremony with a whopping 10 nominations, walked away completely empty-handed.
A phenomenal year in film has concluded as the lights at the Dolby Theater dim and the Oscar's after parties begin.
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