And the winners are…

Best Picture

It is no surprise that the winner of Best Picture was 12 Years a Slave – Producer Brad Pitt & director Steve McQueen and the cast were on hand to accept.

American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Dallas Buyers Club
Gravity
Her
Nebraska
Philomena
12 Years a Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street

Actor in a Leading Role

The Matthew McConaughey renaissance continues as he has finally picked up a best acting Oscar.  Well deserved.

Christian Bale, American Hustle
Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club

Actress in a Leading Role

Again, no surprises here as Cate Blanchett has been the favourite all along for best actress.

Amy Adams, American Hustle
Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Sandra Bullock, Gravity
Judi Dench, Philomena
Meryl Streep, August: Osage County

Actor in A Supporting Role

Jared Leto had this one in the bag.  His role in Dallas Buyers Club ticked all of the boxes.

Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips
Bradley Cooper, American Hustle
Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
Jonah Hill, The Wolf of Wall Street
Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club

Actress in a Supporting Role

I thought Jennifer Lawrence had this one as she’d taken the Golden Globe and BAFTA, but Lupita Nyong’o who won the SAG took home the Oscar.

Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine
Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years a Slave
Julia Roberts, August: Osage County
June Squibb, Nebraska

Directing

Alfonso Cuaron was always the choice for this category.  Gravity was a directing feat.

American Hustle, David O. Russell
Gravity, Alfonso Cuarón
Nebraska, Alexander Payne
12 Years a Slave, Steve McQueen
The Wolf of Wall Street, Martin Scorsese

Foreign Language Film

The Great Beauty keeps winning this category at all of the awards.  While it is a spectacle, it is more of a filmmaker’s film and The Hunt is a much better watch.

The Broken Circle Breakdown
The Great Beauty
The Hunt
The Missing Picture
Omar

Animated Feature Film

The Croods
Despicable Me 2
Ernest & Celestine
Frozen
The Wind Rises

Music Original Score

I’m sad that Owen Pallett didn’t win, but Gravity IS the best.

The Book Thief, John Williams
Gravity, Steven Price
Her, William Butler and Owen Pallett
Philomena, Alexandre Desplat
Saving Mr. Banks, Thomas Newman

Music Original Song

“Alone Yet Not Alone” from ALONE YET NOT ALONE, Music by Bruce Broughton; Lyric by Dennis Spiegel
“Happy” from DESPICABLE ME 2, Music and Lyric by Pharrell Williams
“Let It Go” from FROZEN, Music and Lyric by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
“The Moon Song” from HER, Music by Karen O; Lyric by Karen O and Spike Jonze
“Ordinary Love” from MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM, Music by Paul Hewson, Dave Evans, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen; Lyric by Paul Hewson

Writing Adapted Screenplay

Fair enough as it won Best Picture.

Before Midnight
Captain Phillips
Philomena
12 Years a Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street

Writing Original Screenplay

I do not get this.  Nebraska is the best writing.  All of the others are better than Her.

American Hustle
Blue Jasmine
Dallas Buyers Club
Her
Nebraska

Sound Editing

All of the technical awards belong to Gravity.

All Is Lost
Captain Phillips
Gravity
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Lone Survivor

Sound Mixing

All of the technical awards belong to Gravity.

Captain Phillips
Gravity
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Inside Llewyn Davis
Lone Survivor

Visual Effects

All of the technical awards belong to Gravity.

Gravity
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Iron Man 3
The Lone Ranger
Star Trek Into Darkness

Cinematography

All of the technical awards belong to Gravity.

The Grandmaster
Gravity
Inside Llewyn Davis
Nebraska
Prisoners

Costume Design

This shouldn’t have won ANYTHING.

American Hustle
The Grandmaster
The Great Gatsby
The Invisible Woman
12 Years a Slave

Documentary Feature

The Act of Killing
Cutie and the Boxer
Dirty Wars
The Square
20 Feet from Stardom

Documentary Short Subject

CaveDigger
Facing Fear
Karama Has No Walls
The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life
Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall

Film Editing

All of the technical awards belong to Gravity.

American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Dallas Buyers Club
Gravity
12 Years a Slave

Makeup and Hairstyling

Dallas Buyers Club
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
The Lone Ranger

Production Design

American Hustle
Gravity
The Great Gatsby
Her
12 Years a Slave

Short Film Animated

Feral
Get a Horse!
Mr. Hublot
Possessions
Room on the Broom

Short Film Live Action

Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn’t Me)
Avant Que De Tout Perdre (Just Before Losing Everything)
Helium
Pitääkö Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?)
The Voorman Problem