The complete list of every single Oscar winners, as well as our thoughts on a few of them!
It’s finally happened! After months, and months, of campaigning dedicated to this coveted golden night for Hollywood, the Oscars have come. And as The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences pick their favorites for the year of 2013, we will be right here to keep you updated about every winner in every category.
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Jared Leto in Dallas Buyers Club
ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
The Great Gatsby: Catherine Martin
ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Dallas Buyers Club: Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Mr. Hublot
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM OF THE YEAR
Frozen
ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS
Gravity: Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence and Dave Shirk
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Helium
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
20 Feet from Stardom (RADiUS-TWC)
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
The Great Beauty
ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING
Gravity: Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri and Christopher Benstead
ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING
Gravity: Glenn Freemantle
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Lupita Nyong’o in 12 Years a Slave
ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
Gravity: Emmanuel Lubezki
ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM EDITING
Gravity: Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger
ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Great Gatsby Production Design: Catherine Martin; Set Decoration: Beverley Dunn
ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES (ORIGINAL SCORE)
Gravity Steven Price
ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES (ORIGINAL SONG)
“Let It Go” from Frozen
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
12 Years a Slave Screenplay by John Ridley
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Her Written by Spike Jonze
ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING
Gravity: Alfonso Cuarón
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Cate Blanchett in Blue Jasmine
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Matthew McConaughey in Dallas Buyers Club
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
12 Years a Slave
The biggest takeaway from tonight's Oscars is that genre is breaking through. It did not win Best Picture, like I suspected, but it surprisingly won Best Director. Alfonso Cuarón won the DGA, and Gravitywon the PGA (not to mention the Golden Globe) prior until tonight, but I personally did not see that genre would take one of the top prizes. And while 12 Years a Slavestill took home Best Picture (deservedly so in my opinion), but Cuarón triumphed in Achievement in Direction. The fact that he directed a stand-alone sci-fi film that does not have a combined $3 billion prestige franchise behind him (like fantasy's breakthrough win for Peter Jackson with The Lord of the Rings: Return of the Kingenjoyed a deacde ago) is monumental. It demonstrates a changing of the guard in Academy values.
Similarly, Spike Jonze winning his first overdue Oscar equally represents a changing of values. Jonze, a music video director of indie sensibilities, has not gone mainstream with his love story about a man who romances what is essentially an iPhone. Yet, the Academy crica 2014 found it worthwhile to award for Best Original Screenplay. Like Cuarón's win, a shift of values in our more mainstream geek culture is indicative.
Meanwhile, some old standards remain. Lupita Nyong’o also deserved her Oscar. However, it also marked America Sweetheart Jennifer Lawerence not winning back-to-back. The Oscar "turn" base system remains in tact, and the shooting star nicknamed J. Law may have to wait longer before she enjoys the winning spotlight on the Academy stage again.
No matter what, it was a great night (even if the hosting was not) that offered a few surprises and actual competition. Love or hate the Oscars, everyone should be happy to let it go this year.
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