Despite what social media might have you believe, the Oscars are not about the red carpet, the selfies, or even Ellen DeGeneres’ wisecracks, but rather the stars and films that shaped the year of cinema. See who was honoured at the 2014 ceremony here…
Best Picture: 12 Years a Slave
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Best Actor: Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years a Slave
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, Dallas Buyer’s Club
Best Director: Alfonso Cuarón, Gravity
Achievement in Costume Design: Catherine Martin, The Great Gatsby
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Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling: Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews, Dallas Buyers Club
Animated Short Film: Mr. Hublot
Animated Feature Film: Frozen
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Achievement in Visual Effects: Gravity
Live Action Short Film: Helium
Best Documentary Short Subject: The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life
Documentary Feature: 20 Feet From Stardom
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year: The Great Beauty, Italy
Achievement in Sound Mixing: Gravity
Achievement in Sound Editing: Gravity
Achievement in Cinematography: Gravity, Emmanuel Lubezki
Achievement in Film Editing: Gravity
Achievement in Production Design: The Great Gatsby
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Best Original Score: Gravity, Stephen Price
Best Original Song: “Let It Go,” Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez; Frozen
Best Adapted Screenplay: John Ridley, 12 Years a Slave
Best Original Screenplay: Spike Jonze, Her