The 86th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 2013 and took place March 2, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angelesbeginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST. The ceremony was scheduled well after its usual late-February date to avoid conflicting with the 2014 Winter Olympics.
During the ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Neil Meron and Craig Zadan and directed byHamish Hamilton. Actress Ellen DeGeneres hosted the show for the second time, having previously hosted the79th ceremony held in 2007.
‘Gravity’ won the most number of awards – 7
‘American Hustle’ and ‘Gravity’ received highest number of Nominations -10
Category Winner Name/Movie
Best Picture 12 Years a Slave
Best Actor Matthew McConaughey for Dallas Buyers Club
Best Actress Cate Blanchett for Blue Jasmine
Best Supporting Actor Jared Leto for Dallas Buyers Club
Best Supporting Actress Lupita Nyong’o for 12 Years a Slave
Best Direction Alfonso Cuaron for Gravity
Best Foreign Language Film The Great Beauty (Italy)
Best Adapted Screenplay John Ridley for 12 Years a Slave
Best Original Screenplay Spike Jonze for Her
Best Animated Feature Film Frozen
Best Production Design The Great Gatsby
Best Cinematography Gravity
Best Sound Mixing Gravity
Best Sound Editing Gravity
Best Original Score Gravity (Steven Price)
Best Original Song ‘Let It Go’ from ‘Frozen’
Best Costume The Great Gatsby
Best Makeup and Hairstyling Dallas Buyers Club
Best Animated Short Film Mr. Hublot
Best Documentary Feature 20 Feet from Stardom
Best Documentary (short subject) The Lady in Number 6, Music Saved My Life
Best Film Editing Gravity
Best Live Action Short Film Helium
Best Visual Effects Gravity
