Best Picture & Directing
Best Picture
Winner
12 Years a Slave
Steve McQueen, dir. — Fox Searchlight
Best Director
Winner
Alfonso Cuarón
Gravity — also won editing and cinematography
David O. Russell— American Hustle
Alexander Payne— Nebraska
Martin Scorsese— The Wolf of Wall Street
Steve McQueen— 12 Years a Slave
Acting
Best Actor
Winner
Matthew McConaughey
Dallas Buyers Club — lost 47 lbs for the role
Christian Bale— American Hustle
Bruce Dern— Nebraska
Leonardo DiCaprio— The Wolf of Wall Street
Chiwetel Ejiofor— 12 Years a Slave
Best Actress
Winner
Cate Blanchett
Blue Jasmine — second Oscar; first for Woody Allen film
Amy Adams— American Hustle
Sandra Bullock— Gravity
Judi Dench— Philomena
Meryl Streep— August: Osage County
Best Supporting Actor
Barkhad Abdi— Captain Phillips
Bradley Cooper— American Hustle
Michael Fassbender— 12 Years a Slave
Jonah Hill— The Wolf of Wall Street
Writing
Best Original Screenplay
Best Adapted Screenplay
Technical Awards
Best Animated Feature
Best Foreign Language Film
Best Original Score
Best Cinematography
Best Film Editing
Best Visual Effects