Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Gravity and 12 Years a Slave Dominate the Oscars

The glitz, glamour, and the stars all came out at Sunday night's  Oscars celebration. While it was all fun and excitement to see what the stars were wearing, the real winners were the movies that took home the most awards.

Gravity which took home seven awards including Best Film Editing, Best Original Score, and Best Director for Alfonso Cuaron. This is Cuaron's first Oscar and he is also the first Latino to win this award.

Unfortunately, 12 Years a Slave beated out Gravity in Best Picture.  12 Years a Slave also won Best Adapted Screenplay (John Ridley), and Best Supporting Actress (Lupita Nyong'o). The film was produced by Brad Pitt and directed by Steven McQueen who was the first African American filmmaker to win this award.

TV Guide also reports that the other winners of Sunday night's event were Dallas Buyer's Clubs: Matthew McConaughey (Best Lead Actor) and Jared Leto (Best Supporting Actor as well as Disney's Frozen taking home two awards for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song for Let it Go.

Courtesy: TV Guide

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