Lupita Nyong’o and Cate Blanchett among Oscar winners

Lupita Nyong’o, Cate Blanchett, Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto were among the winners at the Oscars last night (02.03.14).

‘Gravity’ cleaned the board with seven awards, while ’12 Years a Slave’ won Best Picture at the ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California.

Lupita picked up the gong for Best Supporting Actress for ’12 Years a Slave’, while Cate Blanchett won Best Actress for her role in ‘Blue Jasmine’ and Matthew and Jared took home the Oscar statues for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor respectively for their roles in ‘Dallas Buyer’s Club’.

Jared couldn’t believe his luck when he picked up his award and he later handed it to journalists in the press room for them to take photographs with it.

Meanwhile, director of ’12 Years a Slave’, Steve McQueen, praised his mother Mary for her "hardheadedness" and insisted the film was about the will "not just to survive but to live", while producer Brad Pitt thanked the Academy for the "incredible" award.

Elsewhere, Disney’s ‘Frozen’ picked up the award for Best Animated Feature, while its soundtrack ‘Let It Go’ won Best Original Song. ‘The Great Gatsby’, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, also won two prizes at the 86th Academy Awards for Best Production Design and Best Costume Design.



The full list of winners for the Oscars 2014..



Best Picture

12 Years a Slave



Best Actor in a Leading Role

Matthew McConaughey – Dallas Buyers Club



Best Actress in a Leading Role

Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine



Best Supporting Actor

Jared Leto – Dallas Buyers Club



Best Supporting Actress

Lupita Nyong’o – 12 Years a Slave



Best Director

Alfonso Cuaron – Gravity



Best Costume Design

The Great Gatsby



Best Make-Up and Hairstyling

Dallas Buyers Club



Best Short Film (Animated)

Mr Hublot



Best Animated Feature Film

Frozen



Best Short Film (Live Action)

Helium



Best Documentary Short Subject

The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life



Best Documentary Feature

20 Feet from Stardom



Best Foreign Language Film

The Great Beauty (Italy)



Best Sound Mixing

Gravity



Best Sound Editing

Gravity



Best Visual Effects

Gravity



Best Cinematography

Gravity



Best Film Editing

Gravity



Best Production Design

The Great Gatsby



Best Original Score

Gravity



Best Original Song

Let It Go – Frozen



Best Adapted Screenplay

John Ridley – 12 Years a Slave



Best Original Screenplay

Spike Jonze – Her