Matthew McConaughey, Cate Blanchett, Jared Leto and Lupita Nyong'o took top acting honors at the 86th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday.
Best picture gold went to 12 Years a Slave, while Gravity garnered 7 statuettes.
Hosted by Ellen DeGeneres (who also hosted the Primetime Emmy® Awards in 2001) the 3-1/2 hour gala drew 43 million viewers — its largest television audience in 10 years.
Setting a more casual tone for the ceremony than in previous years, DeGeneres ditched big song and dance numbers for mingling in the seats with the A-list crowd, literally calling out for pizza, and breaking Twitter with the social channel's most retweeteed and celeb-packed selfie to date.
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Oscar nominee Pharrell Williams — and his mountie hat, which made a big splash at this year’s Grammy Awards — further elevated the light-hearted feel of the production with his performance of Despicable Me 2 song “Happy.” The rendition featured some lucky local high school student dancers onstage — and a few celebrity ones like Meryl Streep, Amy Adams and Lupita Nyong’o, who danced with Williams during a well-received stroll through the audience.
Among acceptance speech highlights, Mexican-born Kenyan Nyong’o reflected on how far she has come with her Supporting Actress win and encouraged others to work towards their heart’s desires: "No matter where you're from, your dreams are valid."
Supporting Actor recipient Jared Leto expressed support for the people of embattled nations Ukraine and Venezuela, along with a considerable tribute to his mother and brother.
See all the winners and nominees below; winners appear in bold:
86th Academy Awards - Winners and Nominees
Best Picture
12 Years a Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street
Captain Phillips
Her
American Hustle
Gravity
Dallas Buyers Club
Nebraska
Philomena
Best Director
Steve McQueen -- 12 Years a Slave
David O. Russell -- American Hustle
Alfonso Cuaron -- Gravity
Alexander Payne -- Nebraska
Martin Scorsese -- The Wolf of Wall Street
Best Actor
Bruce Dern -- Nebraska
Chiwetel Ejiofor -- 12 Years a Slave
Matthew McConaughey -- Dallas Buyers Club
Leonardo DiCaprio -- The Wolf of Wall Street
Christian Bale -- American Hustle
Best Actress
Amy Adams -- American Hustle
Cate Blanchett -- Blue Jasmine
Judi Dench -- Philomena
Sandra Bullock -- Gravity
Meryl Streep -- August: Osage County
Best Supporting Actor
Barkhad Abdi -- Captain Phillips
Bradley Cooper -- American Hustle
Jonah Hill -- The Wolf of Wall Street
Jared Leto -- Dallas Buyers Club
Michael Fassbender -- 12 Years a Slave
Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Lawrence -- American Hustle
Lupita Nyong'o -- 12 Years a Slave
June Squibb -- Nebraska
Julia Roberts -- August: Osage County
Sally Hawkins -- Blue Jasmine
Best Original Screenplay
American Hustle -- David O. Russell and Eric Warren Singer
Blue Jasmine -- Woody Allen
Her -- Spike Jonze
Nebraska -- Bob Nelson
Dallas Buyers Club -- Craig Borten and Melisa Wallack
Best Adapted Screenplay
12 Years a Slave -- John Ridley
Before Midnight -- Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater
The Wolf of Wall Street -- Terence Winter
Captain Phillips -- Billy Ray
Philomena -- Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope
Best Animated Feature
The Wind Rises
Frozen
Despicable Me 2
Ernest & Celestine
The Croods
Best Foreign Feature
The Hunt (Denmark)
The Broken Circle Breakdown (Belgium)
The Great Beauty (Italy)
Omar (Palestinian territories)
The Missing Picture (Cambodia)
Best Music (original song)
Frozen: "Let it Go" -- Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom: "Ordinary Love" -- U2, Paul Hewson
Her: "The Moon Song" -- Karen O, Spike Jonze
Despicable Me 2: "Happy" -- Pharrell Williams
Alone Yet Not Alone -- "Alone Yet Not Alone" -- Bruce Broughton, Dennis Spiegel
Best Music (original score)
Gravity -- Steven Price
Philomena -- Alexandre Desplat
The Book Thief -- John Williams
Saving Mr. Banks -- Thomas Newman
Her -- William Butler and Owen Pallett
Best Cinematography
Gravity -- Emmanuel Lubezki
Inside Llewyn Davis -- Bruno Delbonnel
Nebraska -- Phedon Papamichael
Prisoners -- Roger Deakins
The Grandmaster -- Phillippe Le Sourd
Best Costume Design
The Great Gatsby -- Catherine Martin
12 Years a Slave -- Patricia Norris
The Grandmaster -- William Chang Suk Ping
American Hustle -- Michael Wilkinson
The Invisible Woman -- Michael O'Connor
Best Documentary Feature
The Act of Killing
20 Feet From Stardom
The Square
Cutie and the Boxer
Dirty Wars
Best Film Editing
Gravity - Alfonso Cuaron, Mark Sanger
12 Years a Slave- Joe Walker
Captain Phillips - Christopher Rouse
American Hustle - Jay Cassidy, Crispin Struthers and Alan Baumgarten
Dallas Buyers Club - John Mac McMurphy and Martin Pensa
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
The Lone Ranger - Joel Harlow and Gloria Pasqua-Casny
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa - Stephen Prouty
Dallas Buyers Club - Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews
Best Production Design
12 Years a Slave - Adam Stockhausen and Alice Baker
The Great Gatsby - Catherine Martin and Beverley Dunn
American Hustle - Judy Becker and Heather Loeffler
Gravity - Andy Nicholson, Rosie Goodwin and Joanne Woollard
Her - K.K. Barrett and Gene Serdena
Best Visual Effects
Gravity
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Star Trek Into Darkness
"Iron Man 3"
The Lone Ranger
Best Sound Mixing
Gravity
Captain Phillips
Lone Survivor
Inside Llewyn Davis
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Best Sound Editing
Gravity
All Is Lost
Captain Phillips
Lone Survivor
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Best Short Film, live action
Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn't Me)
Avant Que De Tout Perdre (Just Before Losing Everything)
Helium
Pitaako Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?)
The Voorman Problem
Best Short Film, animated
Feral
Get a Horse!
Mr. Hublot
Possessions
Room on the Broom
Best Documentary Short
CaveDigger
Facing Fear
Karama Has No Walls
The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life
Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall
