Oscars 2014: A Brief Overview
The big night had finally arrived. On the 2nd of March 2014, the prestigious 86th Academy Awards had all of Hollywood’s rich and famous turning out to celebrate the night in style. The star-studded event was no disappointment to its global audience, who followed the speeches, the surprises and other memorable episodes of the night closely, from the red carpet specials to the winners’ speeches to the closing ceremony.
This year’s host was none other than popular comedian and talk-show host, Ellen DeGeneres! She had a few surprises up her sleeve for the celebrities and audience alike, and probably one of her most unforgettable contributions to the night would be ordering pizza for the A-List guests. “You know my motto - give the people what they want,” she said. And they wanted pizza all right.
The not-so-flattering faces of satisfied celebrities digging into their slices of pizza.
The lucky pizza delivery guy walked away with a $1000 tip for delivering the pizzas to the celebrities. He thought he was only delivering the order backstage. Naturally, he was caught by surprise when he found out he was actually going to deliver it to them! He was brought in to the stage personally by Ellen herself and the whole world was just blew off by her act .
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Let’s not forget the the “Oscar Family Selfie” that literally broke Twitter with 3.3 million re-tweets and counting. Looks like the usual “ stiff, high-class” impression of the Oscar's ceremony was totally “ruined" by Ellen. As a matter-of-fact, it turned out to be a warm-hearted, hilarious night - a historical Oscar's ceremony - thanks to Ellen, earning the title of being the most viewed award's ceremony in the past five years.
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| Ellen DeGeneres: “If only Bradley's arm was longer. Best photo ever.” |
Another highlight of the evening would be a déjà vu of Jennifer Lawrence’s infamous fall - it happened again for the second consecutive year. Besides that, Leonardo DiCaprio was voted most likely to win ‘Best Actor in A Leading Role’ for his outstanding performance in ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’. Unfortunately, the Oscar drought still runs dry for poor Leo. However, being the good sport that he is, he said this to his fans: “I am really moved by all the people on the Internet demanding that I should win an Oscar. But to be honest, I only do this job because I love it, not to win prizes.” Respect!
If the Red Carpet moments and Ellen’s gimmicks weren’t enough, the entire ceremony had us on the edge of our seats, what with the biggest movie stars on the planet presenting awards, musical performances of Academy Award nominated songs, surprise twists, predicted wins and funny speeches. With such great movies, talented stars and crew nominated for the esteemed Oscars, the results were definitely worth waiting for. Yes, the Oscars 2014 certainly had it all!
Category
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Winner (Movie Title)
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Winner (Actor/Actress/Team)
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Best Picture
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12 Years A Slave
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Best Actor in a Leading Role
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Dallas Buyers Club
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Matthew McConaughey
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Best Actress in a Leading Role
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Blue Jasmine
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Cate Blanchett
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Best Actor in a Supporting Role
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Dallas Buyers Club
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Jared Leto
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Best Actress in a Supporting Role
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12 Years A Slave
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Lupita Nyong’o
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Best Animated Feature Film
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Frozen
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Best Cinematography
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Gravity
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Emmanuel Lubezki
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Best Costume Design
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The Great Gatsby
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Catherine Martin
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Best Directing
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Gravity
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Alfonso Cuarón
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Best Documentary Feature
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20 Feet from Stardom
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Best Documentary Short Subject
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The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life
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Malcolm Clarke and Nicholas Reed
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Best Film Editing
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Gravity
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Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger
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Best Foreign Language Film
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The Great Beauty (Italy)
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Best Makeup and Hairstyling
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Dallas Buyers Club
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Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews
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Best Music (Original Score)
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Gravity
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Steven Price
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Best Music (Original Song)
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“Let It Go” from Frozen
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Music and Lyric by Kristen
Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
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Best Production Design
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The Great Gatsby
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Catherine Martin (Production
Design); Beverley Dunn (Set Decoration)
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Best Short Film (Animated)
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Mr. Hublot
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Laurent Witz and Alexandre
Espigares
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Best Short Film (Live Action)
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Helium
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Anders Walter and Kim Magnusson
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Best Sound Editing
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Gravity
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Glenn Freemantle
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Best Sound Mixing
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Gravity
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Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri, Christopher
Benstead and Chris Munro
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Best Visual Effects
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Gravity
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Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, David
Shirk and Neil Corbould
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Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
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12 Years A Slave
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Screenplay by John Ridley
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Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
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Her
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Written by Spike Jonze
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Best Documentary Short Subject
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The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life
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Malcolm Clarke and Nicholas Reed
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Best Film Editing
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Gravity
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Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger
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Best Foreign Language Film
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The Great Beauty (Italy)
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Best Makeup and Hairstyling
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Dallas Buyers Club
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Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews
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Best Music (Original Score)
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Gravity
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Steven Price
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Best Music (Original Song)
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“Let It Go” from Frozen
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Music and Lyric by Kristen
Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
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Best Production Design
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The Great Gatsby
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Catherine Martin (Production
Design); Beverley Dunn (Set Decoration)
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Best Short Film (Animated)
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Mr. Hublot
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Laurent Witz and Alexandre
Espigares
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Best Short Film (Live Action)
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Helium
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Anders Walter and Kim Magnusson
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Best Sound Editing
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Gravity
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Glenn Freemantle
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Best Sound Mixing
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Gravity
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Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri, Christopher
Benstead and Chris Munro
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Best Visual Effects
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Gravity
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Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, David
Shirk and Neil Corbould
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Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
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12 Years A Slave
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Screenplay by John Ridley
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Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
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Her
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Written by Spike Jonze
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12 Years A Slave
Winner of
‘Best Picture’
‘Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)’
‘Best Actress in A Supporting Role’ (Lupita Nyong’o)
Dallas Buyers Club
Winner of
‘Best Actor in A Leading Role’ (Matthew McConaughey)
‘Best Actor in A Supporting Role’ (Jared Leto)
‘Best Make Up & Hairstyling’
Blue Jasmine
Winner of
‘Best Actress in A Leading Role’ (Cate Blanchett)
Frozen
Winner of
‘Best Animated Feature Film’
‘Best Music- Original Song’ (Let It Go)
The Great Gatsby
Winner of
‘Best Costume Design’ (Catherine Martin)
‘Best Production Design’ (Catherine Martin)
Gravity
Winner of
‘Best Cinematography’
‘Best Directing’ (Alfonso Cuarón)
‘Best Film Editing’
‘Best Music- Original Score’ (Steven Price)
‘Best Sound Editing’
‘Best Sound Mixing’
‘Best Visual Effects’
20 Feet from Stardom
Winner of
‘Best Documentary Feature’
The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life
Winner of
‘Best Documentary Short Subject’
Her
Winner of
‘Best Writing (Original Screenplay)’
The Great Beauty (Italy)
Winner of
‘Best Foreign Language Film’
Mr Hublot
Winner of
‘Best Animated Short Film’
Helium
Winner of
‘Best Live-Action Short Film’
Fun facts about the Academy Awards
1. Length of the red carpet at the Dolby Theatre: About 500 feet
2. Width of the red carpet at the Dolby Theatre: About 33 feet
3. Height of Oscar statuette: 13½ inches
4. Weight of Oscar statuette: 8½ pounds
5. The design of the Oscar statuette is a knight holding a crusader's sword, standing on a film reel. Number of spokes the reel has: 5 for the 5 original branches of the Academy: writers, technicians, producers, actors and directors.
6. The 1st Academy Awards was held in the Blossom Room of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on May 16, 1929
7. Price of guest tickets for the first Academy Awards: $5
8. Since 1929, number of Oscar statuettes presented: 2,809
9. Date of the first televised Oscars show: March 19, 1953
10. Year the Academy Awards were first broadcast in colour: 1966
11. Year the Best Animated Feature Film category was added: 2001
12. Number of Oscar statuettes created for the 86th Academy Awards: 50
13. Estimated global viewership of 86th Academy Awards: 700 million
14. How much freebies in this year's Oscar swag bags are worth in total: >$55,000
By Low Yan Zhi and Jayson,
Cambridge A-Levels Program,
Courtesy of Shooting Stars Film Club
