Sunday, March 2, 2014

Cate Blanchett Wins 2014 "Best Actress" Oscar

Performance by an actress in a leading role:

 Cate Blanchett in “Blue Jasmine” WINNER

Nominees:
Amy Adams in “American Hustle”
Sandra Bullock in “Gravity”
Judi Dench in “Philomena”
Meryl Streep in “August: Osage County”

Alfonso Cuarón Wins 2014 "Best Directing" Oscar

Achievement in directing:

 “Gravity” Alfonso Cuarón WINNER

Nominees:
“American Hustle” David O. Russell
“Nebraska” Alexander Payne
“12 Years a Slave” Steve McQueen
“The Wolf of Wall Street” Martin Scorsese

"Her" Wins 2014 "Best Original Screenplay" Oscar

Original screenplay:

 “Her” Written by Spike Jonze WINNER

Nominees:
“American Hustle” Written by Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell
“Blue Jasmine” Written by Woody Allen
“Dallas Buyers Club” Written by Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack
“Nebraska” Written by Bob Nelson

"12 Years a Slave" Wins 2014 "Best Adapted Screenplay" Oscar

Adapted screenplay:

 “12 Years a Slave” Screenplay by John Ridley WINNER

Nominees:
“Before Midnight” Written by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke
“Captain Phillips” Screenplay by Billy Ray
“Philomena” Screenplay by Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope
“The Wolf of Wall Street” Screenplay by Terence Winter

"Let It Go" from "Frozen" Wins 2014 "Best Song" Oscar

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song):

 “Let It Go” from “Frozen”
Music and Lyric by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez WINNER

Nominees:
“Happy” from “Despicable Me 2”
Music and Lyric by Pharrell Williams

“The Moon Song” from “Her”
Music by Karen O; Lyric by Karen O and Spike Jonze

“Ordinary Love” from “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom”
Music by Paul Hewson, Dave Evans, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen (also known as the rock band U2); Lyric by Paul Hewson (also known as Bono)

"Gravity" Wins 2014 "Best Score" Oscar

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score):

“Gravity” Steven Price WINNER

Nominees:
“The Book Thief” John Williams
“Her” William Butler and Owen Pallett
“Philomena” Alexandre Desplat
“Saving Mr. Banks” Thomas Newman


"The Great Gatsby" Wins 2014 "Best Production Design" Oscar

Achievement in production design:

 “The Great Gatsby” Production Design: Catherine Martin; Set Decoration: Beverley Dunn WINNER

Nominees:
“American Hustle” Production Design: Judy Becker; Set Decoration: Heather Loeffler
“Gravity” Production Design: Andy Nicholson; Set Decoration: Rosie Goodwin and Joanne Woollard
“Her” Production Design: K.K. Barrett; Set Decoration: Gene Serdena
“12 Years a Slave” Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Alice Baker