In one of the most hotly contested competitions of recent years, the film beat eight fellow nominees american hustle, captain phillips, dallas buyers club, gravity, her, nebraska, philomena. List of accolades received by 12 years a slave film. Best picture, adapted screenplay and supporting actress. Why 12 years a slave should win best picture at the 2014. He has worked with a variety of innovative and awardwinning filmmakers, including james gray, john hillcoat. It is an adaptation of the 1853 autobiographical slave narrative memoir of the same name by solomon northup, a new york stateborn free negro who was kidnapped in washington, d. Harrowing historical drama 12 years a slave won the coveted best picture oscar on sunday and mexican alfonso cuaron won the best director for 3d space drama gravity at the climax of the 86th academy awards. Mar 03, 2014 12 years a slave named best picture in upsetfree oscars by brian cantor mar 3, 2014, 1. Dede gardner was born in the usa as dorcas wright gardner. Apart from that, it is a very good film, but be prepared to be shocked by some of the violence. Chiwetel ejiofors stature carries 12 years a slave the. Long before each came away with an academy award, 12 years a slave director steve mcqueen and screenwriter john ridley were embroiled in a bitter feud regarding credit for the films oscar. Why 12 years a slave will win best picture at the oscars.
The oscars 43 million americans tuned in to the academy awards. The 2014 academy awards of 12 years a slave and the ellen degeneres selfie may have been the last network program not including nfl football to draw an audience that big. Sunday night, as the 2014 oscars got underway, host ellen degeneres joked that the night could end in one of two ways. Major props to the oscars for acknowledging 12 years a slave as the the best picture of 20, reversing its recent trend of embracing less challenging fare like argo and the artist.
Lupita nyongo wins best supporting actress in 2014. Lupita nyongo winning best supporting actress youtube. Its far from comfortable viewing, but 12 years a slave s unflinchingly brutal look at american slavery is also brilliant and quite possibly essential cinema. This powerful film based on a true story won three oscars. Director steve mcqueen l and actorproducer brad pitt accept the best picture award for 12 years a slave. Mar 03, 2014 12 years a slave wins best picture at oscars associated press. Unflinching slavery drama 12 years a slave took home the oscar for best picture at sundays academy awards, and its star lupita nyongo. Im very aware that seeing this film along with steve mcqueen crowned by oscar is nearly erasing 85 years of history in the academy. This is a list of awards and nominations for actress lupita nyongo. Mar 04, 2014 12 years a slave could not have picked a better release date for its bluray and dvd.
The film stars chiwetel ejiofor as the protagonist, northup. Transcript for oscar buzz for sarah paulson in 12 years a slave we have an interview, now, with sarah paulson, known for her starring role in the series american horror story. List of awards and nominations received by lupita nyongo. Academy members admit to voting for 12 years a slave. Was nominated for best picture at the academy awards for four years in a row, for 12 years a slave 20, selma 2014, the big short 2015 and moonlight 2016, winning for 12 years a slave and moonlight. Oscar buzz for sarah paulson in 12 years a slave video. Anthony katagas is one of the most prolific producers working in american independent film. Director steve mcqueen and brad pitt accept the award for best picture. Why 12 years a slave should win best picture at the 2014 oscars video each day until the academy awards ceremony on 2 march our critics will make the case for an oscar contender.
She earned her first academy award for her featured film debut in 12 years a slave 20, where she became the first mexican and kenyan actress to win the award. Mar 03, 2014 the slavery drama 12 years a slave won the academy award for best picture on sunday, making history as the first movie from a black director to win the film industrys highest honor in 86 years. Hollywood names the brutal, unshrinking historical drama 12 years a s lave, best picture and gravity picks up 7 oscars including best director for alfonso cuaron. List of accolades received by 12 years a slave film wikipedia. Dec 27, 20 for having covered such dark material in all three of his feature filmshunger 2008, shame 2011 and this years 12 years a slave steve mcqueen will be the first to admit hes.
Winner of the academy award for best picture for his role in producing 12 years a slave, he has produced nearly 35 films in the last twelve years. From kenya to yale to steve mcqueens set for 12 years a slave, the journey of lupita nyongo has been remarkable. Why steve mcqueen is proof of video arts cultural irrelevance although the latest turner prize went to a video artist, the 12 years a slave director shows that the art form is just a finishing. Now its up for a total of nine academy awards, including best film and best director. Does america need 12 years a slave to win a best picture oscar. It has what most of the others lack namely, gravitas.
How 12 years a slave won the big one on a night that went according to expectations, steve mcqueens film did just enough to beat its more muscular rival gravity. In the end, oscar voters couldnt truly avert their gaze from 12 years a slave. Brad pitt talks 12 years a slave backstage at the oscars. Closed captioning and described video is available for many cbc shows. At the 86th academy awards, the film received nine nominations including best picture, best director for mcqueen and went on to win three awards. Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about html5. The oscars that prefaced the end of broadcast dominance. Mcqueen is a master of utilizing the senses to create the essence of his works. Transcript for 12 years a s lave makes history at the 2014 oscars and next, now, we turn to hollywoods biggest night last night. The drama, which earned nine total nominations at the 86th annual academy awards, also won awards for best supporting actress lupita nyongo and best adapted screenplay written by john ridley.
Director steve mcqueens powerful film based on the true story of a man kidnapped and sold into slavery features an allstar cast including chiwetel ejiofor and. Mar 02, 2014 the period drama 12 years a slave won the oscar for best picture, cate blanchett and matthew mcconaughey took home the top acting awards and gravity led the field with seven trophies at the 86th. Movies based on real life, period pieces, movies based on books. Jan 16, 2014 even though it scored one nom fewer than hustle and gravity, 12 years a slave remains the film to beat among the nine best picture nominees. She is a producer, known for 12 years a slave 20, if.
Kenyan actress lupita nyongo made her feature film debut in 12 years a s lave, and she won the oscar for best supporting actress for her portrayal of patsey. Lupita nyongo in 12 years a s lave golden globe and screen actors guild nominee lupita nyongo got the part of patsey in the criticallyacclaimed film 12 years a slave just after graduating. Steve mcqueens 12 years a slave was named best picture at the oscars 2014 ceremony. If steve mcqueen wins, hell make history as the first black director to take home an oscar. As award season eats up, 12 years a slave has already scored a golden globe for best motion picture. It is out today on home video and digital download platforms, merely days after 12 years a slave won best picture at the academy awards. Mar 04, 2014 british director steve mcqueens film 12 years a slave has won the best picture award at this years oscars. Even though many oscar voters found filmmaker steve mcqueens searing chronicle of. The director and writer of the oscarwinning 12 years a slave are locked in a behindthescenes battle over the credit for the films screenplay. In his latest effort, 12 years a slave, audiences become integrally involved in the unbearably violent nightmare of a free black man, who is kidnapped and sold into slavery, eventually to return home to freedom. Mar 02, 2014 hollywood names the brutal, unshrinking historical drama 12 years a slave, best picture and gravity picks up 7 oscars including best director for alfonso cuaron.
Christoph waltz presenting lupita nyongo with the oscar for best supporting actress for her performance in 12 years a slave at the 86th oscars in 2014. Feb 27, 2014 nominees steve coogan and jeff pope, philomena richard linklater, julie delpy and ethan hawke, before midnight billy ray, captain phillips john ridley, 12 years a slave terence winter, the wolf of wall street there are no previous oscar winners in this group, though winter won three emmys as. Slavery is a violent and cruel trade that the world must finally stamp out observer editorial as 12 years a slave is tipped for the oscars, traffickings misery continues. It was a tight race, but 12 years a slave ended up with the highest honor with the best picture win at tonights oscars ceremony. Golden night at oscars for 12 years a slave, mcconaughey and.
Complete list of every best picture oscar winner ever. Official site of the academy with history and general information on the academy awards, as well as photographs, events and screenings, and press releases. For actress lupita nyongo, winning an oscar for 12 years a slave back in 2014 set her on a very different career path and changed her relationship with money. With 12 years a slave, oscars get it right this year. Gil robertson, president of the african american film critics association which gave 12 years a slave its top prize said he thinks the film almost has to win best picture to extend the opportunity to confront the reality of slaverys impact on american history. Mar 03, 2014 this years oscars hung on a nailbiter of a finish, with the best picture race believed to be between the historical drama 12 years a slave, the 3d space spectacle gravity and the conartist. The only thing that lets this film down is the rather odd beginning and the at times lessthanclear dialogue. Mar 02, 2014 the searing drama 12 years a slave was named best picture at the 86th academy awards on sunday night. Transcript for 12 years a slave nabs best picture, other oscar wins here atlanta dallas players clubs tear it to prove his first oscar for best supporting actor thinking his mother. Itll win so that the academy can forgive itself for making no other good films about slavery for the last hundred years. About 12 years a slave movie tiein the official movie tiein edition to the winner of the 2014 academy award for best picture, starring chiwetel ejiofor, michael fassbender, and lupita nyongo, and directed by steve mcqueen new york times bestseller i could not believe that i had never heard of this book. The best picture victory by 12 years a slave at the 86th academy awards finally handed cinemas most prestigious prize to a movie by a. In one of the most hotly contested competitions of recent years, the film beat. Transcript for 12 years a slave makes history at the 2014 oscars and next, now, we turn to hollywoods biggest night last night.
He earned his fifth nomination for best picture for vice 2018. Mar 12, 2014 12 years a slaves oscar win unpopular with us republicans. The film received nine academy award nominations, winning three. Feb 17, 2017 my favorite best picture oscar winner. It is not the saccharinesweet pat on the back like spielbergs lincoln or anything warmfuzzy like roots. Jan 05, 2014 a year before the actor chiwetel ejiofor, born in england to a nigerian immigrant family, began filming 12 years a slave, he was in savannah, ga. Steve mcqueens academy awardnominated 12 years a slave stands alone as a film almost unbearable to watch, with many choosing not to something an oscar. The decision to award race drama 12 years a slave the 2014 oscar for best film was unpopular. Uncomfortable truth in the oscars 12 years a slave joke. Mar 03, 2014 steve mcqueens 12 years a slave resisted the force of gravity to be named best picture at the oscars today the slavery epic also picked up awards for best adapted screenplay and best supporting. Mar 07, 2014 academy members admit to voting for 12 years a slave without watching it the two members who voted for the film without watching it said they felt obligated to so because of the films social. I t didnt come as a surprise when 12 years a slave took home best picture at the 86th academy awards it was the favored pick for the biggest award of the night but it was still a. Even though it scored one nom fewer than hustle and gravity, 12 years a s lave remains the film to beat among the nine best picture nominees.
In a video posted by revolt, combs urged viewers to see 12 years a slave by stating. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. The producers and director of 12 years a slave talk to the press about winning best picture at the 2014 academy awards. Winner oscar, best motion picture of the year brad pitt dede gardner jeremy kleiner steve mcqueen. Years a slave has won the best picture award at this years oscars. To view this video download flash player related videos 360 view images 12 years a slave oscar 2014 du meilleur film. Nyongo was also nominated for several awards including a golden globe award for best supporting actress, a bafta award for best actress in a supporting role and a. Mar 03, 2014 major props to the oscars for acknowledging 12 years a slave as the the best picture of 20, reversing its recent trend of embracing less challenging fare like argo and the artist.
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