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After several days of heavy rain in Los Angeles, the sun came out just as the 86th annual Academy Awards got underway at the Dolby Theater. The big award of the night, for Best Picture, went
to _12 Years a Slave_. The film tells the harrowing tale of Solomon Northup, a free black man in New York who was sold into slavery. (See the below.) The big acting awards went to Matthew
McConaughey and Cate Blanchett. McConaughey won Best Actor for his role as a Texas man suffering from AIDS in _Dallas Buyers Club,_ and Best Actress went to Cate Blanchett for her turn in
Woody Allen's _Blue Jasmine_. _Gravity_ took home the most trophies: seven Academy Awards, including for director Alfonso Cuaron and for cinematography, visual effects and original
music score. The first award of the night went to Jared Leto, who, as many expected, won Best Supporting Actor for his performance in _Dallas_ _Buyers Club._He dedicated his award to his
mother, his date for the night. "Thank you for teaching me to dream," he said. Best Supporting Actress went to newcomer Lupita Nyong'o for her portrayal of a slave under the
thumb of a sadistic master in _12 Years a Slave_. "It doesn't escape me for one moment that so much joy in my life is thanks to so much pain in someone else's, and so I want
to salute the spirit of Patsey, for her guidance," she said in her acceptance speech. Another widely predicted winner was _Frozen_, which took home the Oscar for Best Animated Feature.
The Disney film has made more than $1 billion worldwide. Ellen DeGeneres took over hosting duties this year, bringing a less controversial vibe than the salty humor of last year's host,
Seth MacFarlane. DeGeneres opened by poking fun at many actors in the crowd, including mocking Jennifer Lawrence for falling on her way onto the red carpet, just as she did when she
accepted an Oscar last year for _Silver Linings Playbook_. "If you win tonight, I think we should bring you the Oscar," said DeGeneres to Lawrence, nominated for her performance in
_American Hustle_. DeGeneres also spent parts of the show mingling with the crowd, taking selfies to post on Twitter (including one record-breaking star-stuffed tweet) and even delivering
pizza to several actors. Here's how NPR's Linda Holmes, Bob Mondello and others live-tweeted the night at #NPROscars: LIST OF WINNERS: * BEST PICTURE:_12 Years a Slave_ * ACTOR IN
A LEADING ROLE:Matthew McConaughey (_Dallas Buyers Club_) * ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE:Cate Blanchett (_Blue Jasmine_) * ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: Jared Leto (_Dallas Buyers Club_) *
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: Lupita Nyong'o (_12 Years a Slave_) * DIRECTING: Alfonso Cuarón (_Gravity_) * BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Spike Jonze (_Her_) * BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: John
Ridley (_12 Years a Slave_) * VISUAL EFFECTS: Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, David Shirk and Neil Corbould (_Gravity_) * CINEMATOGRAPHY: Emmanuel Lubezki (_Gravity_) * MUSIC — ORIGINAL SCORE:
Steven Price (_Gravity_) * MUSIC — ORIGINAL SONG: Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez ("Let It Go" from _Frozen_) * COSTUME DESIGN:Catherine Martin (_The Great Gatsby_) *
PRODUCTION DESIGN: Catherine Martin — Production Design; Beverley Dunn — Set Decoration (_The Great Gatsby_) * MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING:Adruitha Lee, Robin Mathews (_Dallas Buyers Club_) *
SHORT FILM: Anders Walter and Kim Magnusson (_Helium_) * ANIMATED FEATURE FILM: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee and Peter Del Vecho (_Frozen_) * ANIMATED SHORT FILM: Laurent Witz and Alexandre
Espigares (_Mr. Hublot_) * DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM: Morgan Neville, Gil Friesen and Caitrin Rogers (_20 Feet from Stardom_) * DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT: Malcolm Clarke and Nicholas
Reed_(The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life_) * FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: _The Great Beauty_ * FILM EDITING: Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger (_Gravity_) * SOUND MIXING: Skip Lievsay, Niv
Adiri, Christopher Benstead and Chris Munro (_Gravity_) * SOUND EDITING: Glenn Freemantle (_Gravity_) Copyright 2020 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.