Lupita Nyongo’o Wins Oscar For Best Supporting Actress - 12 Years A Slave (PHOTOS + VIDEO).

Last night, actress and film and music video director of dual Kenyan and Mexican citizenship, Lupita Nyong'o who was amazing as Patsy in 12 Years A Slave, and has been promoting it with her various appearances on magazine covers and red carpets all over, won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for the film, which also happens to be her first feature film.

"When I look down at this golden statue, may it remind me and every little child, that no matter where you're from, your dreams are valid" Lupita said during her acceptance speech.

See full list of winners at the 86th Academy Awards, plus a video of Lupita Nyong'o accepting her award and her powerful acceptance speech below.



Best Picture - 12 Years A Slave

Best Director - Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity)

Best Actor in a Leading Role - Matthew McConaughey

Best Actress in a Leading Role - Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)



Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Lupita Nyong'o (12 Years A Slave)

Best Animated Feature - Frozen

Best Live Action Short Film - Helium (Anders Walter, Kim Magnusson)

Best Visual Effects - Gravity (Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk, Neil Corbould)

Best Film Editing - Gravity (Alfonso Cuarón, Mark Sanger)



Best Sound Editing - Gravity (Glenn Freemantle)

Best Original Score - Gravity (Steven Price)

Best Original Screenplay - Her (Spike Jonze)

Best Make-up and Hairstyling - Dallas Buyers Club (Adruitha Lee, Robin Mathews)

Best Animated Short Film - Mr. Hublot (Laurent Witz, Alexandre Espigares)

Best Documentary Feature - 20 Feet from Stardom



Foreign Language Film - The Great Beauty, Italy

Best Costume Design - Catherine Martin, The Great Gatsby

Best Cinematography - Gravity (Emmanuel Lubezki)

Best Production Design - The Great Gatsby (Catherine Martin, Beverley Dunn)

Best Documentary Short Subject - The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life



Best Original Song - Let It Go (Frozen)

Best Adapted Screenplay - 12 Years a Slave (John Ridley)

Best Sound Mixing - Skip Lievsay, Niv Adirj, Christopher Benstead and Chris Munro (Gravity).



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