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 annual Academy Awards.
A jubilant Brad Pitt, a producer on 12 Years, embraced director Steve McQueen when the movie’s contingent hit the stage to accept the night’s top prize. Based on the life of Solomon Northup, a free black man sold into slavery, the film took home three Oscars total.
