Steve mcqueens 12 years a slave nabbed its second best picture critics prize of the weekend thanks to the new york film critics online it also led bostons winners. The period drama 12 years a slave won the oscar for best picture, cate blanchett and matthew mcconaughey took home the top acting awards. Solomon northup wins his first award of the year for 12. The future looks bright for 12 years a slave, steve mcqueens acclaimed account of american slavery, as the film lead the field at nominations for the 20th screen actors guild awards. Feb 16, 2014 12 years a slave the ee british academy film awards played out at a glittering event hosted by stephen fry at the royal opera house, with top honors going to helen mirren and peter greenaway. Harrowing slavery drama 12 years a slave swept the independent spirit awards on saturday with five wins, just one day ahead of the oscar ceremony on sunday. White plantation workers speak in standard redneck cliches.
At the academy awards tonight, the britishamerican film 12 years a slave is up for nine oscars. Academy of motion picture arts and sciences best actor nominated chiwetel. Best director and best editing, an award he shared with mark sanger. Mar 03, 2014 12 years a slave is this year s best picture. Dec 09, 20 steve mcqueens 12 years a slave nabbed its second best picture critics prize of the weekend thanks to the new york film critics online it also led bostons winners. 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. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing 12 years a slave near you.
Plenty of prizes have come 12 years a slaves way this season but saturday nights usc scripter prize was the first to be shared by solomon northup himself. Mar 04, 2014 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 black filmmaker, in this case, the britishborn steve. Northup was put to work on plantations in the state of louisiana for 12 years before being released. Steve mcqueens reallife story of solomon northup, a freeman kidnapped and sold into slavery in 19thcentury louisiana, took the top prize in. One week before the academy awards, one of the frontrunners for best picture 12 years a slave won the best motion picture award for the reallife story of an american slave, while newcomer. Then one day he was drugged, kidnapped, and sold into slavery in the deep. Best picture, best adapted screenplay and best supporting actress for nyongo. Director steve mcqueen accepted the award on behalf of the cast. Independent spirit awards best director won steve mcqueen. Will smith presents producers brad pitt, dede gardner, jeremy kleiner, steve mcqueen and anthony katagas with the oscar for best picture. The moving drama, directed by steve mcqueen and starring chiwetel ejiofor, won the top honor at the academy awards on sunday evening, capping off an. 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. The spirit awards could end up being more than ever before a dress rehearsal to sundays academy awards.
Mar 03, 2014 the drama 12 years a slave took honors for best picture and alfonso cuaron won the oscar for best director, for the science fiction epic gravity, which scored seven wins on the night. Director and producer steve mcqueen holding the academy award for best picture trophy for the film at the 86th academy awards on march 2, 2014. In the antebellum united states, solomon northup, a free black man from upstate new york, is abducted and sold into slavery. At the 86th academy awards, the film received nine nominations including best picture, best director for mcqueen and went on to win three awards. This unforgettable memoir was the basis for the academy awardwinning film 12 years a slave. Sep 07, 20 not only is 12 years a slave already an inevitable frontrunner for the top title at next years oscars, but if stacked against the bestpicture winners of the last 10 years in an academy award. Tonight, 12 years a slave took home the golden globe for best motion picture. But steve mcqueens 12 years a slave came out on top on sunday night at the dolby theatre, winning the best picture award at the end of the tightest and most competitive oscar race in more. The film also won the bafta award for best film, while ejiofor received the best actor award.
The period drama defeats eight films for best picture at the 86th annual academy awards on sunday. List of accolades received by 12 years a slave film wikipedia. Best performance by an actress in a supporting role. Northup was put to work on plantations in the state of louisiana for 12. Mar 01, 2014 12 years a slave dominated the independent spirit awards, winning best feature and four other awards, including director for steve mcqueen, supporting actress for lupita nyongo and screenplay. Sep 15, 20 director steve mcqueen grabs the top prize and a wave out of tiff to possible awards season success. Director steven mcqueens 12 years a slave, which follows the adult life of africanamerican solomon northup, was named best picture at the 86th academy awards ceremony on sunday. Independent spirit awards best cinematography won sean bobbitt. He lived the american dream, with a house and a loving family a wife and two kids.
Starring chiwetel ejiofor, michael fassbender, benedict cumberbatch, paul dano. The moving drama, directed by steve mcqueen and starring chiwetel ejiofor, won the top honor at the academy awards on. Dec 11, 20 12 years a slave led nominees for the screen actors guild awards on wednesday, earning four nods including one for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture. The searing drama 12 years a slave was named best picture at the 86th academy awards on sunday night. 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 black filmmaker, in this case, the britishborn steve. This post was corrected to suggest a scene from the movie 12 years a slave was drawn from the book. Dec 10, 20 12 years a slave, a reallife story about a free black man sold into slavery, has been a top contender for awards since winning at the toronto international film festival. Alfonso cuarons film, which was tied with american hustle for the most nominations on the night, 10 in total, took home seven awards. Mar 02, 2014 the searing drama 12 years a slave was named best picture at the 86th academy awards on sunday night.
Fandango fanalert sign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area. Director steve mcqueen and brad pitt accept the award for best picture. 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. Hardhitting slavery drama starring chiwetel ejiofor becomes first film from black director to win top academy award. The film received nine academy award nominations, winning three. Toronto 12 years a slave was named the top audience prize winner at the toronto. Based on the autobiographical narrative 1853 of solomon northup. Gravity may have won the most awards of the night, but it was 12 years a slave that took home the top prize. This is the true story of solomon northup, who was born and raised as a freeman in new york.
Feb 22, 2014 12 years a slave, director steve mcqueens harrowing depiction of slavery in america, won top motion picture honors at the 45th naacp image awards on saturday evening at the pasadena civic. While 12 years a slave won the oscars top honor, gravity was the academy awards big winner. Lupita nyongo wins best supporting actress in 2014. It is based on the true story of solomon northup, a free black violinist in new york who was sold. A pair of preawards season 20 film releases, in the shapes of brian helgelands jackie robinson biopic 42 and lee daniels the butler inspired by the life of former white house butler eugene allen, have drawn from reallife stories in order to examine the black american experience during the 20th century, but steve mcqueens 12 years a slave arriving this fall goes back further in time. On the eve of the academy awards, the slavery tale won awards. Dec 11, 20 twelve years a slave has solidified its status as an awardsseason frontrunner, leading the sag awards nominations with four. Gravity won the most awards of the night with six, including best director for alfonso cuaron and best british film, but 12 years a slave took the top honors as best film as well as best actor for.
List of accolades received by 12 years a slave film. Twelve years a slave has solidified its status as an awardsseason frontrunner, leading the sag awards nominations with four. Solomon northups story was largely forgotten until 12 years. The movie won the bafta award and the academy award for best picture as well as the golden globe award for best drama. Solomon northups story was largely forgotten until 12. The movie won the bafta award and the academy award for best picture as. Dec 02, 20 12 years a slave set to sweep oscar nominations steve mcqueens slavery drama, currently top of the uk box office, is expected to clean up when the academy awards nominations are announced today. And the final award of the night went to 12 years a slave. Dec 11, 20 the future looks bright for 12 years a slave, steve mcqueens acclaimed account of american slavery, as the film lead the field at nominations for the 20th screen actors guild awards. With chiwetel ejiofor, michael kenneth williams, michael fassbender, brad pitt. The story of solomon northup, a free africanamerican man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery, won just three awards, but they were all.