86th Academy Awards

86th Academy Awards

Official poster
Date March 2, 2014
Site Dolby Theatre
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Host Ellen DeGeneres[1]
Pre-show Jess Cagle
Lara Spencer
Robin Roberts
Tyson Beckford[2]
Producer Neil Meron
Craig Zadan[3]
Director Hamish Hamilton[4]
Highlights
Best Picture 12 Years a Slave
Most awards Gravity (7)
Most nominations American Hustle and Gravity (10)
TV in the United States
Network ABC
Duration 3 hours, 34 minutes[5]
Ratings 43.74 million
24.7% (Nielsen ratings)[6]
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The 86th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 2013 and took place March 2, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST. The ceremony was scheduled well after its usual late-February date to avoid conflicting with the 2014 Winter Olympics.[7] During the ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Neil Meron and Craig Zadan and directed by Hamish Hamilton. Actress Ellen DeGeneres hosted the show for the second time, having previously hosted the 79th ceremony held in 2007.[8]

In related events, the Academy held its 5th annual Governors Awards ceremony at the Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center on November 16, 2013.[9] On February 15, 2014, in a ceremony at The Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by hosts Kristen Bell and Michael B. Jordan.[10]

12 Years a Slave won three awards including Best Picture.[11][12] Gravity won the most awards with seven including Best Director for Alfonso Cuarón. Other winners included Dallas Buyers Club also with three awards, Frozen and The Great Gatsby with two, and Blue Jasmine, The Great Beauty, Helium, Her, The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life, Mr Hublot, and 20 Feet from Stardom with one. The telecast garnered nearly 44 million viewers in the United States, making it the most watched Oscar ceremony since the 72nd Academy Awards in 2000.[13]

Winners and nominees

The nominees for the 86th Academy Awards were announced on January 16, 2014, at 5:38 a.m. PST (13:38 UTC), at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California, by Cheryl Boone Isaacs, president of the Academy, and actor Chris Hemsworth.[14] American Hustle and Gravity tied for the most nominations with ten each.[15]

The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on March 2, 2014. American Hustle became David O. Russell's second consecutive film to earn nominations in all acting categories and the fifteenth film overall in Oscar history to achieve this distinction.[16] It also was the third film after Gangs of New York and True Grit to lose all ten of its nominations.[17] Steve McQueen became the first black director to direct a Best Picture winner and the third such person to receive a nomination for directing.[18] With Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto's respective wins in the Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor categories, Dallas Buyers Club was the fifth film to win both male acting awards.[19] Cate Blanchett became the sixth actress to have won both female acting awards in her career.[19] Lupita Nyong'o was the sixteenth Oscar acting winner to win for a debut film performance and the ninth Best Supporting Actress recipient to achieve this feat.[19] Best Original Song co-winner Robert Lopez became the youngest individual to win an Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award and the twelfth person overall to earn these accolades.[20]

Awards

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Alfonso Cuarón, Best Director and Best Film Editing winner
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Matthew McConaughey, Best Actor winner
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Cate Blanchett, Best Actress winner
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Jared Leto, Best Supporting Actor winner
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Lupita Nyong'o, Best Supporting Actress winner
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Spike Jonze, Best Original Screenplay winner
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Chris Buck, Best Animated Feature co-winner
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Paolo Sorrentino, Best Foreign Language Film winner
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Catherine Martin, Best Costume Design winner

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[21]

Honorary Academy Awards

The Academy held its 5th Annual Governors Awards ceremony on November 16, 2013, during which the following awards were presented.[22][23][24]

Academy Honorary Awards

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

Films with multiple nominations and awards

The following 19 films received multiple nominations:

Nominations Film
10 American Hustle
Gravity
9
 12 Years a Slave
6 Captain Phillips
Dallas Buyers Club
Nebraska
5 Her
The Wolf of Wall Street
4
 Philomena
3 Blue Jasmine
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2 August: Osage County
Despicable Me 2
Frozen
The Grandmaster
The Great Gatsby
Inside Llewyn Davis
The Lone Ranger
Lone Survivor

The following five films received multiple awards:

Awards Film
7 Gravity
3 Dallas Buyers Club
12 Years a Slave
2 Frozen
The Great Gatsby

Presenters and performers

The following individuals and groups, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.[25][26][27]

Presenters

Name(s) Role
Fox, CederingCedering Fox Announcer for the 86th annual Academy Awards
Hathaway, AnneAnne Hathaway Presenter of the award for Best Supporting Actor
Carrey, JimJim Carrey Presenter of the animated heroes montage
Washington, KerryKerry Washington Introducer of the performance of Best Song nominee "Happy"
Jackson, Samuel L.Samuel L. Jackson
Naomi Watts 		Presenters of the awards for Best Costume Design and Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Ford, HarrisonHarrison Ford Presenter of the films American Hustle, Dallas Buyers Club, and The Wolf of Wall Street on the Best Picture segment
Tatum, ChanningChanning Tatum Introducer of the six winners of the Team Oscar contest
McConaughey, MatthewMatthew McConaughey
Kim Novak 		Presenters of the awards for Best Animated Short Film and Best Animated Feature
Field, SallySally Field Presenter of real life heroes montage
Gordon-Levitt, JosephJoseph Gordon-Levitt
Emma Watson		 Presenters of the award for Best Visual Effects
Efron, ZacZac Efron Introducer of the performance of Best Song nominee "The Moon Song"
Hudson, KateKate Hudson
Jason Sudekis		 Presenters of the awards for Best Live Action Short and Best Documentary Short Subject
Cooper, BradleyBradley Cooper Presenter of the award for Best Documentary Feature
Spacey, KevinKevin Spacey Presenter of the segment of the Honorary Academy Awards and Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Davis, ViolaViola Davis
Ewan McGregor		 Presenters of the award for Best Foreign Language Film
Perry, TylerTyler Perry Presenter of the films Nebraska, Her, and Gravity on the Best Picture segment
Pitt, BradBrad Pitt Introducer of the performance of Best Song nominee "Ordinary Love"
Bell, KristenKristen Bell
Michael B. Jordan 		Presenters of the segment of the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement and the Gordon E. Sawyer Award
Hemsworth, ChrisChris Hemsworth
Charlize Theron 		Presenters of the awards for Best Sound Mixing and Best Sound Editing
Waltz, ChristophChristoph Waltz Presenter of the award for Best Supporting Actress
Cheryl Boone Isaacs (AMPAS president) Special presentation announcing the museum of motion pictures, to open in 2017.
Adams, AmyAmy Adams
Bill Murray 		Presenters of the award for Best Cinematography
Kendrick, AnnaAnna Kendrick
Gabourey Sidibe 		Presenters of the award for Best Film Editing
Goldberg, WhoopiWhoopi Goldberg Presenter of The Wizard of Oz 75th anniversary tribute and the performance of "Over the Rainbow"
Cumberbatch, BenedictBenedict Cumberbatch
Jennifer Garner 		Presenters of the award for Best Production Design
Chris EvansChris Evans Presenter of the superheroes montage
Close, GlennGlenn Close Presenter of the In Memoriam tribute
Hawn, GoldieGoldie Hawn Presenter of the films Philomena, Captain Phillips, and 12 Years a Slave on the Best Picture segment
Travolta, JohnJohn Travolta Introducer of the performance of Best Song nominee "Let It Go"
Biel, JessicaJessica Biel
Jamie Foxx		Presenters of the awards for Best Original Score and Best Original Song
Cruz, PenélopePenélope Cruz
Robert De Niro 		Presenters of the awards for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Screenplay
Jolie, AngelinaAngelina Jolie
Sidney Poitier 		Presenters of the award for Best Director
Day-Lewis, DanielDaniel Day-Lewis Presenter of the award for Best Actress
Lawrence, JenniferJennifer Lawrence Presenter of the award for Best Actor
Smith, WillWill Smith Presenter of the award for Best Picture

Performers

Name(s) Role Performed
William RossWilliam Ross Musical arranger
Conductor 		Orchestral
Williams, PharrellPharrell Williams Performer "Happy" from Despicable Me 2
O, KarenKaren O
Ezra Koenig 		Performers "The Moon Song" from Her
U2, U2 Performers "Ordinary Love" from Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Pink Pink Performer "Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz
Midler, BetteBette Midler Performer "Wind Beneath My Wings" during the annual In Memoriam tribute
Menzel, IdinaIdina Menzel Performer "Let It Go" from Frozen

Ceremony information

Headshot of a blond haired female in her early fifties wearing a blue jacket over blue and white shirts.
Ellen DeGeneres hosted the 86th Academy Awards

Despite the mixed reception received from the preceding year's ceremony, the Academy rehired Neil Meron and Craig Zadan as producers for the second consecutive year.[28] However, actor Seth MacFarlane announced that he would not host the Oscars for a second time. In a statement released through Twitter, he wrote "Traumatized critics exhale: I'm unable to do the Oscars again. Tried to make it work schedule-wise, but I need sleep."[29] Furthermore, actress and comedienne Tina Fey, who co-hosted the 70th Golden Globe Awards more than a month earlier with fellow Saturday Night Live alumnus Amy Poehler, told Huffington Post columnist Mike Ryan that she would reject any offer to host an Oscar telecast commenting, "I just feel like that gig is so hard. Especially for, like, a woman – the amount of months that would be spent trying on dresses alone – no way.”[30]

Shortly after the election of AMPAS president Cheryl Boone Isaacs in August 2013, Meron and Zadan announced that comedienne and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres would host the 2014 ceremony.[31] They explained their decision to bring back DeGeneres as host saying, "As a longtime friend, we had always hoped to find a project for us to do together and nothing could be more exciting than teaming up to do the Oscars. There are few stars today who have Ellen's gift for comedy, with her great warmth and humanity. She is beloved everywhere and we expect that the audience at the Dolby Theatre and in homes around the globe will be as excited by this news as we are."[32] DeGeneres expressed that she was thrilled to be selected to emcee the gala commenting, "I am so excited to be hosting the Oscars for the second time. You know what they say – the third time’s the charm."[33]

As with last year's theme of music and the movies, Meron and Zadan centered the show around a theme. This year, they christened the show with a theme of saluting movie heroes commenting, "By celebrating the gamut of heroes who have enriched our movie-going experience, we hope to create an evening of fun and joy. And that includes the filmmakers and actors who take risks and stimulate us with provocative subjects and daring characters. They are all heroes in the cinematic landscape."[34] To coincide with the theme, AMPAS presented an exhibition in the lobby of its Beverly Hills headquarters titled "The Oscars Celebrate Movie Heroes". The exhibit featured posters, photographs, and artifacts from 70 different films featuring literary, comic book, and real life heroes.[35] Furthermore, actor Andrew Garfield, who portrayed the titular character in The Amazing Spider-Man, was scheduled to appear onstage with five-year-old cancer survivor Miles Scott with Garfield christening Scott as an "official superhero". The segment was scrapped, however, due to time constraints.[36]

Several other people were involved with the telecast and its promotion. Tony Award-winning art director Derek McLane designed a new set and stage design for the show.[37] Filmmaker Paul Feig produced and directed a one-minute trailer promoting the event featuring DeGeneres and 250 dancers dancing and lip-synching to the song "The Walker" by rock band Fitz & the Tantrums.[38] During the ceremony, actor Channing Tatum introduced a group called "Team Oscar". The team consisted of six young film students from colleges across the country selected by AMPAS whose role was to deliver Oscar statuettes to the presenters during the gala.[39] Television personality and former Miss USA titleholder Rachel Smith hosted "Inside the Oscars", a behind-the-scenes video blog on the Oscar ceremony website.[40]

Box office performance of nominated films

At the time of the nominations announcement on January 16, 2014, the combined gross of the nine Best Picture nominees at the American and Canadian box offices was $645 million, with an average of $72 million per film.[41] When the nominations were revealed, Gravity was the highest-grossing film among the Best Picture nominees with $256 million in domestic box office receipts.[42] Captain Phillips was the second-highest-grossing film with $105.5 million; this was followed by American Hustle ($105.4 million), The Wolf of Wall Street ($80.7 million), 12 Years a Slave ($39 million), Philomena ($22.3 million), Dallas Buyers Club ($16.8 million), Her ($9.9 million), and finally Nebraska ($8.5 million).[41]

Of the top 50 grossing movies of the year, 47 nominations went to 14 films on the list. Only Frozen (1st), Despicable Me 2 (3rd), Gravity (7th), The Croods (14th), Captain Phillips (29th), American Hustle (30th), and The Wolf of Wall Street (42nd) were nominated for Best Picture, Best Animated Feature, or any of the directing, acting, or screenwriting awards.[42] The other top 50 box office hits that earned nominations were Iron Man 3 (2nd), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (8th), Star Trek Into Darkness (11th), The Great Gatsby (17th), Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (31st), The Lone Ranger (38th), and Saving Mr. Banks (48th).[42]

DeGeneres' Oscar selfie

Prior to the introduction of the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement montage, DeGeneres and several ceremony attendees such as Bradley Cooper, Jared Leto, Jennifer Lawrence, Julia Roberts, Kevin Spacey, Meryl Streep, Angelina Jolie, Lupita Nyong'o and Peter Nyong'o (her brother) participated in a group selfie. The resulting photo was eventually retweeted on Twitter over 3 million times after two weeks and temporarily disabled the site.[43] It also surpassed the previous record of Barack and Michelle Obama's post-election hug photo, which was retweeted 778,801 times.[44]

"Adele Dazeem" incident

While introducing the performance of "Let It Go" from Frozen, actor John Travolta accidentally mispronounced singer Idina Menzel's name as "Adele Dazeem". As a result, Travolta became the subject of mockery and ridicule in the media.[45] According to a source for E!, Menzel revealed that she was not upset about the mishap.[46] Afterwards, Menzel reportedly printed up satirical playbills that promoted her name as Adele Dazeem, noting her past work in Nert (Rent), Wicked-ly (Wicked) and Farfignugen (Frozen).[47][48] Three days after the ceremony, Travolta publicly apologized to Menzel for mispronouncing her name.[47] The following year, Menzel and Travolta appeared onstage together as award presenters, with the former introducing the latter as "Glom Gozingo".[49]

Critical reviews

The show received a mixed reception from media publications. Some media outlets were more critical of the show. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette television critic Rob Owen wrote, "Ms. DeGeneres brought predictable respectability to Sunday's 86th Academy Awards. Too bad this particular brand of predictable respectability was a bore." He also criticized the clip packages saluting movie heroes as "big a waste of time as Oscar montages almost always are."[50] Columnist Alan Sepinwall of HitFix commented, "It was a long, disjointed ceremony, and what was fun and likely to endure came entirely from the winners and their speeches." He went onto to say that many of DeGeneres's stunts fell flat and that The Wizard of Oz 75th anniversary tribute "felt much too random."[51] Tim Goodman of The Hollywood Reporter said, "It was a turgid affair, badly directed, poorly produced and featuring an endless string of either tired or wince-inducing moments by DeGeneres, who, by the last 30 or so minutes, seemed to have given up entirely." In addition, he noted that the show was overstuffed with montages and stunts that dragged down the pacing of the telecast.[52]

Other media outlets received the broadcast more positively. Television critic Matt Roush of TV Guide commented that DeGeneres "made the Oscars' inevitable dull patches felt less painful than usual." He also praised the cast and several musical numbers from the show.[53] Frazier Moore of the Associated Press lauded DeGeneres's performance writing that, "She seemed to be committed to an unspoken theme for the evening: Humanize Hollywood's glitterati for the viewers. In return, the stars were on their best behavior." He concluded, "All in all, a sleek show was the Oscarcast. Few bombshells, fewer embarrassments, from fade-in to fade-out." [54] Entertainment editor Marlow Stern of The Daily Beast raved, "DeGeneres followed in the footsteps of the most successful awards show hosts—Billy Crystal, the duo of Fey & Poehler, etc.—who have taken advantage of the audience, engaging in gleeful interactions with the plethora of A-listers there (when they’re not mocking them)."[55]

Ratings and reception

The American telecast on ABC drew in an average of 43.74 million people over its length, which was a 6% increase from the previous year's ceremony.[56] An estimated 72 million total viewers watched all or part of the awards.[57] The show also earned higher Nielsen ratings compared to the previous telecast with 24.7% of households watching over a 38 share.[58] In addition, the program scored a higher 18-49 demo rating with a 13.3 rating over a 33 share among viewers in that demographic.[59] It was the highest viewership for an Academy Award telecast since the 72nd ceremony held in 2000.[13]

In July 2014, the ceremony presentation received eight nominations for the 66th Primetime Emmys.[60] The following month, the ceremony won one of those nominations for Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety, Nonfiction, Reality, or Reality-Competition Program (Derek McLane, Joe Celli, and Gloria Lamb).[61]

In Memoriam

The annual In Memoriam tribute was presented by actress Glenn Close.[62] The montage featured an excerpt of the main title from Somewhere in Time by composer John Barry.[63] At the conclusion of the tribute, singer Bette Midler performed her song "Wind Beneath My Wings" from the film Beaches.[64]

Shortly after Midler finished singing, camera assistant Sarah Jones, who died more than a week prior to the ceremony, was briefly mentioned before the commercial break.[64]

See also

Notes

a^ :The Academy revoked the Best Original Song nomination for Alone Yet Not Alone‍ '​s title song after determining that composer Bruce Broughton violated the Academy's promotional regulations. Broughton, a former Academy governor and member of the music branch's executive committee, had emailed other music branch members to inform them of his submission.[65]
b^ :"John Mac McMurphy" is a pseudonym for Jean-Marc Vallée.[66]

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