OUTSTANDING PICTURE

12 Years a Slave (Produced by Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Bill Pohlad, Steve McQueen, Arnon Milchan & Anthony Katagas)

American Hustle (Produced by Charles Roven, Richard Suckle & Megan Ellison)

Blue is the Warmest Colour (Produced by Abdellatif Kechiche, Brahim Chioua & Vincent Maraval)

Blue Jasmine (Produced by Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum & Edward Walson)

Her (Produced by Megan Ellison, Spike Jonze & Vincent Landay)

AND THE WINNER IS:

12 YEARS A SLAVE

With this win 12 Years a Slave total wins amount to seven from fourteen nominations. The film this award along with director, lead actor (Ejiofor), supporting actress (Nyong’o), adapted screenplay, costume design, film editing. The film was also nominated for supporting actor (Fassbender), supporting actress (Paulson), art direction, cinematography, ensemble, makeup & hairstyling and sound editing.

The film has been called important for how it portrays slavery in a way we have never seen and of course the film is expertly made about the experiEnce of slavery with the difference being from a view of a free man who became a slave. The film is truly special for how really the experiEnce of the slave trade is made so personal and dark for the many forms of slavery that went on during the times. With some great performances by the main quartet of Ejiofor, Fassbender, Nyong’o and Paulson make their whole section of the film on the Epps plantation that shining moment of the movie in a film filled with many interesting events that take place. Ultimately the succeSs in making the film is that it actually we be seen and hopefully be able to inform many of how important slavery was then and now.