McConaughey wins Oscar for best actor

Monday, March 3, 2014

photo Matthew McConaughey arrives at the Oscars on Sunday at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

List of Oscar winnersList of winners at Sunday's 86th annual Academy Awards presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.Best Picture: "12 Years a Slave."Actor: Matthew McConaughey, "Dallas Buyers Club."Actress: Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine."Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club."Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong'o, "12 Years a Slave."Directing: Alfonso Cuaron, "Gravity."Foreign Language Film: "The Great Beauty," Italy.Adapted Screenplay: John Ridley, "12 Years a Slave."Original Screenplay: Spike Jonze, "Her."Animated Feature Film: "Frozen."Production Design: "The Great Gatsby."Cinematography: "Gravity."Sound Mixing: "Gravity."Sound Editing: "Gravity."Original Score: "Gravity," Steven Price.Original Song: "Let It Go" from "Frozen."Costume: "The Great Gatsby."Makeup and Hairstyling: "Dallas Buyers Club."Animated Short Film: "Mr. Hublot."Documentary Feature: "20 Feet from Stardom."Documentary (short subject): "The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life."Film Editing: "Gravity."Live Action Short Film: "Helium."Visual Effects: "Gravity."Honorary Oscars:- Peter W. Anderson.- Film-processing labs over past century.- Angelina Jolie.- Angela Lansbury.- Steve Martin.- Piero Tosi.

LOS ANGELES - Matthew McConaughey has won the Academy Award for best actor for his performance as a desperate and determined AIDS patient in "Dallas Buyers Club."

McConaughey lost some 40 pounds for the role, which capped a remarkable recent career transformation for the 44-year-old actor, once a regular in lightweight romantic comedies. It was his first Oscar nomination; he won the Golden Globe for best actor in a drama earlier this year.

The other nominees Sunday night were: Christian Bale, "American Hustle"; Bruce Dern, "Nebraska"; Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Wolf of Wall Street"; and Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years a Slave."

The 86th Academy Awards are airing live on ABC from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, with host Ellen DeGeneres.