<P> 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 . It also was the third film after Gangs of New York and True Grit to lose all ten of its nominations . Steve McQueen became the first black director to direct a Best Picture winner and the third such person to receive a nomination for directing . Alfonso Cuaron became the first person of Mexican descent to win Best Director . 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 . Additionally , 3 other films ( American Hustle , 12 Years a Slave , and The Wolf of Wall Street ) also received nominations for both Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor . Cate Blanchett became the sixth actress to have won both female acting awards in her career . 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 . 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 . </P>
<P> 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 . It also was the third film after Gangs of New York and True Grit to lose all ten of its nominations . Steve McQueen became the first black director to direct a Best Picture winner and the third such person to receive a nomination for directing . Alfonso Cuaron became the first person of Mexican descent to win Best Director . 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 . Additionally , 3 other films ( American Hustle , 12 Years a Slave , and The Wolf of Wall Street ) also received nominations for both Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor . Cate Blanchett became the sixth actress to have won both female acting awards in her career . 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 . 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 . </P>
who won the oscar for best actor in 2014
who won the oscar for best actor in 2014
Matthew McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey