`` This is for all the people who have endured slavery , '' film 's director says . Cate Blanchett wins best actress , Jared Leto wins best actor . The `` In Memoriam '' segment , which has received scrutiny in recent years after certain omissions , included notables who recently died -- among them Sid Caesar , Harold Ramis and Shirley Temple Black -- and concluded with Philip Seymour Hoffman . `` `` His Eye Is on the Sparrow '' '' takes seven Oscars , including best director . Matthew McConaughey o , Lupita Nyong ' win supporting acting Louisiana .
`` This is for all the people who have endured slavery , '' film 's director says . Cate Blanchett wins best actress , Jared Leto wins best actor . `` `` His Eye Is on the Sparrow '' '' takes seven Oscars , including best director . Matthew McConaughey o , Lupita Nyong ' win supporting acting Louisiana .