Gravity cleaned up at this year's Academy Awards, winning five out of its 10 Oscar nominations for Best Director, Cinematography, Film Editing, Original Score and Visual Effects.

But it was 12 Years a Slave that took home the evening's highest honour – Best Picture.

Having undergone a dramatic physical transformation to play an HIV positive cowboy, Matthew McConaughey's ‘McConnaissance’ was complete after winning Best Actor for Dallas Buyers Club.

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Best Actress went to Cate Blanchett in Blue Jasmine, who beat out fellow decorated actresses Sandra Bullock (Gravity), Meryl Streep (August: Osage County), Judi Dench (Philomena) and Amy Adams (American Hustle).

Everyone's favourite newcomer, Lupita Nyong'o, took home the statuette for Best Supporting Actress and delivered a heartfelt, gracious speech. “No matter where you’re from, your dreams are valid," she said with tears in her eyes.

Jared Leto took home Best Supporting Actor for his role in Dallas Buyers Club. In his speech, he thanked his mother, Constance Leto, who was his date for the evening.

See the complete list of nominees and winners below.

86th Academy Awards® Nominations and Winners

BEST ACTOR

Leonardo DiCaprio – The Wolf of Wall Street
Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 Years a Slave
WINNER: Matthew McConaughey – Dallas Buyers Club
Christian Bale – American Hustle
Bruce Dern – Nebraska

BEST ACTRESS

WINNER: Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine
Sandra Bullock – Gravity
Judi Dench – Philomena
Meryl Streep – August: Osage County
Amy Adams – American Hustle

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Barkhad Abdi – Captain Phillips
Bradley Cooper – American Hustle
Michael Fassbender – 12 Years a Slave
WINNER: Jared Leto – Dallas Buyers Club
Jonah Hill – The Wolf of Wall Street

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Sally Hawkins – Blue Jasmine
Jennifer Lawrence – American Hustle
WINNER: Lupita Nyong’o – 12 Years a Slave
Julia Roberts – August: Osage County
June Squibb – Nebraska

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

The Croods
Despicable Me 2
Ernest & Celestine
WINNER: Frozen
The Wind Rises

BEST PICTURE

WINNER: 12 Years a Slave
Gravity
American Hustle
Dallas Buyers Club
Captain Phillips
Nebraska
The Wolf of Wall Street
Her
Philomena

BEST DIRECTOR

WINNER: Alfonso Cuaron – Gravity
Steve McQueen – 12 Years a Slave
Alexander Payne – Nebraska
David O.Russell – American Hustle
Martin Scorsese – The Wolf of Wall Street

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

WINNER: Let it Go – Frozen
Ordinary Love – Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Happy – Despicable Me 2
Alone Yet Not Alone – Alone Yet Not Alone
The Moon Song – Her

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

The Broken Circle Breakdown – Belgium
The Great Beauty – Italy
The Hunt – Denmark
The Missing Picture – Cambodia
Omar – Palestine

COSTUME DESIGN

Michael O'Connor – The Invisible Woman
Patricia Norris – 12 Years a Slave
Catherine Martin – The Great Gatsby
Michael Wilkinson – American Hustle
William Chang Suk Ping – The Grandmaster

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Philippe Le Sourd – The Grandmaster
WINNER: Emmanuel Lubeski – Gravity
Bruno Delbonnel – Inside Llewyn Davis
Phedon Papamichael – Nebraska
Roger A. Deakins – Prisoners

FILM EDITING

12 Years a Slave
WINNER: Gravity
American Hustle
Dallas Buyers Club
Captain Phillips

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
WINNER: Dallas Buyers Club
The Lone Ranger

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

WINNER: The Great Beauty
The Broken Circle Breakdown
The Hunt
The Missing Picture
Omar

MUSIC: ORIGINAL SONG

“Happy” – Despicable Me 2
“Let It Go” – Frozen
“Ordinary Love” – Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
“The Moon Son” – Her

MUSIC: ORIGINAL SCORE

The Book Thief
WINNER: Gravity
Philomena
HerSaving Mr. Banks

VISUAL EFFECTS

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
WINNER: Gravity
Iron Man 3
The Lone Ranger
Star Trek: Into Darkness

WRITING: ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Dallas Buyers Club
American Hustle
Blue Jasmine
WINNER: Her
Nebraska

WRITING: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

WINNER: 12 Years a Slave
Philomena
Captain Phillips
The Wolf of Wall Street
Before Midnight