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Space drama Gravity wins big at 86th Academy Awards 03-04-2014 00:33 BJT The historical epic 12 Years a Slave was named Best Picture at the 86th Academy Awards on Sunday, but it was the space drama Gravity’ that may have come out on top. (L-R) Best actor Matthew McConaughey, best actress Cate Blanchett,best supporting actress Lupita Nyongo, and best supporting actorJared Leto pose in the photocall room during the Oscars at theDolby Theater in Los Angeles, the United States, on March 2, 2014.(Xinhua/Yang Lei) Gravity took home Oscars for 7 of it’s 10 nominations including best directing, best film editing and best cinematography. Making it the biggest winner of the night. That’s if you measure Oscar might by the numbers of statues, rather than the prestige of a category. And in that case, 12 years a slave had a gold medal night. As the film was recognized with 3 Oscar nods, including best picture and in the process made history, becoming the first movie by a black director to win best picture in the Academy’s 86 year history. The film also won for best adapted screenplay and best supporting actress. Actress Lupita Nyongo celebrates winning Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role award for 12 Years a Slave during the Oscars at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, the United States, on March 2, 2014. (Xinhua/Yang Lei) Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong won that category for her powerful portrayal of Patsy, a tortured slave. It doesn’t escape me for one moment that so much joy in my life is thanks to so much pain in someone else’s, and so I want to salute the spirit of Patsey, for her guidance, she said. Director Alfonso Cuaron celebrates winning the Best Achievement inDirecting award for Gravity during the Oscars at the Dolby Theater inLos Angeles, the United States, on March 2, 2014. (Xinhua/Yang Lei) It’s her first Oscar, for her first feature film role, she was still a student at Yale Drama school before being cast for the part. After this win, sh