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Mar 3, 2014 · “12 Years a Slave” also won awards in the writing and acting categories. John Ridley picked up the trophy for best adapted screenplay, which was based on the 1853 memoir by Solomon Northup. The screenwriter is only the second black writer (Geoffrey Fletcher won for “Precious” in 2009) to win in the category.
Mar 3, 2014 · The slavery drama "12 Years a Slave" won the Academy Award for best picture on Sunday, making history as the first movie from a black director to win the film industry's highest honor in 86 years ...
Mar 3, 2014 · The best picture victory by “12 Years a Slave” at the 86th Academy Awards finally handed cinema’s most prestigious prize to a movie by a black filmmaker, in this case, the British-born Steve ...
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Will Smith presents producers Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen and Anthony Katagas with the Oscar for Best Picture for 12 Years a Slave...
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Academy Awards, USA. 2014 Winner Oscar. Best Motion Picture of the Year. 12 Years a Slave. 12 Years a Slave (2013) became the first film directed and produced by a black filmmaker ( Steve McQueen) and also the first to be written by an African-American ( John Ridley) to win the Academy Award for Best Motion Picture of the Year.
Feb 23, 2014 · 12 Years a Slave won best motion picture at the 18th annual Satellite Awards, voted by the International Press Academy, and also earned best director honors for Steve McQueen. Gravity picked up ...
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