The slavery drama starring Chiwetel Ejiofor collects at least three prizes; Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress.
- December 16, 2013
AceShowbiz -
"12 Years a Slave" continues to show its domination at awards events conducted by film critics, weeks leading to the upcoming 86th Annual Academy Awards. This time around, the Steve McQueen slavery drama wins the title of 2013's Best Picture from both Houston and Kansas City Film Critics.
Both of the film critics circles also agree that "12 Years a Slave" male lead Chiwetel Ejiofor is Best Actor, his co-star Lupita Nyong'o is Best Supporting Actress, and "Gravity" beauty Sandra Bullock is Best Actress.
For Best Supporting Actor, the Kansas City Critics favor Michael Fassbender ("12 Years a Slave"), while the Houston circle chooses cross-dressing Jared Leto in "Dallas Buyers Club". For Best Director, Houston Film Critics picks Alfonso Cuaron ("Gravity") but Kansas City Critics couldn't decide between Cuaron and Steve McQueen ("12 Years a Slave").
Kansas City Film Critics winners:
- Best Picture: "12 Years a Slave"
- Best Director: (TIE) Alfonso Cuaron - "Gravity" and Steve McQueen - "12 Years a Slave"
- Best Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor - "12 Years a Slave"
- Best Actress: Sandra Bullock - "Gravity"
- Best Supporting Actor: Michael Fassbender - "12 Years a Slave"
- Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong'o - "12 Years a Slave"
- Best Adapted Screenplay: "12 Years a Slave"
- Best Original Screenplay: "Her"
- Best Animated Film: (TIE) "Despicable Me 2" and "Frozen (2013)"
- Best Documentary: "The Act of Killing"
- Best Foreign Film: "Blue Is the Warmest Color"
- Vince Koehler Award for Best Sci-Fi/Horror Film: "Her"
- Best Picture: "12 Years a Slave"
- Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron - "Gravity"
- Best Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor - "12 Years a Slave"
- Best Actress: Sandra Bullock - "Gravity"
- Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto - "Dallas Buyers Club"
- Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong'o - "12 Years a Slave"
- Best Screenplay: John Ridley - "12 Years a Slave"
- Best Animated Film: "Frozen (2013)"
- Best Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki - "Gravity"
- Best Documentary: "Twenty Feet from Stardom"
- Best Foreign Language Film: "The Hunt (2013)"
- Best Original Score: Steven Price - "Gravity"
- Best Original Song: "Please Mr. Kennedy" from "Inside Llewyn Davis" - music & lyrics by Joel & Ethan Coen, T-Bone Burnett, Justin Timberlake, Oscar Isaac and Adam Driver
