page_title: 86th Academy Awards
section_title: Awards
hierarchical_section_title: 86th Academy Awards / Winners and nominees / Awards
caption_attribution_description: Italian film director and screenwriter Paolo Sorrentino
context_page_description: The 86th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, honored the best films of 2013 and took place on March 2, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST. The ceremony was scheduled well after its usual late-February date to avoid conflicting with the 2014 Winter Olympics. During the ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented Academy Awards in 24 categories. The ceremony was televised in the United States by ABC, and produced by Neil Meron and Craig Zadan and directed by Hamish Hamilton. Actress Ellen DeGeneres hosted the show for the second time, having previously hosted the 79th ceremony held in 2007.
  In related events, the Academy held its 5th annual Governors Awards ceremony at the Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center on November 16, 2013. On February 15, 2014, in a ceremony at The Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by hosts Kristen Bell and Michael B. Jordan.
  12 Years a Slave won three awards including Best Picture.
context_section_description: Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger ().
caption: Paolo Sorrentino, Best Foreign Language Film winner
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