Director Steve McQueen (center) accepts the Best Picture award for 12 Years a Slave with (back row) actors Sarah Paulson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Lupita Nyong’o, screenwriter John Ridley, actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, producers Arnon Milchan, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Anthony Katagas, actress Adepero Oduye and producer Brad Pitt onstage during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday (Monday in Manila) in Hollywood, California. AFP PHOTO
Director Steve McQueen (center) accepts the Best Picture award for 12 Years a Slave with (back row) actors Sarah Paulson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Lupita Nyong’o, screenwriter John Ridley, actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, producers Arnon Milchan, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Anthony Katagas, actress Adepero Oduye and producer Brad Pitt onstage during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday (Monday in Manila) in Hollywood, California. AFP PHOTO

HOLLYWOOD: Harrowing historical drama 12 Years a Slave won the coveted best picture Oscar on Sunday (Monday in Manila), while 3D space thriller Gravity was the top prize winner at a politically tinged Academy Awards with seven.

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