March 2, 2014 – The 86th annual Academy Awards are televised live from Hollywood on ABC, with Ellen DeGeneres hosting for the second time.
2014 Winners (selected):
Best Picture: “12 Years a Slave”
Best Actor: Matthew McConaughey in “Dallas Buyers Club”
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto in “Dallas Buyers Club”
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett for “Blue Jasmine”
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong’o in “12 Years a Slave”
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2001 – The Best Animated Feature Film category is added.
June 23, 2009 – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces that beginning in 2010, 10 films will receive nominations in the Best Picture category, instead of five.
June 26, 2009 – The Academy announces that beginning in 2010, new rules governing the Best Song category may eliminate that category in any given year. Also, the Thalberg and Hersholt honorary awards will be given at a separate ceremony in November.
June 14, 2011 – The Academy announces new rules governing the Best Picture category, the number of movies nominated may vary from 5 – 10 in any given year and will not be known until the nominees are announced. The new rule goes into effect in 2012.
November 9, 2011 – Eddie Murphy drops out as host of the Oscars in February 2012, one day after producer Brett Ratner quit the show, because of a remark he made that was considered homophobic.
