Though Alfonso Cuarón's space epic Gravity dominated the 86th Academy Awards with seven wins in the 24 categories, Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave secured the ceremony's biggest honor, Best Picture.
12 Years a Slave beat out 288 other films that were eligible for Best Picture. The film came out in October 2013, building a groundswell of support by moviegoers and critics alike for its emotional tale of Solomon Northup' struggle for survival in a pre-Civil War United States.
"Everyone fell in line to tell the story," Brad Pitt, who played an abolitionist in 12 Years, said backstage to press alongside director Steve McQueen.
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