steve mcqueen and i then began our discussion. and since the u.n.a brief technical problem that you will see where the lights were briefly dimmed. here is some of my discussion at the u.n. with steve mcqueen. >> you were on the united nations blog, "slavery is a huge hole in the canvas of cinema, and for me it had to be visualized." what do you think is the power that the film delivers beyond what the experience of reading the book can deliver? >> well, what it does is it brings it to life. what it does, it makes it real. what it does, it isn't a myth. it's a reality. and with that reality comes one's own response. and with that comes empathy. with that comes understanding. i mean, i can't count how many times i've heard or -- i mean, okay. i'll come back to what i want to say. i mean, for example, a friend of mine, a producer, was in a cinema in toronto when we first showed the film in the toronto film festival. and he's a white guy from britain. he was sitting down. and this middle-aged african-american woman sat down next to him. they started tal

steve mcqueen. [ applause ] >> all right. i'm sorry. i apologize for the paper.me now. but i'll try not to. i first want to thank the academy. thank you so much. the people i need to thank. i'll push on. to my wonderful cast and crew, plan-b, brad pitt, without him this film would not have been made. river rhodes, anna wilcher, and brad weston. and tessa ross. and steve telula. my publicist, four words. i'm sorry about this. for hard work, and my magnificent agent, who has all the women in my life. and they're all the most powerful. my mother, obviously. but this is my -- forgive me. i'm nervous. you know who you are. first of all, for jill and shields. give me one more minute. i'd like to thank this amazing historian, sue aiken, whose life -- she gave her life's work to preserving solomon's book. i want to thank my partner for unearthing this treasure for me. my mother. my mom's out there. thank you for your hard headingness, mom. thank you. my children, alex and dexter. and my father, thank you. the last word. everyone -- everyone deserves not only to survive,

. >> steve mcqueen, you charge every you fashion with a breath of your own spirit. thank you so much for putting me in this position. this has been the joy of my life. >> a really special moment there, michelle, and it was also an extraordinary social media moment involving lupita and others when ellen took out her samsung, a big plug for them there, and she did this great thing, let's watch it. >> and then, you get in here too, julia. lean in, channing if you could get in also. bradley, i want you all in it, jennifer, you also. brad, get in here, come on -- lupita -- >> come on, meryl -- no, meryl, can you take it meryl, i can't get everyone in here. all right. all right. that's good, look at us. >> and you know what, there is a great twist. you have the biggest super stars ever amassed in one selfie. it got double the number of retweets over any tweet in history beating the picture of the obamas after he won the last election, and it's zooming away every minute. there is one ringer in that picture who is lupita's kid brother junior. he came up to me earlier on the

but the night belonged to "steve mcqueen and 12 years a slave." worth waiting out it was not a bad night for the brits at the oscars. that brings our show to a close. you can carry on watching bbc world news on our 24 hour news channel. check out our listings there. inc. use a much for watching. we will see you back here tomorrow. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, newman's own foundation, giving all profits to charity and pursuing the common good for over 30 years. and union bank. and charles schwab. >> there is a saying around here -- you stand behind what you say. around here, you don't make excuses. you make commitments. and when you can't live up to them, you own up to them and make it right all stop some people think the kind of accountability thrives on sony streets in this country has gone missing in the places where it's needed most. but i know you will still find it if you were to look. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry you operate in. working to nurt

steve mcqueen. and what a way to celebrate.the trial of oscar pistorius is under way in pretoria just coming back from the lunch break. he is charged with the murder of his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. we are following the trial there in pretoria. just sum up what we have heard so far. >> reporter: well, this morning we saw oscar pistorius arriving in court with a dark suit, in a dark tie. his expression was normal. he did not look apprehensive like we saw during the bail application where he was sobbing alike. this time he was much more composed. reeva steenkamp's family is there. june steenkamp hoped to look oscar in the eye. but there was no opportunity because when he walked in he walked straight ahead. there were 80 journalists inside the court following the proceedings. and he was asked when the charges were read to him if he pleads guilty or not. he said i do understand the charges and he said not guilty, my lord. and he said not guilty, my lady, to the judge. some charges happened a long time ago when he fired a shot in

." >> steve mcqueen becomes the first black director to win best picture at the oscars. >> hello, unidentified gunmen thought to be russians surrounding military bases in ukraine's crimea region. they say russia's actions are a declaration of war. seven of the grouch of eight top industrialized nations have suspended preliminary meetings due to be held before a summit in russia in june. european foreign ministers are due to hold an emergency meeting on the crisis in brussels. in a blow to ukraine's government the head of its navy defected to the pro-russian forces and is being charged with treason. jennifer glasse is in crimea, and has been to a base surrounded by armed groups. she said in this report, near the crimean capital. >> it was not a day that sergei storozhenko expected. a group of russians came to his base, wanting him to surrender. "they said they are here to bring stability to crimea", what that meant he didn't know. he refused to give up. truckloads arrive. the colonel watches and says, "they're here." the ukrainians move a vehicle to the gate. there'll be no reinforcements. no o

. >> steve mcqueen you charge everything you fashion with a breath of your own spirit.thank you so much for putting me in this position. it has been the joy of my life. >> steve mcqueen's brutal story of slavery was tipped for top honors alongside "gravity." best director and most of the technical cat gathers. it won seven oscars of all. the biggest haul of the night. >> can you take it? i can't get everyone in here. >> this year's host ellen degeneres played it safe and simple. she tweeted a star packed picture that grinded the social network to a halt. cate blanchett won best actress for her performance in" blue jasmine". >> thank you so much, woody allen, for casting me. >> >> leto took the prize for best supporting actor. the oscar for best picture went to "12 years a slave." it's well-known producer made the introductions to the man of the moment. >> one man brought us all together to tell the story. that is the indominable mr. steve mcqueen. >> i dedicate this a award to all the people who have endured slavery and the 21 million people who still suffer slavery tod

that's will smith. "12 years a slave" won best picture, directed by steve mcqueen. just unflinching slave drama. it's the first film from a black director to win best picture. so, the show last night also made twitter history. why? well, i'm sure you've seen it because it's been retweeted more than 2 million times. this all-star selfie right there. name all those mega stars in that picture. there they are. that's been retweeted by every human on earth at least twice. it beat the previous most-tweeted retweet, which was from president obama the night of his re-election. it also crashed twitter, by the way, for about 20 minutes. >> jared leto got the best supporting actor to for his role in "dallas buyers club," so it was a big night for "dallas buyers club," but i met him at a screening in december and asked him how it felt, you know, so many months or even years after filming, to see yourself in such an important film. and he told me, i didn't watch the movie. can you believe that? he won best supporting actor and he told me he didn't watch the movie. >> turns out,

. >> 12 years of slaves, brad pitt, steve mcqueen -- >> 12 years of slaves won best picture and the film got two other wins. they had best supporting act direct and screen play. they took home best and matthew imagine couldn't hay, kate plan chet, filmed in san francisco. we have a complete list which is part of our oscar section on the home page. rain is expected to sweep southward and a complete forecast when you can expect to see it again at 5:00, thank you for making our news your choice. [uncle]this is hopscotch,okay? uncle go one,two,one,two,one two,one. [niece]okay! [uncle]okay? [niece]one,two three,four,five,six,seven,eight! [uncle laughing] okay,we go the other way,okay? [niece]one,two,three,four,five, six,seven! [uncle laughs]there's ten spaces,you want to try again? [uncle]yeah? alex paen: the program you are about to view contains real life mysteries of several misng people. just watching may save their lives. kidnappings... family abductions... runaways... right now, we need your help to locate the many children and adults who are missing. [captioning made possible by telco

steve mcqueen became the first to win the film industry's highest honor. >> a heart-wrenching drama,st picture honor. blue jasmine and matthew mcconaughey won best actor for playing an aids patient in dallas buyers club. and then idina manziel's name. >> the gorgeous song let it go from the oscar winning animated movie frozen welcome the wickedly talented one and only adel alzene. >> no one had any clue what he said. guesses like adeladazen? sounded like that. his own twitter account and let it go. beautiful job. >> it's not easy to read the tell prompters. >> the oscars host made the goal of setting a retweet record with star-studded selfie. degeneres after bradley cooper with picture and several other stars and long before midnight sunday, it was retweeted more than 2 million times, can you believe it? >> oscars and ellen degeneres trending this morning. give leo an oscar. comments about leonardo dicaprio deserving one. the hat turned a lot of heads when farrell won it in january and oscar pistorius trending the paraolympic athlete under way in south africa. he didn't mean to kill

the film is a master piece and director steve mcqueen links the evils of slavery to those of the holocaustt kicks you in the gut and is hard viewing and if it had not won i think it would have been an extraordinary upset. there is absolutely no doubt of the quality and paul was unlucky not to win best actor but the role of playing a free man who is forced to become a slave is less snowy say mcconaughey in the dallas buyers clubs and the others and nebraska and the leonardo's wolf of wall street. >> reporter: a lot of films up for awards this year were heavy and quite serious topics we had to deal with. >> i think that is a sign of the maturity of the film industry and also the fact that if you have films of the excellence that were competing and only a limited number of awards, certain films go unrewarded which is a great pity. we had kate absolutely superb as best actress playing someone mentally unstable in blue jasmine and i was extremely impressed and it was obvious she would win. there were two searing portraits, matthew mcconaughey as hiv suffering and touching and remarkable and a t

if steve mcqueen wins for "12 years a slave," he'll be the first african-american.ou'll have people fail it again and again because you're not seeing a diversity of people chosen. >> the double standard is you have a lot of chances for female directors and african-american directors. what you don't have is second chances for them. one of these people bombs and you'll have a lot of people who are chummy with the movers and shakers at the top. they'll get chance after chance after chance. they'll be allowed an honest failure. >> it's such a fascinating thing about the way hollywood works and who is in and who is out and how murcuriel that can be. i remember it was 10, 12 years ago, i remember christina ricci being on the cover of every magazine and the advice is tuds of who hollywood finds fashionable, if i lived in that world, i would be insecure and out of my mind all the time. one minute you're the best and then no one wants to hire you. john travolta thought until "pulp fiction," he thought his career was over. >> and then you do have judi dench in there who trans

. >> when director steve mcqueen met nyongo, what he saw was innocence and grace.r an actress playing a slave brutalized by a sadistic master. >> you're doing this to yourself. >> i mean, it is so challenging as an audience member to watch what happens to her. how is it for you the actress to get into that? >> first and foremost, it was ensuring that i was not playing patsy from a place of sympathy for her situation. >> i went to the plantation. >> you admit it. >> yes. >> she didn't have the luxury of sentiment listing "d" sentimentalizing her pain. these were the circumstances of her life and it was my job to truthfully believe in them and try to deepen them and personalize them for myself as best as i could. >> once she became patsy, she struggled with leaving her tort -- torttured character on the set. >> pounds of cotton! day in and day out! >> it seeps into everything you do. every single thing. that's how things get richer. because it's always in your subconscience. i got massages and other things to try to get out of that zone. >> and she was surround by a

finally, whether meryl takes .home her fourth, jennifer lawrence her second, or steve mcqueen her firster in the back of their mind must be 45. that's how many seconds each one has before conductor william ross cues the music. alfred hitchcock only needed two. >> thank you. >> he woep yhope you join us fo academy awards. the red carpet starts 7:00 p.m. eastern. join all my colleagues right here breaking it down for you. good night, america, from los angeles. or how to find big savings on the things you need.eek. just make a straight line to safeway. your club card gets you deals you can't find anywhere else. right now, breakfast is on. oscar mayer bacon is only $3.99. rise and shine with simply orange oj, just $2.98. and oikos greek yogurt is only a buck. real big deals this week and every week.

finally, whether meryl takes .home her fourth, jennifer lawrence her second, or steve mcqueen her firste back of their mind must be 45. that's how many seconds each one has before conductor william ross cues the music. alfred hitchcock only needed two. >> thank you. >> he woep yhope you join us fo academy awards. the red carpet starts 7:00 p.m. eastern. join all my colleagues right here breaking it down for you. good night, america, from los angeles. robert set m me up. i mean, you don't give your girlfriend of 2 years a little velvet box for her birthday and not have it be an engagement ring. oh, amy. i don't have any chocolate, but bite the heads off these animal crackers. thanks. so, what was in the box? oh, one of those beautiful pearl, we're-never-getting-married necklaces. you know, you just got to give it time. you and robert will get married eventually. no. we talked about it. you know, when he asked why i threw the velvet box at his head. and he told me, "i still don't know what i want. it's not you, it's me." oh, god. "it's not you, it's me." that's on the guys' greatest hits

. >> laputo thanked director steve mcqueen. >> the first black person to win a best picture oscar. and amongst "gravity's" seven oscars were two for cuaron who won for best director. >> i'm mexican. i hope that like anything some mexicans were rooting for me. >> did you believe i had to move out of my beautiful home? >> cate blanchett was a front-runner ever since "blue jasmine" was released last summer. >> woody allen has been writing for years for women, and, you know incredibly complex, hilarious, extraordinary roles for women, and i was lucky get one. >> reporter: best actor, matthew mcconaughey, and supporting actor, jared leto were honored for their roles in "dallas buyers club." in his acceptance speech he offer add message of hope. >> to those that felt injustice because of who you are or who you love tonight i stand here in front of the world with you and for you. >> reporter: and after 20 years in the business matthew mcconaughey won with his first oscar nomination. >> i got a prize for excellence for the work i do and something that's not my job, and it's not my hobby, a

director steve mcqueen credited northrup's legacy in his acceptance speech. >> everyone deserves notmportant legacy of solomon northrup. i dedicate this award to all the people who have endured slavery, and the 21 million people who still suffer slavery today. thank you very much. thank you. thank you. . >> this award is a huge occasion for everyone who pushes for greater representation in hollywood. and the film's breakout star is 31-year-old lupita nyong'o. "12 years a slave" was her first movie, and she also went home last night with an oscar after this inspiring speech. >> thank you to the academy for this incredible recognition. it doesn't escape me for one moment that so much joy in my life is thanks to so much pain in someone else's. and so i want to salute the spirit of patsy for her guidance and for solomon, thank you for telling her story and your own. when i look down at this golden statue, may it remind me and every little child that no matter where you're from, your dreams are valid. thank you. >> we still have a long way to go in the fight for equality. but we can all t

brad pitt, jeremy kleiner, steve mcqueen [ applause ] >> it was a huge night for "12 years a slave" takingat the oscars and ellen taking a megawatt taj star selfie. our caption is up to you today. >>> who is getting socked by the worst of it. >>> and then secretary of state john kerry heading to ukraine after more of putin's army moves in on crimea. at what point is russia's military intimidation an official declaration of war? this is "way too early." >>> hey there, everybody. good morning. i'm thomas roberts. it is monday, march the 3rd, 2014. welcome to "way too early." the show that would have won best new short feature if we had been nominated. we always have next year. >>> we start off with weather. winter showing no signs of slowing down. new jersey in a state of emergency right now as places like atlantic city could get more than a foot of snow today. the federal government in d.c. has closed its offices and congress is closing business for

. >> steve mcqueen became the first black director to win the film's industry highest honor in 86 years the oscars. the heart wrenching drama 12 years a slave won best picture honors. kate blanchett was named best actress and matthew mcconaughey won best actor for playing an aids patient in dallas buyers club. john travolta got some unwanted attention for flubbing frozen theme song singer adeena menzol's name. >> the gorgeously empowering song let it go from the oscar winning animated winning frozen, please welcome the wickedly talented. >> i was wondering at that moment what? he wasn't even close. no one had any clue what he said and twitter's reaction was just as confused. gets are like adele dazeem. a name which now has its own twitter account. probably has thousands of followers. the song won for best song. >>> and another oscar moment being blamed for breaking twitter, at least temporarily. hostellen degeneres wanted to break a record. she snapped a picture of herself and then tweeting it. the picture was re-tweeted more than 2 million times, another giant step for mankind. >>> kpi

steve mcqueen he said he was barely there. >> such an exciting moment. so many.all with you. >>> and a surprising interview backstage with best actor winner matthew mcconaughey. he and his wife, camila alves, absolutely in my opinion one of the best-dressed couples on the red carpet. >> i agree. >> she let us go behind the scenes with her. as she got ready. >> they're not the only best-dressed couple. let's look at robin and lara. wowing everyone last night. look at those gowns. you look so fabulous. >> thank you, george. >> lara, you were saying. cate blanchett's dress was heavy when i picked up the train. yours was as well? >> it was heavy. those are heavy beads. it was between seven and ten pounds. >> i hate to see the gender line, but boy. >> you don't know what we go through. >> between that and the rain, i worked really hard. >> it is -- you guys are great. >> i loved working with you. that was the best, robin. >> anytime, anytime. >> news josh? >>> we're going to begin with the crisis in ukraine. affecting global stock markets now and causing oil and gas p

. >> steve mcqueen directed "12 years a slave", he is big news in the u.s. at home there's a question troubling this film-maker. >> where do we go from here? >> at the emmys, he won an award for his documentary. it's not a question offy people are leaving, but why. >> winning a bafta, will it be steve or me. winning a grierson. it will integrate the talent. it's evident. that's the reason we go to the states and win an awards. >> these actors and directors may be an inspiration to the up and coming black film makers. part of the issue is to find out why they are leaving. is it a lack of funding or prejudice. k generation at home. >> the latest on all the stories in the bulletin and much, much more at the website aljazeera.com. >> a possible russian military intervention would be bad news for ukraine and unsettling to say the least for the global economy. we will explain. plus new data reveal that u.s. growth has been slowing down again. weather is a problem, and that was before the next winter storms coming this weekend. and the new hockey arena in detroit t

among those celebrating, steve mcqueen, who becomes the first african-american director to win for bestture. abc's akiko fujita stayed up all night. she joins us with the highlights. >> reporter: good morning to you. you hear crews breaking down the red carpet. just hours after the show. away from the dolby theater, partying all fight for the stars. a lot of celebrating out here. the big winner? "12 years a slave." >> "12 years a slave." >> reporter: top honors for the slavery odyssey based on an 1853 memoir. brad pitt's production company produced it. >> thank you all. thank you for this incredible honor you bestowed on our film tonight. >> reporter: the film received a best supporting actress nod for lupita nyong'o. >> it has been the joy of my life. [ applause ] >> reporter: "dallas buyers club" a drama about battling aids in 1980s texas cleaned up. jared leto thanked his mother and made a special dedication. >> this is for the 36 million people who have lost the battle to aids. >> reporter: the movie's other star, matthew mcconaughey took home the best actor trophy. the competition

best picture at the eighty sixth academy awards in los angeles' the film's british born director steve mcqueen collected the oscar alongside pretty separate page saying that he dedicated the film to everyone who had enjoyed slavery and the twenty one million people around the world can still enjoy its space for that gravity was also a big winner with seven awards including best director ralph wanted to own that became the first evidence he did still make it to take beyond the lady in number sixteen was too kind you want the best documentary short film tells the story of alice has some of the one to pulsing last week was the world's oldest survivor of the holocaust tsp. zaire the refuse. j and more. we want to employ one hundred and one. i mean it. eu the religious duties in ukraine including the jewish community have called on russian authorities to pull out their troops from crimea and to stop labeling actually protest leaders fascists rabbi jacob lake chief rabbi of kiev in ukraine was one of the signatories of the ladder another was rabbi michael composed and of the nair attended reform syn

here is the director, steve mcqueen, with charlie rose. >> i wanted to make a movie about slavery, becausee was a hole in the canon of cinema. it was not referenced, it was not there for me. i wanted to investigate and find out about that. >> all right, also a big winner, gravity, seven awards, with best director, sandra bullock. up for best actress. >> all of those things that frustrated me were things that once i figured out were a benefit -- hopefully the same thing is happening to the character and space. the loss of control, the frustration, the loneliness, the isolation. instead of fighting it it became a friend rather than something that was a problem. >> big disappointment for "american hustle," which went home completely empty-handed. and the wolf of wall street failed to win any trophies, despite five nominations. you do not have to be an oscar winner to win big bucks. here are the top actors that have yet to win the gold. ♪ >> on the animated side, "frozen" took home best animated feature and best song, they crossed over the $1 billion mark for worldwide ticket sales. the only o

steve mcqueen celebrating the fact he is the first black director ever to have his movie honored as best picture. >> and the oscar goes to, lupita nyong'o. >> reporter: and the it girl last night, radiant in robin's egg blue and poised to perfection, best supporting actress, lupita nyong'o. >> it doesn't escape me for one moment that so much joy in my life is thanks to so much pain in someone else's. >> reporter: she's from kenya, but born in mexico, where her father, a kenyan politician, was briefly in exile. >> the oscars were never in my dream. i mean, they were way too out there for me to even begin to dream about. this is not a world i was aiming to be a part of. but i'm happy to be here. >> i got this from mr. shaw. >> reporter: "12 years a slave," her movie debut. flashback 75 years to another black actress who also played a slave. hattie mcdaniel, in "gone with the wind," the first black academy award winner. >> i sincerely hope i will always be a credit to my race and to the motion picture industry. my heart is too full to tell you just how i feel. and may i say thank you. and g

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. >> "twrelf years a slave" -- >> steve mcqueen is british. so it has been a great night for us. >> the way the awards were distributed. i think there seemed to be a few for each film. there were so many good films in the running, weren't there? >> some years you have a run-away. "schindle's list" year, you know there is a film that will sweep the board. then there are years they will spread the love around. >> i think i like these years. "american hustle." >> it became the bridesmaid and not a bride. i think it suffered by always being the number three choice for voters. >> interesting, as well, another illustration of how films can be more than the sum of their parts, as you put it earlier. a number of awards gling all over the place, and then a different film winning the best film. >> "gravity" won the most awards, seven awards. >> technical awards. >> for the most part. "12 years a slave" did pick up a supporting acting award and a screenplay award, which i think justified it going on. >> it happened two years running. best picture, best d

. >> kelly says her favorite moment was seeing steve mcqueen jumping for joy. there he goes he accepted the oscar for best picture. for all winners and highlights go to our web site. plus go to our facebook page to share how you think ellen did hosting the show. >> and we want to thank you for taking part in our oscar give away. we awarded tickets to seven lucky people that liked us. today's winner is kevin c from san francisco. congratulations to kevin and other winners. >> they get to go free. >> yes. absolutely. >> we've got rain. >> yes. spencer christian is up on the roof and has the umbrella out. >> all right, matthew mcconaughey, all right, all right. it's go to live doppler 7 verga is not hitting the ground but hanging on in spots in the north bay. especially around santa rosa and off shore there, just off the golden gate. you can see a better-organized mass of moisture just about to mick land fall. and we'll see light rain and drizzle tomorrow morning for the commute. we'll get a break tuesday afternoon and wednesday. here is a trail of moisture moving

and steve mcqueen raced this buggy. >> how long does it take to restore a car?it depends on the condition, this car has taken us about four years. >> with $20 million and untold hours invested in these cars, how do you protect them? >> in terms of stealing them, they are really unstealable. they are so well known, who could you sell them to? >> as much as jim loves the prefabricated cars in his collection, he still wants more from a sports car. >> there was a period when people were saying that the new ferraris aren't pretty anymore, and we don't understand them. >> i have been a collector for a number of and one day i got a call from pininfarina. >> this was an outside work shop. the head designer he wanted to prove he could still make a pretty ferrari. that designer turned to jim, offering to make him the ultimate car. >> he needed to find someone who wasn't afraid of annoying ferrari. it was a pretty radical idea, and they did get extremely annoyed at it. the thing was i didn't care. what can ferrari do to me? >> jim spent a year conceptualizing the car. star

. >> british director steve mcqueen became the first black director to win the film industry's highestor in 86 years of the oscars. heart wrenching drama 12 years a slave won best picture. cate blanchett for best actress in blue jasmine and matthew mcconaughey for dallas buyers club. he had the best acceptance speech. trending, give leo an oscar. at buzz with leonardo dicaprio deserving an oscar. pharrell had probably the best. >>> oscar pistorius trial is under way in south africa. he said he didn't mean to kill his girlfriend. follow us at cfc s. last night, john travolta butchered idina's name. >> i heard it and then checked twitter. it was bad. if you're about to hit the morning commute, people are getting a late start. we're finally seeing some slowdowns and our sensors in the pass. we start to see some delays beginning to build out of tracee. we reach the dublin interchange that continues to move and you can see gets more crowded in the westbound lanes but it's still moving at the speed limit where the valley wide. we had a pretty bad major injury crash in fremont. we have a live

." >> director steve mcqueen's film took the top prize caping a big night that had many oscar firsts. >> katie was there looking spectacular in her dress. katie? >> you are so sweet. i will fill you in in a little bit. have i to start at the beginning which dash a dash i have to start at the beginning and the sun was shining and i loved her open oning line in her monologue about what a hard time it has been because of the rain and thank you for your prayers. honestly it was a better experience without the rain and it was a great experience for a team from los gatos. >> the red carpet was a ball. jennifer law wryness -- jennifer law swrens -- lawrence stood out in red and host ellen do generous -- ellen degeneres couldn't resist. >> you know when you fell when you got out of the car? no one needs to know that. >> watching from a front row seat, a 17-year-old from los gal toes. he wants to make in movies. when the make a wish foundation asked what he president whatted he said going to the oscars. >> i felt i couldn't ask for something. i felt there were so many other people who could ne

. >> steve mcqueen directed 12 years a slave and is big news in the u.s.ack home there is one question troubling this film maker. >> where do we go from here. >> for him this is not a question of why he was leading, but it is to stop them needing to. that is his focus. >> winning a bafta, it will be me. how to incorporate people, integrate talent. it's evident dent, you know. that's the reason we were going to the states winning awards. >> these actors and directors may be an inspiration to the up and coming black film makers. part of the issue is to find out why they are leaving in the first place, is it a lack of funding or prejudice, that may be the only way to ultimately keep the next generation alt home. >> still to come on the newshour on al jazeera - the secrets of sam ba. a mistake peak of the preparations for what is the biggest party on earth. it's mardi gras >> i'm at the rock of gibraltar where there's a fear of a football blockade. >> if an it's been described as the biggest party on the planet. rio de janeiro's mayor opened the carnival festi

." >> director steve mcqueen's film took the top prize caping a big night that had many oscar firsts. >> katie was there looking spectacular in her dress. katie? >> you are so sweet. i will fill you in in a little bit. have i to start at the beginning which dash a dash i have to start at the beginning and the sun was shining and i loved her open oning line in her monologue about what a hard time it has been because of the rain and thank you for your prayers. honestly it was a better experience without the rain and it was a great experience for a team from los gatos. >> the red carpet was a ball. jennifer law wryness -- jennifer law swrens -- lawrence stood out in red and host ellen do generous -- ellen degeneres couldn't resist. >> you know when you fell when you got out of the car? no one needs to know that. >> watching from a front row seat, a 17-year-old from los gal toes. he wants to make in movies. when the make a wish foundation asked what he president whatted he said going to the oscars. >> i felt i couldn't ask for something. i felt there were so many other people who could ne

table was michael fassbender, who played a brutal plantation owner, and best director nominee steve mcqueen. >> at a certain point, i wanted to make a movie about slavery. to me, there was a hole in the canon of cinema about the subject. reference was not there for me. i wanted to investigate that. i wanted to find out about that in a way which was not predicting, or putting my stance on it, but investigating. solomon northrup was a man who was living in the north, who was pulled into slavery. my wife said, why don't you look at true accounts of slavery? we both did some research, and she found this out, "12 years a slave." she said, i think i have got it. it was a total understatement. every page was a revelation. >> i just read the script. it just moved me to tears by the end of it. i called him up and was like, i want to be part of this. having read it, i was like, i would like to play epps. i did not for one minute assume it was a shoe in. i just wanted to be part of it. it is a great story, an important story. >> that servant, which knew his lord's will -- which knew his lord's will. a

>> reporter: this year's best picture win had "12 years a slave's" steve mcqueen jumping for joy. >>r: best supporting actress lupita nyong'o in tears. >> it has been the joy of my life. >> reporter: from that raw emotion to some of the biggest laughs. >> lupita? >> reporter: ellen degeneres took this superstar selfie that broke twitter records, surpassing the previous record held by president obama. >> we cracked and broke twitter. we have made history. >> reporter: she even ordered pizza and asked hollywood's a-list to help pay for it. >> the stock just went up. you've got money now, lupita. >> oh, my lord. >> reporter: backstage, matthew mcconaughey congratulated his "dallas buyers club" co-star jared leto. >> i wouldn't have gotten the job if they didn't say, okay, let's give this guy a shot. >> reporter: awkward moments, as well. ♪ >> reporter: john travolta introduced frozen's "idina menzel and butchered her name -- [ indiscernible ] >> here's john travolta speaking about idina menzel and her talent and can't say her name. >> reporter: and the biggest stars on their feet. ♪ >>

british artists steve mcqueen's "12 years a slave" the first of its kind to be directed by a black filmicate this award to all the people who have endured slavery and the 21 million people who still suffer slavery today. >> the kenyon actress received the best award in her film in which she played a sexually abused slave named patsy. >> it doesn't escape me for one moment that so much joy in my life is thanks, to so much pain in someone else's. >> but it wasn't just "12 years a slave." much of the extend ahem broadcast took on issues of justice and injustice. kate blancheet accepting her award for best actress, reminding the world, quote the world is round, people. >> and perhaps those of us in the industry who are still foolishly clinging to the idea that fwe mail films with women at the center unleash experience, they are not. audiences want to see them and, in fact, they earn money. >> and after earning the best supporting actor award for his portrayal of a transgender man struggling with aids in "dallas buyer's club" jared letto inspired those for home and abroad. >> to all the drea

although don't be surprised if the british director steve mcqueen lives for 12 years a slave.e news from the red car put throughout the day. so stay with us here on fox news. back to you. >> and you look smashing. red tie to match the red carpet. we will watch for you today. thanks. >>> oscars aren't just a money maker for the city of l.a.. brenda buttner is here with a look at how small businesses are also getting a piece of the pie. >> that's right. sure the studios and stars intend mega bucks to pay homage to hollywood. little oscar is all about big, big, big. but small business has a big role, too. you know the famous gift bags that are presents to nominees and presenters some not a small price tag for sure. this oscar squag backpacked with $80,000 worth of good deciies. a couple managed to get $6,000 worth of its truffles inside the bag, they hope that will make their candy a must have. and a hometown hollywood small business has a big geel. the envelope, please? the envelopes and cards that reveal the winners tonight are made by mark freedland could you tour communicatio

." >> reporter: the steve mcqueen film comes in with nine nominations including supporting actress recognizedr her first major role outside of drama school. >> i think jennifer lawrence is rooting for lupita nyongo. >> reporter: jared leto is considered a shoo-in for best supporting actor for his role as a transgender woman in @hÑ"dall buyers club." co-star matthew mcconme could join him if he beats out hollywood veterans and first-time nominee which we tell edge yo for. i was full. >> reporter: familiar faces fill out the best actress at category. amyed adams is the only nominee without an oscar here. ellen degeneres returns for her second stint as oscars host this year. if past shows are any indication, expect plenty of singing and dancing and some surprises to round out hollywood's biggest night. >> southern california has been dealing with a massive storm the last few days. crews constructed a plastic tent to protect the red carpet all squeak but they brought that down overnight and forecasters say skies are expected to clear in time for the big show. akiko fujita, abc news, hollywood. >>

. >> steve mcqueen directed "12 years a slave" and is big news in the u.s.ack home there is one question drubbing this graduate film processor. >> at the emmys he won an award. it's not a question of why they are leaving, but stopping them. >> winning a bafta. is that it? will it be steve or just me. how do we incorporate people and integrate the talent. >> it's evident. that's the reason why we were going off to the state and winning an award and doing great things. >> actors and directors may be an inspiration. part of the issue is to find out why they are leaving in the first place. >> is it a lack of funding. >> it may bet the only way to keep the next generation at home. >> steve mcqueen gets best director for "12 years a slave," he'll be the first african american to win the award. >> teenagers spend more than 100 hours a month watching videos according to the department of health and human services. some are doing more than just watching. >> these budding film makers are learning the tools of the trade. for two weeks they put down the pencils and put

for best picture, marking the first time the top honor has gone to a film by black director -- steve mcqueen. lupita nyong'o, who plays the film, whenman in the best supporting actress, becoming the first kenyan to win an oscar. so much joy in my life is thanks to so much pain in someone else's. so i want to salute the spirit of patsy for her guidance and, solomon, thank you for telling the story and your own. when i look down at this golden statue, mayor remind me -- mayor remind me, that no matter what where you're from, your dreams are valid. >> matthew mcconaughey won for best actor and jared leto for best supporting actor for the roles in "dallas buyers club." "20 feet from stardom" about backup dancers won for best documentary. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. russia is found to keep its troops in the ukrainian region of crimea in what has become moscow's biggest confrontation with the west since the cold war. russian troops seized part of the crimea peninsula without firing a shot as the parliament and moscow gay president vladimir p

steve mcqueen. >> the honor making history, mcqueen is the first black director to direct a motion picturevery. >> and star antics. a-listers shaking to the performance of disspeckable ii "happy." >> ellen degeneres snapping this celebrity selfie. getting millions of retweets. the season comedian even passing out pizza. >> carrie washington is pregnant. >> the over three hour show was packed with all-star singers. ♪ >> bette midler "wind beneath my wings." >> and pink's rendition of "over the rainbow." >> ♪ you'll find me >>> all receiving stand ovations. but it was the surprise appearance by legendary actor sidn sidney poitier. that action was heard all over the world from sidney poitier. "gravity" wasn't chosen as best picture but still a great night for that film. seven academy awards including for its director, alfonso cuaron. let us know what you think. i was twist ago long with you. #newday. get into the discussion. do you think your favorite film was overlooked or maybe your star was overlooked. you know we'll cover the red carpet fashion. i want to you tweet about that. it wasn't j

like, steve mcqueen could drive this thing, it's that cool. >> jimmy: really?u have a truck? >> andy: i don't have a truck, but you know, pickup trucks make everybody like ten points hotter. >> jimmy: well it's -- [ light laughter ] >> it's true. >> andy: men and women alike, yeah. >> it's a quintessential -- i mean, it is an american vehicle, right? >> andy: yeah. >> it's one of their most popular, it's the best selling vehicle in the united states. it's the ford f-150. it's been that way for over 35 years. >> jimmy: is that right? >> i mean, they're just cool. they say something about you. they're functional, and they're terrific. >> jimmy: yeah, i need one. i need something that says me. i think i'm a truck type of dude. [ laughter ] >> andy: because you need to haul pumpkins. is that the idea? >> jimmy: look, pumpkin season comes once a year. >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you're going to throw it in the back of the car? or what are you going to do? strap it in with a seatbelt? [ laughter ] respect the pumpkin, keep it outdoors. >> put it in the back of th

i'm excited to see steve mcqueen having more power because he's going to choose to do pretty much whatevere wants. he's making amazing choices from shame to "12 years a slave" what he's going to do next is exciting. >> who is not a one hit wonder is my man, matthew mcconaughey. i've known him as the guy on the chick flicks. tory says he does a lot of serious roles but i don't think it's been until this year to where he's propped up to be taken seriously. there are so few in hollywood, a handful of them that can stamp their name on a project and get the money, the funding and the support and usually they do very well. i'm talking brad pitt, tom hanks. leonardo dicaprio. >> you think he's in that group? >> he could. he's worked his heart out. not just dallas buyers club -- >> in ten years -- he'll never reach it. >> i expect great things from him. >> i know you're also a big matthew mcconaughey fan. >> he's amazing. his wolf of wall street performance which everyone remembers. >> all right, all right, all right. i didn't see it. >> amazing. do we have 20 seconds? if you read about wolf of wa