Director Steve McQueen (R) embraces producer Bianca Stigter as they accept the Best Picture award for "12 Years a Slave" with (back row) actors Sarah Paulson, Kelsey Scott, Lupita Nyong'o, Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Fassbender, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Paul Dano, and Adepero Oduye onstage during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on March 2, 2014 in Hollywood, California. [CFP]