First time Oscar nominee, Lupita Nyong’o, stole the show at the Critics’ Choice Awards Thursday night with her emotional acceptance speech after winning Best Supporting Actress.

Nyong’o, who made her feature debut in 12 Years A Slave, beat fellow nominees Scarlett Johansson (Her), Jennifer Lawrence (American Hustle), Julia Roberts (August: Osage County), June Squibb (Nebraska) and Oprah Winfrey (Lee Daniels’ The Butler) for the award. A clearly shocked Nyong’o began by thanking her fellow nominees, especially Roberts, saying, “Julia, thank you so much for making my brother the coolest guy in school by taking a picture with him.”

Nyong’o became emotional when she began talking about her film, especially director Steve McQueen, calling him “incredible” as she began to cry.

“Steve, your passion, your dedication, and your smile inspired me everyday on set and it continues to inspire me now,” she said.

Finally, Nyong’o concluded her speech by dedicating the Critics’ Choice Award to her uncle, who, she says, attended all of her plays, but died before seeing her debut on the big screen.

12 Years A Slave also won Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenwriter.

Other highlights from the Critics’ Choice Awards included Sandra Bullock winning Best Actress in an Action Movie for her Oscar-nominated performance in Gravity. Bullock joked about being an Action star and got bleeped after a technical malfunction interrupted her speech. But, perhaps the best part of her speech was when she thanked her co-star in the film, George Clooney, saying, “I’d like to thank George Clooney for floating away and not coming back.”

2014 Critics' Choice Awards: Complete List Of Winners

Best Picture: 12 Years A Slave
Best Actor: Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club)
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years A Slave)
Best Young Actor/Actress: Adele Exarchopoulos (Blue Is The Warmest Clolor)
Best Acting Ensemble: American Hustle
Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity)

Best Original Screenplay: Spike Jonze (Her)
Best Adapted Screenplay: John Ridley (12 Years A Slave)

Best Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki (Gravity)
Best Art Direction: Catherine Martin and Beverly Dunn (The Great Gatsby)
Best Editing: Alfonso Cuaron and Mark Sanger (Gravity)
Best Costume Design: Catherine Martin (The Great Gatsby)
Best Makeup: American Hustle
Best Visual Effects: Gravity

Best Action Movie: Lone Survivor
Best Actor in an Action Movie: Mark Wahlberg (Lone Survivor)
Best Actress in an Action Movie: Sandra Bullock (Gravity)

Best Comedy: American Hustle
Best Actor in a Comedy: Leonardo DiCaprio (The Wolf of Wall Street)
Best Actress in a Comedy: Amy Adams (American Hustle)

Best Animated Feature: Frozen
Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie: Gravity
Best Foreign Language Film: Blue Is The Warmest Color
Best Documentary Feature: 20 Feet from Stardom
Best Song: “Let It Go” (Frozen)
Best Score: Steven Price (Gravity)

Joel Siegel Award: Forest Whitaker
Louis XIII Genius Award: Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, Richard Linklater (Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Before Midnight)
Hollywood’s Hottest Star: Benedict Cumberbatch

– Olivia Truffaut-Wong

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