86th Academy Awards

The  86th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences  (AMPAS), honored the actors , technical achievements , and films of 2013  and took place on March 2, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre  in Hollywood, Los Angeles . The ceremony was scheduled one week later than usual to avoid conflict with the broadcast of the 2014 Winter Olympics , as was the case in 2006 and 2010.  During the ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented awards in 24 categories. Televised in the United States by ABC , the ceremony was produced by Neil Meron <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:21px;"> and Craig Zadan <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:21px;">, and directed by Hamish Hamilton <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:21px;">. Television personality Ellen DeGeneres <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:21px;"> hosted the show for the second time, after hosting the 79th ceremony <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:21px;"> in 2007. <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:21px;">  <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:'HelveticaNeue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:21px;">With 43.74 million viewers, this was the most watched Oscar ceremony since 2000.

Grand Theft Auto recieved a record 17 nominations and would eventually level the record of 11 wins.

Awards
<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:21px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.