"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," Lupita said during her acceptance speech.
Gravity emerged the night's biggest winner, while Matthew Mcconaughey beat Leonardo Di Carpio to Best Actor in a Leading Role.
See full list of winners at the 86th Academy Awards:
THE OSCARS 2014: WINNERS LIST
Best Picture
12 Years A Slave
Best Director
Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity)
Best Animated Feature
Frozen
Best Live Action Short Film
Helium (Anders Walter, Kim Magnusson)
Best Visual Effects
Gravity (Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk, Neil Corbould)
Best Film Editing
Gravity (Alfonso Cuarón, Mark Sanger)
Best Sound Editing
Gravity (Glenn Freemantle)
Best Original Score
Gravity (Steven Price)
Best Original Screenplay
Her (Spike Jonze)
Best Sound Mixing
Skip Lievsay, Niv Adirj, Christopher Benstead and Chris Munro (Gravity) Foreign Language Film
The Great Beauty, Italy
Best Costume Design
Catherine Martin, The Great Gatsby
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club)
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Lupita Nyong'o (12 Years A Slave)
Best Make-up and Hairstyling
Dallas Buyers Club (Adruitha Lee, Robin Mathews)
Best Animated Short Film
Mr. Hublot (Laurent Witz, Alexandre Espigares)
Best Documentary Feature
20 Feet from Stardom
Best Cinematography
Gravity (Emmanuel Lubezki)
Best Production Design
The Great Gatsby (Catherine Martin, Beverley Dunn)
Best Documentary Short Subject
The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life
Best Original Song
Let It Go (Frozen)
Best Adapted Screenplay
12 Years a Slave (John Ridley)
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