Oscars: 12 Years A Slave best picture, but Gravity pulls in most gongs

The biggest winner of the night was host Ellen DeGeneres whose 'epic selfie' tweet went viral

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ALFONSO CUARON'S space thriller Gravity landed seven Academy Awards last night but failed to win the coveted Best Picture gong – that accolade went to Steve McQueen's historical drama 12 Years A Slave.

So did the prizes end up in the right hands?

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