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Matthew McConaughey, Best Actor Oscar Winner At 86th Annual Academy Awards

Matthew McConaughey, Best Actor Oscar Winner At 86th Annual Academy Awards
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Actor Matthew McConaughey poses during a photo call for his movie "Dallas Buyers Club" in Rome, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Matthew McConaughey has been named the Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 86th annual Academy Awards for his performance in "Dallas Buyers Club."

He beat out Christian Bale, Bruce Dern, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Leonardo DiCaprio for the title.

McConaughey, 44, also won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama and Screen Actors Guild award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role. In "Dallas Buyers Club," McConaughey plays Ron Woodroof, an electrician and rodeo cowboy who was diagnosed with AIDS in 1986. The film is based on true events.

This is McConaughey's first Academy Award nomination and win.

Follow all the action from the 86th annual Academy Awards with the live blog below.

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Stars' First Oscars
Meryl Streep with Don Gummer, April 1979(01 of20)
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Nominated for: "August: Osage County" (credit:Getty)
Tom Hanks, March 1987(02 of20)
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In: "Captain Phillips" (credit:Getty)
Julia Roberts with Kiefer Sutherland, March 1990(03 of20)
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Nominated for: "August: Osage County" (credit:Getty)
Martin Scorsese, March 1990(04 of20)
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Nominated for: "The Wolf of Wall Street" (credit:Getty)
Brad Pitt with Juliette Lewis, March 1992(05 of20)
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In: "12 Years a Slave" (credit:Getty)
Leonardo DiCaprio, March 1994(06 of20)
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Nominated for: "The Wolf of Wall Street" (credit:Getty)
Sandra Bullock, March 1996(07 of20)
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Nominated for: "Gravity" (credit:Getty)
Cate Blanchett, March 1999(08 of20)
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Nominated for: "Blue Jasmine" (credit:Getty)
Judi Dench, March 1999(09 of20)
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Nominated for: "Philomena" (credit:Getty)
Joaquin Phoenix, March 2001(10 of20)
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In: "Her" (credit:Getty)
Jennifer Garner, March 2003(11 of20)
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In: "Dallas Buyers Club" (credit:Getty)
Matthew McConaughey, March 2003(12 of20)
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Nominated for: "Dallas Buyers Club" (credit:Getty)
Scarlett Johansson, February 2004(13 of20)
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In: "Her" (credit:Getty)
Amy Adams, March 2006(14 of20)
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Nominated for:"American Hustle" In: "Her" (credit:Getty)
George Clooney, March 2006(15 of20)
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In: "Gravity" (credit:Getty)
Jonah Hill with Seth Rogen, February 2008(16 of20)
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Nominated for: "The Wolf of Wall Street" (credit:Getty)
Jeremy Renner, March 2010(17 of20)
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In: "American Hustle" (credit:Getty)
Bradley Cooper, March 2010(18 of20)
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Nominated for: "American Hustle" (credit:Getty)
Christian Bale, February 2011(19 of20)
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Nominated for: "American Hustle" (credit:Getty)
Jennifer Lawrence, February 2011(20 of20)
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Nominated for: "American Hustle" (credit:Getty)
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