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The searing slavery drama “12 Years a Slave†has won the Academy Award for best picture. Directed by British director Steve McQueen. The film is based on a true story and stars Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup, a free man who was kidnapped into slavery in the South. It is the first film directed by a black filmmaker to win the best picture Oscar.