Oscar nominees attend Critics' Choice Awards

Sandra Bullock was named best actress in an action movie and Steve McQueen collected the best picture award for 12 Years a Slave

A host of Oscar nominees came together for the Critics' Choice Movie Awards in Los Angeles on Thursday, which saw Gravity win a record seven prizes.

The awards are a likely indicator of Oscar success and have predicted many of the winners in recent years.

Gravity was named best sci-fi film, while Alfonso Cuaron won best director and Sandra Bullock took best actress in an action movie.

However, 12 Years a Slave collected the coveted best picture prize.

Determined by the Broadcast Film Critics Association, the best picture winner has gone on to win the best picture Oscar in six of the past seven years.

Matthew McConaughey collected best actor for Dallas Buyers Club

Cate Blanchett won best actress for Blue Jasmine

The ceremony saw Matthew McConaughey and Cate Blanchett win the top acting awards for their performances in Dallas Buyers Club and Blue Jasmine.

The pair also both won Golden Globes for their roles at the weekend.

McConaughey thanked the late Ron Woodroof, whom he portrayed on screen, saying he had "a life that was damned well worth putting to the big screen".

12 Years a Slave star Lupita Nyong'o was named best supporting actress, while McConaughey's co-star Jared Leto picked up best supporting actor.

Leto, who plays a transsexual woman in the Aids drama, dedicated his award to "all the people around the world who are living with HIV [and] all the people who have lost their lives to this horrific disease".

Lupita Nyong'o was named best supporting actress for 12 Years a Slave

American Hustle - which received 10 Oscar nods - collected four awards in total, including best comedy film, acting ensemble, hair and make-up and best actress in a comedy for Amy Adams.

Leonardo DiCaprio followed up his Golden Globe win another best actor in a comedy prize for The Wolf of Wall Street.

Mark Wahlberg picked up best actor in an action film for war film Lone Survivor, which also collected best action film.

French film Blue is the Warmest Colour won the best foreign language film award, with its star Adele Exarchopoulos named best young actress.

Speaking ahead of the ceremony, Oscar talk dominated the red carpet from the nominees.

American Hustle director David O Russell said he was "very grateful to be part of it all", while 12 Years a Slave director Steve McQueen said he was "happy to be amongst" the best picture shortlist.

British 12 Years a Slave star Chiwetel Ejiofor - who is Oscar nominated for best actor - said the day had been "completely thrilling".

"It was excellent and I was so excited, obviously for myself, but I was excited for everybody in the film and in the project."

Bruce Dern, who is nominated for his role in Nebraska, added: "It's nice to have your fellow teammates stand up and say, 'Hey, you had a good year, congratulations'."

The complete list of winners:

Picture - 12 Years a Slave

Actor - Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club

Actress - Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine

Supporting actor - Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club

Supporting actress - Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years a Slave

Young actor/actress - Adele Exarchopoulos, Blue Is The Warmest Colour

Acting Ensemble - American Hustle

Director - Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity

Original screenplay - Spike Jonze, Her

Adapted screenplay - John Ridley, 12 Years a Slave

Cinematography - Emmanuel Lubezki, Gravity

Art direction - Catherine Martin (production designer), Beverley Dunn (set decorator), The Great Gatsby

Editing - Alfonso Cuaron and Mark Sanger, Gravity

Costume design - Catherine Martin, The Great Gatsby

Hair and make-up - American Hustle

Visual effects - Gravity

Animated feature - Frozen

Action movie - Lone Survivor

Actor in an action movie - Mark Wahlberg, Lone Survivor

Actress in an action movie - Sandra Bullock, Gravity

Comedy - American Hustle

Actor in a comedy - Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street

Actress in a comedy - Amy Adams, American Hustle

Sci-fi/horror movie - Gravity

Foreign language film - Blue Is the Warmest Colour

Documentary feature - 20 Feet From Stardom

Song - Let It Go, Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Frozen

Score - Steven Price, Gravity