Here Are This Year's First-Time Oscar Winners

The Oscars have wrapped, and there are a whole new crop of winners. If you're wondering who of this year's batch are first-timers, we have the answers right here. See who was not just a first-time nominee this year, but a first-time winner too!

Lupita Nyong'o
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Lupita Nyong'o

First-time nominee Nyong'o also had her first Oscar win for 12 Years a Slave.

Matthew McConaughey
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Matthew McConaughey

McConaughey's Oscar for Dallas Buyers Club is his first.

Alfonso Cuarón
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Alfonso Cuarón

The best director winner has been nominated before, but his win for Gravity is his first.

Spike Jonze
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Spike Jonze

Her's writer/director took home his first Oscar, for best original screenplay.

John Ridley
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John Ridley

Screenwriter Ridley won his first Oscar for best adapted screenplay for 12 Years a Slave.

Jared Leto
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Jared Leto

Dallas Buyers Club star Leto was a first-time nominee and is now a first-time winner.