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Matthew McConaughey Wins Best Actor

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Matthew McConaughey wins his first Oscar for Best Actor!

The Best Actor category was one of the toughest races this year. 

The "Dallas Buyers Club" actor beat out Chiwetel Ejiofor ("12 Years A Slave"), Christian Bale ("American Hustle"), Bruce Dern ("Nebraska"), and Leonardo DiCaprio ("The Wolf of Wall Street").

The 44-year-old actor has been killing it the past few years with roles in "Mud" and "The Wolf of Wall Street."

Right now, McConaughey is also on one of TV's hottest shows, "True Detective."

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Kirsten Acuna was a correspondent on Business Insider's Entertainment team covering TV, movies, and theme parks. She is Businness Insider's resident expert on all things "The Walking Dead." YKirsten covers superheroes and all things Disney (Marvel, Pixar, and live-action remakes). She is a verified film critic on Rotten TomatoesKirsten has previously written for TV Guide and Time Out New York Kids. She joined Business Insider's entertainment team in 2012 as a reporter, helping to build the team from two people. She holds a degree in magazine journalism and minors in both English and child family studies from Syracuse University.Follow her on Twitter @KirstenAcuna.