By TIME Photo
The Oscars have come and gone, but these four performances are enduring. Here, find TIME’s portraits of the actors who took home the top prizes at the 86th Academy Awards: Cate Blanchett, Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto and Lupita Nyong’o.
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