In the last few weeks many thought Boyhood had overtaken Birdman as this year’s Best Picture Oscar frontrunner, but in the end it was the latter that took to the podium at the end of ceremony, with Alejandro González Iñárritu also winning Best Director.
However everything didn’t go to Birdman, as while it took two other prizes, it actually tied for most wins with The Grand Budapest Hotel, which took Best Makeup, Best Production Design, Best Costume and Best Original Score.
On the acting front, while a few months ago many critics had already pretty much given the award to Michael Keaton for Best Actor, it was actually Eddie Redmayne who won for The Theory Of Everything. Julianne Moore won Best Actress for Still Alice, while both supporting acting awards went to the frontrunners, Patricia Arquette for Boyhood and J.K. Simmons for Whiplash.
The ceremony itself was ok, although Neil Patrick Harris struggled after a rousing opening, largely due to weak writing. It’s a shame as NPH himself was good, but he had little to work with in a job that’s thankless at the best of times.
Oh and if you’re wondering why he’s in his undies in the pic above, it’s not because the show was going so badly he decided to try stripping, he was re-enacting a scene from Birdman – and looking fine while doing it.
Take a look below for the full list of Oscar winners.
Best Picture
“Birdman”
Best Director
Alejandro González Iñárritu, “Birdman”
Best Actress
Julianne Moore, “Still Alice”
Best Actor
Eddie Redmayne, “The Theory of Everything”
Best Supporting Actress
Patricia Arquette, “Boyhood”
Best Supporting Actor
J.K. Simmons, “Whiplash”
Best Adapted Screenplay
Graham Moore, “The Imitation Game”
Best Original Screenplay
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris and Armando Bo, “Birdman”
Best Foreign Language Film
“Ida”
Best Documentary Feature
“CITIZENFOUR”
Best Animated Feature
“Big Hero 6”
Best Film Editing
“Whiplash”
Best Original Song
“Glory” from “Selma” (written by Common and John Legend)
Best Original Score
Alexandre Desplat, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Best Cinematography
Emmanuel Lubezki, “Birdman”
Best Costume Design
“The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
“The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Best Production Design
“The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Best Sound Editing
“American Sniper”
Best Sound Mixing
“Whiplash
Best Visual Effects
“Interstellar”
Best Short Film, Live Action
“The Phone Call”
Best Short Film, Animated
“Feast”
Best Documentary, Short Subject
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