The prestigious annual 87th Academy Awards wrapped up just minutes ago at The Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, honouring the efforts and extravagance of the film industry’s leading heavyweights.
My personal favourite, Birdman, took flight with an impressive four awards, including major nods for cinematography, directing and Best Picture. The number of wins tied with kooky British flick The Grand Budapest Hotel, which scored music, production and costume awards (and made it a good night for Edward Norton who was lucky enough to star in both).
Most categories played as out as expected, with J.K Simmons and Patricia Arquette getting their supporting role gongs, and Julianne Moore taking out Best Actress for Still Alice.
And an extremely excited Eddie Redmayne of The Theory of Everything beat the likes of Michael Keaton (damn), Benedict Cumberbatch and Bradley Cooper to win the hotly contested Best Actor oscar for his turn as Professor Stephen Hawking.
Speeches were powerful and political this year, and host Neil Patrick Harris kept the mood light.
And here are the full list of winners from the 87th Academy Awards, 2015…
BEST PICTURE:
Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
BEST ACTOR:
Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
BEST ACTRESS:
Julianne Moore, Still Alice
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
J.K Simmons, Whiplash
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
BEST DIRECTOR:
Alejandro G. Inarritu, Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
The Imitation Game
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
Ida
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING:
The Grand Budapest Hotel
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:
The Grand Budapest Hotel
BEST COSTUME DESIGN:
The Grand Budapest Hotel
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:
Citizenfour
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT:
Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1
BEST FILM EDITING:
Whiplash
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE:
Big Hero 6
BEST ORIGINAL SONG:
“Glory”, Selma
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN:
The Grand Budapest Hotel
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM:
Feast
BEST LIVE-ACION SHORT FILM:
The Phone Call
BEST SOUND EDITING:
American Sniper
BEST SOUND MIXING:
Whiplash
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:
Interstellar
