Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) won Best Picture at the 87th annual Academy Awards on Sunday, beating American Sniper, Boyhood, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game, Selma, The Theory of Everything and Whiplash for the honor.
The Imitation Game did however win the Oscar for 2015 Adapted Screenplay. In accepting the award writer Graham Moore gave a moving speech touching on suicide and sexual equality getting a big applause from the crowd. Watch Moore’s speech above.
This year’s winners were:
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
Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1
