{"id":3782,"date":"2015-02-23T10:08:40","date_gmt":"2015-02-23T15:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/?p=3782"},"modified":"2015-02-23T10:08:40","modified_gmt":"2015-02-23T15:08:40","slug":"2015-oscars-results-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/2015\/02\/23\/2015-oscars-results-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"2015 Oscars Results and Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/02\/cdn_media_oscar_abc_com_media_2015_pdf_2015_2015comingsoon_pdf-e1424702455881.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/02\/cdn_media_oscar_abc_com_media_2015_pdf_2015_2015comingsoon_pdf-e1424702455881.jpg\" alt=\"cdn_media_oscar_abc_com_media_2015_pdf_2015_2015comingsoon_pdf\" width=\"900\" height=\"367\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3795\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 87th Annual Oscars ceremony was entertaining enough, or as entertaining as a three-and-half-hour award show can be. Neil Patrick Harris was suitably comedic as the host, with some clap-worthy cracks at Hollywood, but definitely not at the level of Ricky Gervais. Harris&#8217; opening act, which featured Anna Kendrick and Jack Black, was one of the best in recent memory. Here&#8217;s Harris talking about how he prepped for the Oscars:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"702\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NM4sWBZDpeU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As usual, the Academy made some right moves and some questionable ones, but most movie geeks know to take the choices made with a grain of salt. Time decides what performances and what films truly make an impact, not old Caucasian men. Anyways, here are my major category predictions and the actual results.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/02\/patricia-arquette-boyhood.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/02\/patricia-arquette-boyhood.jpg\" alt=\"patricia-arquette-boyhood\" width=\"977\" height=\"651\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/02\/patricia-arquette-boyhood.jpg 977w, https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/02\/patricia-arquette-boyhood-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 977px) 100vw, 977px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Patricia Arquette\u00a0\u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/2014\/08\/14\/see-richard-linklaters-boyhood\/\"><i>Boyhood<\/i><\/a><br \/>\nLaura Dern \u2013 <i>Wild<\/i><br \/>\nKeira Knightley \u2013 <i>The Imitation Game<\/i><br \/>\nEmma Stone \u2013 <i>Birdman<\/i><br \/>\nMeryl Streep \u2013 <i>Into the Woods<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Who\u2019s going to win?<\/b> Patricia Arquette<br \/>\n<b>Who am I rooting for?<\/b> Emma Stone<br \/>\n<b>Who won?<\/b> Patricia Arquette<\/p>\n<p>Arquette was definitely a solid choice for this category, and she is very much deserving of this win. Arquette went up to the stage and dedicated her Oscar win to American women everywhere, calling everyone to action for equal rights for women in the United States. If nobody knows yet, the Oscar stage is a perfect place to project your cause, since millions of people tune in despite the show being about an hour and a half too long.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/02\/jk-simmons-whiplash-e1424702778267.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/02\/jk-simmons-whiplash-e1424702778267.jpg\" alt=\"Whiplash-6613.cr2\" width=\"900\" height=\"611\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3797\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Robert Duvall \u2013 <i>The Judge<\/i><br \/>\nEthan Hawke \u2013 <i>Boyhood<\/i><br \/>\nEdward Norton \u2013 <i>Birdman<\/i><br \/>\nMark Ruffalo \u2013 <i>Foxcatcher<\/i><br \/>\nJ.K. Simmons \u2013 <i>Whiplash<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Who\u2019s going to win?<\/b> J.K. Simmons<br \/>\n<b>Who am I rooting for?<\/b> Ethan Hawke and Edward Norton<br \/>\n<b>Who won?<\/b> J.K. Simmons<\/p>\n<p>Everyone and their mothers saw this one coming not one, but two miles away. Simmons deserves the gold in this category for a powerhouse performance. This was the prediction I was the most confident about, as there was no way that Simmons wasn\u2019t winning in this category. He strutted up there and urged us to call, not text, our parents. Simmons for the double-win.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/02\/Whiplash-e1424702851160.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/02\/Whiplash-e1424702851160.jpg\" alt=\"Whiplash-5547.cr2\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3798\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>FILM EDITING<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Joel Cox and Gary D. Roach &#8211; <i>American Sniper<\/i><br \/>\nSandra Adair &#8211; <i>Boyhood<\/i><br \/>\nBarney Pilling &#8211; <i>The Grand Budapest Hotel<\/i><br \/>\nWilliam Goldenberg &#8211; <i>The Imitation Game<\/i><br \/>\nTom Cross &#8211; <i>Whiplash<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Who\u2019s going to win?<\/b> Barney Pilling<br \/>\n<b>Who am I rooting for?<\/b> Barney Pilling<br \/>\n<b>Who won?<\/b> Tom Cross <\/p>\n<p>When I think of <i>Whiplash<\/i>, I think of the acting over everything. The film is wonderfully edited, but I still stand by my choices. It\u2019s definitely not a terrible decision for this category by any means, but I still prefer the editing of <em>Birdman<\/em> and <em>The Grand Budapest Hotel<\/em>, as they both did something unique that complemented\u00a0their stories.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/10\/Birdman.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/10\/Birdman.jpg\" alt=\"Birdman film review\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/10\/Birdman.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/10\/Birdman-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/10\/Birdman-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Alejandro G. I\u00f1\u00e1rritu, Nicol\u00e1s Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr., and Armando Bo &#8211; <i>Birdman<\/i><br \/>\nRichard Linklater &#8211; <i>Boyhood<\/i><br \/>\nE. Max Frye and Dan Futterman &#8211; <i>Foxcatcher<\/i><br \/>\nWes Anderson; Story by Wes Anderson and Hugo Guinness &#8211; <i>The Grand Budapest Hotel<\/i><br \/>\nDan Gilroy &#8211; <i>Nightcrawler<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Who\u2019s going to win?<\/b> Richard Linklater<br \/>\n<b>Who am I rooting for?<\/b> Richard Linklater and Alejandro G. I\u00f1\u00e1rritu, Nicol\u00e1s Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr., and Armando Bo<br \/>\n<b>Who won?<\/b> Alejandro G. I\u00f1\u00e1rritu, Nicol\u00e1s Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr., and Armando Bo <\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m ecstatic that Alejandro G. I\u00f1\u00e1rritu et al. won for <i>Birdman<\/i>, even though I was suspecting Richard Linklater would win. I honestly would\u2019ve been happy with either winning.\u00a0I had a preconceived notion that the Academy would disappoint me and choose <i>Foxcatcher<\/i> or something, but I\u2019m glad it didn\u2019t. Can this count as a correct prediction since I was rooting for it?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/02\/the-imitation-game-e1424703027873.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/02\/the-imitation-game-e1424703027873.jpg\" alt=\"the-imitation-game\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3799\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>ADAPTED SCREENPLAY<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Jason Hall &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/2015\/01\/19\/american-sniper-review-slow-start-heavy-remainder\/\"><i>American Sniper<\/i><\/a><br \/>\nGraham Moore &#8211; <i>The Imitation Game<\/i><br \/>\nPaul Thomas Anderson &#8211; <i>Inherent Vice<\/i><br \/>\nAnthony McCarten &#8211; <i>The Theory of Everything<\/i><br \/>\nDamien Chazelle &#8211; <i>Whiplash\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Who\u2019s going to win?<\/b> Graham Moore<br \/>\n<b>Who am I rooting for?<\/b> Gillian Flynn &#8211; <i>Gone Girl<\/i> (even if it\u2019s not nominated) or Jason Hall<br \/>\n<b>Who won?<\/b> Graham Moore &#8211; <i>The Imitation Game<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Graham Moore, writer of the adapted screenplay for <em>The Imitation Game<\/em>, gave a sincerely inspirational speech, which was brief and to the point, about \u201cstaying weird\u201d regardless of not fitting in. It was a great win for him, and for the film, which might have received a little more Oscar love if it weren\u2019t for the heavy-hitters.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/02\/birdman-michael-keaton.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/02\/birdman-michael-keaton.jpg\" alt=\"birdman-michael-keaton\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/02\/birdman-michael-keaton.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/02\/birdman-michael-keaton-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/02\/birdman-michael-keaton-1024x577.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1296px) 100vw, 1296px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>DIRECTING<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Alejandro G. I\u00f1\u00e1rritu \u2013 <i>Birdman<\/i><br \/>\nRichard Linklater \u2013 <i>Boyhood<\/i><br \/>\nBennett Miller \u2013 <i>Foxcatcher<\/i><br \/>\nWes Anderson \u2013 <i>The Grand Budapest Hotel<\/i><br \/>\nMorten Tyldum \u2013 <i>The Imitation Game<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Who\u2019s going to win?<\/b> Richard Linklater<br \/>\n<b>Who am I rooting for?<\/b> Richard Linklater and Alejandro G. I\u00f1\u00e1rritu<br \/>\n<b>Who won?<\/b> Alejandro G. I\u00f1\u00e1rritu<\/p>\n<p>I\u00f1\u00e1rritu definitely deserved this, but so did Linklater. It\u2019s too bad that there can\u2019t be two winners for this one, as both equally deserved the gold here. The battle was always between I\u00f1\u00e1rritu and Linklater for this category. Linklater has been a tremendous director for years, and his time will come&#8230; hopefully.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/02\/eddie-redmayne-the-theory-of-everything-e1424703376557.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/02\/eddie-redmayne-the-theory-of-everything-e1424703376557.jpg\" alt=\"eddie-redmayne-the-theory-of-everything\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3801\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>BEST ACTOR<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Steve Carell \u2013 <i>Foxcatcher<\/i><br \/>\nBradley Cooper \u2013 <i>American Sniper<\/i><br \/>\nBenedict Cumberbatch \u2013 <i>The Imitation Game<\/i><br \/>\nMichael Keaton \u2013 <i>Birdman<\/i><br \/>\nEddie Redmayne\u00a0\u2013 <i>The Theory of Everything<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Who\u2019s going to win?<\/b> Michael Keaton<br \/>\n<b>Who am I rooting for?<\/b> Michael Keaton<br \/>\n<b>Who won?<\/b> Eddie Redmayne<\/p>\n<p>Redmayne and Keaton were going head-to-head right down to the finish line, and Redmayne got it. Again, this is the Oscars, and they have disappointed me before, so I wasn\u2019t exactly surprised. Keaton deserved this one all the way, but just came up short in the Academy\u2019s eyes. Redmayne is truly a great talent, and his portrayal of Stephen Hawking was fantastic, but Keaton\u2019s performance as Riggan Thomson was amazing. Now I\u2019m recalling all the times that the Academy got \u201cbest actor\u201d wrong.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/02\/julianne-moore-still-alice-e1424703523757.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/02\/julianne-moore-still-alice-e1424703523757.jpg\" alt=\"julianne-moore-still-alice\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3802\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>BEST ACTRESS<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Felicity Jones \u2013 <i>The Theory of Everything<\/i><br \/>\nJulianne Moore \u2013 <i>Still Alice<\/i><br \/>\nRosamund Pike \u2013 <i>Gone Girl<\/i><br \/>\nReese Witherspoon \u2013 <i>Wild<\/i><br \/>\nMarion Cotillard \u2013 <i>Two Days, One Night<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Who\u2019s going to win?<\/b> Julianne Moore<br \/>\n<b>Who am I rooting for?<\/b> Rosamund Pike<br \/>\n<strong>Who won?<\/strong> Julianne Moore<\/p>\n<p>There was no question that Moore had this category on lock down. She won because of her heartfelt performance, as well as the many times her amazing work was overlooked by the Academy. Pike has made her name known with her performance in <i>Gone Girl<\/i>, and she\u2019ll be back in the hot seat, mark my words.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/02\/birdman-best-picture-oscar-e1424703608470.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/02\/birdman-best-picture-oscar-e1424703608470.jpg\" alt=\"birdman-best-picture-oscar\" width=\"900\" height=\"486\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3803\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>BEST PICTURE<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>American Sniper<\/i><br \/>\n<i>Birdman<\/i><br \/>\n<i>Boyhood<\/i><br \/>\n<i>The Grand Budapest Hotel<\/i><br \/>\n<i>The Imitation Game<\/i><br \/>\n<i>Selma<\/i><br \/>\n<i>The Theory of Everything<\/i><br \/>\n<i>Whiplash<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Who\u2019s going to win?<\/b> <i>Boyhood<\/i><br \/>\n<b>Who am I rooting for?<\/b> <i>Boyhood<\/i> and <i>Birdman<\/i><br \/>\n<strong>Who won?<\/strong> <em>Birdman<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m a little surprised that <i>Boyhood<\/i> didn\u2019t win, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/2014\/10\/28\/birdman-soars-rest\/\"><i>Birdman<\/i><\/a> winning is a thing of beauty. This film was the most entertaining, original, and intelligent movie out of the nominees. Without a doubt, it\u2019s one of the best, if not <i>the<\/i> best, films of 2014. <i>Birdman<\/i> soars to endless heights, and it will continue to fly high in cinema history.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/02\/grand_budapest_hotel-e1424703716428.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/02\/grand_budapest_hotel-e1424703716428.jpg\" alt=\"GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL_c371.JPG\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3804\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Here is the full list of 2015 Oscar winners:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Achievement in costume design<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>WINNER: The Grand Budapest Hotel \u2013<\/strong><strong>\u00a0Milena Canonero<\/strong><br \/>\nInherent Vice \u2013 Mark Bridges<br \/>\nInto the Woods \u2013 Colleen Atwood<br \/>\nMaleficent \u2013 Anna B Sheppard<br \/>\nMr Turner \u2013 Jacqueline Durran<\/p>\n<p><strong>Achievement in makeup and hairstyling<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>WINNER: The Grand Budapest Hotel \u2013 Frances Hannon, Mark Coulier<br \/>\n<\/strong>Foxcatcher \u2013 Bill Corso, Dennis Liddiard<br \/>\nGuardians of the Galaxy \u2013 Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou, David White<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best foreign-language film<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>WINNER: Ida \u2013 Pawe<\/strong><strong>\u0142<\/strong><strong>\u00a0Pawlikowski<br \/>\n<\/strong>Tangerines \u2013 Zaza Urushadze<br \/>\nLeviathan \u2013 Andrey Zvyagintsev<br \/>\nWild Tales \u2013 Dami\u00e1n Szifr\u00f3n<br \/>\nTimbuktu \u2013 Abderrahmane Sissako<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best live-action short film<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>WINNER:\u00a0The Phone Call\u00a0\u2013 Mat Kirkby, James Lucas<\/strong><br \/>\nAya \u2013 Oded Binnun, Mihal Brezis<br \/>\nBoogaloo and Graham \u2013 Michael Lennox, Ronan Blaney<br \/>\nButter Lamp \u2013 Wei Hu, Julien F\u00e9ret<br \/>\nParvaneh \u2013 Talkhon Hamzavi, Stefan Eichenberger<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best documentary short subject<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>WINNER: Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 \u2013 Ellen Goosenberg Kent, Dana Perry<\/strong><br \/>\nJoanna \u2013 Aneta Kopacz<br \/>\nOur Curse \u2013 Tomasz Sliwinski, Maciej Slesicki<br \/>\nThe Reaper \u2013 Gabriel Serra<br \/>\nWhite Earth \u2013 Christian Jensen<\/p>\n<p><strong>Achievement in sound mixing<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>WINNER: Whiplash \u2013 Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins, Thomas Curley<\/strong><br \/>\nAmerican Sniper \u2013 John T Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, Walt Martin<br \/>\nBirdman \u2013 Jon Taylor, Frank A. Monta\u00f1o, Thomas Varga<br \/>\nInterstellar \u2013 Gary Rizzo, Gregg Landaker, Mark Weingarten<br \/>\nUnbroken \u2013 Jon Taylor, Frank A. Monta\u00f1o, David Lee<\/p>\n<p><strong>Achievement in sound editing<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>WINNER: American Sniper \u2013 Alan Robert Murray, Bub Asman<\/strong><br \/>\nBirdman \u2013 Aaron Glascock, Mart\u00edn Hern\u00e1ndez<br \/>\nThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies \u2013 Brent Burge, Jason Canovas<br \/>\nInterstellar \u2013 Richard King<br \/>\nUnbroken \u2013 Becky Sullivan, Andrew DeCristofaro<\/p>\n<p><strong>Achievement in visual effects<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>WINNER: Interstellar \u2013 Paul J Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter, Scott R Fisher<\/strong><br \/>\nCaptain America: The Winter Soldier \u2013 Dan Deleeuw, Russell Earl, Bryan Grill, Daniel Sudick<br \/>\nDawn of the Planet of the Apes \u2013 Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett, Erik Winquist<br \/>\nGuardians of the Galaxy \u2013 Stephane Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner, Paul Corbould<br \/>\nX-Men: Days of Future Past \u2013 Richard Stammers, Lou Pecora, Tim Crosbie, Cameron Waldbauer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best animated short film<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>WINNER: Feast \u2013 Patrick Osborne, Kristina Reed<br \/>\n<\/strong>The Bigger Picture \u2013 Daisy Jacobs, Chris Hees<br \/>\nThe Dam Keeper \u2013 Robert Kondo, Daisuke \u201cDice\u201d Tsutsumi<br \/>\nMe and My Moulton \u2013 Torill Kove<br \/>\nA Single Life \u2013 Joris Oprins<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best animated feature film<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>WINNER: Big Hero 6<br \/>\n<\/strong>The Boxtrolls<br \/>\nHow to Train Your Dragon 2<br \/>\nSong of the Sea<br \/>\nThe Tale of the Princess Kaguya<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best production design<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>WINNER: The Grand Budapest Hotel: Adam Stockhausen, Anna Pinnock<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Imitation Game: Maria Djurkovic, Tatiana Macdonald<br \/>\nInterstellar: Nathan Crowley, Gary Fettis<br \/>\nInto the Woods: Dennis Gassner, Anna Pinnock<br \/>\nMr Turner: Suzie Davies, Charlotte Watts<\/p>\n<p><strong>Achievement in cinematography<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>WINNER: Birdman: Emmanuel Lubezki<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Grand Budapest Hotel: Robert D Yeoman<br \/>\nIda: Lukasz Zal, Ryszard Lenczewski<br \/>\nMr Turner: Dick Pope<br \/>\nUnbroken: Roger Deakins<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best documentary feature<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>WINNER: Citizenfour \u2013 Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy, Dirk Wilutzky<\/strong><br \/>\nFinding Vivian Maier \u2013 John Maloof, Charlie Siskel<br \/>\nLast Days in Vietnam \u2013 Rory Kennedy, Keven McAlester<br \/>\nThe Salt of the Earth \u2013 Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, David Rosier<br \/>\nVirunga \u2013 Orlando von Einsiedel, Joanna Natasegara<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best original song<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>WINNER: Glory from Selma \u2013 Lonnie Lynn (Common), John Stephens (John Legend)<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Lego Movie \u2013 Shawn Patterson (Everything Is Awesome)<br \/>\nBeyond the Lights \u2013 Diane Warren (Grateful)<br \/>\nGlen Campbell: I\u2019ll Be Me \u2013 Glen Campbell, Julian Raymond (I\u2019m Not Gonna Miss You)<br \/>\nBegin Again \u2013 Gregg Alexander, Danielle Brisebois (Lost Stars)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best original score<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>WINNER: Alexandre Desplat \u2013 The Grand Budapest Hotel<\/strong><br \/>\nAlexandre Desplat \u2013 The Imitation Game<br \/>\nHans Zimmer \u2013 Interstellar<br \/>\nJ\u00f3hann J\u00f3hannsson\u2013 The Theory of Everything<br \/>\nGary Yershon \u2013 Mr Turner<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m going to go ahead and leave you with one of Michael Keaton&#8217;s best scenes from <em>Beetlejuice<\/em> for no apparent reason. Keaton continues to be on a special list of amazing actors without Oscars, such as Gary Oldman, Sam Rockwell, Joaquin Phoenix, Edward Norton, Ed Harris, and Ralph Fiennes.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"702\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Io0PZTAcBes?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 87th Annual Oscars ceremony was entertaining enough, or as entertaining as a three-and-half-hour award show can be. Neil Patrick Harris was suitably comedic as the host, with some clap-worthy cracks at Hollywood, but definitely not at the level of Ricky Gervais. 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