Oscars statues are seen at the red carpet outside the Dolby Theatre as preparations are underway for the 87th annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, California on February 21, 2015. The 87th Oscars take place on February 22 at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre. AFP PHOTO/MLADEN ANTONOV (Photo credit should read MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP/Getty Images)
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2015 Academy Award Winners

Neil Patrick Harris hosted the 87th Annual Academy Awards live from Hollywood California January 22 where the best films of 2014 battled for Oscar gold. 
“Birdman” won for Best Picture, beating out main rival “Boyhood.” The film’s director and screenwriter Alejandro Iñárritu also won in the directing and screenwriting categories, making “Birdman” the night’s big winner.
“Two Mexicans in a row, that’s suspicious I guess,” Iñárritu joked, after the award’s presenter and friend Sean Penn cracked: “Who gave this son of a bi**h his green card?” Below, you’ll find all of the 2015 Oscar winners (with the Golden Globe winners highlighted in gold text):
BEST PICTURE
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher and James W. Skotchdopole
ACTOR – in a Leading Role
Eddie Redmayne
The Theory of Everything

ACTRESS – in a Leading Role
Julianne Moore
Still Alice

ACTOR – in a Supporting Role
J.K. Simmons
Whiplash

ACTRESS – in a Supporting Role
Patricia Arquette
Boyhood

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Big Hero 6
Don Hall, Chris Williams and Roy Conli
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Emmanuel Lubezki
COSTUME DESIGN
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Milena Canonero
DIRECTING
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Alejandro G. Iñárritu
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
CitizenFour
Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy and Dirk Wilutzky
DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1
Ellen Goosenberg Kent and Dana Perry
FILM EDITING
American Sniper
Joel Cox and Gary D. Roach
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Ida
Poland; Directed by Pawel Pawlikowski
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier
MUSIC – Original Score
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Alexandre Desplat
MUSIC – Original Song
“Glory” from Selma
Music and Lyric by John “John Legend” Stephens and Lonnie “Common” Lynn

PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Adam Stockhausen (Production Design); Anna Pinnock (Set Decoration)
SHORT FILM – Animated
Feast
Patrick Osborne and Kristina Reed
SHORT FILM – Live Action
The Phone Call
Mat Kirkby and James Lucas
SOUND EDITING
American Sniper
Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
SOUND MIXING
Whiplash
Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley
VISUAL EFFECTS
Interstellar
Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
American Sniper
Written by Jason Hall
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Written by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr.
& Armando Bo