2015
The 87th Academy Awards | 2015
Dolby Theatre at the Hollywood & Highland Center
Sunday, February 22, 2015
Honoring movies released in 2014
Highlights
Memorable Moments
Winners & Nominees
Actor in a Leading Role
Winner
Eddie Redmayne
The Theory of Everything
Nominees
Steve Carell
Foxcatcher
Bradley Cooper
American Sniper
Benedict Cumberbatch
The Imitation Game
Michael Keaton
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
J.K. Simmons
Whiplash
Nominees
Robert Duvall
The Judge
Ethan Hawke
Boyhood
Edward Norton
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Mark Ruffalo
Foxcatcher
Actress in a Leading Role
Winner
Julianne Moore
Still Alice
Nominees
Marion Cotillard
Two Days, One Night
Felicity Jones
The Theory of Everything
Rosamund Pike
Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon
Wild
Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Patricia Arquette
Boyhood
Nominees
Laura Dern
Wild
Keira Knightley
The Imitation Game
Emma Stone
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Meryl Streep
Into the Woods
Animated Feature Film
Winner
Big Hero 6
Don Hall, Chris Williams and Roy Conli
Nominees
The Boxtrolls
Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable and Travis Knight
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Dean DeBlois and Bonnie Arnold
Song of the Sea
Tomm Moore and Paul Young
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
Isao Takahata and Yoshiaki Nishimura
Best Picture
Winner
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher and James W. Skotchdopole, Producers
Nominees
The Theory of Everything
Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce and Anthony McCarten, Producers
Whiplash
Jason Blum, Helen Estabrook and David Lancaster, Producers
American Sniper
Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Andrew Lazar, Bradley Cooper and Peter Morgan, Producers
Boyhood
Richard Linklater and Cathleen Sutherland, Producers
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales and Jeremy Dawson, Producers
The Imitation Game
Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky and Teddy Schwarzman, Producers
Selma
Christian Colson, Oprah Winfrey, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Producers
Cinematography
Winner
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Emmanuel Lubezki
Nominees
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Robert Yeoman
Ida
Łukasz Żal and Ryszard Lenczewski
Mr. Turner
Dick Pope
Unbroken
Roger Deakins
Costume Design
Winner
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Milena Canonero
Nominees
Inherent Vice
Mark Bridges
Into the Woods
Colleen Atwood
Maleficent
Anna B. Sheppard
Mr. Turner
Jacqueline Durran
Directing
Winner
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Nominees
The Imitation Game
Morten Tyldum
Boyhood
Richard Linklater
Foxcatcher
Bennett Miller
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Wes Anderson
Film Editing
Winner
Whiplash
Tom Cross
Nominees
American Sniper
Joel Cox and Gary D. Roach
Boyhood
Sandra Adair
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Barney Pilling
The Imitation Game
William Goldenberg
Foreign Language Film
Winner
Ida
Poland
Nominees
Leviathan
Russia
Tangerines
Estonia
Timbuktu
Mauritania
Wild Tales
Argentina
Makeup and Hairstyling
Winner
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier
Nominees
Foxcatcher
Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard
Guardians of the Galaxy
Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White
Production Design
Winner
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
Nominees
Interstellar
Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
Into the Woods
Production Design: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
Mr. Turner
Production Design: Suzie Davies; Set Decoration: Charlotte Watts
The Imitation Game
Production Design: Maria Djurkovic; Set Decoration: Tatiana Macdonald
Sound Editing
Winner
American Sniper
Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
Nominees
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Martín Hernández and Aaron Glascock
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Brent Burge and Jason Canovas
Interstellar
Richard King
Unbroken
Becky Sullivan and Andrew DeCristofaro
Sound Mixing
Winner
Whiplash
Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley
Nominees
American Sniper
John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and Thomas Varga
Interstellar
Gary A. Rizzo, Gregg Landaker and Mark Weingarten
Unbroken
Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and David Lee
Visual Effects
Winner
Interstellar
Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher
Nominees
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Richard Stammers, Lou Pecora, Tim Crosbie and Cameron Waldbauer
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Bryan Grill and Dan Sudick
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett and Erik Winquist
Guardians of the Galaxy
Stephane Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner and Paul Corbould
Music (Original Score)
Winner
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Alexandre Desplat
Nominees
The Imitation Game
Alexandre Desplat
Interstellar
Hans Zimmer
Mr. Turner
Gary Yershon
The Theory of Everything
Jóhann Jóhannsson
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Winner
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Written by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. & Armando Bo
Nominees
Boyhood
Written by Richard Linklater
Foxcatcher
Written by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Screenplay by Wes Anderson; Story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness
Nightcrawler
Written by Dan Gilroy
Documentary (Short Subject)
Winner
Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1
Ellen Goosenberg Kent and Dana Perry
Nominees
White Earth
J. Christian Jensen
Joanna
Aneta Kopacz
Our Curse
Tomasz Śliwiński and Maciej Ślesicki
The Reaper (La Parka)
Gabriel Serra Arguello
Documentary (Feature)
Winner
CitizenFour
Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy and Dirk Wilutzky
Nominees
Finding Vivian Maier
John Maloof and Charlie Siskel
Last Days in Vietnam
Rory Kennedy and Keven McAlester
The Salt of the Earth
Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado and David Rosier
Virunga
Orlando von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara
Short Film (Animated)
Winner
Feast
Patrick Osborne and Kristina Reed
Nominees
The Bigger Picture
Daisy Jacobs and Christopher Hees
The Dam Keeper
Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi
Me and My Moulton
Torill Kove
A Single Life
Joris Oprins
Short Film (Live Action)
Winner
The Phone Call
Mat Kirkby and James Lucas
Nominees
Aya
Oded Binnun and Mihal Brezis
Boogaloo and Graham
Michael Lennox and Ronan Blaney
Butter Lamp (La Lampe Au Beurre De Yak)
Hu Wei and Julien Féret
Parvaneh
Talkhon Hamzavi and Stefan Eichenberger
Music (Original Song)
Winner
Selma
“Glory” from Selma; Music and Lyric by John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn
Nominees
The Lego Movie
“Everything Is Awesome” from The Lego Movie; Music and Lyric by Shawn Patterson
Beyond the Lights
“Grateful” from Beyond the Lights; Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me
“I’m Not Gonna Miss You” from Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me; Music and Lyric by Glen Campbell and Julian Raymond
Begin Again
“Lost Stars” from Begin Again; Music and Lyric by Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Winner
The Imitation Game
Written by Graham Moore
Nominees
American Sniper
Written by Jason Hall
Inherent Vice
Written for the screen by Paul Thomas Anderson
The Theory of Everything
Screenplay by Anthony McCarten
Whiplash
Written by Damien Chazelle
A
American Sniper
6 Nominations, 1 Win* Sound Editing - Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
Actor in a Leading Role - Bradley Cooper
Best Picture - Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Andrew Lazar, Bradley Cooper and Peter Morgan, Producers
Film Editing - Joel Cox and Gary D. Roach
Sound Mixing - John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin
Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Written by Jason Hall
Aya
1 NominationShort Film (Live Action) - Oded Binnun and Mihal Brezis
B
Begin Again
1 NominationMusic (Original Song) - “Lost Stars” from Begin Again; Music and Lyric by Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois
Beyond the Lights
1 NominationMusic (Original Song) - “Grateful” from Beyond the Lights; Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
Big Hero 6
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Animated Feature Film - Don Hall, Chris Williams and Roy Conli
The Bigger Picture
1 NominationShort Film (Animated) - Daisy Jacobs and Christopher Hees
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
9 Nominations, 4 Wins* Directing - Alejandro G. Iñárritu
* Best Picture - Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher and James W. Skotchdopole, Producers
* Cinematography - Emmanuel Lubezki
* Writing (Original Screenplay) - Written by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. & Armando Bo
Actor in a Supporting Role - Edward Norton
Actress in a Supporting Role - Emma Stone
Sound Mixing - Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and Thomas Varga
Sound Editing - Martín Hernández and Aaron Glascock
Actor in a Leading Role - Michael Keaton
Boogaloo and Graham
1 NominationShort Film (Live Action) - Michael Lennox and Ronan Blaney
The Boxtrolls
1 NominationAnimated Feature Film - Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable and Travis Knight
Boyhood
6 Nominations, 1 WinActor in a Supporting Role - Ethan Hawke
Directing - Richard Linklater
Best Picture - Richard Linklater and Cathleen Sutherland, Producers
Film Editing - Sandra Adair
Writing (Original Screenplay) - Written by Richard Linklater
* Actress in a Supporting Role - Patricia Arquette
Butter Lamp (La Lampe Au Beurre De Yak)
1 NominationShort Film (Live Action) - Hu Wei and Julien Féret
C
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
1 NominationVisual Effects - Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Bryan Grill and Dan Sudick
CitizenFour
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Documentary (Feature) - Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy and Dirk Wilutzky
Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Documentary (Short Subject) - Ellen Goosenberg Kent and Dana Perry
D
The Dam Keeper
1 NominationShort Film (Animated) - Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
1 NominationVisual Effects - Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett and Erik Winquist
F
Feast
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Short Film (Animated) - Patrick Osborne and Kristina Reed
Finding Vivian Maier
1 NominationDocumentary (Feature) - John Maloof and Charlie Siskel
Foxcatcher
5 NominationsDirecting - Bennett Miller
Makeup and Hairstyling - Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard
Actor in a Supporting Role - Mark Ruffalo
Actor in a Leading Role - Steve Carell
Writing (Original Screenplay) - Written by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman
G
Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me
1 NominationMusic (Original Song) - “I’m Not Gonna Miss You” from Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me; Music and Lyric by Glen Campbell and Julian Raymond
Gone Girl
1 NominationActress in a Leading Role - Rosamund Pike
The Grand Budapest Hotel
9 Nominations, 4 Wins* Music (Original Score) - Alexandre Desplat
* Makeup and Hairstyling - Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier
* Costume Design - Milena Canonero
* Production Design - Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
Film Editing - Barney Pilling
Cinematography - Robert Yeoman
Writing (Original Screenplay) - Screenplay by Wes Anderson; Story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness
Directing - Wes Anderson
Best Picture - Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales and Jeremy Dawson, Producers
Guardians of the Galaxy
2 NominationsMakeup and Hairstyling - Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White
Visual Effects - Stephane Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner and Paul Corbould
H
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
1 NominationSound Editing - Brent Burge and Jason Canovas
How to Train Your Dragon 2
1 NominationAnimated Feature Film - Dean DeBlois and Bonnie Arnold
I
Ida
2 Nominations, 1 Win* Foreign Language Film - Poland
Cinematography - Łukasz Żal and Ryszard Lenczewski
The Imitation Game
8 Nominations, 1 WinMusic (Original Score) - Alexandre Desplat
Actor in a Leading Role - Benedict Cumberbatch
Actress in a Supporting Role - Keira Knightley
Directing - Morten Tyldum
Best Picture - Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky and Teddy Schwarzman, Producers
Production Design - Production Design: Maria Djurkovic; Set Decoration: Tatiana Macdonald
Film Editing - William Goldenberg
* Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Written by Graham Moore
Inherent Vice
2 NominationsCostume Design - Mark Bridges
Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Written for the screen by Paul Thomas Anderson
Interstellar
5 Nominations, 1 WinSound Mixing - Gary A. Rizzo, Gregg Landaker and Mark Weingarten
Music (Original Score) - Hans Zimmer
Production Design - Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
Sound Editing - Richard King
* Visual Effects - Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher
Into the Woods
3 NominationsCostume Design - Colleen Atwood
Actress in a Supporting Role - Meryl Streep
Production Design - Production Design: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
J
Joanna
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - Aneta Kopacz
The Judge
1 NominationActor in a Supporting Role - Robert Duvall
L
Last Days in Vietnam
1 NominationDocumentary (Feature) - Rory Kennedy and Keven McAlester
The Lego Movie
1 NominationMusic (Original Song) - “Everything Is Awesome” from The Lego Movie; Music and Lyric by Shawn Patterson
Leviathan
1 NominationForeign Language Film - Russia
M
Maleficent
1 NominationCostume Design - Anna B. Sheppard
Me and My Moulton
1 NominationShort Film (Animated) - Torill Kove
Mr. Turner
4 NominationsCinematography - Dick Pope
Music (Original Score) - Gary Yershon
Costume Design - Jacqueline Durran
Production Design - Production Design: Suzie Davies; Set Decoration: Charlotte Watts
N
Nightcrawler
1 NominationWriting (Original Screenplay) - Written by Dan Gilroy
O
Our Curse
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - Tomasz Śliwiński and Maciej Ślesicki
P
Parvaneh
1 NominationShort Film (Live Action) - Talkhon Hamzavi and Stefan Eichenberger
The Phone Call
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Short Film (Live Action) - Mat Kirkby and James Lucas
R
The Reaper (La Parka)
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - Gabriel Serra Arguello
S
The Salt of the Earth
1 NominationDocumentary (Feature) - Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado and David Rosier
Selma
2 Nominations, 1 WinBest Picture - Christian Colson, Oprah Winfrey, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Producers
* Music (Original Song) - “Glory” from Selma; Music and Lyric by John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn
A Single Life
1 NominationShort Film (Animated) - Joris Oprins
Song of the Sea
1 NominationAnimated Feature Film - Tomm Moore and Paul Young
Still Alice
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Actress in a Leading Role - Julianne Moore
T
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
1 NominationAnimated Feature Film - Isao Takahata and Yoshiaki Nishimura
Tangerines
1 NominationForeign Language Film - Estonia
The Theory of Everything
5 Nominations, 1 Win* Actor in a Leading Role - Eddie Redmayne
Actress in a Leading Role - Felicity Jones
Music (Original Score) - Jóhann Jóhannsson
Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Screenplay by Anthony McCarten
Best Picture - Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce and Anthony McCarten, Producers
Timbuktu
1 NominationForeign Language Film - Mauritania
Two Days, One Night
1 NominationActress in a Leading Role - Marion Cotillard
U
Unbroken
3 NominationsSound Editing - Becky Sullivan and Andrew DeCristofaro
Sound Mixing - Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and David Lee
Cinematography - Roger Deakins
V
Virunga
1 NominationDocumentary (Feature) - Orlando von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara
W
Whiplash
5 Nominations, 3 Wins* Sound Mixing - Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley
* Actor in a Supporting Role - J.K. Simmons
* Film Editing - Tom Cross
Best Picture - Jason Blum, Helen Estabrook and David Lancaster, Producers
Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Written by Damien Chazelle
White Earth
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - J. Christian Jensen
Wild
2 NominationsActress in a Supporting Role - Laura Dern
Actress in a Leading Role - Reese Witherspoon
Wild Tales
1 NominationForeign Language Film - Argentina
X
X-Men: Days of Future Past
1 NominationVisual Effects - Richard Stammers, Lou Pecora, Tim Crosbie and Cameron Waldbauer