On Hollywood’s biggest night of the year, Mercedes-Benz had their very own Oscar viewing party in a five star hotel in Beverly Hills. The Academy Awards ceremony kept everyone hooked until midnight in the U.S. and until the early morning hours in Europe. “Birdman”, starring Michael Keaton, came out on top to win the Best Motion Picture Award.
It was a night full of stars in Hollywood. And we’re not talking only about the Mercedes-Benz stars right now.
It was “Birdman” who flew straight into the Oscar award, as the movie was chosen the Best Motion Picture from the eight nominees (American Sniper, Birdman, Boyhood, The Grand Hotel Budapest, The Imitation Game, Selma, The Theory of Everything and Whiplash were the other seven).
But the main character in full decay, played by Michael Keaton in “Birdman” did not impressed the jury, as the award for Best Actor went to the young actor who starred in “The Theory of Everything”. After getting a Golden Globe, Eddie Redmayne got the Oscar for playing the part of Steven Hawking, the British scientist considered to be a genius, despite being heavily affected by the ALS disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
The leading part in “Still Alice”, also depicting a seriously ill teacher, suffering from Alzheimer, brought Julianne Moore her very first Academy Award.
The “Birdman” team needed a Sprinter van to put all the trophies they were awarded with. Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu was given the Best Director designation. They also managed to reign over their rivals running for the Best Cinematography and Best Original Screenplay.
J.K. Simmons, playing a jazz teacher with extreme methods in “Whiplash”,dragged home the Oscar for the Best Supporting Actor.
Patricia Arquette was chosen Best Supporting Actress for her performance in “Boyhood”, the movie shot in no less than 12 consecutive years!
The Science Fiction fans were satisfied: Interstellar defeated X-Men, the Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain America and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes to get the Oscar for the Best Visual Effects.
Best Picture
American Sniper
Birdman
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash
Best Actor
Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
Bradley Cooper, American Sniper
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
Michael Keaton, Birdman
Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
Best Actress
Marion Cotillard, Two Days, One Night
Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
Julianne Moore, Still Alice
Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon, Wild
Best Supporting Actor
Robert Duvall, The Judge
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
Edward Norton, Birdman
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
J. K. Simmons, Whiplash
Best Supporting Actress
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Laura Dern, Wild
Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
Emma Stone, Birdman
Meryl Streep, Into the Woods
Best Director
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Birdman
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game
Best Cinematography
Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Ida
Mr. Turner
Unbroken
Best Original Screenplay
Boyhood
Birdman
Foxcatcher
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Nightcrawler
Best Adapted Screenplay
American Sniper
The Imitation Game
Inherent Vice
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Foxcatcher
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Guardians of the Galaxy
Best Costume Design
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Inherent Vice
Into the Woods
Maleficent
Mr. Turner
Best Film Editing
American Sniper
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Whiplash
Best Sound Editing
American Sniper
Birdman
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Interstellar
Unbroken
Best Sound Mixing
American Sniper
Birdman
Interstellar
Unbroken
Whiplash
Best Visual Effects
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Guardians of the Galaxy
Interstellar
X-Men: Days of Future Past
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