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| Award |
Winner |
Description |
| Best Picture |
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) |
The story of an actor who once played an iconic superhero, as he struggles to mount a Broadway play. |
| Best Director |
Alejandro G. I��rritu for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) |
I��rritu won for his direction of Birdman, which was praised for its innovative cinematography and seamless editing. |
| Best Actor |
Eddie Redmayne for The Theory of Everything |
Redmayne won for his portrayal of physicist Stephen Hawking, depicting his life and struggles with ALS. |
| Best Actress |
Julianne Moore for Still Alice |
Moore won for her portrayal of a linguistics professor who is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. |
| Best Supporting Actor |
J.K. Simmons for Whiplash |
Simmons won for his role as a demanding music teacher who pushes his students to their limits. |
| Best Supporting Actress |
Patricia Arquette for Boyhood |
Arquette won for her role as a single mother raising her children over the course of 12 years. |
| Best Original Screenplay |
Alejandro G. I��rritu, Nicol�s Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Armando Bo for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) |
The writing team won for their innovative and complex screenplay, which explored themes of identity and creativity. |
| Best Adapted Screenplay |
Graham Moore for The Imitation Game |
Moore won for his adaptation of the biography of Alan Turing, a mathematician who helped crack the Enigma code during World War II. |
| Best Animated Feature |
Big Hero 6 |
The Disney animated film follows a young robotics prodigy and his team of friends as they fight to save their city from a dangerous villain. |
| Best Foreign Language Film |
Ida (Poland) |
The Polish film tells the story of a young woman who discovers her family's dark past while preparing to take her vows as a nun. |
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