Competing with 7 others contenders including another much-predicted winner “Boyhood,” the top prize of the night was finally awarded to the film “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”.
Alejandro González Iñárritu, the director of “Birdman”, was also awarded the Best Director Oscar by the Academy. In addition, the film took home two other awards for Best Original Screenplay and Cinematography.
Starring Michael Keaton, the dark comedy “Birdman” tells the story of a faded Hollywood star, famous for his roles as the ‘Birdman superhero’, who struggles to win the support and confidence to perform in a different character type in a Broadway show.
The Academy’s Best Leading Actor award went to Eddie Redmayne, for his performance in the film “the Theory of Everything”. It was the actor’s first nomination and first win.
Meanwhile, the Best Leading Actress award went to Julianne Moore who plays a college professor who learns that she is suffering from early-onset Alzheimer’s disease.
Patricia Arquette also won her first Oscar for her supporting actress role in the movie “Boyhood.”, while J.K. Simmons won the Best Supporting Actor in “Whiplash”.
Best foreign Language film went to “Ida”, while “Crisis Hotline” won the award for Best Documentary Short Subject.
The ceremony was hosted by actor Neil Patrick Harris, after Hollywood’s brightest and most beautiful stars walked down a rain-soaked Oscar’s red carpet. Check out these photos of the red carpet for more. Who do you think is the best dressed celebrity this year?
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