LOS ANGELES - “Birdman” has won the Academy Award for best picture.
The film, directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, who also won best director, stars Michael Keaton as an aging superhero movie star suffering an identity crisis - and seeking redemption by mounting a serious Broadway play. It's been hailed for its ensemble cast and its virtuosic camera work, which gives the sensation that the whole movie is shot in one continuous take.
The other nominees were: “American Sniper”; “Boyhood”; “The Grand Budapest Hotel”; “The Imitation Game”; “Selma”; “The Theory of Everything”; and “Whiplash”.
The 87th Academy Awards are airing live on ABC, with Neil Patrick Harris as host.
List of winners:
Best picture: "Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)."
Actor: Eddie Redmayne, "The Theory of Everything."
Actress: Julianne Moore, "Still Alice."
Supporting actor: J.K. Simmons, "Whiplash."
Supporting actress: Patricia Arquette, "Boyhood."
Directing: Alejandro G. Inarritu, "Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)."
Foreign language film: "Ida."
Adapted screenplay: Graham Moore, "The Imitation Game."
Original screenplay: Alejandro G. Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr. and Armando Bo, "Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)."
Animated feature film: "Big Hero 6."
Production design: "The Grand Budapest Hotel."
Cinematography: "Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)."
Sound mixing: "Whiplash."
Sound editing: "American Sniper."
Original score: "The Grand Budapest Hotel."
Original song: "Glory" from "Selma."
Costume design: "The Grand Budapest Hotel."
Documentary feature: "CitizenFour."
Documentary (short subject): "Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1."
Film editing: "Whiplash."
Makeup and hairstyling: "The Grand Budapest Hotel."
Animated short film: "Feast."
Live action short film: "The Phone Call."
Visual effects: "Interstellar."
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