It's been widely reported by critics that 2014 was a great year for movies, with breakout performances like that of Eddie Redmayne for "The Theory of Everything" and finally the nod that gave Julianne Moore a long-deserved Oscar - so, in case you missed then last Sunday, here are the Academy Award winners for 2015!
The Oscars are one of the biggest events of the year, often called the Super Bowl of movies, in a star-studded ceremony that features some of the most talented people in entertainment either presenting, performing or even getting awards, which is why now the world turns to see the Academy Award winners for 2015.
According to The Guardian, the night was filled with some truly beautiful moments, but the main events of the evening are, of course, the Academy Award winners for 2015.
Food World News reported that some of the top moments from the night, besides the Academy Award winners for 2015, were John Travolta's odd behavior towards Scarlett Johansson, Idina Menzel and Benedict Cumberbatch and Lady Gaga's stunning "The Sound of Music" homage that even impressed Julie Andrews ... but, unfortunately, not Neil Patrick's hosting.
Here are the Academy Award winners for 2015, as reported by USA Today:
Picture: Birdman
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu, "Birdman" (the second time in a row a Mexican director wins the category, after last year's win for Alfonso Cuarón's work for "Gravity")
Actor: Eddie Redmayne, "The Theory of Everything"
Actress: Julianne Moore, "Still Alice"
Supporting Actor: JK Simmons, "Whiplash"
Supporting Actress: Patricia Arquette, "Boyhood"
Original Screenplay: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. and Armando Bo, "Birdman"
Adapted Screenplay: Graham Moore, "The Imitation Game"
Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki, "Birdman" (winning the category for the second year in a row)
Animated Feature: "Big Hero 6"
Foreign Film: Poland's "Ida"
Original Score: "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
Original Song: "Glory," written by Common and John Legend for "Selma"
Costume Design: "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
Makeup: "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
Production Design: "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
Documentary Feature: "Citizenfour"
Documentary Short: "Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1"
Film Editing: "Whiplash"
Animated Short: "Feast"
Live Action Short: "The Phone Call"
Sound Editing: "American Sniper"
Sound Mixing: "Whiplash"
Visual Effects: "Interstellar"
The Academy Award winners for 2015 were mostly expected, though it was believed Richard Linklater's "Boyhood" would have a much bigger presence than it did.
