Oscars 2015: The Winners & More Or Thank God It's Over

Right at the top I thought the  87th Academy Awards broadcast live on ABC was one of the worst in years. Most of the bits performed by Neil Patrick Harris fell horribly flat and were not all that entertaining. Things started out on a good note with a very solid opening act --Unfortunately it was pretty much all down hill after that--NPH is talented but here some of it was painful to sit through...The my Oscar prediction sealed box had a lot of build up with a poorly executed payoff. Look I know the Oscar host gig is tough but really man--streamline it-Produces  Craig Zadan and Neil Meron did their third consecutive Oscar producing gig and it really showed tonight.

Julianne Moore's speech for "Still Alice" and the Eddie Redmayne speech for The Theory of Everything highlighted the night for me....

The Winners List:

BEST PICTURE

"Birdman"

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Eddie Redmayne for "The Theory of Everything"

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Julianne Moore for "Still Alice"

DIRECTING

Alejandro G. Inarritu for "Birdman"

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

J.K. Simmons for "Whiplash"

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Patricia Arquette for "Boyhood"

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

"Ida" - Poland

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

"Big Hero 6"

SCREENPLAY (Adapted)

"The Imitation Game" by Graham Moore

SCREENPLAY (Original)

"Birdman" by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris and Armando Bo

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Emmanuel Lubezki for "Birdman"

COSTUME DESIGN

Milena Canonero for "The Grand Budapest Hotel"

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

"Citizenfour"

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT

"Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1"

FILM EDITING

"Whiplash"

MAKEUP

"The Grand Budapest Hotel"

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)

Alexandre Desplat for "The Grand Budapest Hotel"

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)

'Glory' from "Selma"

PRODUCTION DESIGN

"The Grand Budapest Hotel"

SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)

"Feast"

SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)

"The Phone Call"

SOUND EDITING

"American Sniper"

SOUND MIXING

"Whiplash"

VISUAL EFFECTS

"Interstellar"

There's more:

*2015 Oscars Backstage Quotes

*Common and John Legend Bring Oscars Audience to Tears with ‘Glory’ Win

*Politically Charged Oscars--Patricia Arquette Backstage at Oscars: ‘It’s Time to Fight for Us Now'

*From ‘Birdman’ to ‘Boyhood,’ Oscar Nominees Remain Little Seen, Low-Grossing

*Alejandro G. Inarritu on Sean Penn’s ‘Green Card’ Joke: ‘I Found It Hilarious’

*Polish Film Institute Chief Celebrates as ‘Ida’ Becomes First Polish Movie to Win Foreign-Language Film Oscar

*12 Biggest Oscars Snubs and Surprises

*Joan Rivers Left Out of In Memoriam Tribute

*How ‘Sniper,’ ‘Imitation Game’ and ‘Selma’ Made a Difference Beyond Oscar Race

* Social Buzz Was Poor Predictor of Winners Compared with Gambling Sites

* Oscar Scorecard by Movie and Studio

* Oscar Ratings: ABC Telecast Down 10% in Overnights to Four-Year Low

*‘Birdman’ Expanding to 1,000 U.S. Theaters After Oscar Win

* Critics Debate the Best and Worst of the Oscars

*‘Imitation Game’ Screenwriter Graham Moore’s Heartfelt Oscar Speech Almost Didn’t Happen

* Patricia Arquette’s Comments Draw Praise, Unleash Controversy

* Julie Andrews "Deeply Honored" by Lady Gaga's 'Sound of Music' Tribute--News Anchor Apologizes for Racial Slur About Lady Gaga

*'American Sniper' Widow on Oscars: "It's Bittersweet"