With brief TV access (read, watching the Oscars on my iPad in the other room) and a boyfriend who is just starting to get into Doctor Who, I found myself scanning websites and picking up bits and pieces of this year’s Academy Awards. Here is a list of the winners and a few things that blew us away this year:
First of all, bless you Patricia Arquette for using the podium to spread the word of a better world and equal wages to women. You go:
Oh and Meryl Streep and J-Lo? Perfect response!
NPH in his underwear using the musical-stylings of Birdman:
Here is your breakdown of Winners:
- Best Picture “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
- Actor Eddie Redmayne in “The Theory of Everything”
- Actress Julianne Moore in “Still Alice” (Still crying, you guys)
- Director “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Alejandro G. Inarritu
- Supporting Actor J.K. Simmons in “Whiplash”
- Supporting Actress Patricia Arquette in “Boyhood”
- Adapted Screenplay “The Imitation Game” Written by Graham Moore (Stay Weird)
- Original Screenplay “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Written by Alejandro G. Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. & Armando Bo
- Animated Feature “Big Hero 6” Don Hall, Chris Williams and Roy Conli
- Documentary Feature “CitizenFour” Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy and Dirk Wilutzky
- Original Song “Glory” from “Selma” Music and Lyric by John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn
- Foreign Language Film “Ida” Poland
- Original Score “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Alexandre Desplat
- Film Editing “Whiplash” Tom Cross
- Visual Effects “Interstellar” Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher
- Cinematography “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Emmanuel Lubezki
- Costume Design “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Milena Canonero Makeup and Hairstyling “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier
- Production Design “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock ; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock “Mr. Turner” Production Design: Suzie Davies; Set Decoration: Charlotte Watts
- Animated Short Film “Feast” Patrick Osborne and Kristina Reed
- Live Action Short Film “The Phone Call” Mat Kirkby and James Lucas
- Documentary Short Subject “Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1” Ellen Goosenberg Kent and Dana Perry
- Sound Mixing “Whiplash” Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley
- Sound Editing “American Sniper” Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
Oh, and everything Birdman won something, this is what I thought of:
