The 87th Academy Award nominations were announced on January 15, 2015 in Los Angeles with the awards being presented on February 22, 2015.
Best Picture:
American Sniper
WINNER: Birdman
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash
Best Director:
WINNER: Alexandro G. Iñárritu—Birdman
Richard Linklater—Boyhood
Bennett Miller—Foxcatcher
Wes Anderson—The Grand Budapest Hotel
Morten Tyldum—The Imitation Game
Best Actor:
Steve Carell—Foxcatcher
Bradley Cooper—American Sniper
Benedict Cumberbatch—The Imitation Game
Michael Keaton—Birdman
WINNER: Eddie Redmayne—The Theory of Everything
Best Actress:
Marion Cotillard—Two Days One Night
Felicity Jones—The Theory of Everything
WINNER: Julianne Moore—Still Alice
Rosamund Pike—Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon—Wild
Best Supporting Actor:
Robert Duvall—The Judge
Ethan Hawke—Boyhood
Edward Norton—Birdman
Mark Ruffalo—Foxcatcher
WINNER: J.K. Simmons—Whiplash
Best Supporting Actress:
WINNER: Particia Arquette—Boyhood
Laura Dern—Wild
Keira Knightley—The Imitation Game
Emma Stone—Birdman
Meryl Streep—Into the Woods
Best Writing—Original Screenplay:
WINNER: Birdman
Boyhood
Foxcatcher
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Nightcrawler
Best Writing—Adapted Screenplay:
American Sniper
WINNER: The Imitation Game
Inherent Vice
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash
Best Animated Feature:
WINNER: Big Hero 6
The Boxtrolls
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Song of the Sea
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
Best Foreign Language Film:
WINNER: Ida
Leviathan
Tangerines
Timbuktu
Wild Tales
Best Documentary—Feature:
WINNER: Citizenfour
Finding Vivian Maier
Last Days in Vietnam
The Salt of the Earth
Virunga
Best Documentary—Short Subject:
WINNER: Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1
Joanna
Our Curse
The Reaper
White Earth
Best Live Action Short:
Aya
Boogaloo and Graham
Butter Lamp
Parvaneh
WINNER: The Phone Call
Best Animated Short:
The Bigger Picture
The Dam Keeper
WINNER: Feast
Me and My Moulton
A Single Life
Best Original Score:
WINNER: The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Interstellar
Mr. Turner
The Theory of Everything
Best Original Song:
“Lost Stars”—Begin Again
“Everything is Awesome”—The Lego Movie
WINNER: “Glory”—Selma
“Grateful”—Beyond the Lights
“I’m Not Gonna Miss You”—Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me
Best Sound Editing:
WINNER: American Sniper
Birdman
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Interstellar
Unbroken
Best Sound Mixing:
American Sniper
Birdman
Interstellar
Unbroken
WINNER: Whiplash
Best Production Design:
WINNER: The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Interstellar
Into the Woods
Mr. Turner
Best Cinematography:
WINNER: Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Ida
Mr. Turner
Unbroken
Best Make-Up and Hairstyling:
Foxcatcher
WINNER: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Guardians of the Galaxy
Best Costume Design:
WINNER: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Inherent Vice
Into the Woods
Maleficent
Mr. Turner
Best Film Editing:
American Sniper
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
WINNER: Whiplash
Best Visual Effects:
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Guardians of the Galaxy
WINNER: Interstellar
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Preceded By:
The 86th Academy Award Nominations
Followed By:
