Winners of the 87th Academy Awards

Award Winner Description
Best Picture Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) The story of an actor who once played an iconic superhero, as he struggles to mount a Broadway play.
Best Director Alejandro G. I��rritu for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) I��rritu won for his direction of Birdman, which was praised for its innovative cinematography and seamless editing.
Best Actor Eddie Redmayne for The Theory of Everything Redmayne won for his portrayal of physicist Stephen Hawking, depicting his life and struggles with ALS.
Best Actress Julianne Moore for Still Alice Moore won for her portrayal of a linguistics professor who is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease.
Best Supporting Actor J.K. Simmons for Whiplash Simmons won for his role as a demanding music teacher who pushes his students to their limits.
Best Supporting Actress Patricia Arquette for Boyhood Arquette won for her role as a single mother raising her children over the course of 12 years.
Best Original Screenplay Alejandro G. I��rritu, Nicol�s Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Armando Bo for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) The writing team won for their innovative and complex screenplay, which explored themes of identity and creativity.
Best Adapted Screenplay Graham Moore for The Imitation Game Moore won for his adaptation of the biography of Alan Turing, a mathematician who helped crack the Enigma code during World War II.
Best Animated Feature Big Hero 6 The Disney animated film follows a young robotics prodigy and his team of friends as they fight to save their city from a dangerous villain.
Best Foreign Language Film Ida (Poland) The Polish film tells the story of a young woman who discovers her family's dark past while preparing to take her vows as a nun.