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2015 Oscar winners - full list

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By GamesRadar published 23 February 2015

All the winners of the 2015 Oscars listed below.

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UPDATE: The results are in. Check below for the full list of winners

The results are in. Big winners were Birdman which took four gongs including Best Film and Best Director for Alejandro González Iñárritu and The Grand Budapest Hotel which bagged four awards, while Whiplash took three. Eddie Redmayne and Julianne Moore took Best Actor and Actress respectively. Less love than expected for Boyhood which got just the one award – for Patricia Arquette as Best Supporting Actress.

It was also an interestingly political Oscars – powerful speeches from Patricia Arquette, Oprah, Reese Witherspoon on the red carpet, Graham Moore (screenwriter of The Imitation Game) and Best Director Iñárritu himself. See the full list of winners below...

Best Picture
American Sniper
*WINNER* Birdman
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory Of Everything
Whiplash

Directing
*WINNER* Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Richard Linklater
Bennett Miller
Wes Anderson
Morten Tyldum

Animated Feature Film
*WINNER* Big Hero 6
The Boxtrolls
How To Train Your Dragon 2
Song Of The Sea
The Tale Of The Princess Kaguya

Original Screenplay
Boyhood
*WINNER* Birdman
Foxcatcher
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Nightcrawler

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Adapted Screenplay
American Sniper
*WINNER* The Imitation Game
Inherent Vice
The Theory Of Everything
Whiplash

Actor In A Leading Role
Steve Carell
Bradley Cooper
Benedict Cumberbatch
Michael Keaton
*WINNER* Eddie Redmayne

Actress In A Leading Role
Marion Cotillard
Felicity Jones
*WINNER* Julianne Moore
Rosamund Pike
Reese Witherspoon

Actress In A Supporting Role
*WINNER* Patricia Arquette
Laura Dern
Keira Knightley
Emma Stone
Meryl Streep

Actor In A Supporting Role
Robert Duvall
Ethan Hawke
Edward Norton
Mark Ruffalo
*WINNER* J.K. Simmons

Cinematography
*WINNER* Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Ida
Mr. Turner
Unbroken

Foreign Language Film
*WINNER* Ida
Leviathan
Tangerines
Timbuktu
Wild Tales

Original Score
*WINNER* The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Interstellar
Mr. Turner
The Theory Of Everything

Costume Design
*WINNER* The Grand Budapest Hotel
Inherent Vice
Into The Woods
Maleficent
Mr. Turner

Make Up & Hairstyling
Foxcatcher
*WINNER* The Grand Budapest Hotel
Guardians Of The Galaxy

Animated Short
The Bigger Picture
The Dam Keeper
*WINNER* Feast
Me And My Moulton
A Single Life

Short Film Live Action
Aya
Booglaoo And Graham
Butter Lamp
Parvaneh
*WINNER* The Phone Call

Sound Mixing
American Sniper
Birdman
Interstellar
Unbroken
*WINNER* Whiplash

Production Design
*WINNER* The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Interstellar
Into The Woods
Mr. Turner

Film Editing
American Sniper
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
*WINNER* Whiplash

Sound Editing
*WINNER* American Sniper
Birdman
The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies
Interstellar
Unbroken

Documentary Feature
*WINNER* Citizenfour
Finding Vivian Maier
Last Days In Vietnam
The Salt Of The Earth
Virunga

Documentary Short Subject
*WINNER* Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1
Joanna
Our Curse
The Reaper (La Parka)
White Earth

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

Original Song
‘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
‘Lost Stars’ - Begin Again

The official site of the 87th Academy Awards can be found at www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2015. Let us know your favourite films of last year in the comments below.

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