87th Oscars winners

Best Picture
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Directing
Alejandro G. Iñárritu – Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Actor in a Leading Role
Eddie Redmayne – The Theory of Everything

Actress in a Leading Role
Julianne Moore – Still Alice

Actor in a Supporting Role
J.K. Simmons – Whiplash 
 
Actress in a Supporting Role
Patricia Arquette – Boyhood

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

The Imitation Game, Written by Graham Moore

Writing (Original Screenplay)
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), Written by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Alexander Dinelaris, Nicolas Giacobone, Armando Bo

Foreign Language Film
Ida (Music Box Films), Poland, Pawel Pawlikowski

Animated Feature Film
Big Hero 6 (Walt Disney Pictures)

Production Design
The Grand Budapest Hotel – Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock

Cinematography
Emmanuel Lubezki – Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Costume Design
Milena Canonero – The Grand Budapest Hotel

Film Editing
Tom Cross – Whiplash

Documentary (Feature)
Citizenfour (RADiUS-TWC)

Makeup and Hairstyling
Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier – The Grand Budapest Hotel

Music (Original Score)
Alexandre Desplat – The Grand Budapest Hotel

Music (Original Song)
“Glory” from Selma

Sound Mixing
Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley – Whiplash

Sound Editing
Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman – American Sniper

Visual Effects
Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher – Interstellar

Documentary (Short Subject)
Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 – Ellen Goosenberg Kent and Dana Perry

Short Film (Animated)
Feast – Patrick Osborne and Kristina Reed

Short Film (Live Action)
The Phone Call – Mat Kirkby and James Lucas

Oscars update!

I know I was meant to do an update about all the winners and nominees for The 85th Academy Awards, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it. I don't agree with the films that are usually include in the lists, it's always the artsy fartsy drama films that make the nominations an I for one don't enjoy that crap as much as I do say "The Avengers" or "The Dark Knight Rises".

This years Academy Awards was even worse for "snubs" than most years I remember according to EVERYBODY I have spoken to has told me that Leonardo DiCaprio in "Django Unchained" was incredible an should easily have been nominated for a Best Supporting Actor accolade.

Best Adapted Screenplay how on earth did that not go to "The Avengers" and instead go to "Argo" I will never know.

Plus I know that "The Cabin In The Woods" isn't everybody's cup of tea, but Best Original Screenplay? Maybe? I mean hell was it original ha!

Best Visual Effects, "The Dark Knight Rises" not even get nominated? That football stadium scene was amazing, much, much better than the effect in "Snow White And The Huntsman" in my opinion.

Best Director, I didn't seen Kathryn Bigelows name in there? "Zero Dark Thirty" was a pretty great film.

Best Original Screenplay, what about "Looper" probably one of the better Sci-Fi films released in recent years, yet again not even nomiated.

This post alone is the main reason that next year I will NOT be involving myself in the Oscars, I've given up on the award it's terrible!

However, a HUGE congratulations to fellow Brit Daniel Day Lewis on becoming the first ever man to win 3 Best Actor Oscars what an achievement!