David Farnor | On 23, Feb 2015

Birdman, not Boyhood. That was the main message to take home from the 2015 Oscars, as Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s meta showbiz comedy swooped in to steal both Best Picture and Best Director away from Richard Linklater’s 12-years-in-the-making favourite.

Birdman ruled the roost with four prizes in total, including Best Original Screenplay and Best Cinematography for its seemingly single-take visuals. The Grand Budapest Hotel enjoyed equal success, going home with four gongs in its luggage, including Best Score and, in celebration of its unique Wes Anderson style, Best Make-Up, Best Costume Design and Best Production Design. Whiplash also emerged as a surprise victor, taking home not just the expected Best Supporting Actor for J.K. Simmons but also Best Editing and Best Sound Mixing. Elsewhere, things were more predictable, with Eddie Redmayne unstoppable in his course to win Best Actor for The Theory of Everything, Julianne Moore winning Best Actress for Still Alice and Patricia Arquette winning Best Supporting Actress for Boyhood.

Linklater, though, ended up empty-handed, with Boyhood only picking up one prize for Patricia’s performance. Nonetheless, with Selma picking up Best Song for Glory, each of the Best Picture nominees won something last night, a relatively rare occurrence, suggesting a more diverse spread of appreciation than the original list of nominees indicated. (“Tonight, we honour the best and whitest,” quipped host Neil Patrick Harris at the start of the evening. “Sorry, the best and brightest.”)

The same can be said of being able to stream this year’s crop of contenders, with 70% of the prizes going to films already available on VOD, or soon to be available on VOD (a special shout-out to British flick The Phone Call, which won Best Live Action Short and is already available on iTunes and Vimeo). That figure, though, doesn’t include Edward Snowden documentary CitizenFour, which will be broadcast on Channel 4 and 4oD this Wednesday – the first major chance viewers in the UK will have to see it.

Still catching up with awards season? Here is a full list of the 2015 Oscar winners – and where you can watch them online:

Best motion picture of the year

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
iTunes – 27th April (Pre-order)

Achievement in directing

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) – Alejandro G. Iñárritu
iTunes – 27th April (Pre-order)

Performance by an actor in a leading role

Eddie Redmayne – The Theory of Everything
iTunes – 27th April (Pre-order)

Performance by an actor in a supporting role

J.K. Simmons – Whiplash
Currently not available on UK VOD

Performance by an actress in a leading role

Julianne Moore – Still Alice
Currently not available on UK VOD

Performance by an actress in a supporting role

Patricia Arquette – Boyhood
iTunes
Amazon Instant Video
blinkbox
Google Play
Wuaki.tv
Film4oD
Sky Store

Adapted screenplay

The Imitation Game – Graham Moore
iTunes – 9th March (Pre-order)

Original screenplay

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) – Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. & Armando Bo
iTunes – 27th April (Pre-order)

Best foreign language film of the year

Ida
Amazon Instant Video
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iTunes
Google Play
Film4oD
Curzon Home Cinema
BFI Player

Best animated feature film of the year

Big Hero 6 – Don Hall, Chris Williams and Roy Conli
Currently not available on UK VOD

Achievement in cinematography

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) – Emmanuel Lubezki
iTunes – 27th April (Pre-order)

Achievement in costume design

The Grand Budapest Hotel – Milena Canonero
NOW
iTunes
Amazon Instant Video
blinkbox
Google Play
Wuaki.tv

Best documentary feature

CitizenFour
Broadcast on Wednesday 24th February – Channel 4 / 4oD

Best documentary short subject

Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 – Ellen Goosenberg Kent and Dana Perry
Currently not available on UK VOD

Achievement in film editing

Whiplash – Tom Cross
Currently not available on UK VOD

Achievement in makeup and hairstyling

The Grand Budapest Hotel – Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier
NOW
iTunes
Amazon Instant Video
blinkbox
Google Play
Wuaki.tv

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)

The Grand Budapest Hotel – Alexandre Desplat
NOW
iTunes
Amazon Instant Video
blinkbox
Google Play
Wuaki.tv

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)

Glory – Selma
Music and Lyric by John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn
Currently not available on UK VOD

Achievement in production design

The Grand Budapest Hotel – Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
NOW
iTunes
Amazon Instant Video
blinkbox
Google Play
Wuaki.tv

Best animated short film

Feast – Patrick Osborne and Kristina Reed
Currently not available on UK VOD

Best live action short film

The Phone Call – Mat Kirkby and James Lucas
Watch on Vimeo
Watch on iTunes

Achievement in sound editing

American Sniper – Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
Currently not available on UK VOD

Achievement in sound mixing

Whiplash – Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley
Currently not available on UK VOD

Achievement in visual effects

Interstellar – Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher
iTunes – 17th March (Pre-order)

 

Photo: Michael Yada / ©A.M.P.A.S.

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