2015 Oscars: Winners and Nominees

60 films were recognised at the 2015 Academy Awards, across 24 categories. 16 of them took home at least one award.

The biggest winner of the year was Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), with 4 awards, ahead of The Grand Budapest Hotel with 4. The categories below run from Best Picture, Visual Effects and Actor in a Leading Role to the smaller prizes, and in every one the winner is listed first, followed by the other nominees.

Each title links to the film's full award history at all four awards, and the links at the bottom step to the previous and next ceremony.

Last updated August 12, 2026

Best Picture

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)(2014)
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher and James W. Skotchdopole, Producers
Winner
American Sniper(2014)
Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Andrew Lazar, Bradley Cooper and Peter Morgan, Producers
Boyhood(2014)
Richard Linklater and Cathleen Sutherland, Producers
Selma(2014)
Christian Colson, Oprah Winfrey, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Producers
The Grand Budapest Hotel(2014)
Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales and Jeremy Dawson, Producers
The Imitation Game(2014)
Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky and Teddy Schwarzman, Producers
The Theory of Everything(2014)
Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce and Anthony McCarten, Producers
Whiplash(2014)
Jason Blum, Helen Estabrook and David Lancaster, Producers

Visual Effects

Interstellar(2014)
Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher
Winner
Captain America: The Winter Soldier(2014)
Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Bryan Grill and Dan Sudick
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes(2014)
Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett and Erik Winquist
Guardians of the Galaxy(2014)
Stephane Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner and Paul Corbould
Inherent Vice(2014)
Written for the screen by Paul Thomas Anderson
X-Men: Days of Future Past(2014)
Richard Stammers, Lou Pecora, Tim Crosbie and Cameron Waldbauer

Actor in a Leading Role

The Theory of Everything(2014)
Eddie Redmayne
Winner
American Sniper(2014)
Bradley Cooper
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)(2014)
Michael Keaton
Foxcatcher(2014)
Steve Carell
The Imitation Game(2014)
Benedict Cumberbatch

Actor in a Supporting Role

Whiplash(2014)
J.K. Simmons
Winner
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)(2014)
Edward Norton
Boyhood(2014)
Ethan Hawke
Foxcatcher(2014)
Mark Ruffalo
The Judge(2014)
Robert Duvall

Actress in a Leading Role

Still Alice(2014)
Julianne Moore
Winner
Gone Girl(2014)
Rosamund Pike
The Theory of Everything(2014)
Felicity Jones
Two Days, One Night(2014)
Marion Cotillard
Wild(2014)
Reese Witherspoon

Actress in a Supporting Role

Boyhood(2014)
Patricia Arquette
Winner
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)(2014)
Emma Stone
Into the Woods(2014)
Meryl Streep
The Imitation Game(2014)
Keira Knightley
Wild(2014)
Laura Dern

Animated Feature Film

Big Hero 6(2014)
Don Hall, Chris Williams and Roy Conli
Winner
How to Train Your Dragon 2(2014)
Dean DeBlois and Bonnie Arnold
Song of the Sea(2014)
Tomm Moore and Paul Young
The Boxtrolls(2014)
Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable and Travis Knight
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya(2013)
Isao Takahata and Yoshiaki Nishimura

Cinematography

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)(2014)
Emmanuel Lubezki
Winner
Ida(2013)
Łukasz Żal and Ryszard Lenczewski
Mr. Turner(2014)
Dick Pope
The Grand Budapest Hotel(2014)
Robert Yeoman
Unbroken(2014)
Roger Deakins

Costume Design

The Grand Budapest Hotel(2014)
Milena Canonero
Winner
Inherent Vice(2014)
Mark Bridges
Into the Woods(2014)
Colleen Atwood
Maleficent(2014)
Anna B. Sheppard
Mr. Turner(2014)
Jacqueline Durran

Directing

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)(2014)
Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Winner
Boyhood(2014)
Richard Linklater
Foxcatcher(2014)
Bennett Miller
The Grand Budapest Hotel(2014)
Wes Anderson
The Imitation Game(2014)
Morten Tyldum

Documentary (Feature)

Citizenfour(2014)
Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy and Dirk Wilutzky
Winner
Finding Vivian Maier(2014)
John Maloof and Charlie Siskel
Last Days in Vietnam(2014)
Rory Kennedy and Keven McAlester
The Salt of the Earth(2014)
Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado and David Rosier
Virunga(2014)
Orlando von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara

Documentary (Short Subject)

Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1(2013)
Ellen Goosenberg Kent and Dana Perry
Winner
Joanna(2013)
Aneta Kopacz
Our Curse(2013)
Tomasz Śliwiński and Maciej Ślesicki
The Reaper(2013)
Gabriel Serra Arguello
White Earth(2015)
J. Christian Jensen

Film Editing

Whiplash(2014)
Tom Cross
Winner
American Sniper(2014)
Joel Cox and Gary D. Roach
Boyhood(2014)
Sandra Adair
The Grand Budapest Hotel(2014)
Barney Pilling
The Imitation Game(2014)
William Goldenberg

International Feature Film

Ida(2013)
Poland
Winner
Leviathan(2014)
Tangerines(2013)
Estonia
Timbuktu(2014)
Mauritania
Wild Tales(2014)
Argentina

Music (Original Score)

The Grand Budapest Hotel(2014)
Alexandre Desplat
Winner
Interstellar(2014)
Hans Zimmer
Mr. Turner(2014)
Gary Yershon
The Imitation Game(2014)
Alexandre Desplat
The Theory of Everything(2014)
Jóhann Jóhannsson

Music (Original Song)

Selma(2014)
“Glory” from Selma; Music and Lyric by John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn
Winner
Begin Again(2014)
“Lost Stars” from Begin Again; Music and Lyric by Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois
Beyond the Lights(2014)
“Grateful” from Beyond the Lights; Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me(2014)
“I’m Not Gonna Miss You” from Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me; Music and Lyric by Glen Campbell and Julian Raymond
The Lego Movie(2014)
“Everything Is Awesome” from The Lego Movie; Music and Lyric by Shawn Patterson

Production Design

The Grand Budapest Hotel(2014)
Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
Winner
Interstellar(2014)
Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
Into the Woods(2014)
Production Design: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
Mr. Turner(2014)
Production Design: Suzie Davies; Set Decoration: Charlotte Watts
The Imitation Game(2014)
Production Design: Maria Djurkovic; Set Decoration: Tatiana Macdonald

Short Film (Animated)

Feast(2014)
Patrick Osborne and Kristina Reed
Winner
A Single Life(2014)
Joris Oprins
Me and My Moulton(2014)
Torill Kove
The Bigger Picture(2014)
Daisy Jacobs and Christopher Hees
The Dam Keeper(2014)
Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi

Short Film (Live Action)

The Phone Call(2013)
Mat Kirkby and James Lucas
Winner
Aya(2012)
Oded Binnun and Mihal Brezis
Boogaloo and Graham(2014)
Michael Lennox and Ronan Blaney
Butter Lamp(2013)
Hu Wei and Julien Féret
Parvaneh(2012)
Talkhon Hamzavi and Stefan Eichenberger

Sound Editing

American Sniper(2014)
Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
Winner
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)(2014)
Martín Hernández and Aaron Glascock
Interstellar(2014)
Richard King
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies(2014)
Brent Burge and Jason Canovas
Unbroken(2014)
Becky Sullivan and Andrew DeCristofaro

Sound Mixing

Whiplash(2014)
Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley
Winner
American Sniper(2014)
John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)(2014)
Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and Thomas Varga
Interstellar(2014)
Gary A. Rizzo, Gregg Landaker and Mark Weingarten
Unbroken(2014)
Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and David Lee

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

The Imitation Game(2014)
Written by Graham Moore
Winner
American Sniper(2014)
Written by Jason Hall
Inherent Vice(2014)
The Theory of Everything(2014)
Screenplay by Anthony McCarten
Whiplash(2014)
Written by Damien Chazelle

Writing (Original Screenplay)

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)(2014)
Written by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. & Armando Bo
Winner
Boyhood(2014)
Written by Richard Linklater
Foxcatcher(2014)
Written by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman
Nightcrawler(2014)
Written by Dan Gilroy
The Grand Budapest Hotel(2014)
Screenplay by Wes Anderson; Story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness

Makeup and Hairstyling

The Grand Budapest Hotel(2014)
Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier
Winner
Foxcatcher(2014)
Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard
Guardians of the Galaxy(2014)
Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White