2015 Oscars — Best Picture

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) won Best Picture at the 2015 Oscars. All 8 nominees are listed below, winner first. The other nominees were American Sniper, Boyhood, Selma, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game, The Theory of Everything and Whiplash. Each film links to its complete award history. The links below go to the 2014 and 2016 Best Picture races.

Last updated August 12, 2026

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