| Predicted Winner | Actual Winner |
Best Picture |
Boyhood |
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) |
Best Animated Feature Film |
How to Train Your Dragon 2 |
Big Hero 6 |
Directing |
Boyhood - Richard Linklater
|
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) - Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
|
Actress in a Leading Role |
Still Alice - Julianne Moore
|
Still Alice - Julianne Moore
|
Actor in a Leading Role |
The Theory of Everything - Eddie Redmayne
|
The Theory of Everything - Eddie Redmayne
|
Actress in a Supporting Role |
Boyhood - Patricia Arquette
|
Boyhood - Patricia Arquette
|
Actor in a Supporting Role |
Whiplash - J.K. Simmons
|
Whiplash - J.K. Simmons
|
Best Writing: Original Screenplay |
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Screenplay by Wes Anderson; story by Wes Anderson and Hugo Guinness |
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) - Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. and Armando Bo |
Best Writing: Adapted Screenplay |
The Imitation Game - Graham Moore
|
The Imitation Game - Graham Moore
|
Foreign Language Film |
Ida |
Ida |
Documentary Feature |
CitizenFour |
CitizenFour |
Documentary Short Subject |
Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 |
Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 |
Animated Short Film |
Feast |
Feast |
Live Action Short Film |
The Phone Call |
The Phone Call |
Achievement in Cinematography |
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) - Emmanuel Lubezki
|
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) - Emmanuel Lubezki
|
Achievement in Costume Design |
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Milena Canonero
|
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Milena Canonero
|
Achievement in Film Editing |
Boyhood - Sandra Adair
|
Whiplash - Tom Cross
|
Achievement in Make-up and Hairstyling |
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier |
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier |
Music: Original Score |
The Theory of Everything - Jóhann Jóhannsson
|
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Alexandre Desplat
|
Music: Original Song |
Selma - Glory, music and lyric by John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn |
Selma - Glory, music and lyric by John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn |
Achievement in Production Design |
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Adam Stockhausen (Production Design); Anna Pinnock (Set Decoration) |
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Adam Stockhausen (Production Design); Anna Pinnock (Set Decoration) |
Achievement in Sound Editing |
American Sniper - Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman |
American Sniper - Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman |
Achievement in Sound Mixing |
Whiplash - Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley |
Whiplash - Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley |
Achievement in Visual Effects |
Interstellar - Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher |
Interstellar - Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher |