“Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” won Best Picture at the 87th annual Academy Awards on Sunday, besting “American Sniper,” “Boyhood,” “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” “The Imitation Game,” “Selma,” “The Theory of Everything” and “Whiplash” for the honor.
“Birdman” won three other Oscars: Best Director for Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Best Cinematography for Emmanuel Lubezki (his second Oscars win in a row after last year’s “Gravity”) and Best Original Screenplay.
It wasn’t a total route for “Birdman”: star Michael Keaton lost Best Actor to Eddie Redmayne for “The Theory of Everything.”
The other acting awards went to Julianne Moore (Best Actress for “Still Alice”), J.K. Simmons (Best Supporting Actor for “Whiplash”) and Patricia Arquette (Best Supporting Actress for “Boyhood”).