Julianne Moore and Eddie Redmayne take the top acting Oscars while Birdman flies off with Best Picture at the 87th Annual Academy Awards
 It might not have swept the board completely, but Birdman still flew home with the Oscar for Best Picture at the 87th Annual Academy Awards. The comedy drama swooped off with a total of four awards on Sunday night - a number that tied with The Grand Budapest Hotel - including Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. However, Birdman's lead actor Michael Keaton was beaten to Best Actor by Eddie Redmayne, who won for his portrayal of physicist Stephen Hawking in The Theory of EverythingThere were no surprises when it came to the actresses, with favourites Julianne Moore winning for Best Actress for Still Alice, and Patricia Arquette winning for Boyhood. Julianne became emotional when she revealed for the first time that her husband Bart Freundlich predicted she would win the Oscar. 'I've never told anyone this... but [my husband] was the first person to see the film. 'He was crying and I was like what's going on?' she said. 'When we walked out he said you're going to win an Oscar and I said "Like come on!". The other big winner of the night was Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel, taking home four awards in total. The energetic evening saw Oscar host Neil Patrick Harris put on a theatrical performance at the Kodak theatre. Neil, 41, only managed a few jokes before bringing out his jazz hands, performing a hilarious original song - Moving Pictures - about the great and good of Hollywood. Neil’s spirited routine - where he was joined by Anna Kendrick and Jack Black - paid tribute to some of Hollywood’s best known performances and scenes, and had the star-studded audience. Taking home the first of award of the night was J.K. Simmons for Whiplash - a perhaps unsurprising win considering he has swept the board in the same category this awards season. |
