Oscar 2014: The winners

Best Picture - Birdman

Best Director - Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Birdman

Best Actor - Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything

Best Actress - Julianne Moore, Still Alice

Best Supporting Actor - JK Simmons, Whiplash

Best Supporting Actress - Patricia Arquette, Boyhood

The rest.

13-for-24. Like I said, I knew I'd lose on a bunch of these. 

I never "got" Birdman. I knew it wasn't a bad movie by any means, but it never hit me like some of the other Best Picture nominees, like Whiplash, and especially Selma. I can't say I'm disappointed at Birdman winning. I honestly thought the Academy would go for something simpler, like Boyhood, but one can hardly fault them for picking a more daring and challenging movie. So kudos to them, I guess. I am disappointed that Wes Anderson didn't win Original Screenplay, though.

Anybody wanna explain to me what I'm missing with Birdman?

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2013 winners
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