Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's Birdman took the most wins with three, including Best Feature, Best Cinematography for Emmanuel Lubezki, and Best Actor for Michael Keaton. Richard Linklater walked away with Best Director for Boyhood, while Patricia Arquette continued her run of dominance in the Best Supporting Actress category. The same can be said of Julianne Moore winning Best Actress for Still Alice, and JK Simmons' victory for Whiplash in the Best Supporting Actor category.
A couple of first-time filmmakers were honored as Dan Gilroy won Best First Feature and Best Screenplay for Nightcrawler, and Justin Simien's race comedy Dear White People won Best First Screenplay. Selma, which led with five nominations, came away with zero wins.
What does all of it mean for the Academy Awards? Probably nothing.
The full list of winners is below:
Best Feature – Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Director – Richard Linklater for Boyhood
Lead Male – Michael Keaton for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Lead Female – Julianne Moore for Still Alice
Supporting Male – J.K. Simmons for Whiplash
Supporting Female – Patricia Arquette for Boyhood
Screenplay – Dan Gilroy for Nightcrawler
Cinematography – Emmanuel Lubezki for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Editing – Tom Cross for Whiplash
Best First Feature – Nightcrawler
First Screenplay – Justin Simien for Dear White PeopleJohn Cassavetes Award – Land Ho!Documentary – CitizenFourInternational Film – IdaRobert Altman Award – Inherent Vice
Special Distinction Award to Foxcatcher
Piaget Producers Award – Chad Burris, Elisabeth Holm and Chris Ohlson
Kiehl’s Someone to Watch Award – H., directors Rania Attieh & Daniel Garcia
Lenscrafters Truer Than Fiction Award – The Kill Team, director Dan Krauss
