Other winners worth mentioning included:  Selma's "Glory" for Best Song;  Best Adapted Screenplay for "the Imitation Game;" Best Sound Editing for "American Sniper;" Best Foreign Language Film was awarded to Poland's "Ida." The 87th Academy Awards took place on Sunday, February 22, at Hollywood's Dolby Theatre and was hosted by Neil Patrick Harris live on ABC Network.

Following his Turns at the Tony and Emmy Awards, Song-and-Dance Showman Neil Patrick Harris

added Oscar Host to his Emcee Résumé at a Ceremony in which "Birdman" Soared High

It wouldn't be the Oscars if the ceremony didn't run over, and there were times during the 87th annual Academy Awards where the show began to feel as long as the shooting schedule for 12-years-in-the-making Boyhood. But this was the rare edition in which genuine suspense fueled anticipation for some of the major awards, especially as the promised showdown between Boyhood and Birdman grew more unpredictable when other lead contenders, The Grand Budapest Hotel and Whiplash, muscled into the mix by racking up multiple wins. Viewers untroubled by the clamorous absence of E!'s mani-cam from the red carpet and actually interested in the movies were served an entertaining cap-off to a nail-biter awards season.

Lady Gaga's Tribute Performance for the Sound of Music

The Full List of Winners and Nominees Include:

Best Picture

• "American Sniper"
• "Birdman"
• "Boyhood"
• "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
• "The Imitation Game"
• "Selma"
• "The Theory of Everything"
• "Whiplash"

Best Director

• Wes Anderson, "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
• Alejandro González Iñárritu, "Birdman"
• Richard Linklater, "Boyhood"
• Bennett Miller, "Foxcatcher"
• Morten Tyldum, "The Imitation Game"

Best Actress

• Marion Cotillard, "Two Days, One Night"
• Felicity Jones, "The Theory of Everything"
• Julianne Moore, "Still Alice"
• Rosamund Pike, "Gone Girl"
• Reese Witherspoon, "Wild"

Best Actor

• Steve Carell, "Foxcatcher"
• Bradley Cooper, "American Sniper"
• Benedict Cumberbatch, "The Imitation Game"
• Michael Keaton, "Birdman"
• Eddie Redmayne, "The Theory of Everything"

Best Supporting Actress

• Patricia Arquette, "Boyhood"
• Laura Dern, "Wild"
• Keira Knightley, "The Imitation Game"
• Emma Stone, "Birdman"
• Meryl Streep, "Into the Woods"

Best Supporting Actor

• Robert Duvall, "The Judge"
• Ethan Hawke, "Boyhood"
• Edward Norton, "Birdman"
• Mark Ruffalo, "Foxcatcher"
• J.K. Simmons, "Whiplash"

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Paul Thomas Anderson, "Inherent Vice"
• Damien Chazelle, "Whiplash"
• Jason Hall, "American Sniper"
• Anthony McCarten, "The Theory of Everything"
• Graham Moore, "The Imitation Game"

Best Original Screenplay

• Wes Anderson and Hugo Guinness, "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
• Dan Futterman and E. Max Frye, "Foxcatcher"
• Dan Gilroy, "Nightcrawler"
• Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris and Armando Bo, "Birdman"
• Richard Linklater, "Boyhood"

Best Foreign Language Film

• "Leviathan"
• "Ida" Poland
• "Tangerines"
• "Timbuktu"
• "Wild Tales"

Best Documentary Feature

• "CITIZENFOUR"
• "Finding Vivian Maier"
• "Last Days in Vietnam"
• "The Salt in the Earth"
• "Virunga"

Best Animated Feature

• "Big Hero 6"
• "The Boxtrolls"
• "How to Train Your Dragon 2"
• "Song of the Sea"
• "The Tale of The Princess Kaguya"

Best Film Editing

• "American Sniper"
• "Boyhood"
• "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
• "The Imitation Game"
• "Whiplash"

Best Original Song

• "Everything is Awesome" from "The LEGO Movie" (written by Shawn Patterson)
• "Glory" from "Selma" (written by Common and John Legend)
• "Grateful" from "Beyond the Lights" (written by Diane Warren)
• "I'm Not Gonna Miss You" from "Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me" (written by Glen Campbell)
• "Lost Stars" from "Begin Again" (written by Gregg Alexander, Danielle Brisebois, Nick Lashley and Nick Southwood)

Best Original Score

• Alexandre Desplat, "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
• Alexandre Desplat, "The Imitation Game"
• Johann Johannsson, "The Theory of Everything"
• Gary Yershon, "Mr. Turner"
• Hans Zimmer, "Interstellar"

Best Cinematography

• Roger Deakins, "Unbroken"
• Emmanuel Lubezki, "Birdman"
• Dick Pope, "Mr. Turner"
• Robert Yeoman, "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
• Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski, "Ida"

Best Costume Design

• "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
• "Inherent Vice"
• "Into the Woods"
• "Maleficent"
• "Mr. Turner"

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

• "Foxcatcher"
• "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
• "Guardians of the Galaxy"

Best Production Design

• "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
• "The Imitation Game"
• "Interstellar"
• "Into the Woods"
• "Mr. Turner"

Best Sound Editing

• "American Sniper"
• "Birdman"
• "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies"
• "Interstellar"
• "Unbroken"

Best Sound Mixing

• "American Sniper"
• "Birdman"
• "Interstellar"
• "Unbroken"
• "Whiplash"

Best Visual Effects

• "Captain America: The Winter Soldier"
• "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes"
• "Guardians of the Galaxy"
• "Interstellar"
• "X-Men: Days of Future Past"

Best Short Film, Live Action

• "Aya"

• "Boogaloo and Graham"
• "Butter Lamp"
• "Parvaneh"
• "The Phone Call"

Best Short Film, Animated

• "The Bigger Picture"
• "The Dam Keeper"
• "Feast"
• "Me and My Moulton"
• "A Single Life"

Best Documentary, Short Subject

• "Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1"
• "Joanna"
• "Our Curse"
• "The Reaper"
• "White Earth"