And the Best Movie award goes to "Birdman"
Actor Sean Penn presented the Best Movie award to Alejandro González Iñárritu and other cast and crew of the film.
Matthew McConaughey presented the Best Actress award to Julianne Moore for "Still Alice"
Cate Blanchett presented the Best Actor award to Eddie Redmayne for "The Theory of Everything"
Ben Affleck presented the Best Director Award to Alejandro González Iñárritu for "Birdman"
Oprah Winfrey announces Graham Moore as the winner of Best Adapted Screenplay for "The Imitation Game".
Eddie Murphy presented the Best Original Screenplay Award to Alexander Dinelaris, Nicolás Giacobone, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Armando Bo for "Birdman"
MERYL STREEP #Oscars #OscarsLegend #needsomeofthatoscarjuju lol... pic.twitter.com/9ctdxLyS2E
— Jennifer Lopez (@JLo) February 23, 2015
Julie Andews presented the Original Score Award to Alexandre Desplat for "The Grand Budapest Hotel" movie.
Scarlett Johansson paid tribute to "The Sound of Music" movie, which won five Oscars in 196, which celebrated its 50th anniversary. Lady Gaga performed four-octave-range songs from the movie.
Next performance is by Lady Gaga
Idina Menzel and John Travolta presented the Best Original Song award to John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn for Glory track from "Selma" movie.
Jennifer Anniston and David presented the Best Documentary Feature Award to Mathilde Bonnefoy, Dirk Wilutzky and Laura Poitras for "Citizenfour"
Naomi Watts and Benedict Cumberbatch presented the "Best Film Editing" award to Tom Cross for "Whiplish". This is his first Oscar
Meryl Streep paid tribute for movie industry greats who passed away last year, followed by Jennifer Hudson's performance.
Emmanuel Lubzeki wins Cinematography Award for "Birdman" movie.
Felicity Jones presented the Best Production Design Award to Adam Stockhausen and Anna Pinnock for "The Grand Budapest Hotel".
"Big Hero 6" wins Best Animated Feature Film
And the Oscar for Animated Feature Film goes to... pic.twitter.com/XrZPvoegIF
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 23, 2015
Actors Anna Kendrick (L) and Kevin Hart presented the Best Animated Short Film Award to the "Feast". Kristina Reed and Patrick Osbourne accepted the award for Best Animated Short Film.
And the Oscar for Animated Short Film goes to... pic.twitter.com/5LSU1LC5wD
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 23, 2015
Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher took award for Best Visual Effects for "Interstellar"
Rita Ora performed Grateful from Beyond the Lights.
Jared Leto presented the Best Supporting Actress Award to Patricia Arquette for her performance in "Boyhood".
And the Oscar for Actress in a Supporting Role goes to... pic.twitter.com/82poN69XWD
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 23, 2015
Chris Evans and Sienna Miller presented both the awards.
Oscar for Best Sound Editing goes to "Amercian Sniper". Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman took the award.
Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley won Best Sound Mixing Award for "Whiplash".
"Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1" wins Best Documentary Short Award.
The Oscar for Documentary Short Subject is... pic.twitter.com/hC6IED3EUy
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 23, 2015
"The Phone Call" wins Best Short Live Action Film award. This is the first Oscars for James Lucas and Mat Kirkby
Live performance of Everything is Awesome from "The Lego Movie".
Actors Nicole Kidman and Chiwetel Ejiofor presented Best Foreign Language Film. "Ida" (Poland) won the Best Foreign Language Film Award. Paweł Pawlikowski took the Oscar.
Well said, Pawel Pawlikowski. pic.twitter.com/hBgSXBw3iS
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 23, 2015
"The Grand Budapest Hotel" wins Makeup and Hairstyling award. Oscar nominee Reese Witherspoon presented the award to Britons Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier.
Jennifer Lopez and Chris Pine presented Milena Canonero Oscars for Best Costume Design for "The Grand Budapest Hotel". This is her fourth Academy Award.
The host revealed that this year's nominees would get $160,000 worth of merchandise including make-up, shoes and two holidays.
All tracks nominated for best song category will be performed tonight. Maroon 5's Adam Noah Levine performed Lost Stars from Begin Again.
And it begins... #Oscars pic.twitter.com/ZQmin019aM
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 23, 2015
Last year's Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o presented the Best Supporting Actor award to JK Simmons for "Whiplash"
Actress Anna Kendrick joined host Neil Patrick on stage in her "Into the Wood" costume. Jack Black singing too joined the two.
Host Neil Patrick Harris's opening line, "Tonight we honour Hollywood's best and whitest - sorry brightest stars."
Singer Lady Gaga arrived at the 87th Academy Awards wearing three custom-made Azzedine Alaia pieces and a white embellished gown with long red gloves.
"Well, it's a very special tribute performance. I am just excited to entertain everyone and celebrate the Oscars," she said.
Lady Gaga may or may not be wearing dishwashing gloves. Unconfirmed. ? #Oscars pic.twitter.com/chntTJVzf4
— Cosmopolitan (@Cosmopolitan) February 23, 2015
Singer Jennifer Lopez looked stunningly beautiful as she walked the red carpet in gown by Elie Saab.
Actress Cate Blanchett walked the red carpet wearing a Maison Margiela gown and a Tiffany necklace
Actress Cate Blanchett wears a Maison Margiela gown as she arrives at the 87th Academy Awards in Hollywood
Julianne Moore, best actress nominee for her role in "Still Alice," walked the red carpet in cream and metallic Chanel gown.
A sneak peek at @TheTimMcGraw's #Oscars rehearsal via @laurenlemon #Oscars #OscarsCreators pic.twitter.com/NrWkYLnQas
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 23, 2015
Actress Kelly Ripa arrived at the 87th Academy Award in black Christian Siriano dress and Fred Leighton jewels.
Actress Naomi Watts arrive in Armani Prive dress with a Rauwolf clutch and Anna Hu jewelry.
Lupita Nyong'o in Calvin Klein. I'm dead. This is STUNNING. Bravo Francisco Costa. pic.twitter.com/j045LnFKKE
— Ashley Madekwe (@smashleybell) February 23, 2015
Best actress nominee Rosamund Pike wore a red Givenchy gown and Lorraine Schwartz jewels at the 87th Academy Awards.
Best actor nominee, Eddie Redmayne, arrives with wife Hannah Bagshawe. "The Theory of Everything" actress Felicity Jones
Oscars nominees Patricia Arquette, Diane Warren and Musician Common arrive.
The "Fifty Shades of Grey" actress Dakota Johnson walked on the red along with her mother Melanie Griffith. Dakota's mother told ABC that she hasn't seen her daughter's performance in the movie "Fifty Shades Of Grey".
The voices of 'Big Hero 6' take a red carpet selfie. #Oscars2015 pic.twitter.com/GtbMF7zpBc
— #Oscars2015 (@AwardsOscars) February 22, 2015
Jennifer Aniston #Oscars2015 pic.twitter.com/JGvH5Oa1zd
— #Oscars2015 (@AwardsOscars) February 23, 2015
Steve Carell being adorable on the #Oscars #redcarpet! pic.twitter.com/mxep3IEbaA
— Jeana (@SurfnSunshine) February 22, 2015
The 87th Academy Awards, one of the much awaited award shows, is here. The Oscars 2015 will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, and it is being held at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, US.
IBTimes India will provide the live update starting at 5.30 am on Monday (India time). Stay tune to for all the action, photos from the red carpet and winner's list.
Meanwhile, check out the list of nominees below:
Best Picture
- Birdman
- Boyhood
- Selma
- Whiplash
- American Sniper
- The Imitation Game
- The Theory of Everything
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
Best Actor
- Bradley Cooper for "American Sniper"
- Benedict Cumberbatch for "The Imitation Game"
- Michael Keaton for "Birdman"
- Steve Carell for "Foxcatcher"
- Eddie Redmayne for "The Theory of Everything"
Best Actress
- Marion Cotillard
- Reese Witherspoon for "Wild"
- Felicity Jones for "The Theory of Everything"
- Rosamund Pike for "Gone Girl"
- Julianne Moore for "Still Alice"
Best Director
- Richard Linklater for "Boyhood"
- Alejandro González Iñárritu for "Birdman"
- Morten Tyldum for "The Imitation Game"
- Bennett Miller for "Foxcatcher"
- Wes Anderson for "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
Best Supporting Actor
- JK Simmons for "Whiplash"
- Ethan Hawke for "Boyhood"
- Edward Norton for "Birdman"
- Robert Duvall for "The Judge"
- Mark Ruffalo for "Foxcatcher"
Best Supporting Actress
- Emma Stone for "Birdman"
- Patricia Arquette for "Boyhood"
- Keira Knightley for "The Imitation Game"
- Laura Dern for "Wild"
- Meryl Streep for "Into The Woods"
Cinematography
- Unbroken
- Birdman
- Ida
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Mr Turner
Best Short Animated Film
- The Dam Keeper
- Feast
- A Single Life
- Me and My Moulton
- The Bigger Picture
Best Animated Feature
- How To Train Your Dragon 2
- The Tale Of Princess Kaguya
- Big Hero 6
- Songs of the Sea
- The Box Trolls
Best Short Live Action Film
- The Phone Call
- Butter Lamp
- Parvaneh
- Aya
- Boogaloo and Graham
Best Documentary Feature
- Last Days in Vietnam
- Finding Vivian Maier
- Salt of the Earth
- Citizenfour
- Virunga
Best Documentary Short
- The Reaper
- Joanna
- White Earth
- Our Curse
Best Visual Effects
- Interstellar
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- X-Men: Days of Future Past
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Best Film Editing
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- American Sniper
- The Imitation Game
- Boyhood
- Whiplash
Makeup and Hairstyling
- Foxcatcher
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
Costume Design
- Inherent Vice
- Maleficent
- Into The Woods
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Mr Turner
Foreign Language Film
- Wild Tales
- Ida
- Leviathan
- Tangerines
- Timbuktu
Original Screenplay
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Richard Linklater
- Foxcatcher
- NIghcrrawler
- Birdman
Adapted Screenplay
- The Theory of Everything
- American Sniper
- Inherent Vice
- The Imitation Game
- Whiplash
Best Original Song
- I'm Not Gonna Miss You for "Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me"
- Everything is Awesome for "The Lego Movie"
- Grateful for "Beyond the Lights"
- Lost Stars for "Begin Again"
- Glory for "Selma"
Original Score
- Hans Zimmer for "Interstellar"
- Alexandre Desplat for "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
- Johann Johannsson for "The Theory of Everything"
- Alexandre Desplat for "The Imitation Game"
- Gary Yershon for "Mr. Turner"
Best Sound Editing
- Unbroken
- Sniper
- Birdman
- Interstellar
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Best Production Design
- The Imitation Game
- Interstellar
- Mr. Turner
- Into the Woods
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
Best Sound Mixing
- Birdman
- Interstellar
- Whiplash
- Unbroken
- American Sniper