# 2014–15 film awards season

The 2014–15 film awards season began in December 2014 with the Gotham Independent Film Awards 2014 and ended in February 2015 with the 87th Academy Awards. Major winners for the year included The Grand Budapest Hotel, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), Boyhood, Whiplash, and The Theory of Everything, among others.

## Award ceremonies

| Award ceremony | Best Picture | Best Director | Best Actor | Best Actress | Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress | Best Original Screenplay | Best Adapted Screenplay |
| 87th Academy Awards | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) | Alejandro G. Iñárritu Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) | Eddie Redmayne The Theory of Everything | Julianne Moore Still Alice | J. K. Simmons Whiplash | Patricia Arquette Boyhood | Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Armando Bó Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) | Graham Moore The Imitation Game |
| 68th British Academy Film Awards | Boyhood | Richard Linklater Boyhood | Eddie Redmayne The Theory of Everything | Julianne Moore Still Alice | J. K. Simmons Whiplash | Patricia Arquette Boyhood | Wes Anderson The Grand Budapest Hotel | Anthony McCarten The Theory of Everything |
| 72nd Golden Globe Awards | Boyhood (Drama) The Grand Budapest Hotel (Musical or Comedy) | Richard Linklater Boyhood | Eddie Redmayne (Drama) The Theory of Everything Michael Keaton (Musical or Comedy) Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) | Julianne Moore (Drama) Still Alice Amy Adams (Musical or Comedy) Big Eyes | J. K. Simmons Whiplash | Patricia Arquette Boyhood | Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Armando Bó Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) | Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Armando Bó Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) |
| 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (Ensemble Cast) | — | Eddie Redmayne The Theory of Everything | Julianne Moore Still Alice | J. K. Simmons Whiplash | Patricia Arquette Boyhood | — | — |
| 19th Satellite Awards | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) | Richard Linklater Boyhood | Michael Keaton Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) | Julianne Moore Still Alice | J. K. Simmons Whiplash | Patricia Arquette Boyhood | Dan Gilroy Nightcrawler | Graham Moore The Imitation Game |

## Films by awards gained

| Film | Academy Awards | BAFTAs | Golden Globes | SAG Awards | Satellite Awards | Total |
| American Sniper | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| Big Eyes | | | 1 | | | 1 |
| Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| Boyhood | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | | | | | 2 | 2 |
| The Grand Budapest Hotel | 4 | 5 | 1 | | 2 | 12 |
| The Imitation Game | 1 | | | | 1 | 2 |
| Interstellar | 1 | 1 | | | | 2 |
| Into the Woods | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Mr. Turner | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Nightcrawler | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Selma | 1 | | 1 | | | 2 |
| Still Alice | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| The Theory of Everything | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | 7 |
| Unbroken | | | | 1 | | 1 |
| Virunga | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Whiplash | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |