கேள்வி: 87ஆவது அகாதமி விருதுகள் - Ceremony information பற்றி நீங்கள் என்ன அறிந்துள்ளீர்கள்?
பதில்: File:Neil Patrick Harris 2011 (cropped).jpg hosted the 87th Academy Awards]] From the last year boost up in ceremony ratings and from mixed to positive response, Academy hired Neil Meron and Craig Zadan as producers for the third consecutive year, president Cheryl Boone Isaacs announced on ஏப்ரல் 21, 2014, "We couldn't be more thrilled to have Craig and Neil back to produce the Oscars again in 2015". After எல்லேன் டிஜெனிரெஸ் hosted the last year ceremony, many online-media-outlets reported that, Academy "begged" Ellen to host the Oscars, but she refuses due to critical reviews of her last year hosting. However, it just turned out be a rumor, as no official statement was issued by either Academy or Ellen. With much speculations and conclusions, in a press release of அக்டோபர் 15, 2014, Meron and Zadan announced that actor and comedian நீல் பாட்ரிக் ஹாரிஸ் would host the 2015 ceremony. They explained their decision to choose Harris as host saying, "We are thrilled to have Neil host the Oscars. We have known him his entire adult life, and we have watched him explode as a great performer in feature films, television and stage. To work with him on the Oscars is the perfect storm, all of his resources and talent coming together on a global stage." Academy's president Cheryl Boone Isaacs said, "We share Craig and Neil’s excitement in welcoming the incredibly talented Neil Patrick Harris, He is the consummate entertainer. Neil's distinctive charm and showmanship make him the ideal host to honor the Oscar legacy and ensure we all enjoy another unforgettable celebration." Neil expressed that it was truly an honor and a thrill to be asked to host Academy Awards commenting, "I grew up watching the Oscars and was always in such awe of some of the greats who hosted the show. To be asked to follow in the footsteps of Johnny Carson, Billy Crystal, எல்லேன் டிஜெனிரெஸ், and everyone else who had the great fortune of hosting is a bucket list dream come true." After choosing Harris, two more names were reportedly mention who were asked by Academy for hosting job including கிரிசு ரொக் and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and also claims that Harris wasn't Academy first choice for hosting. However, in response to such allegations, Meron and Zadan said, "After every Oscar show there is always a discussion as to who will host the next one. Many names are discussed and sometimes even floated without there being any formal offers. At times, these casual discussions take on a life of their own, and some are eager to break a story without knowing the facts. Neil Patrick Harris received the Academy’s formal offer. He is the perfect choice for the Oscars and will be the consummate host" Several other people were involved with the telecast and its promotion. எம்மி விருது-winning art director Derek McLane returned to designed a new set and stage design for the show. Rob Ashford served as choreographer for several musical numbers during the event. Third year in a row, சானிங் டேட்டம் introduced a group called "Team Oscar" during the ceremony. The team consisted of six young film students from colleges across the country selected by AMPAS based on a creative 60-second video competition on the subject, "The best piece of advice I've ever received", whose role was to deliver Oscar statuettes to the presenters during the gala.
கேள்வி: 87ஆவது அகாதமி விருதுகள் - Box office performance of nominated films பற்றி நீங்கள் என்ன அறிந்துள்ளீர்கள்?
பதில்: For the first time since 2007, none of the Best Picture nominee had grossed over $100 million before the nominations were announced. The combined gross of the eight Best Picture nominees at the American and Canadian box offices was $205&nbsp;million, with an average of $26&nbsp;million per film. ''Birdman'' became the second lowest-grossing picture to win an Academy Award for Best Picture after ''The Hurt Locker'' in the last four decades. None of the eight Best Picture nominees was among the top ten or fifty release in box office during nominations, as compared to last year nominees, where four films were nominated for Best Picture among from the top 50 films by earning. When the nominations were announced on சனவரி 15, 2015, ''த கிராண்ட் புடபெஸ்ட் ஹோட்டல்'' was the highest-grossing film among the Best Picture nominees with $59.1&nbsp;million in domestic box office receipts. ''த இமிடேசன் கேம்'' was the second-highest-grossing film with $42.7&nbsp;million; this was followed by ''Birdman'' ($26.6&nbsp;million), ''த தியரி ஆஃப் எவரிதிங்'' ($26.2&nbsp;million), ''Boyhood'' ($24.3&nbsp;million), ''Selma'' ($16.5&nbsp;million), ''Whiplash'' ($6.2&nbsp;million) and finally ''American Sniper'' ($3.3&nbsp;million). ''American Sniper'' just had the wide release a day after the nominations announcement, but after nominations ''American Sniper'' was the highest grossing film among the Best Picture nominees, at domestic office sales. Of the top 50 grossing movies of the year, 23 nominations went to 13 films on the list. Only ''Big Hero 6'' (9th), ''How to Train Your Dragon 2'' (16th), ''Gone Girl'' (17th), and ''Into the Woods'' (25th) were nominated for Best Animated Feature, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress award respectively. The other top 50 box office hits that earned nominations were ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' (1st), ''Captain America: The Winter Soldier'' (3rd), ''The Lego Movie'' (4th), ''Maleficent'' (6th), ''The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies'' (7th), ''X-Men: Days of Future Past'' (8th), ''Dawn of the Planet of the Apes'' (10th), ''Interstellar'' (15th), and ''Unbroken'' (27th) .