Performance by an actor in a leading role
- Steve Carell in “Foxcatcher”
- Bradley Cooper in “American Sniper”
- Benedict Cumberbatch in “The Imitation Game”
- Michael Keaton in “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
- Eddie Redmayne in “The Theory of Everything”
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
- Robert Duvall in “The Judge”
- Ethan Hawke in “Boyhood”
- Edward Norton in “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
- Mark Ruffalo in “Foxcatcher”
- J.K. Simmons in “Whiplash”
Performance by an actress in a leading role
- Marion Cotillard in “Two Days, One Night”
- Felicity Jones in "The Theory of Everything"
- Julianne Moore in “Still Alice”
- Rosamund Pike in “Gone Girl”
- Reese Witherspoon in “Wild”
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
- Patricia Arquette in “Boyhood”
- Laura Dern in “Wild”
- Keira Knightley in “The Imitation Game”
- Emma Stone in “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
- Meryl Streep in “Into the Woods”
Best animated feature film of the year
- “Big Hero 6” Don Hall, Chris Williams and Roy Conli
- “The Boxtrolls” Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable and Travis Knight
- “How to Train Your Dragon 2” Dean DeBlois and Bonnie Arnold
- “Song of the Sea” Tomm Moore and Paul Young
- “The Tale of the Princess Kaguya” Isao Takahata and Yoshiaki Nishimura
Achievement in cinematography
- “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Emmanuel Lubezki
- “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Robert Yeoman
- “Ida” Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski
- “Mr. Turner” Dick Pope
- “Unbroken” Roger Deakins
Achievement in costume design
- “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Milena Canonero
- “Inherent Vice” Mark Bridges
- “Into the Woods” Colleen Atwood
- “Maleficent” Anna B. Sheppard and Jane Clive
- “Mr. Turner” Jacqueline Durran
Achievement in directing
- “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Alejandro G. Iñárritu
- “Boyhood” Richard Linklater
- “Foxcatcher” Bennett Miller
- “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Wes Anderson
- “The Imitation Game” Morten Tyldum
Best documentary feature
- “CitizenFour” Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy and Dirk Wilutzky
- “Finding Vivian Maier” John Maloof and Charlie Siskel
- “Last Days in Vietnam” Rory Kennedy and Keven McAlester
- “The Salt of the Earth” Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado and David Rosier
- “Virunga” Orlando von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara
Best documentary short subject
- “Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1” Ellen Goosenberg Kent and Dana Perry
- “Joanna” Aneta Kopacz
- “Our Curse” Tomasz Sliwinski and Maciej Slesicki
- “The Reaper (La Parka)” Gabriel Serra Arguello
- “White Earth” J. Christian Jensen
Achievement in film editing
- “American Sniper” Joel Cox and Gary D. Roach
- “Boyhood” Sandra Adair
- “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Barney Pilling
- “The Imitation Game” William Goldenberg
- “Whiplash” Tom Cross
Best foreign language film of the year
- “Ida” Poland
- “Leviathan” Russia
- “Tangerines” Estonia
- “Timbuktu” Mauritania
- “Wild Tales” Argentina
Achievement in makeup and hairstyling
- “Foxcatcher” Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard
- “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier
- “Guardians of the Galaxy” Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
- “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Alexandre Desplat
- “The Imitation Game” Alexandre Desplat
- “Interstellar” Hans Zimmer
- “Mr. Turner” Gary Yershon
- “The Theory of Everything” Jóhann Jóhannsson
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
- “Everything Is Awesome” from “The Lego Movie”
Music and Lyric by Shawn Patterson - “Glory” from “Selma”
Music and Lyric by John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn - “Grateful” from “Beyond the Lights”
Music and Lyric by Diane Warren - “I’m Not Gonna Miss You” from “Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me”
Music and Lyric by Glen Campbell and Julian Raymond - “Lost Stars” from “Begin Again”
Music and Lyric by Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois
Best motion picture of the year
- “American Sniper” Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Andrew Lazar, Bradley Cooper and Peter Morgan, Producers
- “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher and James W. Skotchdopole, Producers
- “Boyhood” Richard Linklater and Cathleen Sutherland, Producers
- “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales and Jeremy Dawson, Producers
- “The Imitation Game” Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky and Teddy Schwarzman, Producers
- “Selma” Christian Colson, Oprah Winfrey, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Producers
- “The Theory of Everything” Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce and Anthony McCarten, Producers
- “Whiplash” Jason Blum, Helen Estabrook and David Lancaster, Producers
Achievement in production design
- “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
- “The Imitation Game” Production Design: Maria Djurkovic; Set Decoration: Tatiana Macdonald
- “Interstellar” Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
- “Into the Woods” Production Design: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
- “Mr. Turner” Production Design: Suzie Davies; Set Decoration: Charlotte Watts
Best animated short film
- “The Bigger Picture” Daisy Jacobs and Christopher Hees
- “The Dam Keeper” Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi
- “Feast” Patrick Osborne and Kristina Reed
- “Me and My Moulton” Torill Kove
- “A Single Life” Joris Oprins
Best live action short film
- “Aya” Oded Binnun and Mihal Brezis
- “Boogaloo and Graham” Michael Lennox and Ronan Blaney
- “Butter Lamp (La Lampe Au Beurre De Yak)” Hu Wei and Julien Féret
- “Parvaneh” Talkhon Hamzavi and Stefan Eichenberger
- “The Phone Call” Mat Kirkby and James Lucas
Achievement in sound editing
- “American Sniper” Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
- “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Martín Hernández and Aaron Glascock
- “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” Brent Burge and Jason Canovas
- “Interstellar” Richard King
- “Unbroken” Becky Sullivan and Andrew DeCristofaro
Achievement in sound mixing
- “American Sniper” John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin
- “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and Thomas Varga
- “Interstellar” Gary A. Rizzo, Gregg Landaker and Mark Weingarten
- “Unbroken” Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and David Lee
- “Whiplash” Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley
Achievement in visual effects
- “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Bryan Grill and Dan Sudick
- “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett and Erik Winquist
- “Guardians of the Galaxy” Stephane Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner and Paul Corbould
- “Interstellar” Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher
- “X-Men: Days of Future Past” Richard Stammers, Lou Pecora, Tim Crosbie and Cameron Waldbauer
Adapted screenplay
- “American Sniper” Written by Jason Hall
- “The Imitation Game” Written by Graham Moore
- “Inherent Vice” Written for the screen by Paul Thomas Anderson
- “The Theory of Everything” Screenplay by Anthony McCarten
- “Whiplash” Written by Damien Chazelle
Original screenplay
- “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Written by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. & Armando Bo
- “Boyhood” Written by Richard Linklater
- “Foxcatcher” Written by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman
- “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Screenplay by Wes Anderson; Story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness
- “Nightcrawler” Written by Dan Gilroy
