Oscar-winner "Birdman" will soon be seen by Chinese movie enthusiasts via the upcoming Beijing International Film Festival. (Photo : Reuters)
The "Birdman" fetched Best Picture, Best Cinematography, and Best Original Screenplay, while its Mexican director Alejandro Gonzales Iñarritu garnered the Best Director award.
"Tonight I am wearing the real Michael Keaton tighty-whities," shared Iñarritu, while referring to his movie's famous scene featuring the lead actor wresting through the busy streets of Times Square wearing his underwear and gets locked out of a theatre.
While the protagonist's underwear were the Director's lucky-charm, Keaton was robbed of the Best Actor award by the British talent Eddie Redmayne, for his portrayal of the famed physicist Stephen Hawking's "The Theory of Everything."
Not even one of the films in the big night's list of winners has surpassed the $40 million box office earnings, the Box Office Mojo documented.
Only the Best Picture nominee "American Sniper," a story of United States marksman Chris Kyle played by Bradley Cooper, has received a box office gross profit of $93.6 million, the Hit Fix reported.
Meanwhile, Neil Patrick Harris finally made his debut in the Oscar stage after emceeing the Tony Awards and the Emmy Awards. With a spectacle packed-opening production, Harris welcomed the audience with a song and dance number which paid homage to the "Moving Pictures" integrating himself into movies like the "Field of Dreams." The ending, on the other hand, was a choreographed number that highlighted the storm troopers of the "Star Wars" as the host's backup dancers.
The months prior to the ceremony were adorned by controversy. The Academy was caught inside a political drama as soon as the nominations were revealed in January and that no minority actor was represented in the acting categories.
The months leading up to the ceremony were marked by controversy. The Academy found itself thrust into a political debate when nominations were announced in January and no minority actors were represented among the acting nominees.
