Academy Awards ke-87: Perbedaan antara revisi

|best_picture = ''[[Birdman (film)|Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)]]''

Dalam acara terkait, Academy mengadakan penganugerahan [[Governors Awards]] ke-6 di Grand Ballroom [[Hollywood and Highland Center]] tanggal 8 November 2014.<ref name="Governors">{{cite news|url=http://variety.com/2014/film/news/academy-unveils-2014-governor-awards-recipients-1201289156/ |title=Academy Unveils 2014 Governors Awards Recipients |accessdate=September 1, 2014 |work=Variety |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140901091000/http://variety.com/2014/film/news/academy-unveils-2014-governor-awards-recipients-1201289156/ |archivedate=September 1, 2014}}</ref> [[Academy Award for Technical Achievement|Academy Awards for Technical Achievement]] dibawakan oleh [[Margot Robbie]] dan [[Miles Teller]] pada tanggal 7 Februari 2015 di [[The Beverly Hills Hotel]], [[Beverly Hills, California|Beverly Hills]], [[California]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2015/01/28/margot-robbie-miles-teller-to-hand-out-sci-tech-oscars/|title=Margot Robbie, Miles Teller to hand out Sci-Tech Oscars|accessdate=JanuaryJanuari 29, 2015|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=JanuaryJanuari 28, 2015|archive-date=2015-01-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129035550/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2015/01/28/margot-robbie-miles-teller-to-hand-out-sci-tech-oscars/|dead-url=yes}}</ref>

''[[Birdman (film)|Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)]]'' dan ''[[The Grand Budapest Hotel]]'' memenangkan penghargaan terbanyak<ref>{{cite web|title=Oscars 2015 winners: Birdman, The Grand Budapest Hotel get the most awards|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/oscars-2015-winners-birdman-the-grand-budapest-hotel-get-the-most-awards-20150223-13m8l5.html|work=The Sydny Morning Herald|accessdate=February 23, 2015 }}</ref> dengan perolehan masing-masing empat piala.<ref>{{cite web|title=Birdman wins the big two, but ties with Grand Budapest Hotel in total Oscars tally|last=Carroll|first=Rory|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/feb/23/birdman-wins-big-two-oscars-but-ties-with-grand-budapest-hotel-for-awards-tally|work=The Guardian|accessdate=February 23, 2015}}</ref> Kategori yang dimenangkan ''Birdman'' adalah [[AcademySutradara AwardTerbaik for(Academy Best DirectorAward)|BestSutradara DirectorTerbaik]], [[AcademyFilm AwardTerbaik for(Academy Best PictureAward)|BestFilm PictureTerbaik]], dan [[AcademySkenario AwardAsli forTerbaik Best Original(Academy ScreenplayAward)|BestSkenario OriginalAsli ScreenplayTerbaik]] untuk [[Alejandro González Iñárritu]], sedangkan ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'' memenangkan kategori [[AcademyMusik AwardAsli forTerbaik Best Original(Academy ScoreAward)|BestMusik OriginalAsli ScoreTerbaik]] foruntuk [[Alexandre Desplat]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Oscars 2015: 'Birdman,' 'Grand Budapest Hotel' Win Big|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/oscars-2015-birdman-grand-budapest-hotel-win-big-20150223|work=Rolling Stone|accessdate=February 23, 2015}}</ref> ''[[Whiplash (film)|Whiplash]]'', film lain yang memenangkan lebih dari dua penghargaan, menang di tiga kategori, termasuk [[AcademyAktor AwardPendukung forTerbaik Best(Academy Supporting ActorAward)|BestAktor SupportingPendukung ActorTerbaik]] untuk [[J. K. Simmons]].<ref>{{cite web|title=JK Simmons wins best supporting actor Oscar for Whiplash|last=Beaumont-Thomas|first=Ben|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/feb/23/jk-simmons-best-supporting-actor-oscar-whiplash|work=The Guardian|accessdate=February 23, 2015}}</ref> Pemenang lainnya adalah ''[[The Theory of Everything (film 2014)|The Theory of Everything]]'', ''[[Still Alice]]'', ''[[Boyhood (film)|Boyhood]]'', ''[[The Imitation Game]]'', ''[[Big Hero 6 (film)|Big Hero 6]]'', ''[[Ida (film)|Ida]]'', ''[[Citizenfour]]'', ''[[Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1]]'', ''[[The Phone Call (film 2013)|The Phone Call]]'', ''[[Feast (film 2014)|Feast]]'', ''[[Selma (film)|Selma]]'', ''[[American Sniper (film)|American Sniper]]'', dan ''[[Interstellar (film)|Interstellar]]''. Academy Awards ke-87 ditonton oleh 37,2 juta orang di Amerika Serikat, jumlah paling sedikit sejak [[Academy Awards ke-81]] tahun 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=2015 Oscars Ceremony Ratings Lowest Since the 2009 Academy Awards|url=http://screenrant.com/oscars-2015-ratings-reviews/|publisher=Screen Rant|date=February 22, 2015|accessdate=February 24, 2015}}</ref>

Nominasi Academy Awards ke-87 diumumkan pada tanggal 15 Januari 2015 pukul 05:30&nbsp;a.m. PST (13:30 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]) di [[Samuel Goldwyn Theater]], Beverly Hills, California, oleh sutradara [[J. J. Abrams]] dan [[Alfonso Cuarón]]. Kategori-kategori utamanya diumumkan pukul 05:38 PST (13:38 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]) oleh [[Cheryl Boone Isaacs]], presiden Academy, dan aktor [[Chris Pine]]. Pukul 05:30 dipilih karena untuk pertama kalinya seluruh kategori diumumkan pada konferensi pers pagi.<ref>{{cite news|title=Oscars: Why Academy Decided To Announce All 24 Category Nominees|url=http://deadline.com/2015/01/oscars-academy-announcement-24-categories-1201345681/|work=[[Deadline.com|Deadline]]|date=JanuaryJanuari 9, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.theguardian.com/film/live/2015/jan/15/oscars-nominations-2015-live|title=Oscar nominations 2015: live|date=JanuaryJanuari 15, 2015 |work=The Guardian |accessdate=JanuaryJanuari 15, 2015}}</ref> ''[[Birdman (film)|Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)]]'' dan ''[[The Grand Budapest Hotel]]'' sama-sama mendapatkan sembilan nominasi.<ref name="Oscars 2015">{{cite web|title=Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel lead Oscars race|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-30828035|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=JanuaryJanuari 15, 2015|accessdate=JanuaryJanuari 16, 2015}}</ref>

[[Berkas:Alejandro González Iñárritu with a camera in production Cropped.jpg|rightka|thumbjmpl|150px|[[Alejandro González Iñárritu]], pemenang kategori Sutradara Terbaik]]

[[Berkas:Eddie Redmayne at TIFF 2014.jpg|rightka|thumbjmpl|150px|[[Eddie Redmayne]], pemenang kategori Aktor Terbaik]]

[[Berkas:Julianne Moore by David Shankbone.jpg|rightka|thumbjmpl|150px|[[Julianne Moore]], pemenang kategori Aktris Terbaik]]

[[Berkas:JK Simmons 2009.jpg|rightka|thumbjmpl|150px|[[J. K. Simmons]], pemenang kategori Aktor Pendukung Terbaik]]

[[Berkas:Patricia Arquette at Heart Truth 2009 (cropped).jpg|rightka|thumbjmpl|150px|[[Patricia Arquette]], pemenang kategori Aktris Pendukung Terbaik]]

[[Berkas:Alexandre Desplat 2015.jpg|rightka|thumbjmpl|150px|[[Alexandre Desplat]], pemenang kategori Musik Asli Terbaik]]

[[Berkas:9.13.11CommonByLuigiNovi2.jpg|rightka|thumbjmpl|150px|[[Common (rapper)|Common]], pemenang kategori Lagu Asli Terbaik]]

[[Berkas:John Legend poptech2019 by Glenn Francis.jpg|rightka|thumbjmpl|150px|[[John Legend]], pemenang kategori Lagu Asli Terbaik]]

* '''''[[Birdman (film)|Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)]]''&nbsp;– [[Alejandro González Iñárritu|Alejandro G. Iñárritu]], [[John Lesher (producer)|John Lesher]], dan [[James W. Skotchdopole]]'''

** ''[[American Sniper (film)|American Sniper]]''&nbsp;– [[Clint Eastwood]], [[Robert Lorenz]], [[Andrew Lazar]], [[Bradley Cooper]], dan [[Peter Morgan (producer)|Peter Morgan]]

* '''[[Alejandro González Iñárritu|Alejandro G. Iñárritu]]&nbsp;– ''[[Birdman (film)|Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)]]'''''

** [[Bradley Cooper]]&nbsp;– ''[[American Sniper (film)|American Sniper]]'' sebagai [[Chris Kyle]]

** [[Michael Keaton]]&nbsp;– ''[[Birdman (film)|Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)]]'' sebagai Riggan Thomson / Birdman

** [[Robert Duvall]]&nbsp;– ''[[The Judge (film 2014)|The Judge]]'' sebagai JudgeHakim Joseph Palmer

** [[Edward Norton]]&nbsp;– ''[[Birdman (film)|Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)]]'' sebagai Mike Shiner

** [[Emma Stone]]&nbsp;– ''[[Birdman (film)|Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)]]'' sebagai Sam Thomson

{{Award category|#eedd82|[[AcademySkenario AwardAsli forTerbaik Best Original Screenplay(Oscar)|BestSkenario OriginalAsli ScreenplayTerbaik]]}}

* '''''[[Birdman (film)|Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)]]''&nbsp;– [[Alejandro González Iñárritu|Alejandro G. Iñárritu]], [[Nicolás Giacobone]], [[Alexander Dinelaris, Jr.]] dan [[Armando Bó (screenwriterpenulis naskah)|Armando Bo]]'''

{{Award category|#eedd82|[[AcademySkenario AwardAdaptasi forTerbaik Best(Academy Adapted ScreenplayAward)|BestSkenario AdaptedAdaptasi ScreenplayTerbaik]]}}

* '''''[[The Imitation Game]]''&nbsp;– [[Graham Moore (writerpenulis)|Graham Moore]] fromdari ''Alan Turing: The Enigma'' bykarya [[Andrew Hodges]]'''

** ''[[American Sniper (film)|American Sniper]]''&nbsp;– [[Jason Hall (screenwriter)|Jason Hall]] fromdari ''[[American Sniper (buku)]]'' bykarya [[Chris Kyle]], Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice

** ''[[Inherent Vice (film)|Inherent Vice]]''&nbsp;– [[Paul Thomas Anderson]] fromdari ''[[Inherent Vice]]'' bykarya [[Thomas Pynchon]]

** ''[[The Theory of Everything (film 2014)|The Theory of Everything]]''&nbsp;– [[Anthony McCarten]] fromdari ''Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen'' bykarya [[Jane Wilde Hawking]]

** ''[[Whiplash (film)|Whiplash]]''&nbsp;– [[Damien Chazelle]] from his shortdari film of thependeknya samebernama namesama

* '''''[[Big Hero 6 (film)|Big Hero 6]]'' – [[Don Hall (pembuat film)|Don Hall]], [[Chris Williams (directorsutradara)|Chris Williams]] dan [[Roy Conli]]'''

** ''[[Leviathan (film 2014)|Leviathan]]'' ([[Daftar perwakilan Rusia untuk Film Berbahasa Asing Terbaik (Oscar)|RussiaRusia]]) dalam [[bahasa Rusia]]&nbsp;– [[Andrey Zvyagintsev]]

** ''[[Timbuktu (film 2014)|Timbuktu]]'' ([[Daftar perwakilan Mauritania untuk Film Berbahasa Asing Terbaik (Oscar)|Mauritania]]) dalam [[bahasa PerancisPrancis]] &nbsp;– [[Abderrahmane Sissako]]

{{Award category|#eedd82|[[Dokumenter Terbaik (Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature)|BestDokumenter DocumentaryTerbaik – FeatureFitur]]}}

** ''[[Finding Vivian Maier]]''&nbsp;– John Maloof anddan Charlie Siskel

** ''[[Last Days in Vietnam]]''&nbsp;– [[Rory Kennedy]] anddan Keven McAlester

** ''[[The Salt of the Earth (film 2014)|The Salt of the Earth]]''&nbsp;– [[Wim Wenders]], Lélia Wanick Salgado anddan David Rosier

** ''[[Virunga (film)|Virunga]]''&nbsp;– Orlando von Einsiedel anddan Joanna Natasegara

{{Award category|#eedd82|[[AcademyDokumenter AwardPendek for Best DocumentaryTerbaik (ShortAcademy SubjectAward)|BestDokumenter DocumentaryTerbaik – ShortSubyek SubjectPendek]]}}

* '''''[[Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1]]''&nbsp;– Ellen Goosenberg Kent anddan Dana Perry'''

** ''[[Our Curse]]''&nbsp;– Tomasz Śliwiński anddan Maciej Ślesicki

{{Award category|#eedd82|[[AcademyFilm AwardPendek forAksi BestHidup LiveTerbaik Action Short(Academy Award)|Film|Best LivePendek ActionAksi ShortHidup FilmTerbaik]]}}

* '''''[[The Phone Call (film 2013)|The Phone Call]]''&nbsp;– [[Mat Kirkby]] anddan James Lucas'''

** ''[[Aya (film 2012)|Aya]]''&nbsp;– Oded Binnun anddan Mihal Brezis

** ''[[Boogaloo and Graham]]''&nbsp;– Michael Lennox anddan Ronan Blaney

** ''[[Butter Lamp]]''&nbsp;– [[Hu Wei]] anddan Julien Féret

** ''[[Parvaneh (film)|Parvaneh]]''&nbsp;– [[Talkhon Hamzavi]] anddan Stefan Eichenberger

{{Award category|#eedd82|[[AcademyFilm AwardPendek forAnimasi BestTerbaik Animated Short(Academy Award)|Film|Best AnimatedPendek ShortAnimasi FilmTerbaik]]}}

* '''''[[Feast (film 2014)|Feast]]''&nbsp;– [[Patrick Osborne (animator)|Patrick Osborne]] anddan Kristina Reed'''

** ''[[The Bigger Picture]]''&nbsp;– Daisy Jacobs anddan Christopher Hees

** ''[[The Dam Keeper]]''&nbsp;– Robert Kondo anddan [[Daisuke Tsutsumi]]

{{Award category|#eedd82|[[AcademyMusik AwardAsli forTerbaik Best(Academy Original ScoreAward)|BestMusik OriginalAsli ScoreTerbaik]]}}

{{Award category|#eedd82|[[AcademyLagu AwardAsli forTerbaik Best(Academy Original SongAward)|BestLagu OriginalAsli SongTerbaik]]}}

* '''"[[Glory (lagu Common anddan John Legend song)|Glory]]" fromdari ''[[Selma (film)|Selma]]''&nbsp;– MusicMusik anddan LyricLirik bykarya [[John Legend|John Stephens (John Legend)]] dan [[Common (rapper)|Lonnie Lynn (Common)]]'''

** "[[Everything Is Awesome]]" fromdari ''[[The Lego Movie]]''&nbsp;– MusicMusik anddan LyricLirik bykarya [[Shawn Patterson (composerkomponis)|Shawn Patterson]]

** "[[Grateful (lagu)|Grateful]]" fromdari ''[[Beyond the Lights]]''&nbsp;– MusicMusik anddan LyricLirik bykarya [[Diane Warren]]

** "I'm Not Gonna Miss You" fromdari ''[[Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me]]''&nbsp;– MusicMusik anddan LyricLirik bykarya [[Glen Campbell]] anddan Julian Raymond

** "[[Lost Stars]]" fromdari ''[[Begin Again (film)|Begin Again]]''&nbsp;– MusicMusik anddan LyricLirik bykarya [[Gregg Alexander]] dan [[Danielle Brisebois]]

{{Award category|#eedd82|[[AcademyPenyuntingan AwardSuara forTerbaik Best(Academy Sound EditingAward)|BestPenyuntingan SoundSuara EditingTerbaik]]}}

* '''''[[American Sniper (film)|American Sniper]]''&nbsp;– [[Alan Robert Murray]] dan [[Bub Asman]]'''

** ''[[Birdman (film)|Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)]]''&nbsp;– [[Martin Hernández]] dan [[Aaron Glascock]]

** ''[[Interstellar (film)|Interstellar]]''&nbsp;– [[Richard King (soundperancang designersuara)|Richard King]]

{{Award category|#eedd82|[[AcademyTata AwardSuara forTerbaik Best(Academy SoundAward)|BestPencampuran SoundSuara MixingTerbaik]]}}

** ''[[American Sniper (film)|American Sniper]]''&nbsp;– [[John T. Reitz|John Reitz]], [[Gregg Rudloff]] dan [[Walt Martin]]

** ''[[Birdman (film)|Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)]]''&nbsp;– [[Jon Taylor (sound mixer)|Jon Taylor]], [[Frank A. Montaño]] dan [[Thomas Varga]]

** ''[[Unbroken (film)|Unbroken]]''&nbsp;– [[Jon Taylor (soundpencampur mixersuara)|Jon Taylor]], [[Frank A. Montaño]] dan [[David Lee (Australianteknisi soundsuara engineerAustralia)|David Lee]]

{{Award category|#eedd82|[[AcademyRancangan AwardProduksi forTerbaik Best(Academy Production DesignAward)|BestRancangan ProductionProduksi DesignTerbaik]]}}

* '''''[[The Grand Budapest Hotel]]''&nbsp;– [[Adam Stockhausen]] (ProductionRancangan DesignProduksi); [[Anna Pinnock]] (SetDekorasi DecorationSet)'''

** ''[[The Imitation Game]]''&nbsp;– Maria Djurkovic (ProductionRancangan DesignProduksi); Tatiana Macdonald (SetDekorasi DecorationSet)

** ''[[Interstellar (film)|Interstellar]]''&nbsp;– [[Nathan Crowley]] (ProductionRancangan DesignProduksi); [[Gary Fettis]] (SetDekorasi DecorationSet)

** ''[[Into the Woods (film)|Into the Woods]]''&nbsp;– [[Dennis Gassner]] (ProductionRancangan DesignProduksi); [[Anna Pinnock]] (SetDekorasi DecorationSet)

** ''[[Mr. Turner (film)|Mr. Turner]]''&nbsp;– Suzie Davies (ProductionRancangan DesignProduksi); Charlotte Watts (SetDekorasi DecorationSet)

{{Award category|#eedd82|[[Sinematografi Terbaik (Academy Award for Best Cinematography)|BestSinematografi CinematographyTerbaik]]}}

* '''''[[Birdman (film)|Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)]]''&nbsp;– [[Emmanuel Lubezki]]'''

** ''[[Mr. Turner (film)|Mr. Turner]]''&nbsp;– [[Dick Pope (cinematographersinematografer)|Dick Pope]]

{{Award category|#eedd82|[[AcademyTata AwardRias fordan BestGaya MakeupRambut andTerbaik Hairstyling(Academy Award)|BestTata Rias dan MakeupGaya andRambut HairstylingTerbaik]]}}

** ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]''&nbsp;– Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou dan [[David White (makeupartis artisttata rias)|David White]]

{{Award category|#eedd82|[[AcademyRancangan AwardKostum forTerbaik Best(Academy Costume DesignAward)|BestRancangan CostumeKostum DesignTerbaik]]}}

** ''[[Inherent Vice (film)|Inherent Vice]]''&nbsp;– [[Mark Bridges (costumeperancang designerkostum)|Mark Bridges]]

{{Award category|#eedd82|[[AcademyPenyuntingan AwardFilm forTerbaik Best(Academy Film EditingAward)|BestPenyuntingan Film EditingTerbaik]]}}

* '''''[[Whiplash (film)|Whiplash]]''&nbsp;– [[Tom Cross (editorpenyunting)|Tom Cross]]'''

** ''[[American Sniper (film)|American Sniper]]''&nbsp;– [[Joel Cox]] dan [[Gary D. Roach]]

{{Award category|#eedd82|[[AcademyEfek AwardVisual forTerbaik Best(Academy Visual EffectsAward)|BestEfek Visual EffectsTerbaik]]}}

* '''''[[Interstellar (film)|Interstellar]]''&nbsp;– [[Paul Franklin (visualsupervisor effectsefek supervisorvisual)|Paul Franklin]], [[Andrew Lockley]], [[Ian Hunter (visualsupervisor effectsefek supervisorvisual)|Ian Hunter]] dan [[Scott R. Fisher|Scott Fisher]]'''''

** ''[[Dawn of the Planet of the Apes]]''&nbsp;– [[Joe Letteri]], [[Dan Lemmon]], [[Daniel Barrett (visualsupervisor effectsefek supervisorvisual)|Daniel Barrett]] dan [[Erik Winquist]]

Academy menyelenggarakan [[Governors Awards]] ke-6 pada tanggal 8 November 2014 dan mempersembahkan penghargaan-penghargaan berikut ini:<ref name="Governors">{{cite news|url=http://variety.com/2014/film/news/academy-unveils-2014-governor-awards-recipients-1201289156/ |title=Academy Unveils 2014 Governors Awards Recipients |accessdate=September 1, 2014 |work=Variety |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140901091000/http://variety.com/2014/film/news/academy-unveils-2014-governor-awards-recipients-1201289156/ |archivedate=September 1, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2014/08/28/harry-belafonte-hayao-miyazaki-maureen-ohara-to-get-honorary-oscars |title=Harry Belafonte, Hayao Miyazaki, Maureen O'Hara to get honorary Oscars |accessdate=August 28, 2014 |work=Entertainment Weekly |publisher=Time Inc. |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318181150/http://www.ew.com/article/2014/08/28/harry-belafonte-hayao-miyazaki-maureen-ohara-to-get-honorary-oscars |archivedate=March 18, 2015}}</ref>

* [[Jean-Claude Carrière]] {{em-dash}} yang secara elegan membuat skenario-skenario meningkatkan seni penulisan naskah ke tingkat kesusastraan.<ref name="Honorary">{{cite news|title=2015 Memorable Moments |url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2015-memorable-moments |accessdate=September 9, 2015 |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150902002143/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2015-memorable-moments |archivedate=September 2, 2015}}</ref>

* [[Hayao Miyazaki]] {{em-dash}} Seorang pengantar cerita handal yang menganimasikan artistik yang menginspirasi para pembuat film dan audien di seluruh dunia.<ref name="Honorary" />

* [[Maureen O'Hara]] {{em-dash}} Salah satu bintang tersohor di Hollywood, yang menginspirasi penampilan-penampilan dengan semangat, kehangatan dan kekuatan.<ref name="Honorary" />

* [[Harry Belafonte]] {{em-dash}} Atas sepanjang hidup mendemonstrasikan bagaimana seni rupa sejalan dengan kesadaran dan keberanian tanpa henti.<ref name="Honorary" />

| ''[[Birdman (film)|Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)]]''

| ''[[American Sniper (film)|American Sniper]]''

| ''[[Birdman (film)|Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)]]''

Orang-orang berikut membawakan dan mengisi acara penganugerahan Academy Awards ke-87.<ref>{{cite web|title=Complete List of 2015 Oscar Presenters and Pementas|url=http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/complete-list-2015-oscar-presenters-performers/|publisher=Rope of Silicone|date= February 12, 2015 |accessdate=February 23, 2015|archive-date=2015-03-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150305040213/http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/complete-list-2015-oscar-presenters-performers/|dead-url=yes}}</ref><ref name="Burlingame">{{cite news|last1=Burlingame |first1=Jon |title=Oscar Music Awards Make "Glory"&ndash;ous–ous History; Alexander Desplat scores win for Grand Budapest Hotel |url=http://www.filmmusicsociety.org/news_events/features/2015/022315.html |accessdate=March 31, 2015 |publisher=[[The Film Music Society]] |date=February 23, 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402133511/http://www.filmmusicsociety.org/news_events/features/2015/022315.html |archivedate=April 2, 2015}}</ref>

| {{sortname|Liam|Neeson}} || Pembawa segmen ''[[The Grand Budapest Hotel]]'' dan ''[[American Sniper (film)|American Sniper]]'' di kategori BestFilm PictureTerbaik

| {{sortname|Shirley|MacLaine}} || Pembawa segmen ''[[Boyhood (film)|Boyhood]]'', ''[[The Theory of Everything (film 2014)|The Theory of Everything]]'', dan ''[[Birdman (film)|Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)]]'' di kategori Film Terbaik

[[Berkas:Neil Patrick Harris 2011 (cropped).jpg|thumbjmpl|uprightlurus|[[Neil Patrick Harris]] membawakan Academy Awards ke-87.]]

Tak lama setelah pemilihannya, beberapa laporan yang dirilis mengindikasikan bahwa DeGeneres dan komedian lainnya seperti pembawa acara [[Academy Awards ke-77|acara tahun 2005]] [[Chris Rock]] dan aktris [[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]] menolak tawaran untuk membawakan program tersebut, dan Harris menjadi pilihan menit terakhir sebagai pembawa acaranya.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dawn |first1=Randee |title=Neil Patrick Harris reportedly not Oscars' No. 1 choice to host&mdash;sohost—so who was? |url=http://www.today.com/popculture/neil-patrick-harris-reportedly-not-oscars-no-1-choice-host-1D80237059 |access-date=March 28, 2015 |publisher=[[NBC News]] ([[NBCUniversal]]) |date=October 22, 2014 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910070727/http://www.today.com/popculture/neil-patrick-harris-reportedly-not-oscars-no-1-choice-host-1D80237059 |archivedate=September 10, 2015}}</ref> Meskipun demikian, baik Meron maupun Zadan menyangkal tuduhan semacam itu dan menyatakan bahwa Harris adalah satu-satunya pilihan mereka dengan berkata, "Setelah setiap acara Oscar, selalu ada sebuah diskusi yang akan membawakan acara berikutnya. Beberapa nama diperbincangkan dan terkadang menumpuk tanpa adanya tawaran formal apapaun. Berkali-kali, diskusi santai tersebut mengambil pihak dari mereka sendiri, dan beberapa pihak memutuskan untuk memecah sebuah kisah tanpa mengetahui fakta-faktanya. Neil Patrick Harris meraih tawaran formal dari Academy."<ref>{{cite news|title=Oscar Producers Blast Trade Story That Called Neil Patrick Harris An "Also&ndash;RanAlso–Ran" And Not First Choice To Host |url=http://deadline.com/2014/10/neil-patrick-harris-oscar-story-blasted-by-show-producers-858505/ |publisher=Deadline.com (Penske Media Corporation) |date=October 23, 2014 |access-date=February 23, 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402201159/http://deadline.com/2014/10/neil-patrick-harris-oscar-story-blasted-by-show-producers-858505/ |archivedate=April 2, 2015}}</ref>

Beberapa orang lainnya juga terlibat dalam produksi acara tersebut. [[Stephen Oremus]] bertugas sebagai konduktor dan sutradara musik pada acara tersebut.<ref name="Burlingame" /> [[Derek McLane]] kembali merancang set baru dan rancangan panggung untuk acara tersebut.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lewis |first1=Hilary |title=Oscars: Greg Berlanti to Serve as Head Writer for Telecast |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-greg-berlanti-serve-as-749123 |access-date=March 28, 2015 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |date=November 14, 2014 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150303205516/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-greg-berlanti-serve-as-749123 |archivedate=March 3, 2015}}</ref> Pada acara tersebut, pemeran [[Channing Tatum]] mengenalkan sebuah kelompok bernama "Team Oscar", yang terdiri dari enam pelajar film muda dari kolese-kolese dari seluruh belahan negara tersebut yang dipilih oleh AMPAS yang berperan untuk memberikan piala-piala Oscar kepada para presenter saat gala tersebut.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gajewski |first1=Ryan |title=Oscars: Channing Tatum Announces Contest Winners to Hand Out Awards |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-channing-tatum-announces-contest-767469 |accessdate=February 25, 2015 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |date=JanuaryJanuari 26, 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150130032225/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-channing-tatum-announces-contest-767469 |archivedate=JanuaryJanuari 30, 2015}}</ref> Pasangan suami-istri penulis lagu pemenang Oscar [[Robert Lopez]] dan [[Kristen Anderson-Lopez]] mengkomposisikan lagu pembuka Harris berjudul "Moving Pictures".<ref>{{cite news|title=Oscars ceremony enlists 'Frozen' songwriting team for a Neil Patrick Harris number |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/01/27/oscars-ceremony-enlists-frozen-songwriting-team-for-a-neil-patrick-harris-number |accessdate=JanuaryJanuari 27, 2015 |work=Entertainment Weekly |publisher=Time Inc. |date=JanuaryJanuari 27, 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150130030047/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/01/27/oscars-ceremony-enlists-frozen-songwriting-team-for-a-neil-patrick-harris-number |archivedate=JanuaryJanuari 30, 2015}}</ref> Musisi [[Questlove]] dan [[Mark Mothersbaugh]] dan pemeran [[Will Arnett]] membuat cameo saat penampilan nominee Lagu Asli Terbaik "[[Everything Is Awesome]]".<ref>{{cite news|title=Oscars: Tegan & Sara, Mark Mothersbaugh, Questlove and More Perform "Everything Is Awesome" |url=http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2015/02/22/oscars-tegan-sara-mark-mothersbaugh-questlove-and-more-perform-everything-is-awesome/ |accessdate=March 28, 2015 |work=[[The Washington Post]] |publisher=[[Fred Ryan]] |date=February 22, 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401074728/http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2015/02/22/oscars-tegan-sara-mark-mothersbaugh-questlove-and-more-perform-everything-is-awesome/ |archivedate=April 1, 2015}}</ref>

=== Penampilan box office dari film-film yang dinominasikan ===

|+Keuntungan box office Amerika Utara untuk nominee Film Terbaik<ref name="BoxOffice">{{cite news|title=2014 Academy Award Nominations and Winner for Best Picture |url=http://boxofficemojo.com/oscar/chart/?yr=2014&view=fulldetail&p=.htm |accessdate=JanuaryJanuari 17, 2014 |publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]] ([[Amazon.com]]) |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150130225626/http://boxofficemojo.com/oscar/chart/?yr=2014&view=fulldetail&p=.htm |archivedate=JanuaryJanuari 30, 2015}}</ref>

Untuk pertama kalinya sejak 2007, tak ada nominee Film Terbaik yang meraih keuntungan sejumlah $100&nbsp;juta sebelum nominasi diumumkan (dibandingkan dengan tiga nominee dari tahun sebelumnya).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lang |first1=Brett |title=Oscar Best Picture Nominees Are Box Office Lightweights |url=http://variety.com/2015/film/news/oscar-best-picture-nominees-are-box-office-lightweights-1201405964/ |accessdate=March 30, 2015 |work=Variety |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |date=JanuaryJanuari 15, 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402234530/http://variety.com/2015/film/news/oscar-best-picture-nominees-are-box-office-lightweights-1201405964/ |archivedate=April 2, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=McClintock |first1=Pamela |title=Oscar Box Office: 'American Sniper,' 'Imitation Game,' 'Selma' Poised for Bump |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscar-box-office-american-sniper-764037 |accessdate=March 31, 2015 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |date=JanuaryJanuari 15, 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426140151/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscar-box-office-american-sniper-764037 |archivedate=April 26, 2015}}</ref> Keuntungan kombinasi dari delapan nominee Film Terbaik di box office Amerika dan Kanada sejumlah $205&nbsp;juta, dengan rata-rata $25.6&nbsp;juta per film.<ref name="BoxOffice" />

Dari 50 film berkeuntungan tertinggi pada tahun tersebut, 23 nominasi didapatkan oleh 13 film pada daftar tersebut. Hanya ''Big Hero 6'' (ke-9), ''How to Train Your Dragon 2'' (ke-16), ''Gone Girl'' (ke-17), dan ''Into the Woods'' (ke-25) yang dinominasikan untuk Film Terbaik, Film Animasi Terbaik atau penghargaan penyutradaraan, akting atau penulisan naskah manapun. 50 hit box office papan atas lainnya yang meraih nominasi adalah ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' (ke-1), ''Captain America: The Winter Soldier'' (ke-3), ''The Lego Movie'' (ke-4), ''Maleficent'' (ke-6), ''The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies'' (ke-7), ''X-Men: Days of Future Past'' (ke-8), ''Dawn of the Planet of the Apes'' (ke-10), ''Interstellar'' (ke-15), dan ''Unbroken'' (27th).<ref name="boxofficemojooscars">{{cite news|title=2014 Domestic Grosses (as of JanuaryJanuari 15, 2015) |url=http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2014&asof=2015-01-15&view=releasedate&view2=domestic&sort=gross&order=DESC&&p=.htm |accessdate=JanuaryJanuari 17, 2015 |publisher=Box Office Mojo (Amazon.com) |date=JanuaryJanuari 17, 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226023919/http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2014&asof=2015-01-15&view=releasedate&view2=domestic&sort=gross&order=DESC&&p=.htm |archivedate=February 26, 2014}}</ref>

=== Kritikan terhadap kurangnya keragaman ===

Tak lama setelah nominasi diumumkan, beberapa outlet media mengamati bahwa terdapat kurangnya keragaman rasial diantaradi antara nominee-nominee dalam kategori-kategori utama.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lang |first1=Brett |title=Oscar Nominations Expose Academy’s Lack of Diversity |url=http://variety.com/2015/film/news/oscar-nomination-selma-snub-diversity-1201405804/ |accessdate=April 1, 2015 |work=Variety |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |date=JanuaryJanuari 15, 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406113026/http://variety.com/2015/film/news/oscar-nomination-selma-snub-diversity-1201405804/ |archivedate=April 6, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Zeitchik |first1=Steven |last2=Ali |first2=Lorraine |title=Oscars 2015: Diversity is the biggest nomination snub |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-oscar-nominations-diversity-20150116-story.html#page=1 |accessdate=March 31, 2015 |work=Los Angeles Times |publisher=Austin Beutner |date=JanuaryJanuari 16, 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317071617/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-oscar-nominations-diversity-20150116-story.html |archivedate=March 17, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Vincent |first1=Alice |title=And the Oscar winner is... a white, middle&ndash;agedmiddle–aged man |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/oscars/11348193/And-the-Oscars-winner-is...-a-white-middle-aged-man.html |accessdate=April 1, 2015 |work=The Daily Telegraph |publisher=Telegraph Media Group |date=JanuaryJanuari 16, 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213203557/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/oscars/11348193/And-the-Oscars-winner-is...-a-white-middle-aged-man.html |archivedate=February 13, 2015}}</ref> Menurut Tatiana Segel dari ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', ini adalah kedua kalinya sejak 1998 dimanadi mana seluruh 20 nominee akting berdarah [[ras Kaukasia|Kaukasia]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Segel |first1=Tatiana |title=Oscars: Acting Nominees All White |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-acting-nominees-all-white-764018 |accessdate=March 31, 2015 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |date=JanuaryJanuari 15, 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325112416/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-acting-nominees-all-white-764018 |archivedate=March 25, 2015}}</ref> Kolumnis ''[[The New York Times]]'' [[David Carr (jurnalis)|David Carr]] menekankan penghirauan [[Ava DuVernay]] dan [[David Oyelowo]] dalam kategori penyutradaraan dan akting utama. Ia juga menyatakan bahwa nominasi-nominasi tersebut berseberangan dengan acara tahun terakhir yang meliputi pemenang Film Terbaik ''[[12 Years a Slave (film)|12 Years a Slave]]'' dan pemenang Aktris Pendukung Terbaik [[Lupita Nyong'o]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/19/business/media/why-the-oscars-omission-of-selma-matters.html |title=Why the Oscars’ Omission of ‘Selma’ Matters |first=David |last=Carr |date=JanuaryJanuari 18, 2015 |work=[[The New York Times]] |publisher=[[Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr.]] |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519222852/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/19/business/media/why-the-oscars-omission-of-selma-matters.html |archivedate=May 19, 2017}}</ref> Akibatnya, Academy diejek di media sosial dengan [[tagar]] seperti #OscarsSoWhite dan #WhiteOscars.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Alexander |first1=Bryan |title=White, male field spurs Oscars diversity backlash |url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2015/01/15/oscar-nominations-diversity-backlash/21817111/ |accessdate=March 31, 2015 |work=USA Today |publisher=Gannett Company |date=JanuaryJanuari 16, 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226023919/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2015/01/15/oscar-nominations-diversity-backlash/21817111/ |archivedate=February 26, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Yamato |first1=Jen |title=Did Academy Award Nominations Deserve #WhiteOscars Outrage? |url=http://deadline.com/2015/01/academy-award-nominations-twitter-white-oscars-controversy-selma-1201351105/ |accessdate=March 31, 2015 |publisher=Deadline.com (Penske Media Corporation) |date=JanuaryJanuari 15, 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150326133416/http://deadline.com/2015/01/academy-award-nominations-twitter-white-oscars-controversy-selma-1201351105/ |archivedate=March 26, 2015}}</ref> Selain itu, anggota Kongres AS [[Tony Cárdenas]] menuliskan sebuah surat yang menyuarakan perhatiannya terhadap AMPAS dan keragamaan dengan menyatakan, “Meskipun masalah keragaman dalam industri hiburan merupakan sebuah masalah yang terlalu mendalam, tanpa solusi gampang, ini adalah ketidakberuntungan untuk melihat kegagalan lembaga Amerika tersohor semacam itu untuk merefleksikan penuh negara kita.” Ia berkata bahwa ia mengkehendaki kerja dengan para pihak Academy dalam membuat industri hiburan menjadi lebih baik dalam mewakilkan suku bangsa yang berbeda.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Johnson |first1=Ted |title=Congressman Challenges Film Academy on Lack of Diversity in Oscar Nominees |url=http://variety.com/2015/biz/news/congressman-challenges-film-academy-on-lack-of-diversity-in-oscar-nominees-1201435678/ |accessdate=April 1, 2015 |work=Variety |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |date=February 17, 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402180109/http://variety.com/2015/biz/news/congressman-challenges-film-academy-on-lack-of-diversity-in-oscar-nominees-1201435678/ |archivedate=April 2, 2015}}</ref>

beberapa hari sebelum gala penghargaan, [[National Action Network]] pimpinan aktivis hak sipil [[Al Sharpton]] dan beberapa organisasi lainnya berencana berujung rasa di sekitaran acara tersebut di [[Dolby Theatre]] sebelum dan saat siaran.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Patten |first1=Dominic |title=Oscars: Al Sharpton&ndash;LedSharpton–Led Activist Group Planning Protest Sunday |url=http://deadline.com/2015/02/oscars-al-sharpton-protest-diversity-controversy-1201377645/ |accessdate=April 1, 2015 |publisher=Deadline.com (Prometheus Media Corporation) |date=February 19, 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328222021/http://deadline.com/2015/02/oscars-al-sharpton-protest-diversity-controversy-1201377645/ |archivedate=March 28, 2015}}</ref> Namun, unjuk rasa tersebut ditunda dalam menyoroti seruan dari DuVernay terhadap para pemimpin hak sipil untuk sebagai gantinya mendorong dialog langsung dengan para pemimpin Academy.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gilman |first1=Greg |title=Oscars Diversity Protest Called Off at ‘Selma’ Director Ava DuVernay’s Request |url=http://www.thewrap.com/oscars-diversity-protest-called-off-at-selma-director-ava-duvernays-request/ |accessdate=March 31, 2015 |publisher=TheWrap |date=February 22, 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329032853/http://www.thewrap.com/oscars-diversity-protest-called-off-at-selma-director-ava-duvernays-request/ |archivedate=March 29, 2015}}</ref>

Acara tersebut meraih sambutan campuran dari publikasi-publikasi media. Beberapa outlet media lebih mengkritik acara tersebut. Kolumni televisi [[HitFix]] [[Alan Sepinwall]] berpendapat, "Ini berjalan terlalu dan terlalu dan terlalu dan terlalu berlebihan saat pembawa acara Neil Patrick Harris datang membawakan sebuah lelucon membosankan soal prediksi-prediksi Oscar-nya yang dikunci dalam sebuah kota yang ditinggalkan di atas panggung, ia telah sedikit membocorkannya kepada semuanya." Selain itu, ia mengamati, "Produksi tersebut menyantap Harris, penulisan menggagalkannya, atau ia memberikan sebuah malam paling aneh yang dibawakan."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/review-bloated-oscar-telecast-gets-in-way-of-terrific-oscar-ceremony#7mCjR0p5UUIp5zfO.99" |title=Bloated Oscar telecast gets in way of terrific Oscar ceremony&mdash;Badceremony—Bad jokes, too many musical numbers, but lots of great speeches |publisher=HitFix |date=February 23, 2015 |accessdate=February 26, 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225223147/http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/review-bloated-oscar-telecast-gets-in-way-of-terrific-oscar-ceremony |archivedate=February 25, 2015}}</ref> Hal Boedeker dari ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]'' menyatakan, "Harris menyoroti sejumlah produksi untuk memulai acara tersebut. Tindakannya terhadap prediksi-prediksi Oscar menumbuhkan sedikit gerakan." Ia mengisi ulasannya dengan berkata, "Musiknya menyelamatkan siaran Oscar ini, namun masih merupakan acara lama dan membosankan. Rol penyorotannya akan membuatnya nampaktampak lebih baik ketimbang ini."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Boedeker |first1=Hal |title=Oscars: Best, worst moments |url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/tv/tv-guy/os-oscars-best-worst-moments-20150223-post.html |work=Orlando Sentinel |publisher=Nancy Meyer |date=February 23, 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402133414/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/tv/tv-guy/os-oscars-best-worst-moments-20150223-post.html |archivedate=April 2, 2015}}</ref> Kritikus televisi [[Alessandra Stanley]] dari ''[[The New York Times]]'' berkata, "malam-malam Oscar hampir selalu larut terlalu malam, namun acara ini hampir terlalu dini." Ia juga menyatakan, "pidato-pidato politiknya sumbang, namun mereka membuatnya menjadi lebih disukai dan menyentuh ketimbang kata-kata Harris."<ref>{{cite news|title=Oscars 2015: Passionate Speeches, but Few Surprises |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/23/movies/awardsseason/oscars-2015-passionate-speeches-but-few-surprises.html?_r=1 |work=The New York Times |publisher=Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr. |date=February 23, 2015 |accessdate=February 26, 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226181956/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/23/movies/awardsseason/oscars-2015-passionate-speeches-but-few-surprises.html?_r=1 |archivedate=February 26, 2015}}</ref>

Outlet-outlet media lainnya memberikan tanggapan yang lebih positif terhadap siaran tersebut. Kritikus televisi Matthew Gilbert dari ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' menyatakan, "Neil Patrick Harris menjadi sangat Neil Patrick Harrisy pada malam Minggu di pitaran pertamanya sebagai pembawa acara Oscar. Ia tenang dan ceria dan manis seperti biasanya, selalu siap dengan sebuah lelucon gurih yang ringan dan selalu memberikan lompatan terhadap sejumlah produksi besar yang melibatkan koreografi jangka panjang. Ia merupakan orang yang pro saat membawakan acara, setelah penampilannya di Tony dan Emmy, dan tampil saat siaran ABC dalam kekuatan terbuka dan terelaksasinya yang tak berkesudahan." Ia juga menulis bahwa meskipun terdpat beberapa kejanggalan produksi dan wadah tak semestinya, acara tersebut bergerak sejalan "dengan borok yang minimum."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gilbert |first1=Matthew |title=Harris turns on the charm, takes off his pants |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/television/2015/02/23/harris-turns-charm-takes-off-his-pants/iWFpMMMPbqLrPxtItMsfIK/story.html |accessdate=March 28, 2015 |work=The Boston Globe |publisher=John W. Henry Company |date=February 23, 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328055253/http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/television/2015/02/23/harris-turns-charm-takes-off-his-pants/iWFpMMMPbqLrPxtItMsfIK/story.html |archivedate=March 28, 2015}}</ref> Komunis ''[[The Times-Picayune]]'' Dave Walker menyatakan, "Harris memainkannya seperti ia pada dasarnya lahir untuk melakukannya&mdash;sorotanmelakukannya—sorotan terhadap kakinya menghentakkan kerumunan atau panggung tengah tanpa pantatnya, bergerak lincah sendiri, bergerak sepanjang kanan saat ia menyiapkan material yang tak didaratkan (yang terlalu sering)&mdash;dan—dan ia sekarang memiliki pekerjaan bagi jika yang ia inginkan." Selain itu, para pemeran dan beberapa lagu musikal dari acara tersebut juga dipuji.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Walker |first1=Dacve |title=Neil Patrick Harris, handed tough Oscars&ndash;hostingOscars–hosting task, opened strong |url=http://www.nola.com/tv/index.ssf/2015/02/neil_patrick_harris_handed_tou.html |accessdate=March 28, 2015 |work=[[The Times-Picayune]] |publisher=Advance Publications |date=February 23, 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331050604/http://www.nola.com/tv/index.ssf/2015/02/neil_patrick_harris_handed_tou.html |archivedate=March 31, 2015}}</ref> David Rooney dari ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' menyatakan, "Harris menyimpan rasa luwes dan tertandingi, memberikan lelucon-lelucon dengan momen-momen yang ditentukan sendiri." Selain itu, ia menyatakan bahwa beberapa pidato penerimaan dan lagu musikal menyediakan campuran humor, kelucuan, dan ketulusan.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rooney |first1=David |title=The 87th Annual Academy Awards: TV Review |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/oscars-2015-tv-review-776923 |accessdate=March 28, 2015 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |date=February 23, 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328112715/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/oscars-2015-tv-review-776923 |archivedate=March 28, 2015}}</ref>

=== Rating dan sambutan ===

Siaran Amerika di ABC tersebut meraih sekitar 37.26 juta orang selama penayangannya, dengan 15% penurunan dari [[Academy Awards ke-86|acara tahun sebelumnya]].<ref name="Weekly ratings"/> Sekitar 63 juta penonton menyaksikan seluruh atau sebagian acara penghargaan tersebut.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Boedeker |first1=Hal |title=Oscars: 'Birdman' flies ratings don't |url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/tv/tv-guy/os-oscars-birdman-flies-ratings-dont-20150223-post.html |accessdate=April 1, 2015 |work=Orlando Sentinel |publisher=Nancy Meyer |date=February 24, 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328070007/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/tv/tv-guy/os-oscars-birdman-flies-ratings-dont-20150223-post.html |archivedate=March 28, 2015}}</ref> Acara tersebut meraih [[rating Nielsen]] yang lebih rendah dibandingkan acara sebelumnya dengan 20.6% penyaksian ruang tangga sepanjang 33 pembagian.<ref name=Nielsen>{{cite news|title=88th Oscars Fact Sheet |url=https://www.oscars.org/sites/oscars/files/88aa_fact_sheet.pdf |accessdate=December 1, 2015 |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160122093944/http://www.oscars.org/sites/oscars/files/88aa_fact_sheet.pdf |archivedate=JanuaryJanuari 22, 2016}}</ref> Selain itu, program tersebut meraih skor rating demo yang lebih rendah 18&ndash;4918–49 dengan 11.0 rating atas 26 pembagian.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Patten |first1=Dominic |title=Final Oscar Ratings: Demo Stays Lowest Since 2008, Viewership Worst Since 2009 |url=http://deadline.com/2015/02/oscar-ratings-2015-academy-awards-show-abc-1201379351/ |accessdate=March 28, 2015 |publisher=Deadline.com (Penske Media Corporation) |date=February 24, 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330002819/http://deadline.com/2015/02/oscar-ratings-2015-academy-awards-show-abc-1201379351/ |archivedate=March 30, 2015}}</ref> Ini adalah tingkat tontonan terendah untuk sebuah tayangan Academy Awards sejak [[Academy Awards ke-81|acara ke-81]] yang diadakan pada 2009.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Levin |first1=Gary |title=Shine is off Oscar as ratings drop for big trophy shows |url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2015/02/23/oscar-grammy-golden-globe-ratings-2015/23879989/ |accessdate=March 28, 2015 |work=USA Today |publisher=Gannett Company |date=February 24, 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226184626/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2015/02/23/oscar-grammy-golden-globe-ratings-2015/23879989/ |archivedate=February 26, 2015}}</ref>

== ''In Memoriam'' ==