The Oscars ceremony at the 87th Academy Awards took place in Hollywood's 3,300-seat Dolby Theatre in California on Sunday evening(Feb.23, 2015). The night concluded with the biggest award of the evening, Best Picture. After already securing the Best Screenplay and Best Director Award for Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Birdman took flight as the winner of the night. 

Competing with 7 other contenders including another much-predicted winner "Boyhood", the top prize of the night was finally awarded to the film "Birdman". The director of "Birdman" was also awarded the Best Director Oscar by the Academy. In addition, the film took home two other awards for Best Original Screenplay and Cinematography. 

Starring Michael Keaton, the dark comedy "Birdman" tells the story of a faded Hollywood star, famous for his roles as the "Birdman superhero", who struggles to win the support and confidence to perform in a different character type in a Broadway show. 

The Academy's Best Leading Actor award went to Eddie Redmayne, for his performance in the film "the Theory of Everything". It was the actor's first nomination and first win. 

Meanwhile, the Best Leading Actress award went to Julianne Moore who plays a college professor who learns that she is suffering from early-onset Alzheimer's disease. 

Patricia Arquette also won her first Oscar for her supporting actress role in the movie "Boyhood", while J.K. Simmons won the Best Supporting Actor in "Whiplash". 

Best foreign Language film went to "Ida", while "Crisis Hotline" won the award for Best Documentary Short Subject. QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Who is the protagonist of Birdman?
2. Who is the main actor in Birdman?
3. Who stars in Birdman?
Q2:
1. What show does the protagonist of Birdman need the confidence to perform in?
2. What kind of a show performance does the protagonist of Birdman require support and confidence for?
3. The protagonist of Birdman struggles to perform in what kind of a show?
Q3:
1. Is Birdman a light comedy?
2. Is Birdman, the movie, described as a fun, light comedy?
3. Is Birdman lighthearted?
Q4:
1. Is Birdman about a star currently in business?
2. Is the movie Birdman about a current Hollywood star?
3. Does the film, Birdman, involve stars playing themselves?
Q5:
1. Who won the award for Best Leading Actor in the 87th Academy Awards?
2. Who won the Oscar for Best Leading Actor in the 87th Academy Awards?
3. At the 87th Academy Awards, the award for Best Leading Actor was given to whom?
Q6:
1. What film did Eddie Redmayne win the award for Best Leading Actor?
2. For what film did actor Eddie Redmayne win the Oscar for Best Leading Actor at the 87th Academy Awards?
3. Eddie Redmayne won the Oscar for Best Leading Actor for which film?
Q7:
1. Had Eddie Redmayne been nominated for anything before the 87th Academy Awards?
2. Was Eddie Redmayne ever an award nominee before the 87th Academy Awards?
3. Had Eddie Redmayne been nominated for anything before he won an Oscar?
Q8:
1. Who acts as a college professor in a different movie nominated for an Oscar?
2. Who plays the role of a professor in another Oscar-nominated movie for the 87th Academy Awards?
3. Who has the role of a professor in another movie nominated at the 87th Academy Awards?
Q9:
1. Did Julianne Moore win anything for her role in the Oscar-nominated movie at the 87th Academy Awards?
2. Was Julianne Moore awarded for her role in the Oscar-nominated movie at the 87th Academy Awards?
3. Did Julianne Moore win in the category she was nominated for at the 87th Academy Awards?
Q10:
1. What award was Julianne Moore given at the 87th Academy Awards?
2. What award category did Julianne Moore win at the 87th Academy Awards?
3. Julianne Moore won what award at the 87th Academy Awards?
Q11:
1. What does Julianne Moore's character suffer from in her Oscar-nominated movie for the 87th Academy Awards?
2. What ails Julianne Moore's character in her Oscar-nominated movie for the 87th Academy Awards?
3. What ailment is Julianne Moore suffering from in her Oscar-nominated movie for the 87th Academy Awards?
Q12:
1. Where did the award ceremony for the 87th Academy Awards take place?
2. Where were the 87th Oscars held?
3. Where was the 87th Academy Awards ceremony hosted?
Q13:
1. On what day did the 87th Oscars take place?
2. The 87th Oscars were held on what day?
3. The award ceremony for the 87th Oscars was conducted on what date?
Q14:
1. Was the 87th Academy Awards ceremony hosted in the day or later?
2. Was it early in the day or later when the 87th Oscars were hosted?
3. Were the 87th Oscars held during the day or was it later?
Q15:
1. What was the biggest award of the 87th Oscars ceremony?
2. What award was the most important of all at the 87th Academy Awards?
3. What was the most coveted and important award at the 87th Oscars ceremony?
Q16:
1. How many nominees were there for the Best Picture category at the 87th Academy Awards?
2. How many contenders were there for the award for Best Picture at the 87th Academy Awards?
3. The Best Picture award at the 87th Academy Awards had how many nominees?
Q17:
1. Which film was favored to win Best Picture at the 87th Academy Awards?
2. Which movie did people think was going to win Best Picture at the 87th Oscars?
3. 
Q18:
1. J.K. Simmons won an award for which film at the 87th Academy Awards?
2. What film did J.K. Simmons win an award for at the 87th Academy Awards?
3. J.K. Simmons won an Oscar for which film at the 87th Oscars?
Q19:
1. At the 87th Academy Awards, what category did J.K. Simmons win?
2. Which category did J.K. Simmons win an Oscar in at the 87th Oscars?
3. What was the award that J.K. Simmons won at the 87th Academy Awards?
