2015 (88th Annual Awards)
Academy Award Overview
Shown below is an overview of the 2015 Academy Awards, comprised of selected items from the WebMaster’s collection. (All of the items for a given category—for example, all Reminder Lists—can be found in the “Gallery” section.)
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The 2015 Preliminaries
 
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Eligibility Period: January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015 Reminder List of Eligible Releases Text of Voting Rules |
The 2015 Ceremony
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Sunday, February 28, 2016 5:30 PM Dolby Theatre, Hollywood & Highland Ceremony Poster Ceremony Program Nominations & Winners Winners Only Nominations by Film Nomination Statistics by Film See Also: Nominations & Winners by Category Winners Only by Category |
The 2015 Winners
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Best Picture: Spotlight Anonymous Content/Participant Media/Rocklin/Faust/ First Look Media Production; Open Road Films. Michael Sugar, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin and Blye Pagon Faust, Producers. Best Picture Poster Best Picture Home Page Background |
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Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio as Hugh Glass in the film The Revenant |
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Best Actress: Brie Larson as Ma in the film Room |
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Best Supporting Actor: Mark Rylance as Rudolf Abel in the film Bridge of Spies |
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Best Supporting Actress: Alicia Vikander as Gerda Wegener in the film The Danish Girl |
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Best Song: Writing’s on the Wall from the film Spectre Music and lyric by Jimmy Napes and Sam Smith Best Song Lyrics |
The 2015 Academy Board of Governors Ball
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The Ray Dolby Ballroom, Hollywood & Highland Governors Ball Program/Menu Dinner Menu |