Wins best supporting actor
Simmons wins the Oscar for best supporting actor for his role in Whiplash.
Maybe more people saw me tonight than see me in the [insurance] commercials for the first time! This is the cherry on top of this extraordinary experience that Whiplash has been for me.
Wins best picture
Birdman wins the Oscar for best picture. Inarritu dedicates the award to his fellow Mexicans.
I pray that we can find and build a government that we deserve, and the ones that live in this country, who are a part of the latest generation of immigrants in this country, I just pray that they can be treated with the same dignity and respect as the ones who came before and built this incredible immigrant nation.
Wins best director
Iñárritu wins the Oscar for best director for Birdman. Iñárritu reveals his good luck charm during his acceptance speech.
Tonight, I am wearing the real Michael Keaton tighty-whities. They are tight, smell like balls, but it worked. I’m here. Thank you, Michael.” LOL!
Win best original screenplay
Iñárritu, Giacobone, Dinelaris, Jr. and Bo win the Oscar for best original screenplay for Birdman. Iñárritu:
The journey of ‘Birdman’ started three years ago when I asked Nico, Alexander and Armando to follow me in a crazy idea, and because they are crazy we did it and we wrote ‘Birdman’ together, and for that I am all my life grateful and thankful for that and to share this experience with them.
Announces best film Oscar
Penna anounces Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Birdman as film of the year:
Who gave this son of a bitch his green card?
Wins best supporting actress
Arquette wins the Oscar for best supporting actress for her role as a single mother in Boyhood. Arquette calls for wage equality in her acceptance speech.
To every woman who gave birth, to every taxpayer and citizen of this nation, we have fought for everybody else’s equal rights. It’s our time to have wage equality once and for all and equal rights for women in the United States of America.
Wins best actress
Moore wins the Oscar for best actress for her portrayal of an Alzheimer’s sufferer in Still Alice.
I’m so happy, I’m thrilled that we were able to shine a light on Alzheimer’s disease. So many people who have this disease feel marginalized. People who have Alzheimer’s disease deserve to be seen so we can find a cure.
Wins best actor
Redmayne wins the Oscar for best actor for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything.
I am fully aware that I am a lucky, lucky man. This belongs to all of those people around the world battling ALS. It belongs to one exceptional family [the Hawkings]. […] I will be its custodian. I promise you I will look after him.
Named worst band
The band picks up the trophy for Worst Band at the 2015 NME Awards in London, an honour previously held by The 1975 and One Direction. Clifford:
Won the NME worst band award. I'm so damn happy right now. thx to everyone who voted 😍😍 #dreamscomingtrue
— michael clifford (@Michael5SOS) February 19, 2015
Wins four Grammys
Smith wins four Grammys at the 57th awards show including best new artist, song of the year and record of the year for Stay with Me, and best pop vocal album for In the Lonely Hour.
Before I made this record I was doing everything to try and get my music heard. I tried to lose weight and I was making awful music. It was only until I started to be myself that the music started to flow and people started to listen.
Sony ‘Outstanding Contribution to Photography’ award
The World Photography Organisation announces Erwitt will receive the 2015 Sony World Photography Awards Outstanding Contribution to Photography. As part of the award, an exhibition of his most famous imagery, alongside his lesser known works and spanning his 60 year career, is presented at Somerset House, London. WPO spokesperson:
Elliott is entirely unique and independent in every way. Photography is part of his very fabric, but he also clearly separates what he calls his ‘hobby’, from his client work. To most, there will be no noticeable difference between the two. That is what makes him a master.
No. 1 Billboard 200 Chart
Swift’s 1989 album returns to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart for a milestone 10th nonconsecutive week, making Swift just the second woman in history to earn two albums with at least ten weeks atop the list (the other being Whitney Houston).
Super Bowl XLIX MVP
Brady is named MVP of Super Bowl XLIX after completing 37 of 50 passes for 328 yards, four of which result in touchdowns. Brady is intercepted twice, but completes eight of eight passes in a drive with two minutes left on the clock leading to the touchdown that gives the New England Patriots the lead.
It wasn’t the way we drew it up. Certainly, throwing a couple of picks didn’t help. It was a lot of mental toughness. Our team has had it all year. We never doubted each other, so that’s what it took. That was a great football team we beat. I’m just so happy for our team.
Wins Montecito Award
Aniston receives Montecito award for her acting career at 2015 Santa Barbara Film Festival.
I didn’t realize I was old enough to get one of these. I really feel like I am just beginning, just scratching the surface of what I want to do.
Largest tire track message
The Company creates the world’s largest tire track message using 11 Genesis sedans on Delmar Dry Lake in Nevada. The message is from 13-year-old Stephanie, whose father (whose name is undisclosed) is an astronaut on the Space Station. The images measures 59,808,480.26 square feet.
Steph [hearts] You!
Worlds safest airline
AirlineRatings.com publishes a report naming QANTAS as the safest airline in the world for 2014. Qantas did not have any fatality during 2014. The rating system is endorsed by the International Civil Aviation Organization, a United Nations agency. The airline is named the leader in terms of real-time monitoring of its engines across its fleet using satellite communications, development of an avionics system that provides a direct data link communication between the pilot and the air traffic controller, as well as the development of flight data recorders to monitor plane and crew performance.
Wins People’s Choice Award
Azalea wins the People’s Choice Award for favorite hip hop artist.
Thanks so much to my fans, I really appreciate you continuing to show me so much support. I love you
Wins People’s Choice Award
Evans wins the People’s Choice Award for favorite action movie actor.
I don’t win stuff, so this is kind of cool
People’s Choice Award
Downey wins the People’s Choice Award for favorite movie actor and favorite dramatic movie actor.
This is perfect for me because I love people, I’m crazy about movies, and I prefer people who love my movies
Wins People’s Choice Award
Affleck wins the People’s Choice Award for favorite humanitarian.
I’ve been called a lot of things in my life, but I’m not sure humanitarian, until recently, has been one of them
