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BEST PICTURE: "Birdman", Alejandro G Inarritu's surreal comedy about an aging superstar, claimed the best picture Oscar besides best director and original screenplay wins at the 87th Oscars that saw an appeal from winners for equal rights. Other films nominated in the best picture category were "Boyhood", "Selma", "The American Sniper", "The Grand Budapest Hotel", "The Imitation Game", "The Theory of Everything" and "Whiplash".