BIRDMAN Wins OSCAR for Best Original Screenplay

Alejandro Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr. and Armando Bo have won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for BIRDMAN.

Other nominees in the category were:

Richard Linklater, "Boyhood'

E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman, "Foxcatcher'

Wes Anderson and Hugo Guinness, "The Grand Budapest Hotel'

Dan Gilroy, "Nightcrawler'

Directed, written and produced by Alejandro González Iñárritu, BIRDMAN tells the story of Riggan Thomson (Michael Keaton), (Batman, Robocop, Need For Speed) - famous for portraying an iconic superhero - as he struggles to mount a Broadway play. In the days leading up to opening night, he battles his ego and attempts to recover his family, his career, and himself. The film has enamoured critics and audiences alike with its technical achievements using a single shot concept and captivating performances from an all-star ensemble cast, which include Zach Galifianakis (The Hangover, Due Date, Dinner for Schmucks), Edward Norton(The Grand Budapest Hotel, Primal Fear, American History X), Andrea Riseborough (Oblivion, Shadow Dancer), Amy Ryan (Gone Baby Gone, Win Win), Emma Stone (The Help; Crazy, Stupid, Love, The Amazing Spiderman franchise)Naomi Watts (St. Vincent, The Impossible, King Kong) as well as breath-taking cinematography from Academy Award-winner Emmanuel Lubezki.

Featured on over 168 Top Ten lists, BIRDMAN has garnered attention worldwide and has received more than 200 nominations from such esteemed groups as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, receiving nine Academy Award nominations, including "Best Picture," won two Golden Globe awards ("Best Performance by an Actor," "Best Screenplay"), recipient of the Darryl F. Zanuck, Producer of the Year Award for Best Motion Picture as well as a Screen Actors Guild award ("Best Ensemble,") and has also been nominated for six Spirit Awards, including "Best Feature.") BIRDMAN has also earned nods from the American Film Institute, the National Board of Review and the New York Film Critics Online.

The 87th Oscars are taking place tonight, Sunday, February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and are being televised live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscars, produced by Zadan and Meron, is also being televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

Neil Patrick Harris serves as host of this year's ceremony which features musical performances by Lady Gaga and Jack Black and an all star list of presenters including Meryl Streep, John Travolta and Kerry Washington.