Oscars 2015: Hollywood Reporter's Guide

Coverage of the 87th annual Academy Awards will begin live from Hollywood's Dolby Theatre at 4 p.m. PT Sunday on ABC.

A bustling awards season will finally come to end on Sunday night when the Academy reveals which of Hollywood's A-list will be taking home an Oscar statuette.

The 87th annual Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, Feb. 22, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, with ABC's coverage beginning at 4 p.m. PT. The show itself begins at 5:30 p.m. PT.

For the first time, Neil Patrick Harris will preside over the ceremony, which is produced by Neil Meron and Craig Zadan and directed by Hamish Hamilton.

Presenters include Jennifer Aniston, Sienna Miller, Chris Pratt, John Travolta, David Oyelowo, Kerry Washington, Zoe Saldana, Octavia Spencer, Scarlett Johansson, Josh Hutcherson, Lupita Nyong’o, Cate Blanchett, Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto, among a slew of other names. This year's nominees Benedict Cumberbatch, Meryl Streep, Oprah Winfrey (a producer for best picture hopeful Selma), Reese Witherspoon, Felicity Jones and Marion Cotillard will also take the stage.

The awards show will feature music performances by Anna Kendrick, Jack Black, Jennifer Hudson, Lady Gaga, Tim McGraw, Common and John Legend, Rita Ora, Adam Levine, and Tegan and Sara featuring The Lonely Island, many of whom will be performing their Oscar-nominated songs.

Among the nominated films, Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel lead the pack of nominees with nine each. Both are vying for best picture, alongside six other contenders — American Sniper, Boyhood, The Imitation Game, Selma, The Theory of Everything and Whiplash.

Throughout the night, The Hollywood Reporter will provide comprehensive coverage of the awards ceremony, including backstage moments and highlights from the star-studded afterparties. Red-carpet coverage will also be provided by THR's style site Pret-a-Reporter.

Before Oscars Sunday, read up on THR's chief film critic Todd McCarthy's picks for who should win and THR's awards analyst Scott Feinberg's predictions for who will win. For those who want to make their own picks, view and vote online using THR's shareable Oscar ballot.

To see where and when The Weinstein Co., Sony Pictures Classics, Fox and others will be hosting their pre- and post-Oscars bashes, view THR's complete party guide.

A complete list of nominees is below:

Best Picture

American Sniper - Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Andrew Lazar, Bradley Cooper and Peter Morgan

Birdman - Alejandro G. Inarritu, John Lesher and James W. Skotchdopole

Boyhood - Richard Linklater and Cathleen Sutherland

The Grand Budapest Hotel - Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales and Jeremy Dawson

The Imitation Game - Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky and Teddy Schwarzman

Selma - Christian Colson, Oprah Winfrey, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner

The Theory of Everything - Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce and Anthony McCarten

Whiplash - Jason Blum, Helen Estabrook and David Lancaster

Achievement in Directing

Alejandro G. Inarritu - Birdman

Bennett Miller - Foxcatcher

Morten Tyldum - The Imitation Game

Richard Linklater - Boyhood

Wes Anderson - The Grand Budapest Hotel

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game

Bradley Cooper - American Sniper

Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything

Michael Keaton - Birdman

Steve Carell - Foxcatcher

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Felicity Jones - The Theory of Everything

Julianne Moore - Still Alice

Marion Cotillard - Two Days, One Night

Reese Witherspoon - Wild

Rosamund Pike - Gone Girl

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Edward Norton - Birdman

Ethan Hawke - Boyhood

J.K. Simmons - Whiplash

Mark Ruffalo - Foxcatcher

Robert Duvall - The Judge

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Emma Stone - Birdman

Keira Knightley - The Imitation Game

Laura Dern - Wild

Meryl Streep - Into the Woods

Patricia Arquette - Boyhood

Adapted Screenplay

Anthony McCarten - The Theory of Everything

Damien Chazelle - Whiplash

Graham Moore - The Imitation Game

Jason Hall - American Sniper

Paul Thomas Anderson - Inherent Vice

Original Screenplay

Armando Bo, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., Nicolas Giacobone, Alejandro G. Inarritu - Birdman

Dan Gilroy - Nightcrawler

E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman - Foxcatcher

Richard Linklater - Boyhood

Wes Anderson - The Grand Budapest Hotel

Best Documentary Feature

Citizenfour - Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy and Dirk Wilutzky

Finding Vivian Maier - John Maloof and Charlie Siskel

Last Days in Vietnam - Rory Kennedy and Keven McAlester

The Salt of the Earth - Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado and David Rosier

Virunga - Orlando von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara

Best Foreign-Language Film

Ida - Poland

Leviathan - Russia

Tangerines - Estonia

Timbuktu - Mauritania

Wild Tales - Argentina

Best Animated Feature Film

Big Hero 6 - Don Hall, Chris Williams and Roy Conli

The Boxtrolls - Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable and Travis Knight

How to Train Your Dragon 2 - Dean DeBlois and Bonnie Arnold

Song of the Sea - Tomm Moore and Paul Young

The Tale of the Princess Kaguya - Isao Takahata and Yoshiaki Nishimura

Achievement in Cinematography

Dick Pope - Mr. Turner

Emmanuel Lubezki - Birdman

Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski - Ida

Robert Yeoman - The Grand Budapest Hotel

Roger Deakins - Unbroken

Achievement in Film Editing

Barney Pilling - The Grand Budapest Hotel

Joel Cox and Gary D. Roach - American Sniper

Sandra Adair - Boyhood

Tom Cross - Whiplash

William Goldenberg - The Imitation Game

Achievement in Costume Design

Inherent Vice - Mark Bridges

Into the Woods - Colleen Atwood

The Grand Budapest Hotel - Milena Canonero

Mr. Turner - Jacqueline Durran

Maleficent - Anna B. Sheppard and Jane Clive

Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling

Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard - Foxcatcher

Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White - Guardians of the Galaxy

Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier - The Grand Budapest Hotel

Achievement in Production Design

Adam Stockhausen (Production Design), Anna Pinnock (Set Decoration) - The Grand Budapest Hotel

Dennis Gassner (Production Design), Anna Pinnock (Set Decoration) - Into the Woods

Maria Djurkovic (Production Design), Tatiana Macdonald (Set Decoration) - The Imitation Game

Nathan Crowley (Production Design), Gary Fettis (Set Decoration) - Interstellar

Suzie Davies (Production Design), Charlotte Watts (Set Decoration) - Mr. Turner

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)

Alexandre Desplat - The Grand Budapest Hotel

Alexandre Desplat - The Imitation Game

Gary Yershon - Mr. Turner

Hans Zimmer - Interstellar

Johann Johannsson - The Theory of Everything

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)

Diane Warren - "Grateful," Beyond the Lights

Glen Campbell and Julian Raymond - "I'm Not Gonna Miss You," Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me

Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois - "Lost Stars," Begin Again

John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn - "Glory," Selma

Shawn Patterson - "Everything Is Awesome," The Lego Movie

Achievement in Sound Editing

Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman - American Sniper

Becky Sullivan and Andrew DeCristofaro - Unbroken

Brent Burge and Jason Canovas - The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Martín Hernández and Aaron Glascock - Birdman

Richard King - Interstellar

Achievement in Sound Mixing

Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley - Whiplash

Gary A. Rizzo, Gregg Landaker and Mark Weingarten - Interstellar

JohnReitz, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin - American Sniper

Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and Thomas Varga - Birdman

Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and David Lee - Unbroken

Achievement in Visual Effects

Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Bryan Grill and Dan Sudick - Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett and Erik Winquist - Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher - Interstellar

Richard Stammers, Lou Pecora, Tim Crosbie and Cameron Waldbauer - X-Men: Days of Future Past

Stephane Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner and Paul Corbould - Guardians of the Galaxy

Best Animated Short Film

The Bigger Picture, Daisy Jacobs and Christopher Hees

The Dam Keeper, Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi

Feast, Patrick Osborne and Kristina Reed

Me and My Moulton, Torill Kove

A Single Life, Joris Oprins

Best Live-Action Short Film

Aya, Oded Binnun and Mihal Brezis

Boogaloo and Graham, Michael Lennox and Ronan Blaney

Butter Lamp (La Lampe Au Beurre De Yak), Hu Wei and Julien Féret

Parvaneh, Talkhon Hamzavi and Stefan Eichenberger

The Phone Call, Mat Kirkby and James Lucas

Best Documentary, Short Subject

Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1, Ellen Goosenberg Kent and Dana Perry

Joanna, Aneta Kopacz

Our Curse, Tomasz Sliwinski and Maciej Slesicki

The Reaper (La Parka), Gabriel Serra Arguello

White Earth, J. Christian Jensen