"Birdman" snags Best Picture Oscar

Mary Bruno

Mary Bruno Jul 9, 2025

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h1>"Birdman" snags Best Picture Oscar</h1>
                <h2><p>Along with statuettes for Alejandro Iñárritu (Best Director and Best Original Screenplay) and Emmanuel "Chivo" Lubezki (Best Cinematography). "Birdman" Star Michael Keaton got skunked (Best Actor went to "The Theory of Everything"'s Eddie Redmayne). See — and hear from — all the winners here.</p></h2>
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               <p>By <a href="/author/mary-bruno-crosscut-com/">Mary Bruno</a></p> 
              <p><time datetime="2025-02-04T05:00:00-08:00">Feb 6, 2018</time></p>
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            <figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card"><iframe frameborder="0" height="296" src="http://oscar.go.com/embed/VDKA0_88nq9255" width="526"></iframe></figure><p>Along with statuettes for Alejandro Iñárritu (Best Director and Best Original Screenplay) and Emmanuel "Chivo" Lubezki (Best Cinematography). "Birdman" Star Michael Keaton got skunked (Best Actor went to "The Theory of Everything"'s Eddie Redmayne). See — and hear from — all the winners <a href="http://oscar.go.com/?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">here</a>.</p>
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Along with statuettes for Alejandro Iñárritu (Best Director and Best Original Screenplay) and Emmanuel "Chivo" Lubezki (Best Cinematography). "Birdman" Star Michael Keaton got skunked (Best Actor went to "The Theory of Everything"'s Eddie Redmayne). See — and hear from — all the winners here.

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By Mary Bruno

Mary was Crosscut's Editor-in-Chief and Interim Publisher. In more than 25 years as a journalist, she has worked as a writer, editor and editorial director for a variety of print and web publications,