The 2014 Academy Awards were presented on Feb. 22, 2015, at the Kodak Theatre. All of the nominees are listed below; the Oscar winners are in bold.
| Best Picture | American Sniper |
| | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) |
| | Boyhood |
| | The Grand Budapest Hotel |
| | The Imitation Game |
| | Selma |
| | The Theory of Everything |
| | Whiplash |
| Best Animated Picture | Big Hero 6 |
| | The Boxtrolls |
| | How To Train Your Dragon 2 |
| | Song of the Sea |
| | The Tale of the Princess Kaguya |
| Actor in a Leading Role | Steve Carell, Foxcatcher |
| | Bradley Cooper, American Sniper |
| | Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game |
| | Michael Keaton, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) |
| | Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything |
| Actress in a Leading Role | Marion Cotillard, Two Days, One Night |
| | Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything |
| | Julianne Moore, Still Alice |
| | Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl |
| | Reese Witherspoon, Wild |
| Actor in a Supporting Role | Robert Duvall, The Judge |
| | Ethan Hawke, Boyhood |
| | Edward Norton, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) |
| | Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher |
| | J.K. Simmons, Whiplash |
| Actress in a Supporting Role | Patricia Arquette, Boyhood |
| | Laura Dern, Wild |
| | Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game |
| | Emma Stone, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) |
| | Meryl Streep, Into the Woods |
| Directing | Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) |
| | Richard Linklater, Boyhood |
| | Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher |
| | Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel |
| | Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game |
| Writing | | Original Screenplay | Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Armando Bo, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) | | | Richard Linklater, Boyhood | | | E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman, Foxcatcher | | | Wes Anderson (screenplay), Wes Anderson and Hugo Guinness (story), The Grand Budapest Hotel | | | Dan Gilroy, Nightcrawler | | Adapted Screenplay | Jason Hall, American Sniper | | | Graham Moore, The Imitation Game | | | Paul Thomas Anderson, Inherent Vice | | | Anthony McCarten, The Theory of Everything | | | Damien Chazelle, Whiplash | |
| Cinematography | Emmanuel Lubezki, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) |
| | Robert Yeoman, The Grand Budapest Hotel |
| | Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski, Ida |
| | Dick Pope, Mr. Turner |
| | Roger A. Deakins, Unbroken |
| Production Design | The Grand Budapest Hotel, Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock |
| | The Imitation Game, Production Design: Maria Djurkovic; Set Decoration: Tatiana MacDonald |
| | Interstellar, Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Gary Fettis |
| | Into the Woods, Production Design: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock |
| | Mr. Turner, Production Design: Suzie Davies; Set Decoration: Charlotte Watts |
| Sound | | Editing | Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman, American Sniper | | | Martín Hernández and Aaron Glascock, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) | | | Brent Burge and Jason Canovas, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | | | Richard King, Interstellar | | | Becky Sullivan and Andrew DeCristofaro, Unbroken | | Mixing | John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, and Walt Martin, American Sniper | | | Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montñno, and Thomas Varga, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) | | | Gary A. Rizzo, Gregg Landaker, and Mark Weingarten, Interstellar | | | Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montñno, and David Lee, Unbroken | | | Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins, and Thomas Curley, Whiplash | |
| Music | | Song | "Everything Is Awesome" from The Lego Movie | | | "Glory" from Selma | | | "Grateful" from Beyond the Lights | | | "I'm Not Gonna Miss You" from Glen Campbell...I'll Be Me | | | "Lost Stars" from Begin Again | | Original Score | Alexandre Desplat, The Grand Budapest Hotel | | | Alexandre Desplat, The Imitation Game | | | Hans Zimmer, Interstellar | | | Gary Yershon, Mr. Turner | | | Jóhann Jóhannsson, The Theory of Everything | |
| Film Editing | Joel Cox and Gary D. Roach, American Sniper |
| | Sandra Adair, Boyhood |
| | Barney Pilling, The Grand Budapest Hotel |
| | William Goldenberg, The Imitation Game |
| | Tom Cross, Whiplash |
| Costume Design | Milena Canonero, The Grand Budapest Hotel |
| | Mark Bridges, Inherent Vice |
| | Colleen Atwood, Into the Woods |
| | Anna B. Sheppard, Maleficent |
| | Jacqueline Durran, Mr. Turner |
| Makeup | Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard, Foxcatcher |
| | Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier, The Grand Budapest Hotel |
| | Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White, Guardians of the Galaxy |
| Visual Effects | Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Bryan Grill, and Dan Sudick, Captain America: The Winter Soldier |
| | Joel Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett, and Erik Winquist, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes |
| | Stephane Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner, and Paul Corbould Guardians of the Galaxy |
| | 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 |
| Short Films | | Animated | The Bigger Picture | | | The Dam Keeper | | | Feast | | | Me and My Moulton | | | A Single Life | | Live Action | Aya | | | Boogaloo and Graham | | | Butter Lamp (La Lampe au Beurre de Yak) | | | Parvaneh | | | The Phone Call | |
| Documentary | | Short Subject | Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 | | | Joanna | | | Our Curse | | | The Reaper (La Parka) | | | White Earth | | Feature | Citizen Four | | | Finding Vivian Maier | | | Last Days in Vietnam | | | The Salt of the Earth | | | Virunga | |
| Foreign Language Film | Ida, Poland |
| | Leviathan, Russia |
| | Tangerines, Estonia |
| | Timbuktu, Mauritania |
| | Wild Tales, Argentina |
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